Weekend Brunch Menu

Winter 2008
 
Served every Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Prix Fixe Brunch

Any Soup or Starter, Choice of Entrée, Dessert Buffet Table. 16.95

À la Carte Brunch

Soups & Starters

New England Clam Chowder

new potatoes, fresh thyme, bacon.
cup 2.95, bowl 3.50

Soup of the Day

chef’s choice of seasonal ingredients.
cup 2.95, bowl 3.50

Crispy Calamari

warm tomato jam, garlic aioli. 7.95

Eggplant Fritters

tomato chutney, ricotta, house made mayonnaise. 5.95

Duck Confit & Balsamic Onion Tart

mixed greens, citrus gastrique. 7.95

Warm Winter Bruschetta

featured Vermont cheese, roasted fig spread, balsamic drizzle. 6.95

Roasted Corn & Poblano Quesadilla

black bean, sweet potato, Cabot pepper jack, sour cream, mole. 6.95
add chicken breast 3.25 add shrimp 3.95

Flatbread of the Day

chef’s choice of seasonal ingredient. 7.50

Salads

Caesar Salad

parmesan, garlic croutons, anchovies.
small 4.50, large 6.95
add grilled chicken breast 3.25
add grilled shrimp or crispy calamari 3.95

Fennel & Clementine Salad

pomegranate, citrus vinaigrette. 5.95

Trio of Winter Salads

roasted Jerusalem artichoke & couscous; fennel, clementine, pomegranate; heirloom bean. 5.95

Seasonal Mixed Greens

mesclun, beets, carrots, pumpkin seeds
choice of sherry vinaigrette, maple balsamic vinaigrette, blue cheese & buttermilk dressing. 4.95

Brunch Entrées

Winter Greens Frittata

braised greens, roasted root vegetables, chevre, home fries, toasted buttered sourdough. 9.95

Eggs Benedict

poached eggs, creamy polenta, Vermont bacon, sauce choron, home fries. 9.95

Vermont Cheese Omelet

three egg omelet, toasted buttered sourdough, home fries, choice of Boucher blue cheese, Vermont Butter & Cheese chevre, Taylor Farm smoked gouda or Grafton aged cheddar. 8.95

Citrus Ricotta Blintzes

house made crepes, sweet ricotta, citrus compote, fennel &, clementine salad. 7.95
choice of Boucher blue cheese, Vermont Butter & Cheese chevre, Taylor Farm smoked gouda or Grafton aged cheddar.

Sweet Potato Hash

duck confit, baked local egg, chile spiced onions. 10.95

Fingerling Potato Hash

duck confit, poached or fried local eggs. 10.95

Belgium Waffle

maple roasted apple, whipped cinnamon sugar butter. 8.95

Hanger Frites

hand cut fries, béarnaise. 12.95

Brunch Sandwiches

All sandwiches with choice of potato chips, carrot slaw or French fries. Substitute a side salad, add 1.95

BBQ Pulled Pork

carrot slaw, kaiser roll. 6.95

Tempeh Reuben

sauerkraut, Russian dressing, rye bread. 6.95

Italian Chicken Sausage Grinder

red onion marmalade, Cabot cheddar, torpedo roll. 6.95

Roast Beef Wrap

Boursin cheese, red onion marmalade, mountain bread. 8.95

Oyster Po’Boy

pickled onion, lettuce, spicy remoulade, kaiser roll. 7.95

Roasted Portobello

chevre, sun dried tomato, grilled country bread. 6.95

Local Angus Burger

Back 40 Beef ground Angus, lettuce, tomato, red onion, blue cheese, Swiss, Cabot cheddar or pepper jack cheese. 9.95
add Vermont Smoke & Cure bacon 1.50

Our Amazing Dessert Buffet

$5.95
 
All menu items are prepared by NECI’s first year morning À la Carte class under the direction of Chef Instructor Artie Fleischer.
The first year Table Service class is conducted under the direction of Chef Instructor Martha Franklin.