Turkey Time at the Heathman Restaurant and Bar

Choose from the Holiday Grand Buffet with Carving and Dessert Stations or Prix Fixe Menu in Dining Room

PORTLAND, Oregon – (November 5, 2009) – The Heathman Restaurant and Bar’s two traditional Thanksgiving celebrations bring families together to celebrate the holiday and the bounty of Northwest ingredients prepared by culinary director Philippe Boulot and chef de cuisine Karl Zenk. The Heathman offers a prix fixe menu in the dining room from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and a grand holiday buffet from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the second floor mezzanine and private dining rooms. The grand buffet is $46.50 per adult and $18 per child under 12 and the prix fixe dinner is $39.50 for adults and $18 per child under 12. For reservations, please call 503-790-7752.

THANKSGIVING BUFFET

This traditional Thanksgiving buffet will be served on the second floor mezzanine and private dining rooms. Some highlights include:

Soup & Salads

• Curried Butternut Squash Soup
• Roasted Pear and Spinach with Goat Cheese
• Charcuterie Platter
• Roasted Beet and Bean Salad

Delights from the Sea

• Chilled Poached Whole Salmon
• Seared Ahi Tuna
• Smoked Salmon and Trout
• Steamed Mussel & Clam

Entrees

• Roast Turkey with butter whipped potatoes, sage stuffing and gravy
• Citrus Smoked Pork Rack with Sauce Robert
• Salmon Coulibiac with caramelized winter squash and sautéed seasonal vegetables
• Penne Pistou Pasta with wild mushroom ragout and parmesan cheese root vegetable gratin

Grand Dessert Station

• Apple Pear Crisp
• Pumpkin Cheese Cake
• Chocolate Mousse
• Spice Cake
• Pies – Apple and Pumpkin
• Pecan Tart

THANKSGIVING PRIX FIXE MEN IN DINING ROOM

An alternative to the grand buffet, a prix fixe menu will be served in the main dining room for $39.50 per adults and $18 for children under 12. The menu includes:

Appetizers (please select one)

• Butternut Squash and Ginger Soup
• Poached Pear with Fresh Goat Cheese and baby spinach & pomegranate vinaigrette
• Roasted Beet & Bean Salad wit fourme d’ambert bleu cheese, hazelnuts & arugula
• Caesar Salad with hearts of romaine, garlic croutons & parmesan
• Dungeness Crab, Mango & Avocado Salad with citrus vinaigrette

Entrees (please select one)

• Northwest Heritage Natural Turkey with butter whipped potatoes & gravy, chestnut stuffing, orange cranberry relish, Brussels sprouts
• Citrus Smoked Carlton Pork Rack with fruited mustard, potatoes Lyonnaise, bourbon glazed squash
• Cascade Natural New York Strip Roast with butter whipped potatoes, coriander & honey glazed carrots, horseradish sauce
• Bacon Crusted Salmon with spinach risotto & sherry beurre noisette
• Bouillabaise provençal  - seafood stew with prawns, clams, mussels, scallops & fish simmered in fennel scented tomato saffron broth with croustades & rouille
• Crêpe Forestière  - wild mushrooms & le marechal cheese in a crepe with crème fraiche, a green salad & sherry vinaigrette

Dessert  (please select one)

• Tart Tatin – Normandy upside down apple tart, crème fraîche
• Chocolate Gourmandise – warm flourless chocolate cake with coco nib nougatine, chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream
• Pumpkin Cheesecake with chantilly cream
• Tunisian Gateau au Syrup – Spice cake soaked in citrus syrup topped with vanilla panna cotta
• Coconut Banana Cream Pie with candied macadamia nuts

About the Heathman Restaurant and Bar

The Heathman Restaurant exemplifies the best of the Pacific Northwest using local ingredients and ingredients inspired by the flavors and cuisine of France. Gourmet Magazine recognized the Heathman as one of Portland’s best restaurants in the 2005 Restaurant Guide. Recipient of the James Beard Best Chef: Pacific NW award in 2001, Philippe Boulot partners with the region’s select growers, producers and vintners to find the highest quality ingredients. Boulot was honored by the Academie Culinaire de France as the Academie’s Chef of the Year. The Heathman Restaurant also offers casual dining in the adjacent Marble Bar and outside at the sidewalk café. Cocktails and live jazz are available in the intimate Tea Court. For more information, please call 503-790-7752 or visit www.heathmanrestaurantandbar.com. The Heathman Restaurant is located in the historic Heathman Hotel at 1001 SW Broadway in downtown Portland’s cultural district.