game hen
noun
: an immature domestic hen (such as a Cornish game hen) weighing usually less than two pounds and used especially for roasting
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Owner Michael Shelton has said the restaurant will serve steaks, brisket options and game (including wild boar, bison short ribs, venison duck and Cornish game hen).
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 27 May 2026
The regular menu features Bonnell’s ever-popular bison filet with whiskey cream, or lamb, elk, pork, steaks or a tequila-lime game hen.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Roast pork, chicken or Cornish game hen were common as the main course, served with hearty breads, roasted vegetables, salad, dessert and plenty of wassail to drink.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Usually, the host cooks and prepares at least one turkey — although smaller celebrations might involve ham or Cornish game hens as the main course.
—Lisa Hix, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
In addition to Rocky Mountain oysters, guests at Buckhorn Exchange can try entrees featuring buffalo and elk steaks, quail and Cornish game hen.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2025
The Christmas Eve dinner is a prix fixe menu ($85 per person) served from 4 to 9 p.m. Entrees include a choice of prime rib, salmon, a Cornish game hen, wild mushroom risotto, or a surf and turf option of a center-cut filet and lobster tail.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Other meat options include smaller animals such as Cornish game hens or fish such as branzino.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Each course — my favorite was the fried game hen with compressed gin watermelon squares and hot honey — had its own cocktail pairing.
—Emily Bingham, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 27 May 2026
The regular menu features Bonnell’s ever-popular bison filet with whiskey cream, or lamb, elk, pork, steaks or a tequila-lime game hen.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Roast pork, chicken or Cornish game hen were common as the main course, served with hearty breads, roasted vegetables, salad, dessert and plenty of wassail to drink.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Usually, the host cooks and prepares at least one turkey — although smaller celebrations might involve ham or Cornish game hens as the main course.
—Lisa Hix, Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2025
In addition to Rocky Mountain oysters, guests at Buckhorn Exchange can try entrees featuring buffalo and elk steaks, quail and Cornish game hen.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2025
The Christmas Eve dinner is a prix fixe menu ($85 per person) served from 4 to 9 p.m. Entrees include a choice of prime rib, salmon, a Cornish game hen, wild mushroom risotto, or a surf and turf option of a center-cut filet and lobster tail.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Other meat options include smaller animals such as Cornish game hens or fish such as branzino.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Each course — my favorite was the fried game hen with compressed gin watermelon squares and hot honey — had its own cocktail pairing.
—Emily Bingham, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
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