Introducing new lunch and dinner menus featuring American comfort foods with a twist
PHOENIX – (Oct. 31, 2013) – The new fall lunch and dinner menus debut today at District American Kitchen and Wine Bar featuring an array of all-American comfort foods served with a twist. Each menu item is infused with locally sourced ingredients, artisan products, herbs from the restaurant’s rooftop garden, fresh micro greens from its newly installed Urban Cultivator, and sustainably farmed items from local growers.
Chicken and Waffles photo: Kelley Karnes
New highlights from District American Kitchen and Wine Bar’s fall lunch menu include: gluten-free Butternut Squash Soup with candied Schreiner’s bacon and mint crème fraiche; Harvest Chop Salad with kale, romaine, diced grilled chicken, apples, carrots, dried cranberries and apple cider vinaigrette; Whitefish BLT that features seasonal whitefish served on focaccia with lemon-chili aioli, lettuce, Schreiner’s bacon and beefsteak tomato; and District American Kitchen’s Award-Winning Grilled Cheese – prepared identical to Chef Johnny Marchetti’s winning recipe featured at the 2012 Grilled Cheese Throwdown – with Schreiner’s bacon, caramelized onions, duck confit, chipotle fig jam, herb goat cheese, white cheddar cheese, and arugula all grilled on an MJ brioche. The restaurant’s lunch menu features “Nothing Over Nine at Noon,” where high-quality menu offerings and seasonal favorites are available for just $9.
Butternut Squash Soup Photo: Kelley Karnes
New highlights from District American Kitchen and Wine Bar’s fall dinner menu include: Maytag Pear Salad with anise tea poached pears, frisee, Maytag blue cheese, candied pecans, dried cranberries, and Maytag blue cheese dressing; Applejack Pork Tenderloin – a gluten-free dish – with apple cider brined pork tenderloin, caramelized onion, whipped Yukon potatoes, roasted beets, and applejack brandy jus; Chicken and Waffles with airline chicken breast, sweet potato waffle fries, honey tarragon glaze, and sautéed broccolini; and Garden Greens and Beans that feature seasonal, rotating selections of freshly harvested and braised greens from the restaurant’s rooftop garden and Urban Cultivator, along with tepary beans, organic quinoa and a red wine reduction. Every new dinner entrée features delicious seasonal dishes with the freshest ingredients at an unbelievable $22 price – $22 Just for You!
Whoopie Pies Photo: Kelley Karnes
Other items on the menus worth mentioning include five all-time favorites selected in honor of the restaurants fifth year featuring two appetizers, two entrées and one dessert. These five favorite dishes are: BLT Salad with Maytag blue cheese dressing and Schreiner’s bacon; Duck Quesadilla with pickled Fresno peppers, Crow’s Dairy black pepper goat cheese, roasted poblano puree and an apple gastrique; Nimbus Oatmeal Stout Short Ribs with cheddar jalapeño grits and locally grown carrots; Cedar Roasted Pacific Salmon with sweet shrimp and asparagus risotto and crispy shallots; and Pumpkin Whoopie Pies served with a bourbon malt shake.
In addition to the delicious Pumpkin Whoopie Pies and to finish things off, the fall 2013 dessert menu also features a Huckleberry Bread Pudding Sundae with horchata ice cream, candied pecans, caramel and sweet cream, and a Sticky Toffee AZ Date Cake with caramel apple ice cream and pomegranate gastrique. Delish!
Complimentary three-hour parking validation is available. For restaurant reservations, call (602) 817-5400 or visit www.districtrestaurant.com.
More: District American Kitchen and Wine Bar is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Happy hour is available Monday through Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m. and reverse happy hour from 10 p.m. to close featuring $5 sangria, $3 draft microbrews, and happy hour pricing on select menu items. Live jazz music or DJs perform most nights.
Culinary pictures available.
District American Kitchen and Wine Bar, 320 N. Third Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
(Located at the northwest corner of Third Street and Van Buren in downtown Phoenix)
About District American Kitchen and Wine Bar
District American Kitchen and Wine Bar is designed to meld into the fabric of the downtown Phoenix core, embracing its inherent energy with open-air patio seating, local artwork, and live entertainment or DJs. Open for breakfast, lunch, happy hour, and dinner, the restaurant serves the best of innovative American heritage cuisine, wines, beers, and classic cocktails. District American Kitchen and Wine Bar features a rooftop garden, supports local food purveyors, and offers a wide selection of sophisticated yet accessible regional fare. Patrons can expect new twists on classic favorites as well as traditional favorites reinvented. District American Kitchen and Wine Bar is located at the northwest corner of Third Street and Van Buren in the heart of downtown Phoenix. For restaurant reservations, please call (602) 817-5400 or visit www.districtrestaurant.com. On Facebook: www.facebook.com/district.kitchen
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