Hiro Sone and Lissa Doumani as chefs and co-owners of Terra Restaurant in St. Helena, have brought their sense of taste and style to Ame Restaurant. Ame offers a relaxed yet elegant dining experience. The menu showcases seasonal New American cuisine, with a blending of flavors from southern France, northern Italy and Japan. Guests can select from raw treatments from the raw bar, such as crudo and tartare, as well as a range of appetizer and entree plates, and an assortment of artisan cheese and desserts.
Sample Menu
Raw Bar
Tempura “Poke”
with Ogo Seaweed, Hawaiian Sea Salt and Green Onions
Tartare of Yellowfin Tuna with Miso-Katsuobushi Vinaigrette,
Spring Vegetables, and Tamari Cured Yolk
Apps
Lissa's Staff Meal; Cuttlefish Noodles Tossed
with Sea Urchin, Quail Egg, Umami Soy Sauce and Wasabi
Main
Broiled Sake Marinated Alaskan Black Cod and
Shrimp Dumplings in Shiso Broth
Skillet Roasted Dry-Aged Liberty Farm Duck Breast
with Liver Crostini, Duck Confit, Toasted Farro, Spring Garlic Puree and Duck Jus
Wine
White
Grüner Veltliner, Knoll, "Ried Loibenberg," Wachau, Austria 2006
Red
Nebbiolo, Barbaresco, Pelissero, "Vanotu," Piedmont, Italy 1999