Eat & Drink - Restaurant - Chef

Menu - November, 2011

Chef Ryan Clark Wins 2011 Copper Chef Challenge October 30, 2011

Defending 2010 Copper Chef winner Addam Buzzalini (Maynards Market) and Ryan each presented four dishes, each incorporating the 'secret' Certified Angus Beef^TM - short loin cut - and the second 'secret' ingredient - lobster mushrooms. Chef Clark's dishes, impressing the judges in all categories (originality, taste, technique, preparation and presentation), will appear as "Copper Chef Specials" on the dinner menu at Lodge on the Desert during the weeks of November 3 - 27. See below for exact dates.

2011 Copper Chef Winning Dishes from Chef Ryan Clark, Lodge on the Desert

First Course

featured November 3 - 5

"Smoked" Surf and Turf Tartare

Chinese Tea-Smoked Prime Filet Mignon, Grilled Hot Peppers, Togarashi-Spiced Dungeness Crab,
Pickled Lobster Mushrooms and Hijiki, Spicy Tamari Reduction

Second Course

featured November 10 - 12

Braised Prime Short Rib Lettuce Wrap

Korean BBQ Style, Radish-Jicama-Cilantro Salad, Fresh Mint, Nuac Chom Sauce

Third Course

featured November 17 - 19

Deconstructed Teriyaki Kabob

Sous Vide 'Center Cut' Beef Tenderloin, Tempura Onion Ring, Tomato Jam,
"Dry Ice" Pineapple Sorbet, Grilled Lobster Mushrooms, Sesame Snow Peas

Fourth Course

featured November 25 - 27

"Under Pressure"

Sous Vide 'Center Cut' Strip Loin, 'Thai Basil Sous Vide' Lobster Mushrooms-Fingerling Potatoes,
Beef Bone and Tamari Caramel