THIS IS THE FALL 2010 MENU. Welcome to the 181 Palmer Dining Room   Your dining experience today is presented by the students & instructors of the A la Carte I and Dining Room classes. We invite you to select one item per course, please. The prix-fixe price of $15.00 per person includes beverage.   Appetizers Endive and Butter Lettuce Salad Ginger Poached Pear, Candied Walnuts, Maytag Blue Cheese, Champagne Vinaigrette Curried Butternut Squash Soup Coconut Crème Fraiche, Toasted Five Spice Niman Ranch Pork Cheek Ravioli Apple and Pecan Gremolata, Rosemary Jus Rock Shrimp Fritters Asian Vegetable Salad, Sesame and Orange Emulsion   Beverages Iced Tea / Coffee / Hot Tea / Espresso / Cappuccino Reservations Required 843.820.5087	Entrées Grilled Sirloin Steak Yukon Gold Potato Purée, Sautéed Broccoli Rabe, Béarnaise Sauce Grilled Market Fresh Fish of the Day Chef’s Daily Preparation of Today’s Freshest Catch Crispy Pan-Seared Duck Breast Sweet Potato Purée, Roasted Mepkin Abbey Mushrooms, Peanut Mole 181 Bouillabaisse Selection of Local Fresh Fish, Shrimp, Mussels and McClellanville Clams Steamed in a Tomato Saffron Broth with Saffron Aioli and Toasted Crouton Grilled Hickory-Smoked Pork Tenderloin Carolina Gold Rice Cake, Caramelized Cipollini Onions, Agrodolce Sauce, Crispy Sage Leaves Desserts Peanut Butter Cheesecake Pretzel Crust, Praline Bacon, Caramelized Bananas Chocolate Polenta Cake Lemon Buttermilk Ice Cream, Brown Butter Crumble Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake Salted Maple Caramel, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Artisanal Cheese Plate Chef’s Daily Selection of Artisanal Cheeses and Accompaniments