Spend Your Thursday with The Coda


For your perusal, I’ve provided a preview of just a few items that will be offered on the menu this week (always a good read) as well as a copy of the Chef’s Reserve wine list. The entire wine list and the menu can be found on their beautiful website www.the-coda.com.
A small sampling of items from the current menu:
Soup: Crème D’Asperges – Accents of Mint and Parmesan
Salad: Belgian Endive – Mint and Soft Grilled Squashes
Appetizer: Eggplant and Tomato Tart – Herb Oils, Fennel Slaw
Entrée: Duck a L’Orange – Currant Rice, Onglet – Roasted Tomato Cinnamon Butter, Root Vegetable Mash
Dessert: Banana Tatin – Brandy Anglaise, Raspberry Tart – Balsamic, Caramel Ice Cream
Chef’s Reserve List
Atalon, Cabernet- Napa Valley, 2001, $55.00
Edmeades, Red Zinfandel- Medicino, 2005, $30.00
Clarendon Hills, Grenache- Blewitt Springs, 2004. $70.00
Clarendon Hills, Grenache- Old Vines Romas, 2004, $120.00
Clarendon Hills, Cabernet- Sandown, 2004, $75.00
Calat, Merlot- Sicily, 2000, $70.00
Tenuta Sette Ponti, Crognolo- Tuscany, 2003, $56.00
Lincourt, Syrah- Santa Barbara County, 2004, $48.00
Silvio Nardi, 2000- Brunello Di Montalcino, $90.00
Foley, Chardonnay- Santa Rita, 2003, $60.00
Louis Jadot, Meursault- France, 2004, $46.00
The Coda
350 Pennsylvania
362.0435
Pictured: Bouillabaisse (photo from The Coda's website)

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zen
I'm always pissed when Bflo spots charge NYC or LA prices for dining, but I think the Coda just might be worth it. Best cuisine in the city...no contest.
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viking
The reviews on Coda have been excellent, were waiting for our group of old guys to assemble (back from holidays, warm weather etc.) is the hospitality special still in effect. Can we bring our own wine, I'm allergic to sulfates. home brew is all I can handle.
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