Riddle’s Penultimate Café & Wine Bar
314-725-6985 - www.RiddlesCafe.com
- BILL OF FARE -
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Tonight’s
Starters & Smaller Portions
Tonight’s salads feature lettuces from the Thies Family Farm in
Volpi Capacolla - World renowned Italian butchers at John Volpi and Sons, right here
in
we slice it thin and serve with extra-virgin olive oil and lemon. Classic and delicious. 6.95
Crostini Harrisburg - Crostini
(“little toast” in
baked Breadsmith
Baguette spread with Fresh Herb-enhanced Chèvre-style
Goat Cheese
from
Blue Cheese Stuffed Mushroom Caps - Big caps stuffed with a mixture of
Blue Cheese and quite
a good shot of Avery Island, Louisiana
Crawfish Stuffed Mushroom Caps - Large caps piled high with a rich stuffing of
Crawfish Newburg, spiked with dry sherry and a good shot of cayenne pepper. 7.50
Crab Stuffed Artichoke Bottoms - Crab is the operative word here, held together
only with Homemade Cornbread Stuffing and a prayer, these are like little
Crab Cakes stuffed into the ‘Choke Bottoms. 8.95
Shrimp Cocktail – Big wild, Gulf Shrimps
served with the traditional American
tomato cocktail sauce, this one made with fresh Southern Illinois Horseradish
ground fresh for us at Rothman’s Deli, 4720 Delmar. 8.25
Shrimp Remoulade – Big wild, Gulf Shrimps served with our version of the traditional
New Orleans Mustard Sauce zippy with Tarragon & Cayenne. 8.95
Smoked
No. This is beautiful, wild, swim-for-your-life Salmon harvested sustainably from the cold,
clean waters of the
Copper River in
with pumpernickel toast points, capers, onions, and cucumber. 7.95
André
& Fuji – A wedge of sinfully rich St. André Cheese from
delicious, crispy-sweet Fuji Apple slices and a variety of other fruit with crackers.
Excellent with
wine! Two sizes - 9.95 / 13.95
Tonight’s
Homemade Soups
→Southwestern Smoked Pork Soup 4.75/ 6.75
Pork from the happy pigs raised hormone- and antibiotic- free by the family
farmers of the Ozark Mountain Pork Co-Op in
. → Riddle’s Garden Vegetable Soup 4.75/ 6.75
Vegan, low chlo, low cal and all delicious.
→Chilled Zucchini Soup 4.75/6.75
The recipe is Armenian, with a yogurt base and homegrown zucchini
from the Eilerman
Bros. farm in
Tonight’s Entrée & Seafood Specials
Jamaican Pork Loin – The boneless loin comes from the
happy pigs raised by the 52 family farm owners of the Ozark Mountain Pork Co-Op
in
a spicy, not hot, molasses glaze and a few sweet potato crisps. 20.95
Lamb Loin Miller– In this preparation, buttery boneless Lamb Loin steaks are
grilled over high heat and served on a bed of Wine and Blue Cheese Potatoes, topped with beautiful
Black Trumpet
mushrooms from Ed Miller in
Grilled Wild Alaskan Salmon - This is not lazy slacker farm-raised Salmon.
No. This is beautiful, wild, swim-for-your-life Sockeye Salmon harvested sustainably from the
cold, clean waters of
Syrup, Ginger and Dijon Mustard, crusted with toasted Walnuts. 22.50
Mango Chutney and the excellent Curry blended for us by the St. Louis Herb Society.
A Riddle’s original
for more than 20 years. 18.50
Chicken Rosé – A boneless Breast of carefully raised, antibiotic-free Ashley Farms Chicken
is sautéed with Onion and Bell Pepper, served in a sauce of Rosé Wine and Soy Sauce,
Brown Sugar and Oregano. Another Riddle’s original for more than 20 years. 17.50
Memphis Pulled Pork Bar-Be-Que - Whole pork butts from the happy pigs
raised hormone-
and antibiotic-free by the family farm owners of the
Pork Co-op in
over hickory wood in our kitchen for nine hours. Served with our own
Blackstrap Bar-Be-Que Sauce and fresh cut Cabbage Slaw. 16.95
Grilled Fillet Mignon - Magnificent American beef, char-grilled to order. 28.95
Fillet Marchand de Vin - Char-grilled to order, served with a long-simmered
French-Creole sauce of Beef Stock, Mushroom, Prosciutto, Red Wine and Garlic. 29.95
Fillet Delmar - Char-grilled to order, served in traditional American style,
heaped with sautéed Mushroom and Onion. 29.95
Tonight’s Fresh Vegetable Selections
→Homegrown Zucchini sautéed in butter with Prosciutto and topped with Romano cheese
Zucchini
from the Eilerman Bros Farm in
→Homegrown Red Ace Beets in Orange-Balsamic vinaigrette
Beets
from Al Hagemann in the banks of Rock Creek in
Jefferson County, MO.
→ Boiled New
Potatoes with Homegrown Chive
butter
→ Eggplant Saute
with eggplant, rosemary, celery,
onions, and tomatoes
→Sweet Potatoes whipped with butter and Maple Syrup
→Fresh Broccoli
Tonight’s Pasta Selections
Linguini con Tonno – A staple of Italian home cooking, this classic
showcases
fresh
tuna, basil, tomatoes and olives in a garlicky olive oil and white wine sauce,
with
just a hint of cream. Just the ticket on a summer’s evening. 16.95
Spaghetti Conroy - Garlic-Butter Sauce with white Wine, sautéed
Onion, Mushroom and
Bell Pepper, tossed with Parmesan
Cheese. 12.95
Cavatelli with Broccoli - Fresh Broccoli in a rich Cream Sauce with sliced
Mushrooms & Parmesan cheese. 14.95
Cavatelli Tutto Mare – A rich cream sauce with fresh Mushrooms, Shrimp, Crab
and Whiting tossed with a touch of the very fine Curry blended by the
Cajun Cavatelli - A rich white sauce with Mushroom, Bell Pepper,
Crawfish tail meat, like tiny lobster tails, and a dash of Cayenne Pepper. 15.75
Lasagna - Baked in layers with our own flavorful Red Sauce, a mixture of Cheeses
and Italian Sausage that we make ourselves from Ozark Mountain Co-op Pork as well as
pastured Ground Beef raised
by Karlios Hinkebein in
Spinach Lasagna - A meatless lasagna baked in layers with
White Sauce, creamed Spinach & Cheeses. A Riddle’s
favorite for over twenty years. 13.50
Spaghetti Bolonese - Red meat sauce rich with pastured Missouri Ground Beef
raised
by Karlios Hinkebein in
Italian Sausage made with Ozark Mountain Co-Op Pork. 12.95
Lighter Fare
The Better Burger 8.95
- ½ pound of pastured
Beef raised by Karlios Hinkebein
in
The Better
Cheeseburger 9.95
Ketchican
Sandwich - Smoked Salmon & Boursin Cheese on Foccacia 9.25
BBQ Ashley Farms Chicken Breast Sandwich 9.95
Our popular salads -
Soup & Salad - small salad (above) &
cup/large salad & bowl 9.95/13.50
Tonight’s Desserts
→
From the cuisine of
the southern
that involves
Chocolate Chips and Bourbon. Ours uses
nuts from the
Northern Pecan
Growers Association in
Only Possible Improvement: add a Scoop of Homemade Ice Cream –
7.50
→ Homegrown Blueberry Pie– 6.00
Loverly,
dee-licious Homegrown Blueberries from the experts,
Tom and
at Braeutigam Orchards in
Only Possible Improvement: Add a Scoop of Homemade Ice Cream – 7.50
→ Penultimate
Almond Cheesecake - 5.00
Always hand-made in our kitchen with a graham
cracker crust.
with fresh Red Raspberry Sauce - 7.00
Homemade Ice Cream
We make our own ice creams here in the restaurant using a quarter-century old
-Belgian Chocolate Ice Cream- -French Vanilla Ice Cream
-Honey-Almond Ice Cream-
-
Homemade Hot
Fudge Sundae or Red Raspberry Sundae
Try a MOJITO
from the Bar - A 2009 RFT Reader’s Poll favorite! Fresh local
mint,
hand-squeezed lime juice, white Bacardi Rum, over ice. - 7.95
→ André & Fuji – A wedge of sinfully rich St. André
Cheese from
delicious, crispy-sweet Fuji Apple slices and a variety of other fruit with crackers.
Excellent with
wine! Two sizes - 9.95 / 13.95
NOTES
We accept Mastercard, Visa, American
Express, Diner’s Club, and Green
American Dollars. We do not accept personal checks at
all.
We are, as they say, not responsible for lost or
stolen articles. If we find it we’ll be glad to
hold it for you, but if you’re going to be mad about
it, please don’t leave it here in the first place.
We will cheerfully serve the wine or the birthday cake
that you bring in with you, but
these services are subject to a service charge.