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Nuevo Island FareAppetizers
  • chicken potstickers sauteed in sherry with mint dipping sauce
  • toasted angel hair noodle-coated crab cakes
  • warm banana crepes wrapped around seared ahi strips
  • mixed greens tossed with oranges & guava in a coconut vinaigrette
  • mini pizza pies with shrimp, scallops, calamari, lemon zest & garlic
Meals
  • grilled shrimp & papaya over mixed greens with lime ginger vinaigrette
  • 5-spice barbequed chicken with maui onion mashed potatoes
  • lamb sirloin with chevre butter and red pepper on polenta with swiss chard
  • jerk chicken ravioli sprinkled with black peppercorns, red bean risotto, kiwi salsa & plaintains
  • chilean sea bass baked in banana leaves with oranges & chipolte peppers, served with saffron pilaf
  • yam crusted salmon with avocado cous-cous and lychee scallion sauce
  • coconut shrimp with curry jalapeno sauce and white polenta
  • flamed pork tenderloin with thyme roasted yucca and mangos
  • charred black grouper with smashed plantain, collard greens & vanilla gravy
Desserts
  • white chocolate cream-topped juicy passionfruit cake with crystalized edible flowers atop
  • banana mango creme brulee
  • passionfruit guava creme brulee
  • tropical fruit sorbets served in a martini glass
  • warm apple-pineapple strudel with rum butterscotch sauce


A Taste of the Caribbean Caruban Cuisine
  • Mialibu Hurricane Punch
  • South Beach Crabcakes
  • Sweet Corn Cakes Under Smoked Salmon Blooms
  • Sautéed Plantains Served with a Spicy Chimichurri Pesto
  • Coconut Shrimp Atop Mixed Baby Greens with Tamarind Vinaigrette
  • Roasted Red Snapper with Cilantro & Lime
  • Chilled Tropical Fruit Soup with Sorbet & Fresh Mint
  • Guava Cheesecake & Cuban Coffee
Cuban Nuevo
  • Wine Recommendation: Chardonnay Catena Reservea 1995 (Argentina)
  • The Mialibu Toss: mixed greens, mandarin oranges and walnuts
  • Sautéed Yuca with tangerine and grapefruit sauce
  • Sea Bass Steamed in Plaintain Leaves with passionfruit mojo
  • Key Lime Cheesecake with shaved white chocolate
Caribbean
  • Wine Recommendation: Sauvignon Blanc Casa Lapostolle 1995 (Chile)
  • Mixed Baby Greens tossed with kiwi, papaya, and tomatoes
  • Pan Crusted Sea Scallops with a tart shallot orange glaze
  • Heavenly Mash: lobster shepard's pie topped with chive potatoes
  • Mango Mousse with Fresh Mint Sprigs
Spanish
  • Wine Recommendation: Finis Terrae, Cousino Macul 1992 (Chile)
  • Mini Bruschetta with a spicy olive tapanade
  • Roasted Ratatouille: a medly of squash, eggplant and peppers
  • Sautéed Rice with onions, tomatoes, clam juice & olives
  • Lamb Medallions with black-olive wine sauce
Cuban Traditional
  • Wine Recommendation: Cavas de Weinert 1991 (Argentina)
  • Coconut-Tuna Seviche
  • Ybor Rice Salad: sherried spanish rice cooked with garlic, saffron, olives, peppers and pimentos
  • Lechon: grilled marinated pork strips with grilled plaintains and sherried black beans
  • Sautéed Red Bananas with brown sugar and cinnamon
Tapas Tapas Tapas
  • Fried Plaintains with Chimichurri, a seasaoned pesto
  • Cubano Pastries filled with black beans and chorizo
  • Salt Cod Cakes with a gingery-herb criollo gazpacho
  • Yuca Fritters with saffron aioli
  • Columbian Sirloin Empanadas with a tangy Aji sauce
  • Steak Skewers marinated in a citrus honey soy sauce

The Zydeco Collection New World Creole Dinners
  • Trout Meunière topped with Simple Brown Butter, Lemon & Pecans
  • Hickory-Grilled Pork Chop topped with Wild Mushrooms, Brunoise Vegetable Sauce and Orange-
  • Rhubard Chutney
  • Slow-Roasted Chicken Breast with Oyster Mushrooms, Roasted Red Pepper and Orange-Sherry Sauce
  • Over Shoestring Potatoes
  • Panfried Veal with Fresh Lump Crabmeat Ravioli, Fresh Asparagus and Roasted Red-Pepper Cream
  • Sauce
  • Grilled Shrimp with Black-Bean Cakes & Coriander Sauce
Nouvelle Soul Dinner
  • Grit-Cakes with Seared Shrimp
  • Roasted Chicken & Black-Eyed Pea Dumplings
  • Andouille Mashed Potatoes
  • Braised Greens with Bacon (turnip greens, mustard greens, collards and kale)
  • Bread Pudding Soufflé & Coffee
Traditional Cajun Fare
  • Quick-Seared Tasso Shrimp topped with Hot-Sauce Beurre Blanc, Five-Pepper Jelly and Pickled Okra
  • Chicken & Sausage Filé Gumbo
  • Shrimp Jambalaya
  • Crawfish Étouffée Over White Rice
  • Pompano en Papillote
  • Shrimp Rémoulade
  • Red Beans & Dirty Rice
  • Fried Oyster Po' Boys
  • Muffulettas
  • Beignets with Eggplant Caviar
  • Fudge Torte topped with Warm Chocolate Sauce & Peppermint Ice Cream
  • Bananas Foster
  • Café Brulot
Five Fusion Salads
  • Organic Baby Greens, Toasted Pumpkin Seeds & Tangerines...in a champagne vinaigrette
  • Arugula, Fresh Pear Slices & Crumpled Blue Cheese...in a light honey-blue cheese dressing
  • Sesame Spinach, Chinese Peapods & Toasted Hazelnuts...in a ginger vinaigrette
  • Beet, Basil & Watercress...in an herbal-orange vinaigrette
  • Jicama, Orange & Red Grapes...in a jalapeno-cilantro-lime bath
TAPAS, PUPUS & HORS D'OEUVRES
  • Onion Flowers - whole onions poached in fresh lemon, vermouth and herbs, topped with melted feta cheese and cracked pepper
  • Stuffed Artichoke Hearts with herbed goat cheese or fresh cilantro-mint-spinach pesto
  • Florida Style Crabcakes with scallions & fresh dill, served with fresh tartar sauce
  • Smoked Salmon Cakes served with herbed avocado cream
  • Cuban Affettato Misto Platter - a platter of thinly sliced and rolled prosciutto, mortadella, salami, cheeses, large green olives and sliced crusty bread
  • Sweet-Potato-Plaintain Pancakes with sour cream and chives
  • Caribbean Conch Fritters with spicy papaya sauce
  • Lamb Quesadillas stuffed with rosemaried lamb, apple-onion salsa and jack cheese
  • Brie Stuffed Mushrooms sauteed in butter, garlic & parsley
  • Asparagas in Belgian Endive marinated in a sesame tarragon vinaigrette
  • Barquette of Eggplant Caviar seasoned with ginger, cilantro & vermouth
  • Mini Smoked Sausages sauteed in white wine with dijon dip
  • Spiced Beef Empanadas with savory picante sauce on the side
  • Cucumbers with Salmon Mousse garnished with watercress
  • Marinated Ahi Strips wrapped in warm crepes with ponzu sauce
SKEWERS SERVED w/ YELLOW, BROWN OR WILD RICE
  • Caribbean Chicken Satay marinated in spicy passionfruit puree
  • Jamaican Chicken Satay in a smoky jerk marinade
  • Terikayi Chicken Satay grilled in a tangy sesame marinade
  • Mango Chicken Satay with a hint of hot chiles
  • Island Fruit Bobs - pineapple chunks soaked in peanut-soy marinade, then wrapped in bacon and grilled
  • Seared Ahi Skewers marinated in teriyaki then rolled in sesame seeds, cracked pepper and chopped macadamias
  • South Seas Steak Skewers - thinly rolled steak marinated in a citrus honey soy sauce
  • Wild Mushroom Skewers with garlic and cracked pepper
  • Blackened Shark Nuggets served with roasted red pepper aioli
    " Spicy-Orange Lacquered Scallops
  • Margarita Pork Kebobs marinated in olive oil, lime & cilantro
  • Skewered Grilled Shrimp with olive oil & fresh dill
MINI SWEETS
  • Passionfruit, Guava, Mango, Key Lime or Pina Colada Cheesecake served in bite-sized pieces
  • Macadamia Fudge Torte lightly dusted with espresso powder
  • Minted Melon Balls - cantaloupe & honeydew soaked in Cointreau with fresh mint

ALL-AMERICAN BARBEQUE

  • Louisiana Barbequed Chicken
  • Texas-Style Brisket of Beef
  • Baby-Back Spareribs
  • Gourmet California Burgers: Beef, Turkey, Veggie
  • Foot-Long Dawgs with all the Trimmin's
  • Montana Mac 'n Cheese Casserole
  • Boston Baked Beans
  • Roasted Nebraska Corn on the Cob in a husk
  • Hawaiian Slaw with toasted macadamias n a lemon-dill dressing
  • Jumbo New York Kosher Dills on a Stick
  • Fresh Florida Fruit Salad in a watermelon shell
  • Homemade Idaho Potato Chips
  • Kentucky Tater Salad
  • Mississippi Mile-High Double Fudge Cake
  • Carolina Srawberry-Rhubarb Pie
  • Nation's Capitol Cherry Pie
  • Washington Apple Pie
  • Georgia Peach Cobbler
  • Jersey Blueberry Cobbler
  • Made-To-Order Chocolate-Dipped Waffle Cones