https://rvanews.com All the news, none of that gross newsprint feel Tue, 10 Nov 2020 02:23:10 +0000 en-US https://rvanews.com/food/helens-2012-spring-restaurant-week/59257?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+Readership Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:16:21 +0000 RVANews staff http://rvanews.com/?p=59257 <p style = "text-align:center"><img width="380" height="250" src="https://rvanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/restaurant-week-no-image.jpg" class="attachment-550x550 size-550x550 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://rvanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/restaurant-week-no-image.jpg 380w, https://rvanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/restaurant-week-no-image-180x118.jpg 180w, https://rvanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/restaurant-week-no-image-270x177.jpg 270w, https://rvanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/restaurant-week-no-image-55x36.jpg 55w" sizes="(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px" /></p><blockquote><ul><li>2527 West Main Street</li><li>804.358.4370</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Helens-Restaurant/88905016058">Website</a></li></ul></blockquote><h2>Course one</h2><p><em>Choose one</em></p><ul><li><strong>Sweet and spicy corn soup</strong>--With lime creme fraiche, cilantro, and smoked paprika oil.</li><li><strong>Roasted beet salad</strong>--With mixed greens, watermelon radish, citrus segments, feta, and white balsamic vinaigrette.</li><li><strong>Chilled jumbo asparagus salad</strong>--With shaved surryano ham, soft poached egg, pistachio, blood orange-dijon vinaigrette.</li><li><strong>1/2 pound steamed mussels</strong>--With pernod broth, herbs de provence, matchstick potatoes, and lemon aioli.</li></ul><h2>Course two</h2><p><em>Choose one</em></p><ul><li><strong>Grilled New York strip</strong>--With potato pave, rainbow swiss chard, wild mushroom and green peppercorn sauce.</li><li><strong>Coffee spiced pork tenderloin</strong>--With roasted poblano pepper spoon bread, crispy mustard greens, granny smith apple relish, and apple cider-pork jus.</li><li><strong>Cast iron skillet-fried chicken</strong>--With caramelized garlic and chive mashed potatoes, pan roasted brussels sprouts, and black pepper honey.</li><li><strong>Pan-seared lump crabcake</strong>--With creamed Israeli couscous, jumbo asparagus, cornmeal crusted leeks, and basil oil.</li><li><strong>Sweet pea Rravioli</strong>--With lemon ricotta, sautéed wild mushrooms and rainbow swiss chard, and sweet pea-parmesan sauce.</li></ul><h2>Course three</h2><p><em>Choose one</em></p><ul><li><strong>Lavender creme brûlée</strong> </li><li><strong>Chocolate chambord mousse</strong>--With roasted banana cream and toasted Virginia peanuts.</li><li><strong>Strawberry sorbet</strong></li></ul><p><br />Ho there, reader of RSS feeds! Do you ever want to support RVANews in a real and tangible way? Or at least pay a small penance for reading ad-free content? If so, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/rvanews">support us on Patreon for a couple bucks a month</a>!</p>