Les Amis d'Escoffier
Edmond Lafayette & Christian Rassinoux
Friday 25 April 2003
Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, CA
Menu & Wine List
La Réception
~ Bonbon de foie gras
de canard
[Bonbon of duck foie gras]
~ Tarte tiede au Oursin
[Tart of sea urchin roe]
~ Drumette de Grenouille, sauce persil
[Frog leg with parsley sauce]
~ Caviar Osciètre
[Osetra Caviar]
with
1990 Dom Perignon,
Champagne
Le Dîner
Tartare de Langouste local,
Potreau tiede et sa vinaigrette truffé
[Lobster tartare with caviar, white asparagus & leeks
vinaigrette]
with
2001 Archery Summit, "Vireton" Oregon
Crème de Choux-fleur
et moule de bouchot,
sa quenelle sur Melba
[Cream of cauliflower with quenelle of mussels on Melba toast]
Saint Jacque épicé,
sur une Parisienne
de petit pois et beurre salé
[Spiced scallop on Parisian peas with seasoned butter and
nasturtium]
with
1998 Trimbach, "Clos St. Hune" Riesling
Fraicheur, tomate et
estragon
[Tomato and tarragon sorbet]
Loup de Mer farci en
Feuilleté "Paul Bocuse"
[Striped sea bass stuffed in layered puff pastry
"Paul Bocuse"]
with
2000 Chassagne-Montrachet, "Chaumées" Niellon
Cailles truffé en
paupiette,
figue rotie et fricassée de chanterrelle
[Quail and truffles with roasted fig and fricassee of
chanterrelles]
with
2000 Volnay, "Clos des Ducs" Marques D'Angerville
Filet de Kobe poilé,
pomme ciboulette,
haricot vert fin
[Filet of Kobe beef, apple chive sauce, green beans]
with
2000 Casa Lapostelle, Clos Apalta Chile
Gateau de St. Andre
truffé et sa petite salade
[Truffle cake St. Andre and small salad]
with
2000 Cakebread, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
Clafouti aux Amandes,
Carpacio de Pêche,
Sirop Safrané et Sorbet fromage blanc
[Clafouti with almonds, carpacio of peach, saffroned syrup and
sorbet of soft white (cottage) cheese]
with
2000 Condrieu, "Vendange Supreme" Gerin
Petit Fours
with
Grand Marnier Cent
cinquantenaire
1966 Armagnac Janneau
1970 Armagnac Janneau
1983 Armagnac Janneau
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There is eating, there is dining and then there are events like this one.
Thank you Christian, for an extraordinary culinary event!
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