february 14th, 2013 st. valentine’s evening at café sparrow beginnings seafood chorizo with roasted fingerlings and saffron aioli               9 lomi ahi poke with wasabi mirin emulsion                                        9 pork rillettes with house made mustard and onion jam                    7 organic chicken liver pate with pear ginger jam                                7 smoked pheasant in puff pastry with apricot & pistachio                           9 beer marinated … [Read more...]

Cafe Sparrow Holiday Menu   Beginnings-     15 Charcuterie Plate – A platter of cold meat, poultry and seafood offerings with appropriate accompaniments   Artisanal Cheese Board- A variety of local and interesting cheeses with appropriate accompaniments   Tapas - *Dried early girl tomatoes, marinated mozzarella & smoked eggplant coulis -     6 *Peanuts fried with Thai bird chiles & lime -     4 *Assorted olives & pickles -     5 *Arancini with early girl tomato coulis -     6 *juniper cured salmon with cucumber & radish -     7 *chilled prawns with … [Read more...]

Join us for 1/2 priced wine Mondays - List and Glass wines available at 1/2 price except for holiday Mondays SPARROW NIGHTLY PRIX FIXE SPECIALS  19.95 Includes choice of Soup or Salad and Bread Pudding Dessert Sunday:  Capellini with Jumbo Prawns in light oven roasted tomato cream sauce Monday:  Macadamia Nut Crusted Chicken Breast with orange coconut creme Tuesday:  Chicken Picatta with lemon, garlic, caper & mushroom sauce Wednesday:  Chef's Boneless Short Rib du Jour Thursday:  Jumbo Prawns and Day boat Scallops with orange pink peppercorn sauce and balsamic reduction Friday:  Bouillabaisse - traditional … [Read more...]

To purchase tickets and find out about more events visit www.tourofcalifornia-santacruz.com The party starts at 6 pm, and we plan to sit for dinner about 7 pm.  The menu may change a bit, but we expect it to be pretty much as follows: Passed Appetizers Chilled Prawns with Cocktail Sauce Fromage Cheese Bread rubbed with Garlic, melted with Cheddar, Gruyere & Brie, broiled                                                 golden Blackened Lamb Chops with Raspberry Balsamic Reduction First Seated Course Mixed Green & Butter Lettuce Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette, Crumbled Bleu … [Read more...]

We are pleased to present our menu for your romantic Valentine's dinner!  While problems with product availability or crazy good ideas on our part could lead to one or two changes in the final version, this is what we expect to offer on this romantic occasion.  We hope that the dining public will be excited to join us for this special event! happy valentine's day february 14, 2012 Chef’s Tasting Menu $75.00 choose one from each course scallop ceviche - with avocado    fresh spring roll - with thai sunflower dipping sauce duck liver pate -fuji apple jam and garlic crouton __________ baked oyster rockefeller -with creamed … [Read more...]

happy new year’s eve december 31st, 2011 Chef’s Tasting Menu $75.00 choose one from each course   Fatty Salmon Belly - grilled with celery root remoulade Asparagus with Crispy Ginger -over rice noodles with white miso & soy Pate de Foie Gras -fig jam, crème fraiche and garlic crouton   __________ Baked Oyster -with chorizo, spinach & manchego Chickpea Fritter -watercress, tahini, preserved lemon Crispy Pork Belly -braised brussel sprouts, potato rosti   _____________   Creamed Spinach- cheddar cheese twist Dungeness Crab Bisque -saffron … [Read more...]