Olive & Vine

On Friday, we tried Olive & Vine in Glen Ellen. It's located at 14301 Arnold Drive in the Jack London Village. This is an adorable little area with a watermill and numerous restaurants. Olive & Vine offered a $29 3-course dinner that was a great value.

Amuse Bouche--a bite of swiss chard, caramelized onions and fennel seeds. It was a nice little start to our delicious meal.

Alma Tierra Baby Lettuces with local Roasted Beets, Marcona Almonds, Fennel, Redwood Hill Chèvre & Citrus Vinaigrette. This was delicious. The almonds worked great with the salad and the beets were very sweet and tasty.

Roasted Forest Mushroom Soup with Spring Green Garlic Jam--this was my favorite dish of the evening. The soup was so flavorful and creamy and I don't think there was any added cream. It was amazing!

Slow Roasted Niman Ranch Pork Osso Bucco, Red & Black Rice,
& Dried Cherry Sugo. This was very flavorful. The pork could have been a tad more tender though.

Mary's Organic Meyer Lemon & Sage Roasted Chicken with Sweet Corn & Parmesan Pudding, Thyme Jus & Farmer's Market Vegetables. The chicken was moist and had a lot of flavor. The skin was perfectly crisp. The corn & parmesan pudding was light and just the right accompaniment to the chicken.

Chocolate Soufflé Cake with Coffee Ice Cream. This was just the right amount of bittersweet chocolate and the density was perfect. Loved it.

 

 

 

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