new year’s eve 2007
		Celebrate New Year’s Eve with someone special – Sage Restaurant.  Open since 2000, Sage has been honored with numerous Wine Spectator Awards, received a 5 star rating from the Des Moines Register, and more recently has been recognized by Gourmet Magazine as ‘Top 100 Farm to Table Restaurants’. Relax in the romantic, candlelit dining room while savoring the inventive cuisine of Chef Andrew Meek.  Sage is offering a 5 course prix fixe menu with a champagne toast for $105.  Let the dedicated staff of Sage make this year one to remember. Please call at you earliest convenience to reserve that ‘special table,’ 515.255.7722. amuse grilled rare ahi tuna ‘block’ atop a 'waldorf salad', pea tendrils & veal demiglaze course 2 bristol bay crab bisque with pancetta croutons & chives roasted butternut squash soup with pumpkin bread croutons & browned butter course 3 braised iowa beef short rib atop braised winter vegetable 'mash' with a braising liquid reduction braised amish duck with duck liver moussaline, porcini polenta, & a cranberry duck demiglaze seared hudson valley foie gras with a medjoul date & roaring 40's blue cheese bread pudding with a rhubarb compote & a veal demi glace seared diver scallop atop a cauliflower purée with watercress, caramelized sweet onions & a riesling syrup main course oven roasted lobster tail atop a tarragon & lobster risotto with a champagne-sun dried tomato sauce pan roasted filet mignon of beef atop roasted shallot whipped potatoes, seared baby spinach, roasted mushrooms & a mushroom balsamic reduction roasted dala terra rack of lamb with potatoes dauphinoise, grilled asparagus and a kumquat-lamb reduction oven roasted georges bank filet of sea bass with braised shortribs roasted mushrooms & petite golden lentils finale 3 spoons: white chocolate, kumquat & raspberry templeton whiskey chocolate, walnut & cherry bread pudding with a cherry & templeton whiskey sauce an amazing assortment of 'elbow chocolates' menu items subject to availability and the scrutiny of Chef Meek!
			6587 University Ave. Des Moines, Iowa 515.255.7722