Truffle time at Rouge and Morimoto

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Truffle time at Rouge and Morimoto

POSTED: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 5:11 PM

Filed Under: Food Events

In honor of chef Michael Yeaman's return to Rouge (205 S. 18th St.), the restaurant is celebrating with a month of truffle-centric menus in December, in both a la carte and pre-fixe forms. Nightly truffle specials will include housemade fettuccine with shaved white truffles, butter and parmesan fondue; white truffle risotto; and a truffled Rouge Burger. Rotating specials will have the prized fungi finding its way into lobster mac 'n' cheese, housemade celery root ravioli and braised oxtail. Special dishes will range from $18 to $40. Another option at Rouge is the $75 three-course menu. The dishes of the pre-fix will change, but will include two savory courses and a dessert. Morimoto (723 Chestnut St.) is also featuring a Truffle Omakase until the New Year. $150 gets you 8 courses ($75 for the beverage pairing). Check out the menu after the jump. 1st course hamachi 'black truffles' truffle pâte à choux, hamachi tartar schramsberg brut rose / napa valley, california '06 2nd course whitefish carpaccio white truffle, hot oil ostatu viura / rioja, spain '09 3rd course truffle cured egg chilled udon noodles, maguro wakatake onikaroshi 'demon slayer' daiginjo / shizuoka, japan intermezzo 4th course black truffle soba risotto nantucket bay scallops, caramelized kakuni, parsnip crème adelsheim pinot noir / willamette valley, oregon '07 5th course uni chawan mushi shaved white truffle andre bonhomme vire clesse / burgundy, france '07 6th course black truffle nabemono japanese stew, bacon truffle-dashi broth castello delle regine sangiovese / umbria, italy '04 7th course sushi shichi hon yari '7 spearsman' junmai / shiga, japan dessert brown butter-hazelnut torte truffled hazelnut ice cream rogue morimoto hazelnut brown ale, newport / Oregon

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