Intimate ladies dinner at the Box in San Francisco

Mushroom and roasted pepper wellington

Seating for the dinner at  The Box on Folsom Street in San Francisco

Passed appetizers

Mini crispy tacos, carnitas, jalapeno slaw, chipotle crema

Mini chicken bahn mi sandwiches, pickled carrot and daikon, mint, cilantro, sriacha aioli

Trio of savory vegetarian cakes:

Seared risotto cake, spinach and gorgonzola

Root vegetable cake, herb salsa

Polenta cake, ratatoullie

First course

Summer corn soup, crème fraiche, basil oil

Artisan bread and butter

Entrée

Seared Halibut, saffron fregola, braised fennel, roasted cherry tomato, castelvetrano olive relish

Or

Swiss chard wellington, bell pepper, melted leeks, watercress salad, shaved radish, pickled red onion