Memorial Day Menu & Reservations

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Tao will be OPEN Memorial Day, May 29th, for a collaborative brunch prepared by Cara Stadler and Leon Vuong of The Frying Dutchman.  Brunch will be served between 11a – 3p.  The tentative menu is below.  The cost is $58 per person (excluding tax and gratuity).  Reservations are recommended and you can make them online below.  Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions and we will do our best to accommodate you.  If you are a large party or have other special requirements, please send an email to reservations@tao-maine.com.  We are sooo looking forward to cooking in the Tao kitchen and seeing many familiar faces again. 

Cold

 

Rou Song Bao  豬肉松包

pork sung bun with cilantro, sweet soy, spruce berry

 

Cucumber Salad

nuoc nam dressing, crispy dried shrimp,
birds eye chili, and Thai basil

 

DimSum

 

Miso Shrimp & Ramp Potstickers

with water chestnut, ginger, and scallion,
togarashi dusted finished with shrimp oil

 

Banh Uot

nuoc cham, banana leaf steamed sausage,
herbs, Thai bird chilies, crispy garlic and shallots

 

Pho Croquettes

herb and chili salad (bean sprout, Thai basil,
culantro, onion, scallion, chili pepper,
lime-nouc nam vinaigrette), hoisin, and sriracha

 

Woo Kok

duck confit stuffed deep fried taro balls
with fermented tofu aioli

 

Gua Bao  割包

Taiwanese open face baozi with
red cooked pork belly, pickled mustard green,
candied peanut powder, and cilantro

 

Hot

Cumin Chili Lamb

with hand pulled noodles, black vinegar,
soy, garlic, scallion, napa cabbage

 

Braised Hakurei Turnips

and their greens with X.O. butter sauce
and silken tofu served with you tiao

 

Dessert

Galangal Pound Cake

with yuzu cremeux, poached rhubarb,
and coconut sorbet

 

Please select May 29 as the date.