Lantern

Appetizers

Spicy carrot soup with vadouvan curry

Sake and tea-cured steelhead trout bento box - house pickled ginger, red cabbage, fresh wasabi, miso-mayonnaise, sticky rice, nori

Harker's Island speckled sea trout sashimi - cucumber dashi, kinome, fresh wasabi

Lantern local pasture-raised pork and chive dumplings

Black mushroom and cabbage dumplings

Seasonal greens with ume plum vinaigrette

Lantern pickle plate

Seasonal vegetable spring roll - sweet chile, hot mustard

Salt and pepper shrimp - wild shrimp with crispy shells, fried jalapeños, coriander, sea salt

Lantern charcuterie - pork terrine, crispy rilettes, air-dried Red Poll beef, Chicken Bridge Bakery bolillo, local pickles

Chaat - crispy chickpeas, potatoes, cauliflower, pickled red onions, mint chutney

Garlic and black pepper softshell crab with roasted chiles and lemongrass

Entrees

Steamed Arctic char - house pickled ginger, lemongrass, red onions, spicy green papaya salad, steamed jasmine rice, chile-lime sauce

Tea and spice smoked Poulet Rouge chicken - yang chow pork
& shrimp fried rice, local greens, housemade XO

Japanese chicken-yuzu hotpot - chicken meatballs, carrots, savoy cabbage, crispy smoked wing, somen noodles

Vietnamese-style caramelized NC catfish - black pepper, ginger, garlic, chiles, local pea greens, jasmine rice

Wok-seared rice noodles - black trumpet & oyster mushrooms, Chinese broccoli, garlic, chile oil

Lemongrass-grilled Chapel Hill Creamery pork chop - fried farm egg, spicy green papaya salad, steamed jasmine rice, chile-lime sauce

Shaking beef - seared Niman Ranch flat iron steak, black pepper, sweet caramelized red onions, watercress salad, soy-vinegar pan sauce

please call to confirm the availability of specific items

Dessert

Spiced chocolate pudding - toasted marshmallows, candied ginger, Carolina Ground graham cracker

Hot chocolate cake - High Rock Farm pecan brittle ice cream, local honey caramel

Bracken Brae Farm mint sundae - dark chocolate sauce, soft cream, cocoa cookie

Sunburst grapefruit sorbet - almond cookies, candied fruits

Fresh coconut and rose cream cake - hibiscus-rose syrup, candied coconut, pistachio

 

Pastry chef - Monica Segovia-Welsh

We use pastured eggs from local farms, milk and cream from Maple View Farm, and flour from Lindley Mills.

updated 3/29/13 - menu subject to change
please call to confirm the availability of specific items

  • Sparkling

    Chenin Blanc-Chardonnay, Chateau De L’Aulee
    Brut, Touraine, Loire, France NV
    Piedirosso-Aglianico blend, Paolo Palumbo
    Lettere, Penisola Sorrentina, Campagna, Italy ‘11
    Gamay-Poulsard blend, Renardat-Fache
    Demi-Sec Rosé, Bugey Cerdon, France NV
    Chardonnay-Pinot Noir blend, Dacapo
    Brut Rosé, Agliano Terme, Piemonte, Italy ‘09 *
    Riesling, Peter Lauer
    Sekt, Saar, Germany NV

    Champagne

    Guy Larmandier, Blanc de Blancs
    Grand Cru á Cramant Brut, NV (½ bottle)
    Serge Mathieu, Brut
    Blanc De Noirs, Aube, NV
    Benoit Lahaye, Brut Rosé
    ”Rosé de Macération,” Bouzy, NV *
    Eric Rodez, Brut
    Blanc de Blancs, Ambonnay Grand Cru, NV

    Red

    Nero d'Avola, Marabino
    Noto, Sicily, Italy '10
    Grenache-Syrah blend, Borie La Vitarele
    "Les Terres Blanches," St. Chinian, France '10*
    Grenache-Carignan blend, Buil & Giné
    “Giné Giné,” Priorat, Spain ‘10
    Pinot Noir, Domaine Charleux
    Borgogne, France, '11
    Cabernet-Merlot blend, Chateau Lusseau
    "Bérengére," Graves, Bordeaux, France '10
    Blaufränkisch, Tinhof
    Burgenland, Austria ‘08 *
    Cabernet Franc, Petit
    "Les Gaulluches," Bourgueil, Loire, France '09
    Grenache-Syrah blend, Domaine Bois De Boursan
    "Tradition,"  Chateauneuf-Du-Pape, Rhone, France '09
    Syrah, Gilles Robin
    ”Papillon,” Crozes Hermitage, Rhone, France '10
    Gamay, Domaine Jacky Piret
    “Granits des Moriers,” Fleurie, France ‘11
    Mondeuse, Maison Angelot
    Bugey, Savoie, France ‘10
    Pinot Noir, Domaine Edmond Monnot
    "Le Sugeot," Maranges, Burgundy, France '11
    Pinot Noir, Bitouzet-Prieur
    “Pitures," Volnay 1er Cru, Burgundy, France '03
    Listan Negro, Suertes del Marques
    "7 Fuentes," Valle de la Orotava, Spain, '10
    Mencia, D. Ventura
    “Viña Caneiro,” Ribeira Sacra, Spain ‘10
    Tempranillo blend, R. López de Heredia
    “Viña Tondonia,” Rioja, Spain '01 *
    Aragonez-Cabernet blend, Herdade do Esporão
    Reserva, Alentejano, Portugal ‘09
    Baga, Luis Pato
    "Vinhas Velhas," Beiras, Portugal, '10
    Ruché, Crivelli
    Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy ‘11
    Nebbiolo, Sobrero
    “Ciabot Tanasio,” Barolo, Italy ‘07
    Avana’-Chatus-Barbera blend, Coutandin
    Pinerolese, Ramie, Italy ‘07 *
    Centesimino, Ancarani
    Ravenna Rosso, Romagna, Italy ‘10 *
    Sangiovese-Canaiolo blend, Corzano e Paterno
    “Terre Di Corzano,” Chianti, Italy ‘09
    Sangiovese, Vitanza
    Brunello Di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy ‘06
    Nerello Mascalese-Nerello Cappuccio blend, Bonavita
    Faro, Sicily, Italy, '09 *

  • White

    Roupeiro-Antao Vaz blend, Monte Velho
    Alentejano, Portugal ‘11
    Malvasia-Semillon-Trebbiano blend, Corzano e Paterno
    “Il Corzanello,” Tuscany, Italy ‘11
    Grüner Vetlinger, Pichler-Krutzler
    "Frauengärten," Wachau, Austria, '11
    Chardonnay, Domaine Bonhomme
    Viré-Clessé, Burgundy, France ‘10 *
    Sauvignon Blanc, Lucien Crochet
    Sancerre, France '10
    Vespaiolo, Contra Soarda
    Veneto, Italy ‘10
    Pelaverga, Castello Di Verduno
    “Bellis Perennis,” Verduno, Italy ‘11
    Petite Arvine, Elio Ottin
    Vallee D’Aoste , Italy ‘10 *
    Prie Blanc, Albert Vevey
    Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle, Vallee D’Aoste, Italy ‘11 *
    Moscato Giallo-Spergola blend, Ca’ De Noci
    ”Nottediluna,” Emilia, Italy ‘08 *
    Garganega-Sauvignon-Malvasia blend, Paolo Bea
    "Santa Chiara," Umbria, Italy '07
    Ansonaco, Altura
    Isola Del Giglio, Tuscany, Italy ‘10 *
    Amigne, Cave du Vieux Moulin
    Grand Cru, Vétroz, Switzerland ‘10
    Riesling, Knoll
    "Loibner," Federspeil, Wachau, Austria ‘11
    Riesling, Tegernseerhof
    “Steinertal,” Smaragd, Wachau, Austria ‘09
    Riesling, Weiser-Künstler
    Kabinett, Mosel, Germany ‘11
    Riesling, Peter Lauer
    "Barrel X," Saar, Germany '11
    Hondarribi Zuri, Akarregi Txiki
    Getariako Txakolina, Spain ‘11  
    Godello, Amizade
    Monterrei, Spain ‘10
    Garnacha Blanca-Macabeo blend, Jaspi
    Terra Alta, Catalonia, Spain '11
    Albariño, Benito Santos
    Saiar, Rias Baixas, Spain, ‘11 *
    Albarín Blanco, Monasterio De Corias
    “Viña Grandiella,” Calidad de Cangas, Asturias, Spain ‘09
    Gros Manseng, Clos Lapeyre
    Jurancon Sec, France '09
    Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc blend, Chateau de L’Hoste
    ”Vieilles Vignes,” Bordeaux, France ‘10 *
    Grenache Blanc-Rolle blend, Henri Milan
    “Le Grand Blanc,”Provence, France ‘08 *
    Altesse, Domaine Edmond Jacquin
    “Marestel,” Savoie, France ‘10
    Viognier, Xavier Gerard
    Collines Rhodaniennes, Rhone, France ‘09
    Marsanne-Roussanne blend, Yves Cuilleron
    “Lyseras,” Saint-Joseph, Rhone, France ‘11
    Chenin Blanc, Chateau de l’Eperonniere
    “Croix Picot,”Savenniéres, Loire, France ‘10
    Aligoté, Edmond Cornu
    Bourgogne Aligoté, Cote-d’Or, France ‘09
    Chardonnay, Domaine De Montbourgeau
    l’Etoile, Jura, France ‘08
    Chardonnay, Patrick Piuze
    Petit Chablis, Burgundy, France, '11
    Chardonnay, Bitouzet-Prieur
    “Clos Du Cromin,” Mersault, Burgundy, France ‘06
    Pinot Blanc, Domaine Gresseur
    “Krit,” Alsace, France ‘10

    * indicates that the wine was produced from
    organically or biodynamically grown grapes

    updated 4/23/13 - wine list subject to change
    please call to confirm the availability of specific items

Strange Acquaintance

Whisky, ruby port, lemon, Blenheim spicy
ginger ale and egg white

Windy Village

Meyer lemon and cucumber gin with fresh lemon juice

Homeward Angel

Rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, homemade orange bitters
with a pickled organic cherry 

Hibiscus Petal

Hibiscus-infused vodka, fresh lime juice and Thai basil 

Late Blossom

Luksusowa vodka, Lillet Blanc, lychee juice and orange flower water 

Junebug

Pimm's, fresh ginger & lemon soda and cucumber 

The Cunning Kimono

Jasmine flower vodka, a little honey and a lemon twist

Silverleaf

Boodles gin, Bonal, lemongrass and lemon

Milk of Human Kindness

Gin, Elderflower, sake, Crémant and egg white

Barcelonnette

Sombra Mezcal, St. Germaine, lemon, Burlesque bitters

Billy Strayhorn

Great King Street scotch, Byrrh, Campari, Peychauds


please call for availability on a specific night