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Cork returns from summer hiatus with seasonally updated menu, Foie Gras Fridays

Cork Chandler AZCork is back. After its annual month-long summer hiatus, the Chandler fine-dining restaurant reopens tonight with its seasonally adjusted late summer menu.

New dishes include:

  • Slow-roasted pork belly with honey-grilled peaches, cherry chutney, Humboldt Fog, and shortbread ($16)
  • Watermelon salad with goat cheese Bavarian, watercress, red onion, hazelnuts, and strawberry poppy seed vinaigrette ($12)
  • Pan-roasted salmon with zucchini fritters, eggplant puree, haricot vert, smoked salmon, and basil jus ($27)
  • Char-grilled elk strip loin with pee wee potato and corn hash, grilled endive, and plum barbecue sauce ($29)

There’s also a new special: Foie Gras Friday. Each Friday, chef Brian Peterson will create a new foie gras dish for just $15.

Cork’s popular Sunday night tasting menu, offered the last Sunday of each month, will return Aug. 26.