Mushroom Dinner at Cortez Restaurant on 9/24/07

Cortez Restaurant will host a Mushroom Dinner on Monday, September 24 with cocktails at 6:00 PM and dinner at 7:00 PM. The menu, designed by Cortez co-executive chefs Louis Maldonado and Seth Bowden, will consist of six dishes showcasing seasonal local mushrooms and including dessert, plus amuse bouches, and is priced at $115.00 inclusive of tax and gratuity. A vegetarian option will also be available. For an additional $35.00, the meal will be paired with wines selected by Cortez sommelier Brian Escobar. For reservations, call 415.292.6360 or go to info@cortezrestaurant.com.

Mushroom purveyor Todd Spanier, from "King of Mushrooms" (www.kingofmushrooms.com), will be in attendance to answer questions about the various fungi being served and he may even make a couple of mushroom cocktails.

Cortez Restaurant is located at 550 Geary Street in San Francisco.


Cortez Mushroom Dinner Menu / Sept 24, 2007

Amuse Bouches:
Black truffle custard
Fungi frito misto
Wild mushroom tisane, chervil

Crushed summer truffles, raw Japanese diver scallop, preserved lemon puree

Chicken of the woods, local petite lettuces, avocado, tempered egg yolk

Cauliflower mushrooms, cuttlefish noodles, parsley-clam nage

Shaved matsutakes, local black cod, aromatic broth

Lobster mushrooms, dry aged hanger steak, shellfish dumplings, beef consommé

Dessert:
Warm pear with raisin coulis, Pecan oat granola & candy cap sherbet