Sanford Restaurant Seared Black Bass on Tarragon Mascarpone Risotto Cake Price

The Seared Black Bass on Tarragon Mascarpone Risotto Cake is a popular and elegant dish often featured on the tasting menu at Sanford Restaurant. To create this dish, the chef at Sanford takes a fresh black bass filet, season it and then pan-sear the dish to achieve a perfectly crispy skin while keeping the flesh moist and flaky. The fish is served atop a specially prepared risotto cake, which is made by forming creamy, tarragon and mascarpone-infused risotto into a patty and then searing it, creating a warm, soft interior with a delightfully crisp outer layer.

The taste of this dish is a sophisticated balance of flavors and textures. The clean, mild flavor of the black bass is the star, enhanced by its crispy skin. The risotto cake provides a rich, creamy, and slightly tangy foundation, with the anise-like notes of tarragon cutting through the richness of the mascarpone cheese.

Since 1989, Chef Sanford D'Amato and his wife Angie have operated Sanford Restaurant in a former family grocery store in Milwaukee, offering an ever-changing menu of creative, upscale New American fare. The restaurant is renowned for its four-course seasonal menu and a seven-course surprise tasting menu. As a meticulously prepared seafood dish, this Black Bass dish is often compared to the refined seafood entrees at Ardent and the upscale seafood dishes at Lupi & Iris.