Kona's back by popular demand

Tags Menu, Restaurant, Nashville

First off, we have Kona Kampachi coming in. That’s a premium sushi-grade, farm-raised Hawaiian yellowtail fish that we offered on the menu two weeks ago, and everyone loved it! So we’re calling the Kona our back-by-popular-demand fish.

For appetizers, we’re featuring grilled house-made sausage with onion marmalade, grainy mustard and grilled bread. The pork is from DW Farms near Pulaski, which we love. We’ll also have fresh squash blossoms from Ridgetop Farms, which we’ll serve as as a tempura. And we’ll also be trying out something I’ve never done before, which we’re very excited about: barbecued lamb spareribs. Let us know how you like ‘em!

In the news, check out the fine piece our friends at All the Rage and The Tennessean published the other day about unusual food offering at area restaurants, including sweetbreads. Ombi’s own fois gras burger is mentioned, as is our recent beef tongue empanada appetizer. Check out the story at
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080530/FEATURES02/805300339/1083/FEATURES05

And special thanks to everyone who made Generous Helpings 2008 such a success this past Wednesday night at the Nashville Convention Center. It was great to see all my fabulous chef friends and to be a sober watcher—see last week’s e-letter—of all the after-shenanigans!

Remember that Ombi offers refreshing drink and food specials, in the bar and patio area only, from 4–7 pm every day but Sunday. Specialty cocktails are $8, a $2 discount from the regular cost for that and other specialty cocktails. It’s $6 for your choice of premium vodka martinis, $5 for classic rye Manhattans, and half-price for draft beer, wine by the glass and white sangria. And the whole bar menu is full of tapas and other discounted menu items, all under $10.

Coming up

—Our good friend Hoyt Hill of Village Wines will host a Champagne tasting, 6 pm Thursday, June 19 right here at Ombi. Featured wines will be from Henriot, William Fevre and Bouchard Pere et Fils. The tasting is $10, and if you stay for dinner afterward, you’ll receive a 10% discount off your meal. Please make reservations—our last wine tasting sold out!—by calling Ombi, 320–5350.

‘Til next time,

Laura Wilson

By Laura Wilson on May 30, 2008