The Salty Zebra

The Dinner Guide
Farm Stories • Technique • Pairings
Every dish starts with a farmer, a fisherman, or a forager. Chef Michael Luth builds the menu around what arrives each week — scratch-made, no shortcuts, no apologies. This guide tells you where it comes from and what to drink with it.

Our Farms

10 partners • Local & artisan sourced

Kai Kai Farms
Indiantown, FL
Mixed Greens • Root Vegetables • Seasonal Produce
Forty acres in the heart of Florida's farming country, growing with organic practices since 2003. Kai Kai grows about 50 varieties of heirloom vegetables — "grown for taste, not travel." Their mixed greens anchor our Market Salad and their root vegetables star in the Yellowtail Snapper plate.
Colab Farms
Indiantown, FL
Beets • Baby Bok Choy • Seasonal Vegetables
A sustainable farm growing heirloom, pesticide-free, non-GMO produce using hydroponic and regenerative methods. Their orange-braised beets are the foundation of our Beet Salad. Baby bok choy from Colab sits alongside the sweet potato-crusted grouper.
Gratitude Garden Farm
Loxahatchee Groves, FL
Oyster • Lion's Mane • Specialty Mushrooms
Certified organic mushroom farm and wellness retreat born from the founder's personal health journey. They cultivate oyster varieties, lion's mane, black trumpets, and pioppinos. Their specialty mushrooms appear in the grouper dish, the Mushroom Pate, and the Steak Au Poivre.
Sunbird Farms
Central California
Pasture-Raised Heritage Chicken
A small family farm in Central California raising heritage breeds — including American Bresse, considered the "Queen of Chickens" — on organic pasture with non-GMO, soy-free feed. No antibiotics, no shortcuts. Sunbird's chicken becomes both the pan-roasted breast and the housemade thigh sausage on our chicken plate.
Chatel Farms
Reidsville, GA
Prime Angus • Akaushi Wagyu Beef
Family-owned, vertically integrated beef operation raising Angus and Akaushi Wagyu — one of only four Japanese Wagyu breeds. They grow their own feed, process at their own USDA facility, and never use antibiotics or added hormones. Their 10oz prime strip is the centerpiece of our Steak Au Poivre.
La Belle Farms
Ferndale, NY
Duck
Hudson Valley duck farm known for producing some of the finest foie gras and duck in the country. Our Signature Duck starts with their dry-aged breast and a crispy confit roulade — two preparations on one plate, finished tableside with tart cherry mole jus.
Cod & Capers Seafood
North Palm Beach, FL
Yellowtail • Grouper • Scallops • Oysters
Family-owned seafood purveyor since 1984, founded by a former commercial lobster diver. Just 15 minutes south of us in North Palm Beach, their fleet of refrigerated trucks delivers day-boat fish to the best restaurants from Miami to Vero Beach. Their yellowtail and scallops make the crudo, their grouper gets the sweet potato crust, and their oysters arrive with our passionfruit-pink peppercorn mignonette.
Bread by Johnny
Jupiter, FL
Artisan Breads • Sourdough • Seedy Wheat
Local artisan baker crafting sourdough and specialty breads by hand. Johnny's bread appears throughout the menu — the bread basket, the bruschetta sourdough, the seedy wheat under the whipped feta, and the cinnamon raisin toast with melted brie.
Danny-Kay's Deli & Market
Tequesta, FL
Fresh Pasta
Italian deli and market literally on the same street as Salty Zebra, making fresh pasta daily with imported Italian flour. Their campanella — those ruffled, trumpet-shaped noodles — catch every drop of our braised lamb ragout and pecorino. You can't get more local than this.
Marcelli Formaggi
Anversa degli Abruzzi, Italy
Pecorino • Artisan Sheep's Milk Cheese
A family importing award-winning organic sheep's milk cheeses from their own Slow Food farm, La Porta dei Parchi, in a tiny mountain village in Abruzzo, Italy. Their pecorino finishes our Market Salad and tops the lamb ragout. Real cheese from a real family farm — not the stuff in the green can.

To Start

11 dishes • $12 – $28

Bread by Johnny V
$15
Bread by Johnny • Jupiter, FL
Locally sourced assorted breads with Calabrian butter, seasonal jam, and roasted garlic oil. The bread changes with Johnny's mood and the season — always warm, always worth it.
Pair with: Jeio Prosecco ($12/gl) — Bubbles + bread + butter is the universal opener. Any BTG white also works.
Pistachio Whipped Feta V
$16
Bread by Johnny • Jupiter, FL
Whipped feta folded with pistachios, topped with fresh mint and chives, served on Johnny's seedy wheat bread. Creamy, salty, herby — the table fights over the last scoop.
Pair with: Mylonas Assyrtiko ($15/gl) — Greek wine + feta. The herb-mint notes sing together. Also: Chateau Sancerre ($95)
Six Cold Water Oysters GF
$28
Cod & Capers Seafood • Pompano Beach, FL
Cold water oysters on the half shell with our housemade passionfruit-pink peppercorn mignonette. Briny, bright, and a little tropical. Florida on a shell.
Pair with: Landron Muscadet ($54) — THE oyster wine. Salt + mineral + lemon = perfect match. Also: Jeio Prosecco ($12/gl)
Chef's note: The passionfruit mignonette is Michael's riff on classic French — tropical acid instead of red wine vinegar.
Local Yellowtail & Scallop Crudo GF
$28
Cod & Capers Seafood • Pompano Beach, FL
Raw yellowtail and scallop mousseline with avocado and leche de tigre. Clean, citrus-bright, silky. The scallop mousseline adds a velvet layer you don't see coming.
Pair with: Cottanera Etna Rosato ($52) — Volcanic minerality mirrors the leche de tigre citrus. Also: Landron Muscadet ($54)
Chef's note: Leche de tigre — "tiger's milk" — is the citrus-chile marinade from Peruvian ceviche. Michael uses it as a raw sauce here.
Local Market Salad V GF
$16
Kai Kai Farms • Indiantown, FL • Marcelli Formaggi
Kai Kai Farms mixed greens tossed with Colab Farms seasonal vegetables, Marcelli Formaggi pecorino, and champagne vinaigrette. Changes weekly based on what the farms are pulling out of the ground.
Pair with: Maison Fabre Rosé ($12/gl) — Light rosé doesn't compete with delicate greens. Also: Frenzy Sauvignon Blanc ($12/gl)
Colab Farms Beet Salad V GF
$18
Colab Farms • Loxahatchee, FL
Orange-braised beets with Florida citrus, feta, pistachios, ricotta, and orange espelette vinaigrette. Sweet beets, salty feta, crunchy pistachios — every bite hits different.
Pair with: Maison Fabre Rosé ($12/gl) — Rosé handles sweet beets + salty feta. Also: Selbach-Oster Riesling ($72)
Crispy Brussels Sprouts GF
$12
Local sourced
Fried until shatteringly crispy, drizzled with truffle honey, topped with bacon and balsamic. If you think you don't like brussels sprouts, you haven't had these.
Pair with: Ch. de la Chaize Brouilly ($68) — Truffle honey + bacon wants a fruity red that won't overpower. Gamay is ideal. Also: Fess Parker Pinot Noir ($105)
Colab Farms Bruschetta V
$16
Colab Farms • Bread by Johnny
Stracciatella, concasse tomato, garlic, basil, and balsamic on Bread by Johnny sourdough. Stracciatella is burrata's creamier cousin — it melts into the warm toast.
Pair with: Attems Sauvignon Blanc ($72) — Italian white with Italian-inspired starter. Tomato acidity matches the SB acidity. Also: Volpaia Chianti ($105)
Chef's note: Concasse means the tomatoes are blanched, peeled, seeded, and diced — pure tomato flavor, no wateriness.
Burgundy Escargot GF
$20
Classic French preparation
Snails swimming in Pernod garlic-parsley butter. Rich, garlicky, unapologetically French. Soak up every drop of that butter with bread.
Pair with: Villebois Pouilly Fumé ($78) — Garlic-Pernod butter needs crisp acidity. Loire whites are classic here. Also: Delaporte Sancerre ($120)
Chef's note: Pernod adds an anise backbone that lifts the richness. Classic Burgundy technique with a Michael twist.
Melted Brie V
$16
Bread by Johnny • Jupiter, FL
Warm melted brie drizzled with local wildflower honey and bee pollen, served with Johnny's cinnamon raisin toast. Sweet, savory, sticky — a cheese course disguised as a starter.
Pair with: Selbach-Oster Riesling Kab ($72) — Off-dry Riesling + honey + warm cheese = French bistro heaven. Also: Weinbach Gewurztraminer ($130)
Gratitude Gardens Mushroom Pate V
$14
Gratitude Gardens • Loxahatchee, FL
Maitake mushroom pate with sweet & sour blueberry, crispy cordyceps, and sourdough. Earth meets forest meets funk. The cordyceps add a crunch that makes you do a double-take.
Pair with: A Portela Mencía ($65) — Earthy mushrooms want an earthy, lighter red. Mencía's slate minerality is perfect. Also: Ch. de la Chaize Brouilly ($68)

Handmade Pasta

3 dishes • $28 – $40

Gluten-Free Pasta Available +$3
Truffle Pappardelle V
$40
Housemade pasta • Black Winter Truffle
Fresh housemade pappardelle ribbons tossed in truffle sauce with shaved black winter truffle. Wide noodles catch every bit of that earthy, intoxicating sauce. This is the dish people come back for.
Pair with: Tommasi Ripasso ($78) — Truffle demands earthy richness. Ripasso's dried-fruit depth matches the umami. Also: Ratti Nebbiolo ($95)
Chef's note: Pappardelle is rolled and cut by hand daily. The wide ribbons are intentional — more surface area means more truffle in every bite.
Colorado Lamb Ragout
$38
Danny Kay's Pasta • Marcelli Formaggi Pecorino
Braised Colorado lamb over Danny Kay's campanella pasta, finished with Marcelli Formaggi pecorino. The ruffled pasta catches every drop of the slow-braised lamb. Hearty, deeply savory, and built for cold-weather cravings any time of year.
Pair with: Cayron Gigondas ($85) — Southern Rhône herbs + lamb is a timeless combination. Also: Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitage ($115)
Chef's note: Campanella are those trumpet-shaped ruffled noodles — they're made to trap braising liquid. Danny Kay's makes them fresh for us.
Cauliflower Bolognese V
$28
Housemade Tagliatelle • 24-month Parmesan
Fresh housemade tagliatelle in a plant-based bolognese built from roasted cauliflower, finished with 24-month aged parmesan and torn basil. Proof that vegetarian doesn't mean boring — this has body, depth, and enough umami to shut up any carnivore.
Pair with: A Portela Mencía ($65) — Lighter red with bright acidity lifts the parmesan richness without overwhelming. Also: Ch. de la Chaize Brouilly ($68)

Chef's Plates

7 dishes • $25 – $60

Enhance any dish with Fresh Black Truffle (4g) | +$20
Sweet Potato Crusted Black Grouper GF
$44
Cod & Capers Seafood • Colab Farms • Gratitude Gardens
Grouper in a sweet potato crust over sweet potato puree, with Colab Farms baby bok choy and crispy Gratitude Gardens maitake mushrooms. Three farms on one plate. The crust shatters, the puree is silk, the mushrooms add snap.
Pair with: Dutton Goldfield Chardonnay ($15/gl) — Sweet potato + bok choy + mushrooms needs a white with body. DG Chard has enough weight without drowning the fish. Also: Chateau Sancerre ($95)
Chef's note: The sweet potato crust is Michael's technique — thinly sliced sweet potato wrapped around the fillet, pan-seared until golden.
Local Yellowtail Snapper GF
$38
Cod & Capers Seafood • Kai Kai Farms
Local yellowtail snapper over roasted Kai Kai Farms root vegetables, mustard greens, yellow and Roma beans, with seafood nage. Delicate fish, hearty vegetables, a broth that ties everything together. Florida on a plate.
Pair with: Villebois Pouilly Fumé ($78) — Delicate fish + seafood nage wants crisp mineral. Loire whites are made for this. Also: Landron Muscadet ($54)
Chatel Farms Steak Au Poivre GF
$60
Chatel Farms • Gratitude Gardens
10oz prime strip with peppercorn crust, onion scarpaccia, Gratitude Gardens mushrooms, and cognac-bone marrow au poivre sauce. The steak you order when you want to feel something. Bone marrow in the sauce makes it obscenely rich.
Pair with: Cayron Gigondas ($85) — Cognac-bone marrow + peppercorn needs herbs and dark fruit. Sommelier's choice. Also: Robert Craig Cab ($125) for the Cab crowd.
Chef's note: Scarpaccia is a Tuscan flatbread — Michael makes it with thinly shaved onions, creating a crispy-sweet base for the steak.
Sunbird Farms Chicken GF
$32
Sunbird Farms • South Florida
Pan-roasted chicken breast alongside housemade chicken thigh sausage, pommes Robuchon, chicken jus, and local greens. Two preparations of the same bird — the breast for elegance, the sausage for soul. Pommes Robuchon is Joel Robuchon's legendary butter-loaded mashed potatoes.
Pair with: A Portela Mencía ($65) — Bright fruit and comfort go together. Also: Dutton Goldfield Chard ($15/gl) if you want white, or Ch. de la Chaize Brouilly ($68)
Chef's note: Pommes Robuchon uses a 2:1 potato-to-butter ratio. Yes, that much butter. That's the point.
Kai Kai Farm Vegetable Curry VG GF
$28
Kai Kai Farms • Gratitude Gardens
Malaysian curry loaded with Gratitude Gardens mushrooms, bean sprouts, and coconut squash veloute. Aromatic, warming, layered with spice. The coconut squash veloute is liquid velvet — rich without any dairy.
Pair with: Selbach-Oster Riesling Kab ($72) — Classic pairing: off-dry Riesling + spice. The residual sugar tames the curry heat. Also: Dr. K. Frank Riesling ($65)
Chef's note: Veloute is one of the five French mother sauces. Michael builds his with coconut and roasted squash instead of stock — keeping it fully vegan.
Bistro Burger
$25
CBS Blend • Local sourced
Half-pound CBS blend patty with Gruyere, sweet & sour onions, au poivre sauce, and parmesan potato wedges. This isn't a "restaurant burger." It's a proper bistro burger — the same peppercorn sauce from the steak, the same attention to detail, just on a bun.
Pair with: Oberon Cab ($80) — Burger + Gruyère + au poivre = classic Cab territory. Also: Caymus Walking Fool ($19/gl)
La Belle Farms Signature Duck GF
$36
La Belle Farms • Ferndale, NY
Dry-aged honey-glaze duck breast with crispy confit roulade, cured butternut squash, fennel puree, and a tableside pour of tart cherry mole jus. Two preparations of duck on one plate. The tableside pour is theatre — and the cherry mole jus is worth every drop.
Pair with: Kir-Yianni Ramnista ($78) — Duck + tart cherry mole wants acidity and earthy complexity. Xinomavro's dried cherry and leather notes are a perfect echo. Also: Fess Parker Pinot Noir ($105)
Chef's note: Confit is duck leg slow-cooked in its own fat for hours, then rolled into a roulade and fried until shatteringly crispy. The mole jus brings chocolate and chile into the cherry base.

The Sweet Finish

3 dishes

Chocolate Banana
Caramelized banana mousse, milk chocolate espresso, macerated strawberries, sesame brittle, tres leches ice cream. A banana split grew up, moved to Jupiter, and got a pastry degree.
Pair with: Caymus Walking Fool ($19/gl) — Rich red fruit + chocolate is a classic match. Also: En Cavale Pet Nat ($62)
Key Lime
Key lime custard, pineapple gelée, chantilly cream, graham cracker crumb, black lime powder. Florida on a plate — tart, creamy, and just sweet enough to close the night right.
Pair with: Selbach-Oster Riesling ($72) — Off-dry Riesling mirrors the tart-sweet balance. Also: Jeio Prosecco ($12/gl)
Bread Pudding
Housemade brioche, dates, toffee, vanilla ice cream. Warm, sticky, deeply comforting. The kind of dessert that makes you glad you saved room.
Pair with: Jordan Cabernet ($25/gl) — Toffee + dates + dark fruit tannins. A fireside finish. Also: Weinbach Gewürztraminer ($130)
V = Vegetarian  •  VG = Vegan  •  GF = Gluten Free  •  Gluten-Free Pasta Available +$3