Cooler Weather Means Cool, New Menu Features at M - 12/17/10

As the cooler weather settles in, M, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants’ (CMR) marquee restaurant, today announced several new menu features to warm guests’ stomachs, including a variety of appetizers, salads, entrées and desserts.

“At M, we are committed to designing our menu to feature local ingredients that highlight the season’s best products,” said Brian Hinshaw, CMR vice president and executive corporate chef.   Hinshaw said the variety of new dishes is sure to please any guest’s appetite.

Guests will have an array of options with new appetizer items, including the Dutch Harbor Alaskan King Crab, butter poached; and the Kobe, two mini burgers with Monterey Jack, caramelized onions, tomato, pickle and sea salt fries.

For a lighter fare, two new salads offer just the right balance for the cooler season. The Spinach salad features green apples, roasted onions, blue cheese, and duck confit, topped with a cider vinaigrette. Another option sure to please the palate is a Baby Beet salad with mixed greens, Humboldt Fog goat cheese, candied marcona almonds and aged balsamic dressing.

Adding to the elegant dining experience are many entrée newcomers, including:
• Salmon – With a warm redskin potato salad, poached egg and Dijon cream
• Sea Scallops – Accompanied by asparagus, roasted tomato, parmigiano-reggiano risotto and lemon emulsion
• Pork Chop – Double bone pork chop with brussel sprouts, smoked bacon, and pistachios; topped with cider pan sauce
• Filet Mignon – Served with horseradish whipped potatoes with marinated Portobello, seared spinach and sherry jus
• Beef Short Rib – Served with glazed carrots, celery root puree and natural reduction
• Surf N Turf – Prime 12 ounce New York strip, Alaskan King Crab, asparagus, roasted garlic potato gratin and Cabernet sauce
• Caterpillar – Tempura shrimp with avocado, cream cheese, scallion and spicy tuna
• Poke – Hawaiian tuna with peanut sauce, cucumber salad and sesame crackers

Guests can indulge in two decadent additions to the signature dessert list. The Chocolate Lava Cake features hand-spun caramel ice cream and cashew turtle topping. The Caramelized Apple will tantalize taste buds with its cinnamon-sugar bread pudding, warm caramelized apple sauce and apple butter ice cream. 

The French cocoa, featuring housemade peppermint cocoa, Bailey’s Irish Crème and green chartreuse, is the perfect treat to end the evening.

M is an elite Four Diamond property, as designated by AAA.  M is one of only two restaurants in Columbus and 756 nationwide to receive the prestigious rating.

Open Monday through Saturday for dinner, M is located on the first level of the Miranova office tower in downtown Columbus, and boasts one of Columbus’s most extraordinary patio views.  For more information, please call (614) 629-0000 or visit the restaurant online at www.matmiranova.com.  For the convenience of guests, reservations are always accepted, and valet parking is provided.