VALENTINE'S DAY 2012

Three Course For 60 Dollars/Optional Wine or Gin Cocktail Pairing 38 Dollars
Four Course for 70 Dollars/Optional Wine or Gin Cocktail Pairing 48 Dollars



FIRST COURSE

CONSOMME OF QUAIL
Micro Mirepoix, Quennelles

WINTER GREEN
Blood Orange, Pomegranate, Macadamia, Champagne Vinaigrette

HEARTS OF PALM
Pickled Watermelon Radish, Mache, Passion Fruit Vinaigrette



SECOND COURSE

CRISP CHINCOTEAGUE OYSTERS
Salmon Roe, Leeks, Applewood Smoked Bacon

FOIE GRAS TORCHON
Endive, Ginger-Sauterne Gelee, Candied Hazelnuts

LACQUERED PORK BELLY
Sake, Star Anise, Grilled Scallions

MAIN COURSE

MEDITERRANEAN SEA BREAM
Piquillo Pepper, Almond, Anchovy Vinaigrette

GRILLED SQUAB
Red Wine Rosemary Poached Pear, Confit of Leg

RISOTTO
Citrus Braised Fennel, Maitake, Tomato-Saffron Jus

NEW YORK STRIP STEAK
Pomme Puree, Artichoke Barigoule

SAUTEED VENISON
Roast Baby Beets, Dandelion Greens, Ginger, Juniper


DESSERT FOR TWO

HEARTS ON FIRE
Flamed Baked Alaska Hearts, Chocolate & Rose Petal Ice Cream, Passion Fruit Sorbet, Chocolate Chiffon

SWEET TART HEARTS
Key Lime Raspberry Tart, Blood Orange Espuma, Campari Gelee, Yuzu Sorbet, Mandarin Pate de Fruit, Brazil Nut

CHECK (YES/NO)
Childhood Valentine’s Treats … Cream Filled Cakes, Frozen Chocolate Pops, Heart Shaped Cookies, Gummy Candies

ARABIAN NIGHTS
Pistachio Baklava, Rosewater Panna Cotta, Turkish Delight, Dates, Figs



Executive Chef: Ron Tanaka
Pastry Chef: Donald Smith 

NH, ONE OF DC's "Very Best Restaurants" SAYS WASHINGTONIAN MAGAZINE

The Washingtonian again honors New Heights citing the venerable Woodley Park restaurant as one of DC's "very best restaurants." Doing so, the editors reveal NH's new Executive Chef Ron Tanaka as "one of the secrets behind the success of Cork," Tanaka's previous employ. Their prediction is that, with "greater creative latitude" at New Heights, Tanaka will skyrocket. Already the skilled chef "has crafted a contemporary American menu that abounds in clear, focused presentations." 

A GIN STORY THAT'S SO GOOD IT CAN ONLY BE TRUE!

This Gin yarn comes to us from a customer, Johnny Foster, who was dining one night at NH's Babinga Bar cum Gin Joint.  Johnny was chasing the small plates down with a sampler of gins. Wouldn't you know that it turns out Johnny is himself a West Virginia Gin Distiller, the maker of Smooth Ambler Greenbriar Gin.  Johnny asks us, "You know what GIN stands for, don't ya?" "Tell us," we egg him on.  "Well, my grandmother, Louise Lear, who is now 101 years old, says when she and her girlfriends were young and out on the town, they liked to turn the phrase you are what you eat  into you are what you drink. And that's why they would only drink gin, G-I-N. 'cause that's what they were, Girls-In-Need."

True story.  

Many thanks to Johnny Foster for giving the BUZZ permission to print this anecdote!  It's only fair that the Gin Joint plug Smooth Ambler Greenbriar Gin!

OVERHEARD

Did you read the quote on the Bar page about the Babinga Bar? It's true. She actually said that. Honest to Pete!

ART & CULTURE

Look for A&C upgrades as NH refashions itself.  You'll like what you see!  We guarantee it!

NOW ONLINE: EASTER EGG HUNT @ newheightsrestaurant.com

An “Easter Egg” is a primitive (computer) game device or conceit planted by artful game developers. Easter Eggs are not really eggs per se but any type of hidden surprise or reward for mercurial players of exploratory-type interactive games. Why hide "eggs?" It's a conceit, of course!  But, at the end of the day, these “eggs” are planted as stimuli to drive mercurial game players crazy like crazed kids in an Easter Egg Hunt. In the spirit of interactive games, NH hired an award-winning interactive developer and scriptwriter to plant several “Easter Eggs” throughout this website.  And so, if you are a mercurial player to the NH website, the hunt is now on!

Can you find the “Easter Eggs” hidden deep in the matrix of newheightsrestaurant.com? If so and you can find the surprises, who knows what's in store?  If you can’t find the "Easter Eggs," don't fret.  Either way, let NH know.  E-mail us at newheightsrestaurant@comcast.net and put "Easter Egg" in the subject line. We’ll send you either a "surprise reward" if you found all the Easter Eggs or, if you can't find the eggs, we'll send you a “cheat” keyword to help you with your search. These offers good for the first 10 mercurial "Can Find" players and the first 10 not-so-mercurial "Can't Find" players.

Good will hunting.