New Chef, Fall Menu at Palihouse Courtyard Brasserie

By Lesley Balla

While the newer Palihotel gets its new dining off the ground, via the exciting Hart and the Hunter, there's some news from the original Palihouse in West Hollywood. Chef Brendan Collins still oversees the Courtyard Brasserie, while he's busy maintaining his own Waterloo & City in Culver City, but now Jonathan Peters has taken over as chef de cuisine. He was most recently with Gordon Ramsay, working at the new steakhouse in Vegas, but previously did time around the stoves of LA, including Whist, Anisette, Church & State and The Foundry.

Peters' fall menu is still very straightforward and brasserie focused, with a few more hearty dishes, including an "off-menu" dry-aged prime rib cap for two. Take a look at the full line-up below.

Premiere
Ahi and hamachi crudo
 cilantro, avocado, orange, jalapeno 14

Roasted beet salad
 Goat cheese crouton, pecan pesto, orange 12

Seared scallops
 Spaghetti squash, citrus 14

Roasted pear salad
 Honey pecan vinaigrette, prosciutto, gruyere 14

Caesar salad
 Bacon, chicken nuggets, poached egg 14

Beer-battered prawns
 Piquillo pepper marmalade, smoked paprika aioli 16

Mains
Crispy skin salmon
 Celery root puree, leeks, colored cauliflower 24

Pan-roasted chicken breast
 Wild rice, crispy confit, mushrooms 23

Black cod
 Mushroom broth, stuffed napa cabbage, chanterelles 26

Short rib
 Mushroom ragu, cavatelli pasta, poached egg 22

Steak frites
 Salade verte, buerre maitre d'hotel 28

Lamb shank
 Buttered lentils, pearl onions, baby carrot 28

A La Carte
Cavatelli pasta, brown butter, herbs 9
Bacon roasted brussels sprouts 9
Truffle fries 9
Roasted mushrooms 9
Mixed cauliflower 9