New Year's Eve Blues Soiree!

It’s time to ring in the New Year! On Thursday, December 31st, 2015 Beat Brasserie located in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, will host a smart, sophisticated New Year’s Eve Blues Soiree that offers something for everyone including world-class food, libations and live music.

For the early birds looking for a memorable year-end dinner, Beat Brasserie will serve a special a la carte New Year’s Eve menu from 5:00PM to 8:00PM while guitarist, composer and esteemed Professor, Bruce Bartlett and his band take the stage. For the later party-goers, Chef Ignacio Lopez is offering an indulgent three-course prix fixe menu from 9:00PM to 1:00AM. Guests can begin the last meal of the year with a glass of bubbly and line caught tuna carpaccio with fresh horseradish, fried capers, parsley and lemon, or seared foie gras with caramelized apples and duck gastrique before moving on to the main course featuring lobster risotto, rack of lamb, aged filet mignon and more. To top it all off, guests can toast the New Year with The Beat’s signature hand-crafted cocktails featuring SKYY Vodka or one of their 36 all-American wines on tap available in 2.5 oz, 5oz, or 12oz pours. To toast the New Year, guests can sip on Chandon and Moët & Chandon champagne, the evening’s sponsors. The cost of the prix fixe menu is $105.00 per person and reservations are required by calling The Beat at 617-499-0001. For those looking for a celebration but want to skip the feast, join The Beat at one of its two bars from 9:00PM to 2:00AM for only $25 per person.

The party will be topped off with The Beat’s New Year’s Eve Jumping Live Blues featuring live music from Ricky King Russell & The Cadillac Horns joined by “The Queen Bee of the Blues,” Toni Lynn Washington from 9:30PM to 1:00AM. Toni Lynn Washington is a singer’s singer whose career spans over four decades. Washington is a blues treasure with a vocal power that showcases her class and grace. She is a multiple W.C. Handy Award nominee and has sung with the best of the best soul and blues performers. Backing up Washington all night long is Ricky King Russel and The Cadillac Horns. Taking his cue from blues masters past and present, Ricky plays with passion and style, and is one of the blues’ most seasoned performers and brightest talents. In these days of sampled and computer-generated music, it is refreshing to hear music the way it is meant to be played – honestly and with soul!

Don’t miss this chance to ring in the New Year with sparkle, style, jumping live blues music, great food and libations! For more information please visit www.beatbrasserie.com.

NEW YEAR’S EVE PRIX FIXE
Reservations starting 9pm to close
3 Courses with Glass of Bubbly, Live Music & Festivities
$105 Per Person

AMUSE BOUCHE
Chef selection of small bite with glass of bubbly

FIRST
Shrimp & Grits
Smoked Tomato Gravy

Sweet Chili Baby Back Ribs

Line Caught Tuna Carpaccio
Fresh Horseradish, Fried Capers, Parsley, Lemon

Buffalo Cauliflower
Blue Cheese Yogurt Dipping Sauce

Seared Foie Gras +5
Caramelized Apples, Duck Gastrique

Waldorf Salad
Grapes, Walnuts, Celery, Blue Cheese Vinaigrette

Hippie Salad
Organic Sprouted Greens, Carrots, Chickpeas, Raisins, House Vinaigrette

SECOND
Lobster Risotto
Seared Cod, Peas, Basil

Faroe Island Salmon
Brown Butter, Nori, Fried Capers, Cauliflower

Seared Duck Breast
Gnocchi, Tart Cherries, Kale

Rack of Lamb +10
Truffled Whipped Potatoes, Grilled Broccolini

Prime Rib of Beef
Truffled Whipped Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts, Red Wine Jus

Aged Filet Mignon +10
Crunchy Potato Galette, Creamed Spinach, Peppercorn

Artisanal Vegetable Bowl
Delicata Squash, Turnips, Carrots, Spinach, Pumpkin Seeds, Wild Mushrooms,
Multi Grain Organic Brown Rice Pilaf & More

THIRD
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Fig Crème brûlée
Caramelized Banana Bread Pudding