WE HAVE CLOSED. We were a casual, convivial place for great coffee, real wine & deceptively simple, seasonal, rustic food.

PLEASE VISIT US AT OUR WINE SHOP: THIRST WINE MERCHANTS.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

This evening's menu


Savoy cabbage, parmesan rind soup, $7
Eggs mayonnaise, $5
Merguez & potato frittata, $7
Raw beet salad, cumin vinaigrette, $8
Roasted wild snails with parsley & butter, $10
Local proscuitto, salami, fresh mozzarella, cippolini, $12
Chicken and leek pasty with dressed beets, $10
Wild boar cacciatorini, pickled turnip, $8
French lentils, lardons & hard-boiled egg, $10
Rabbit rillettes, cornichons, $11
Country pork pâté with celery root remoulade, $12
Macaroni gratin, $10

Croque monsieur, salade verte, $10
Mussels with cider, leeks, lardons, $15
Chicken thigh + leg, mustard sauce, roasted parsnips, $17
Pork & chard caillettes with potato purée, $18

Breton cake with crème fraîche & winter compote, $7
Vanilla pot de crème with quince jam, $7
Chocolate mousse with whipped cream, $8

Wines with a sense of place & deceptively simple, seasonal food. Our produce & meats come from local, sustainable farms. A service charge of 20% is added for parties of six or more. 

Monday, February 13, 2012

Guillot-Broux Valentine's Day Dinner Menu

Our menu for our Valentine's Day dinner with winemaker Emmanuel Guillot-Broux this Tuesday is below. Just a few seats remain. You may make a reservation by calling 718-857-9227. One seating at 8pm. $75/person including wine pairings.


THIRSTBAR
Emmanuel Guillot-Broux Dinner
Tuesday evening, February 14, 2012


Gougéres
Chive & Gruyère cheese puff
Guillot-Broux Mâcon Villages Blanc 2009


Escargots Bourguignons
Roasted wild snails with parsley & butter
Guillot-Broux Mâcon Chardonnay Blanc “Les Combettes” 2010

Coq au Vin
Chicken thigh & leg cooked with red wine, mushrooms & Dickson’s pork belly lardons
Guillot-Broux Mâcon Cruzille Rouge 2009

Pain d’Epices

Spiced cake with cream cheese

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Today's Lunch

Carrot Soup $5
(plus a piece of savory cake), $6
Ardith Mae goat cheese & caramelized garlic tart, $6
Croque Monsieur, $6.75
Sandwiches, served on a baguette:
  • Ardith Mae camembert, cornichons, $6
  • Dickson's ham, butter, cornichons, $7
  • Rabbit rillettes, celery root remoulade, cornichons, $7
Dessert
Winter compote with creme fraiche, $4

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Tonight's Dinner


STARTERS
Eggs mayonnaise, $5
Warm leek and borlotti bean salad with mustard dressing, $8
Green cabbage soup, $7
Rabbit rillettes with celery root remoulade, $11
Wild boar cacciatorini, pickled turnips, $8
French lentils with lardons & hard-boiled egg, $10
Breton onion tart with dressed beets, $8

MAINS
Macaroni gratin, $10
Chicken leg w/mustard sauce, lardons & roasted parsnips, $17
Pot-au-feu, $20

DESSERTS
Chocolate mousse with whipped cream, $8
Winter compote with crème fraîche, $6
Panna cotta with quince jam, $7

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

What We're Serving Tonight


STARTERS
Eggs mayonnaise, $5
French onion soup, $8
Rabbit rillettes with celery root remoulade, $11
Wild boar cacciatorini, pickled turnips, $8
French lentils w/ lardons & hard-boiled egg, $10
Goat cheese & leek tart with dressed beets, $9

MAINS
Macaroni gratin, $14
Duck ham with French lentils, $18
Roast chicken leg with shallots, potato purée, $17

DESSERTS
Chocolate mousse with whipped cream, $8
Panna cotta with quince jam, $7

Wines with a sense of place made as naturally as possible & deceptively simple, seasonal food. Our produce & meats come from local, sustainable farms. A service charge of 20% is added for parties of six or more.  

Friday, November 25, 2011

Kermit Lynch Corsican Wine Dinner Menu

Here's the menu from Tuesday night's Corsican wine dinner with Kermit. If you're interested in purchasing any of these amazing and limited wines, you may contact me at thirstmerchant@gmail.com.

THIRSTBARÀVIN
KERMIT LYNCH CORSICAN WINE DINNER
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011

SALUMERIA BIELLESE WILD BOAR CACCIATORINI &
ARDITH MAE GOAT CHEESE & MINT TART
DOMAINE ABBATUCCI Ajaccio Rosé ‘Cuvee Faustine’ 2009

GREEN GARLIC SOUP
DOMAINE DE GIOIELLI Cap Corse Blanc 2010
DOMAINE MAESTRACCI Corse Calvi Blanc ‘E Prove’ 2010
ANTOINE ARENA Patrimonio Blanc ‘Carco’ 2010

DICKSON’S PASTURE-RAISED LAMB WITH GREEN OLIVES, 
CHESTNUT CAVATELLI & PUMPKIN BROWN BUTTER
DOMAINE ABBATUCCI Ajaccio Rouge ‘Cuvee Faustine’ 2009
YVES LECCIA Domaine d’E Croce Vin de Pays Rouge ‘YL’ 2009

A SELECTION OF CORSICAN CHEESES
ANTOINE ARENA Patrimonio Rouge ‘Carco’ 2009

CHESTNUT PANNA COTTA WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE
ANTOINE ARENA Muscat 2010

THANKS TO:
ARDITH MAE FARM
BLOOMING HILL FARM
DICKSON’S FARMSTAND MEATS
FROMAGGIO KITCHEN
MUDDY RIVER FARM
& KERMIT LYNCH & KERMIT LYNCH WINE MERCHANT!



Tuesday, November 8, 2011

A New York Magazine Critics' Pick

"...while the proprietors have given top billing to their supple, natural wine list—they own Thirst Wine Merchants in Fort Greene...—there is much to enjoy in the authentic, unpretentious French fare that supports it."


Our New York Magazine Listing