Foundry on Elm Celebrates First Night in Somerville

This New Year’s Eve, Foundry on Elm will set the stage for a First Night celebration in Davis Square. Beginning at 5pm, executive Chef Shayne Nunes will start dishing out a customizable three-plus-course prix fixe menu to help get you ready for the long night ahead. For an amuse-bouche, there is a Roasted Asian Pear with Great Hill bleu cheese and smoked honey. First course options include the Roasted Farmer’s Beets with mesclun and chicory greens, Cara Cara orange, honey pecan ricotta and citrus vinaigrette; Creamy Cauliflower Soup with shiitake mushroom crostini and white truffle oil; or, Lump Crab Cake with a “BLT” salad, Applewood smoked bacon, frisée, charred cherry tomato and remoulade. For the main course, choose between the Brown Sugar Roasted Acorn Squash with Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, baby kale, warm cider cream and candied peanuts; Brick Seared Statler Chicken Breast with shiitake mushrooms, baby kale, creamy goat cheese polenta and a maple-sherry jus; Pan-Roasted Sea Scallops with crisp pork belly, Brussels sprouts and brown butter-acorn squash puree; or, Le Grand Filet Mignon with grilled asparagus, truffle whipped potatoes and a red wine-mushroom cream sauce. For a final taste of something sweet in 2015, there are three options: Spiced Eggnog Crème Brûlée with a cinnamon ginger snap; Apple Cider Donut Holes with chipotle-chocolate sauce; or, Blood Orange Sorbet with Cara Cara oranges and mint.

At 10pm, Foundry on Elm will open its doors to its official New Year’s Eve celebration. Revelers will dance the night away while sipping on handcrafted cocktails and an extensive array of beer selections. On the ones-and-twos will be DJ Axel Foley, who will spin a mix of top 40 hits until the wee hours. At midnight, enjoy a complimentary champagne toast as you say goodbye to 2015 and warmly welcome 2016.

Thursday, December 31: Dinner begins at 5pm; New Year’s Eve event begins at 10pm. Dinner: $75 per person; Event: $30 per person. Dinner reservations suggested. Admission after 10pm granted as available. This event is for guests ages 21+ with a valid ID.

Foundry on Elm
255 Elm Street
Somerville, MA 02144