Fat Canary Menu and History

Conceptual Background: The name refers to a historical trade route where ships traveling from the "Old World" to the "New World" would stop in the Canary Islands to acquire essential supplies.
Naval Provisions: A primary provision obtained during these stops was wine, which was commonly referred to as "Canary."
Literary Reference: The restaurant takes its name from a poem by John Lyly, a poet from the Colonial era.
Poetic Excerpt: "Oh for a bowl of fat Canary, rich Palermo, sparkling sherry…"

Tuna Tempura* ( $26$ ): Served with avocado, cucumber, nori, radish, soy, and wasabi.
Crispy Rappahannock Oysters ( $26$ ): Complemented by sweet onion, tomato, and green chile.
Lobster ( $26$ ): Prepared with fettuccine, peas, pistachios, and chives.
Fricassee of Rabbit ( $22$ ): Includes wild mushrooms, leeks, and sage, served with a buttermilk biscuit.
House-made Mozzarella ( $18$ ): Garnished with Virginia ham, heirloom tomatoes, walnut pesto, and balsamic.
Seared Foie Gras ( $29$ ): Served with hazelnut toast, blackberries, and frisee.
Ginger Barbecued Pork Ribs ( $23$ ): Paired with a marinated cucumber salad.

Manakintowne Greens ( $14$ ): Includes peaches, an almond cracker, and Caromont Farms goat cheese, finished with a port wine vinaigrette.
Hearts of Romaine ( $14$ ): Prepared with focaccia croutons, parmesan, and a roasted garlic dressing.
Arugula and Frisee ( $16$ ): Features beets, fennel, citrus, walnuts, and dried apricots.

Grilled Atlantic Salmon* ( $36$ ): Accompanied by fregula pasta, rapini, capers, golden raisins, eggplant, and roasted garlic butter.
Roasted Chicken ( $35$ ): Served with fingerling potatoes, creamed leeks, summer vegetables, and charred tomatoes.
Quail ( $38$ ): Features foie gras stuffing, turnip puree, root vegetables, turnip greens, and a port reduction.
Pan-Seared Sea Scallops ( $40$ ): Served with zattar spiced farro, rainbow chard, dates, and toasted walnuts.
Heritage Breed Pork Chop* ( $40$ ): Includes goat cheese bread pudding, golden apple sauce, and grilled onion.
Braised Beef Short Ribs ( $42$ ): Accompanied by shiitake mushrooms, jasmine rice, and sweet chile.
Grilled Beef Tenderloin* ( $54$ ): Served with local vegetables, crispy rosemary steak fries, and bleu cheese butter.

Kitchen Appreciation Surcharge: A fee of $3.5\%$ is automatically included on all bills.
Allocation of Funds: The entirety of the $3.5\%$ surcharge is paid directly to the kitchen staff.
Purpose of Surcharge: This fee is intended to create a more sustainable compensation model for the restaurant's valued kitchen team members.

Cooked to Order Items: The following menu items are specifically noted as being cooked to order: tuna, salmon, quail, duck egg, pork, and beef.
Foodborne Illness Warning: Consumption of meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs that are raw or undercooked may result in an increased risk of foodborne illness.