Nightwood's menu revealed

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There's been much talk about the name of  Jason Hammel and Amalea Tshilds's new restaurant in Pilsen, Nightwood. But I care less about a Djuna Barnes novel that I read in college than I do about a wood-grilled cheeseburger, so enough about the name—here's last night's menu, after the jump with prices in dollars. Two notes first: (1) Like the superseasonal farm dinners at Lula, Nightwood's menu will change almost every day, so don't get too attached. And (2): A word to folks who like to hit these places early: The restaurant got its liquor license today, so bye-bye BYOB.

Appetizers
Mixed lettuces with radish and croutons, dressed with olive oil and vinegar  8
Spinach and parmesan salad with cucumber, hard-cooked egg, and aged balsamic 10
Chicken liver pate with potato chips 10
Marinated beets with aged Sardinian goats cheese,  pesto, and pinenuts 6
Beef carpaccio with sorrel, aioli, and ash-roasted beets 12
Deep-fried Mississippi prawns with bacon-sardine vinaigrette 13
Handcut pasta with morels and stewed beef 10
Green garlic and cream soup 8

Entrees
Wood-grilled cheeseburger with fries and a dill pickle 13
Spit-roasted half chicken with a bread, mustard, and white bean salad  20
Wood-grilled trout with lentils, ham hock, and cream 19
Roast beef sandwich with blue cheese, slaw, and fries 12
Vegetable and white bean Panini on brioche with a soft poached farm egg 12
Suckling pig and morel ravioli with spinach and green olives 20

Desserts
Strawberry sorbet with macerated berries  2.50 per scoop
Almond tart with creme caramel ice cream 8
pretzles and chocolate  7