Café Muse

Award Winning Wine List at Café Muse

David — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:00:13 +0000

Our wine list continues to grow as we enter into our second year of our bistro license. We currently have over 200 different wines featured on our wine list. Last year we were honored to receive our first Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator Magazine for our wine program. The coveted award, hand selected each year by Wine Spectator judges, represents an exceptional selection of winemakers. To qualify for this honor recipients must offer a well-chosen wine selection of quality producers along with a thematic match to their menu in both price and style. Christian Stachel, our director of wine and spirits, is on hand every evening to help guests with selections, and revolve pairings around Chef Greg Reyner’s seasonal menu. Our complete wine list is posted on our website under the menus tab.

The Fresh Approach at Café Muse

David — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:39:57 +0000

At Café Muse we’ve always focused on fresh and locally produced products. That is why we’ve teamed with a group of local farmers to supply many of our ingredients, including produce, honey and meat. We get the product directly from the farm to our kitchen on a daily basis. We’re always updating our list of local farmers – the following is a list of some of the local suppliers that we’re currently using:

Cinzori Farms, Ceresco, MI
Crooked Creek Dairy, Romeo, MI
Grassfields Cheese, Coopersville, MI
Mallory’s Busy Beehive, Silverwood, MI
Miller Amish Country Poultry, N. Orland, IN
Royal Oak Community Farm, Royal Oak, MI
Sun Ra Farms, Traverse City, MI
Suchman Farms, Tipton, MI
Traffic Jam & Snug Cheeses, Detroit, MI
Werp Farms, Buckley, MI

Next Wine Tasting: January 17th

David — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:32:00 +0000

Please join us at Café Muse for our first wine dinner of the new year. This event will feature special guest Alexandre Lechercq, presenting the wines of Albert Bichot from Burgundy. The dinner will take place on January, 17th. A reception will be held at 6:30pm, followed by a five-course meal beginning sharply at 7:15pm. The price is $65 per person/exclusive of tax and gratuity. Please make your reservations at 248-544-4749.

Albert Bichot Wine Dinner

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

$65 per person/exclusive of tax & gratuity

RSVP: 248-544-4749

reception: 6:30pm

dinner: 7:15pm sharp

áperitif

french alps cocktail—dolin blanc vermouth, crémant de bourgogne, twist of lemon

first

pressed duck, leg & thigh confit, flageolet, sweet potato, crispy foie gras toast, five spice, sea salt

albert bichot bourgogne rouge, vieilles vignes 08

second

rabbit loin confit ragù, chablis, buckwheat pasta, tomato, cippolini, thyme

domaine adelie, “champs martin”, premier cru, mercurey 08

third

watercress purée, cream, sea scallops, lemon zest, nutmeg

domaine long-depaquit “les vaucopins”, premier cru, chablis 09

fourth

elk tenderloin, panko seared goat cheese, oyster mushrooms, fingerlings, brussels sprouts

hospices de beaune “cuvée gauvain”, premier cru, volnay-santenots 07

fifth

toasted brioche, seared foie gras, chocolate, poached pear

albert bichot crémant de bourgogne nv

chef: greg reyner

sommelier: christian stachel

Café Muse Will Be Open New Year’s Day

David — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:29:20 +0000

What better way to start off the new year than to join us for brunch on New Year’s Day. We’ll be open Sunday, January 1st from 8:30am to 2pm.

Celebrate the New Year with Café Muse

David — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:46:36 +0000

We will be featuring a four-course prix fixe menu at Café Muse on New Year’s Eve. Reservations requested at 248-544-4749. To view menu click on more.

New Year’s Eve at Café Muse

Four Course Prix Fixe

$65 per person

includes a glass of Cava Valldolina Reserva ‘08

Reservations Requested

248-544-4749

Appetizers

Panko crusted seared Goat Cheese, Brandied Fig Marmalade

Oysters on the Half Shell, Sriracha Yuzu Mignonette

Mushrooms and Toast—

Exotic Mushrooms, Boursin Cheese,

Grilled Brioche, Fried Duck’s Egg

Soup or Salad

Exotic Mushroom Bisque, Goat Cheese, Basil Essence

Curried Tomato and Corn Soup, Cilantro Oil, Grilled Shrimp

Hens Egg, Spinach, Roasted Shallots, Gorgonzola

Seared Foie Gras, Grilled Asian Pears, Frisee, Maple Wattle Vinegar

(additional $5)

Entrees

Cocoa Espresso Seared Duck Breast,

Apple Red Cabbage, Ricotta Dumplings, Cranberry Orange Gastrique

Braised Short Ribs with Root Vegetables and Homemade Spätzle

Crab and Goat Cheese Ravioli, Winter Squash,

Tomatoes, Saffron Cream, Pine Nuts

Poussin, Wild Rice, Asparagus, Matsutake, Cipollini Confit

Grilled King Oyster and Portobello Mushrooms

with Basil Scented Lentils and Smashed Sweet Potatoes

Grilled Prime Rib Eye—Foie Gras Compound Butter,

Brussels Sprouts and Fingerling Sautee

(aditional $5)

Razor Clams, Mussels, Shrimp, Chorizo, Fennel,

Fingerlings, Tomato Saffron Broth

(additional $5)

Bison au Poivre, Roasted Sweets, Oyster Mushrooms,

Escarole, Bourbon Cardamom Crema

(additional $15)

Dessert

Warm Chocolate Cake, Grand Marnier Cream

Vanilla Crème Mille-feuille, Fresh Berries

Meyer Lemon Panna Cotta, Cinnamon Poached Blueberries

Café Muse

418 S. Washington Ave.

Royal Oak, MI 48067

www.cafemuseroyaloak.com

Winner of “Best Brunch” in Detroit

David — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:14:59 +0000

For the third year in a row Café Muse has been named “best brunch in Metro-Detroit” in the WDIV Best of Detroit competition. Thank you to all of our loyal customers that voted for us again this year!

2011 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

David — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:59:45 +0000

We’re excited and honored to accept this year’s Award of Excellence for our wine program from Wine Spectator. After only one year of dinner service, we’ve become the only restaurant in Royal Oak to do so. The coveted award, hand selected each year by Wine Spectator judges, represents an exceptional selection of winemakers. To qualify for this honor recipients must offer a well-chosen wine selection of quality producers along with a thematic match to their menu in both price and style. Christian Stachel, our director of wine and spirits, is on hand every evening to help guests with selections, and revolve pairings around Chef Greg Reyner’s seasonal menu. Our complete wine list is posted on our website under the menus tab.

From Farm to Café Muse Table

David — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:58:29 +0000

At Café Muse we’ve always focused on fresh and locally produced products. That is why we have teamed with a group of local farmers to many of our ingredients, including produce, honey and meat directly from the farm to our kitchen on a daily basis.

One of our favorite farms is the Royal Oak Community Farm, located less than one mile from the restaurant. The farm is a non-profit that uses local volunteers to help maintain their crops.

We feel using local farmers provides an economical and environmental impact on our community. It’s important to strengthen the local economy as much as possible. Plus everyone, including local businesses, need to reduce their carbon footprints. Working with local farms eliminates the need to ship produce throughout the country and most importantly, the produce is fresher because of it.

Here are a list of some of the local farmers that we currently use at Café Muse:

Happy Thanksgiving!

David — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:07:48 +0000

We want to wish all our customers a happy holiday! We’ll be closed Thanksgiving Day to allow our employees a chance to spend it with their families. We’ll reopen Friday, November 25th at 7:30am . Thank you.

2011 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

David — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:38:42 +0000