Holiday Menu

Holiday Menu

Whether Your Traditions are Old or New Let Papa Joe’s Help you Enjoy Them

Spend Time with Your Family and Friends. Let “The Papa” Cater Your Holiday Meals



Birmingham
248-723-9400 ext. 74

Rochester hills
248.853.6263 ext. 2

 

Appetizers

Stunning Lobster Tail “Spoons”

Filled with a Asian Cellophane Noodle Lobster Salad

Topped with Wasabi Vinaigrette

Call for pricing per person

 

Seared Gulf Shrimp served with Star Fruit Chutney

Star Fruit, Nigella Seeds, Lime and Chilies Italia

 Call for pricing per person

 

Sformatio di Funghi

 Soufflé of Wild Mushrooms served in Phyllo Cup

With Tuscan Herb Butter

Call for pricing per person

 

Parmesan Reggiano Prociutto De Parma Chips

With Fresh Roasted Artichoke Heart Pate

Call for pricing each

 

Savory Napoleon’s

Wild Mushroom Sauté with Jambon Ham, Cave Aged Gruyere Cheese

In Buttery Puff Pastry

Call for pricing each

 

Fresh Mozzarella Herb Burst

Buffalo Mozzarella wrapped with House Oven-Dried Heirloom Tomatoes

 Herbs and a Roasted Pistachio Crunch

Call for pricing per person

 

Fresh Roasted Hot and Spicy Chestnuts

Tossed with Spices and Herbs

Call for pricing per person

 

Amy’s Baked Brie

With Fresh Fruit and Brown Sugar-Underneath a Buttery Puff Pastry Shell

Small Call for pricing   Medium, Call for pricing   Large, Call for pricing

 

Murray’ all Natural Chicken Satays or Certified Angus Beef Satays

Available with your choice of sauce marinades

SpicyPeanut, Ginger Soy, Wasabi Cream, Honey Chili

Call for pricing per person- Chicken   Call for pricing per person- Beef

 

Holiday Soups

 

Creamy Lobster Broth

With Burnt Cognac, Citrus and Chantilly Cream

           

 

Double Christmas Chicken Consommé

With Delicate Fine Herb Pasta Sheets

Call for pricing 8 oz      Call for pricing 16 oz    Call for pricing 32 oz

 

Holiday Salads

 

Papa Joe’s Holiday Salad

A Colorful Combination of Baby Spinach, Avocadoes and Pomegranate

Served with House Made Raspberry Champagne Vinaigrette

Call for pricing per person

 

Calamari Polpi Instalata

A Mix of Fresh Squid, Octopus and Shrimps Tossed with Garlic, Lemon, Red Pepper Flake, Cracked Black Peppercorns

And Virgin Olive Oil

Call for pricing per person

 

Tuscan Panzanella

Romaine Lettuce, Gorgonzola Cheese, Red Onion, Tomates, Fresh Basil and House Toasted Croutons

Served with House Made Balsamic Viaigrette

Call for pricing per person

 

Stephan’s Baby Romaine Salad

Fresh Baby Romaine Lettuce with Roasted Peppers, Red Onion and Shrimps

Served with a Roasted Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette

Call for pricing per person

 

Bountiful Boston Bibb Salad

With Baby Greens, Niman Ranch Hickory Smoked Bacon Rolls, French Roquerfert Cheese, Roasted Quince, Dates Topped with Thin Sliced Croutons and Tear Drop Tomatoes

Served with Sherry Vinaigrette Dressing

Call for pricing per person

 

Frissee Holiday Salad

With Fresh Endive, Asian Peas and House Made Duck Prociutto

Served with Roasted Honey Pomegranate Vinaigrette

Call for pricing per person

 

Accompaniments

 

Smokey Piedmont Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

With Chives, Cabrales Picon Spanish Style Blue Cheese

Call for pricing per person

 

Wild Rice

“Native Style” With Wild Mushrooms and Forest Herbs

Call for pricing per person

 

Light and Fluffy Souffle of Brown Sugared Sweet Potatoes

Baked in a Puff Pastry Crust

Call for pricing per person

 

Sliced Sweet Potatoes

Layered with Heirloom Apples, Hazelnut Crust and Cinnamon Custard

Call for pricing per person

 

Whipped Traditional Potatoes

With Cream, Butter, Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper

Call for pricing per person

 

Smashed Yukon Gold Potatoes

With Garlic Butter

Call for pricing per person

 

Accompaniments Continued

 

Shredded Sautéed Brussels Sprouts

With Shitake Mushrooms and Chinese Mustard

Call for pricing per person

 

Fall Wild Mushroom Sauté

With Chestnuts and Fresh Rosemary

Call for pricing per person

 

Celery Root Smashed

With Black Truffles and Fine Herbs

Call for pricing per person

 

Carrot Ribbons

With Toasted Sun Flower Seeds and Bourbon Maple Glace

Call for pricing per person

 

Sautéed Broccolini

With Basil and Oven Roasted Heirloom Tomatoes

Call for pricing per person

 

Fresh Green Beans

With Oregano Scented Tomato Sauce

Call for pricing per person

 

Pastas & Lasagnas

 

Maccheroni alla Chitarra from Parma Italy

With Fresh Lamb, Winter Style Ragu and Parmesan Cheese

Call for pricing per person

 

Mother Curtis Ravioli

Filled with Veal, Beef, Pork, Ricotta Cheese and Spinach

Or Three Cheese

Mother Curtis Ravioli- Call for pricing   Three Cheese Ravioli-Call for pricing

Per person

 

Grisolle

Filled with Gorgonzola and Ricotta Cheese, Sun dried Tomatoes and Fresh Basil

Call for pricing per person

 

Turtei

Colorful Pasta Candy Kisses

Filled with Fresh Ricotta Cheese, Toasted Pine Nuts Basil and Garlic

Call for pricing per person

 

Agnolotti

Roasted Veal, Root Vegetables, Porcini Mushrooms and Cognac

Topped with Risotto and Encased in Fresh Pasta

Call for pricing per person

 

Pumpkin Ravioli

With Roasted Fresh Pumpkin, Fresh Sage Pasta and Toasted Hazelnut

Call for pricing per person

 

Stuffed Pasta Roll “Calabrian” Style

With Layers of Seasoned Beef, Sage Sausage, Rosmary, Chicken

Full Cream Mozzarella Grande

Call for pricing per person

 

House Made Lasagna

Choice of: Traditional Meat Lasagna, Spinach Lasagna, Eggplant Lasagna, Chicken Wild Mushroom Lasagna, Grilled Vegetable Lasagna, Porcini Mushroom Ground Beef Lasagna and “Sunday” Three Meat Lasagna

½ pan - Call for pricing             Full pan - Call for pricing

                                                                                     Serves 10-15                Serves 20-30

 

Executive Chef William Hall’s House Made Pasta Sauces

Garlic Roasted Alfredo, Fresh Amoghio, Tomato Basil, Traditional Meat Sauce, The Ultimate Palomino, Aglio Olio, Bolognese, Pommarola, Arrabbiata, Puttanesca, Bettola and Our Three Meat “Sunday” Sauce

 

Entrée’s

 

Fine Herb Crusted Rosen Farms Veal Rack

With Truffles and a Cognac Jus Le’

Call for pricing per person

 

 

Strub Ranch Kobe Beef Spencer Roll

Boneless Prime Rib Tied with Vegetables and served with Natural Jus Le’

Call for pricing per person

 

 

Rosen Farms Lamb Racks

Marinated with Tuscan Herbs, Mustard Panko Crust and served with Merlot Demi

Call for pricing per person

 

 

Grilled Certified Angus Roasted Beef Tenderloin (Whole or Carved)

Roulade, Stuffed with Porcini Mushroom Ragu and Marsala Cream

Call for pricing per person

 

 

Holiday Eberly Farms Goose

Stuffed with Jazz Apples, Black Walnuts and Persimmon Stuffing in Honey Tangerine Butter Glace

Call for pricing per person

 

 

Strub Ranch Fresh Berkshire Roasted Ham

With a Bourbon Maple Glaze

Call for pricing per person

 

 

Garlic Crusted Berkshire Boneless Pork Loin

With Stir Fried Fresh Water Chestnuts, Chinese Cabbage and Edammes

Call for pricing per person

 

 

Glazed Spiral Dearborn Sliced Bone-In- Ham

Served with a Brown Sugar Dijon Mustard Crust, Braised Pear and Jus Le

Call for pricing per person

 

 

Sautéed Murray’s Chicken Breast Marsala

Topped with Eggplant, Mushrooms, Fontina Cheese and Tomato Basil Sauce

Call for pricing per person

 

Entrée’s Continued

 

Seared Gulf Prawns

With Cognac Cream, Tarragon and Fresh Tomatoes

Call for pricing per person

 

Pan Roasted Cold Water Lobster Tail

Accompanied with a Butter Sauté, Crisp Shallots and Thyme

Market Price

 

Pasta Fruits de Mare: Capelini de Angelo

Angle Hair Pasta Tossed with Saute Shrimp Scallops, Clams, Mussels, Calamari and Lobster

Topped with Pan Fresh Tomato Sauce

Call for pricing per person

 

Split Fresh Maine Lobster

With Sherry Mushroom Cream and Topped with Grana Parmesan Crumbs and Butter

Call for pricing per person

 

Vitello Chestoute

Cedar Lake Veal Sautéed with Cognac, Chestnuts, Shallots and Rosemary

Served with Demi Glace Sauce

Call for pricing per person

 

Honey Chili Roasted Salmon

Served with Yuzu Ponzu Sauce

Call for pricing per person



Birmingham
248-723-9400 ext. 74

Rochester hills
248.853.6263 ext. 2