Maine Restaurant Week 2014 - Dinner Menu
Academe at The Kennebunk Inn is celebrating Maine Restaurant Week 2014 with a three course, price fixed dinner menu for $35.00.
Maine Restaurant Week celebrates the ingenuity and innovation of your favorite independent, locally-owned restaurants. It gives Maine restaurant patrons a chance to try a new restaurant or visit an old favorite for a specially-designed, and specially-priced three course menu. Maine Restaurant Week gives Mainers an opportunity to support businesses in their local community and to help the local economy.
First Course - Appetizer
Please choose one appetizer.
Miniaturized Lobster Pot Pie
Academe exclusive, featured on the Food Network show “Best Thing I Ever Ate”, with poached lobster including tail, knuckle and claw meat, peas, corn, potatoes and Shanna’s hand rolled puff pastry
Gumbo Croquette
Chicken, crab and Andouille sausage served with New Orleans flavor over basmati rice and sidecar of gravy
Rainbow of Beets
Roasted red, gold, pink and striped beets, sherry vinaigrette dressed greens, fried stuffed cheese Mediterranean olives and honey toasted walnuts
Second Course - Entrée
Please choose one of the following main courses.
Lamb Ragu
Slow braised ground lamb in tomato, lamb gravy over handmade rigatoni with quenelles of herbed ricotta cheese
Surf & Turf
Brian’s lobster, corn and cheese empanadas with tropical fruit salsa and Chipotle braised beef stew over smoked celeriac puree
Par-snip for the Course
A tribute to one of our favorite root vegetables - roasted parsnip and truffle tortelloni, vanilla parsnip bisque and fried parsnips with micro-green and herb salad
Harrissa Roasted Monkfish
Charred red peppers and lentils, served with grilled house made pita chips, date and eggplant puree, hummus, and cucumber raita
Third Course - Dessert
Make one selection from these tempting dessert options.
The Elvis
Peanut-butter brownie with banana frosting and marshmallow ice cream
Gateau Chocolate Mousseline Cake
Served warm with crème fraiche and berries
Profiteroles
Praline pistachio ice cream with warm pate a choux crust and hot fudge sauce
Special Wine Selections - 2014 Maine Restaurant Week
To enhance your dinner enjoyment, we have carefully selected three wines to accompany your meal. We gave these wines special reduced pricing with a very reasonable price by the glass. We offer you a white, a red, and a rosé.
White: Grüner Veltliner, Huber, Austria
$8.00 glassA crisp refreshing white wine with apple, spice and white peach notes
Red: Petite Sirah, HandCraft, California
$8.00 glassFull bodied with dark blackberry and plum flavors. A dash of Zinfandel is added in the blending process adding black pepper spice and jammy dark fruit notes.
Rosé: Solar De Randez, Tempranillo, Rioja
$8.00 glassOff-dry rose with light and clean notes. Intense flavor coming from the maturity of vineyard and vines, limited production – try it while you can.
We look forward to serving you and providing a respite from this long, cold winter. For reservations, please use the link to the right or call us at (207) 985-3351.
*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.