Since the weather is dropping down to a full on, Floridian chill (70 degrees), Carmel Café recently released some cooler weather menu items with autumn tastes, flavors, and culinary heat.
We sampled the new fall offerings and here is our night-out combination for the best way to enjoy the new menu.
For a Cocktail: Italian Old Fashioned
Nothing adds a boost of autumn warmth quite like a cocktail made with bourbon. Carmel Café mixologists bring together Buffalo Trace Kentucky bourbon, lemon juice, simply syrup, peach jam, and Amarena cherries to create a new, old fashioned fit for the fall season.
For a Starter: Danish Baked Brie
You can’t go wrong with baked brie, especially when it is layered over of a puff pastry and stuffed with dried cranberries and toasted walnuts. Served with grapes, apples and bread, this traditional cheese plate is an obviously stellar starter that can be paired well with any sip of wine from Carmel Cafe’s extensive list.
For Dinner for Two: Spinach Gnocchi and Four Cheese Stuffed Cannelloni
Make it a pasta pair night out and share the tastes of both of these plates.
A unique take on pasta dumplings, these light and tender Spinach Gnocchi in Parmesan sauce are less filling, but more flavorful than traditional Italian cavatelli and marinara sauce.
Keeping in line with the lightness of the Spinach Gnocchi, Carmel Café’s Four Cheese Stuffed Cannelloni is another way to enjoy a plate of Italain flavors without the over-indulged aftermath. The Cannelloni made with Ricotta, Fonitina, Provolone and Parmasean cheeses and house made Bolognese sauce has a bit of a saucy bite matched with airy, cheesey goodness.
For Dessert: Warm Poached Pear
Pairing pear with ice cream is a smart way to convert a standard summer treat into an autumn, after dinner dessert. A salted caramel sauce is laid over a plate of vanilla ice cream and warm poached pear spicing up this summer classic.
Still Hungry?
Other new Carmel Café Autumn Menu Items include:
Seasonal Flatbread – Blu cheese, Caramelized pear
Chicken Madeira – Portobello mushrooms, mashed parsnip potatoes and a rich Madeira wine sauce
Seafood Medley – Scallops, Shrimp, Calamari, Mussels, Chorizo, Israeli couscous, roasted red peppers, simmered in a saffron broth
Stuffed Madeira Dates – cream cheese, Serrano ham
Caramelized Brussels Sprouts – With Bacon crumbles
Watermelon Granita – Rosangel hibiscus-infused tequila, house-made sour mash, agave nectar, fresh watermelon, basil
About Carmel Cafe
3601 W. Swann Ave. – A modern movement for good food and good times. Carmel’s menu of Mod Med (modern Mediterranean) is a perfect match of classic elements made in an innovated way (like chicpea fries and seafood gyros). And Carmel’s vibrant decor designed around group gatherings and revolutionary ordering system make it a taste of what we are sure to see coming from the restaurant world – iPad menus that show images and appropriate wine pairings for all menu items. Guests can also use Carmel’s iPad menus to search for wines, find food to match and place their orders. Read the Full Dive In Review
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