L'Espalier - “Chef’s Tasting Journey” Lunch

“Chef’s Tasting Journey” Lunch - Up to 36% Off 10-Course “Chef’s Tasting Journey” Lunch or Dinner Buy What We Love Treat yourself to a truly decadent lunch with a seven-course tasting created by James Beard Award winner Chef Frank McClelland. Chef McClelland changes his menu frequently, according to what’s seasonally available. Your menu might start with Skip’s Island Creek oysters, topped with cucumber foam and American caviar. Expect indulgent courses like risotto with lemon, white truffle and mushroom ragoût, and Hudson Valley foie gras with a terrine of cocoa and Madeira, ginger biscuit and candied ginger. You’ll finish up the meal with a grand cheese platter and a tasting of desserts selected by the chef. This perennially award-winning culinary landmark brings together the finest French culinary traditions with the most local ingredients possible—many sourced directly from Chef Frank McClelland’s Apple Street Farm, in Essex. Accordingly, dishes change with the season, while ingredients stay fresh and sustainable. The James Beard Award-winning chef and farmer delivers atypical but truly special tasting menus, inspired by the bounty of the region. Sourcing fish, meats, vegetables and more from area producers, he transforms the ingredients through classical technique into options like butter-poached Maine lobster, and Pineland Farms prime beef sirloin with escargots de Bourgogne, roasted bone marrow and Vidalia onion. For an elegant finish, the tastings end with caviar and truffles—not exactly your typical day on the farm.