Advanced Inspirations

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Join the chef for an introduction to more advanced skills from the finer side of food and cooking. Explore a single ingredient or technique, such as coffee and cacao or dumplings in multiple forms, learn to brine meats, make sausage, slow smoke at home, or try your hand at cheese or homemade pastas. Some experience and comfort in the kitchen is recommended.

 

Great Weekends

Smoked salmon blinis with fresh dill and lemon crème fraiche

Braised red cabbage, smoked pork, garlic, onions, red wine, maple syrup

Roasted potatoes, butter, parsley, rosemary

Stuffed roasted porchetta, pork loin, sausage walnut stuffing, fresh ground spice

Chocolate Soufflé, rich chocolate light and fluffy

 

 

Romantic evenings

Creamed eggs and toast, scrambled eggs  in rosemary toast cups

Poached salmon fondant, lemon thyme mayonnaise

Frites thick cut potato golden crisp

Chateau Briand, Beef tenderloin roast, rich onion red wine reduction

Chocolate, cinnamon pot de crème, eggs, cream, chocolate, cinnamon, burnt sugar

 

 

Easy Pickings

Bacon wrapped shrimp with soy sauce, ginger gastrique

Mini smoked turkey quiche, red peppers, Dijon, herbs de provence

Spicy Lamb Brochettes, ground lamb, garlic, fresh North African spices

Cauliflower fritters, 5 pepper dipping sauce

Goat cheese butterflies with black currant preserve

 

 

The Bake Shop

Timing is crucial so no items on this menu are available for substitutions.

Quick puff pastry

Tomato galette crispy pie dough, cream cheese, fresh tomato, herbs de Provence with black olives

Chicken pot pie, chicken, stock, carrots, peas, and cream

Profiterole, Pate a Choux, Vanilla custard sauce, icing sugar, chocolate sauce