Chef Jim Solomon pays homage to JFK as the president’s 100th birthday approaches. Through May (Kennedy’s birthday falls on the 29th), The Fireplace will add Kennedy family recipes and JFK favorites like Irish potato cakes and lobster stew to the menu, while the bar will be serving presidential cocktails like an Irish Mimosa with poitin, honey lavender, OJ and sparkling wine (see the full menu below). Additionally, Solomon’s personal collection of JFK memorabilia will be on display at Brookline Town Hall for viewing. Call 617.975.1900 for brunch, lunch or dinner reservations at the restaurant and head to Brookline to commemorate the late president in the town of his birth.
SOUPS, SALADS & APPETIZERS
JKF’s Favorite Fish Chowder with Applewood Smoked (MA) Bacon Cup 6.50 | Bowl 12
Belgian Endive Salad with Watercress, Apple, Cucumber, Cashews & Raspberry Vinaigrette 12
Littleneck Pan Roast with Linguica and Pernod 16.50 (Dinner Only)
BRUNCH ENTREES
Irish Potato Cake with Smoked Salmon, Poached Eggs & Creamy Hollandaise 17
Cornmeal Waffles with Warm Maple Butter & Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce 15
2 Poached Eggs on Toast, Bacon & Massachusetts Marmalade 12
The President liked it with orange juice, milk and coffee
LUNCH ENTREES
Shepard’s Pie and Green Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette 14
Salmon Mousse with Vegetable Chips on a Mimosa Salad 15
Grilled Vermont Cheddar Cheese with Boston Baked Beans and Homemade Potato Chips 14
DINNER ENTREES
JFK Lobster Stew as served by Lydia Shire at Locke-Ober with a side of Garlicky Broccoli mkt price
Beef Stroganoff over Buttery Egg Noodles with Creamy Spinach 28
Citrus Glazed Salmon, Crispy “Potato Balls” & Asparagus with Maltaise Sauce 33
Poulet a L’Estragon Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans with Almonds 31
DESSERT
Chocolate Mousse with Whipped Cream & a Crisp Tuile 9.50
Served the night of Colonel John Glenn’s historic triple orbit Earth
Rose Kennedy’s Boston Cream Pie with Raspberry Coulis 9.50
FROM THE BAR
BRUNCH
Bloody Mary – Bradford Vodka (MA), House Made, Dehydrated Horseradish & Bacon 13
Irish Mimosa – Poitin (Irish Moonshine), Honey Lavender, OJ, Westport Rivers Sparkling Wine (MA) 13
The President’s Daiquiri – Papa’s Pilar (Hemmingway Rum Company), Simple, Fresh Squeezed Lime 13
Mint Julep As offered at a July 1961 State Dinner in honor of Muhammah Ayub Khan (Pakistan) at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate 13
Beefeater Martini – Up and Dirty with Olives 13
Regally served in the White House to those in the good graces of America’s “Camelot”
