Clayton restaurant Araka (131 Carondelet Plaza; website) has announced a revised lunch menu and a new seven-course tasting menu. The lunch menu (link PDF) includes several new dishes, including spinach-ricotta raviolo, a beef short-rib sandwich and an adobo-rubbed skirt steak. The seven-course tasting menu from executive chef Mark Curran costs $65 per person ($95 with wine pairings).
Check out selections from the tasting menu after the jump...
Cauliflower Soup
wild mushrooms, crispy farm egg
Beef Short rib Tacos
chile braised, fresh tortillas, salsa verde
Smoked Salmon Flatbread
American caviar, crème fraiche
Mission Fig and Gorgonzola Flatbread
bacon, rosemary, balsamic
Homemade Pappardelle
Missouri lamb ragout, Pecorino Romano
Local Missouri Pork Loin and Crispy Belly
Sweet potato gnocchi, maple syrup, apple, Napa cabbage
Sautéed Skate
Maryland crab, lemon risotto, broccolini, almond brown butter
