If you’re thinking about enjoying an evening out on Christmas Eve or New Years Eve, then you’ll want to consider making your reservations at Tilth (1411 N. 45th Street), where Owner/Chef Maria Hines and Chef de Cuisine Jason Brzowzy have planned a sumptuous four-course holiday tasting menu.  The menu is the same for either evening and there are three options for each course offered:

First Course
Taylor Shellfish Oysters: champagne mignonette, mint, apple
Celery Root Soup: celery heart, celery leaves, perigord truffle
Rabbit Rillette:  onion jam, crostini, whole grain mustard

Second Course
Sylver Fishing Co. Spot Prawn: salsify, grapefruit, pine nut
Seared Alaskan Sablefish: sturgeon caviar, potato cake, cardoon
Wild Mushroom Plin:  hedgehog mushroom, dandelion green, parmesan

Third Course
Liberty Farms Duck Breast:  sunchoke, lacinato kale, blood orange
Port Wine Carnaroli Risotto:  cocoa nib, leek, romanesco
Sous Vide Venison Loin:  fennel and potato gratin, escarole, demi-glace

Fourth Course
Cowgirl Creamery Mt. Tam Cow’s Milk Cheese: truffle salt, truffle honey
Blood Orange Crème Brulée:  citrus paper, turbinado sugar, blood orange gastrique
Theo’s Chocolate Pot au Crème:  almond praline, candied cocoa nib, red currant
Fig Pudding Cake:  port, cinnamon chantilly, walnut

The four course menu is $85 per person with an optional wine pairing for $50.  Reservations can be made by calling Tilth at 206.633.0801.