Menu Prestige

Menu Prestige showcases the full capabilities of Bistro La Minette's kitchen that will make any special function truly memorable.  For the conneisseur.

$65 per person
Apéritifs (hors d’oeuvres)

Pi ck one from the following

Gougères /  Burgundy-style cheese puffs
Champignons à la Greque /  Button mushrooms cooked in court bouillon with lemon and tomato
Rillettes de Saumon  /  Salmon paté, croutons,
Rillettes de Canard /  Duck confit, croutons
Feuilleté aux Olives /  Puff pastry with olives
Tomates Séchées /  Oven roasted tomatoes, basil, olive oil, endive leaf
Olives Marinées /  Marinated olives
Tapenade /  Olives puréed with anchovies, capers and garlic, served with bread
Cake aux Olives /  Savory olive and roasted pepper cake
Poivron Rôtis /  Oven-roasted peppers, olive oil, garlic confit, toast

Soupe

Pick 1 of the following

Soupe Parmentier  / Potato-leek soup, cold or hot
Soupe d’Asperges  / Aspargus soup
Potage St. Germain  / Pea soup with mushrooms
Soupe aux Taupinenbourg  / Jeruselum artichoke soup

Entrées (first courses)

Pick 1 from group A and 2 from group B

 GROUP A
Terrine de Foie Gras /  Duck-liver paté, house-made brioche
Sardines Grillées et Poivrons Rouges /  Grilled sardines, sweet red pepper
Caille Farcie /  Sausage-stuffed quail
Tarte aux Champignons Sauvages /  Wild mushroom pie
Coquilles St. Jaques /  Scallops cooked in cream with calvados and cheese
Moules Marinières /  Mussels cooked in white wine, leeks, cream
Salade de Confit de Canard /  Duck confit salad

GROUP B
Carottes Râpées /  Grated carrot salad, shallots, mustard vinaigrette
Salade de Tomates /  Sliced Roma tomatoes, basil, sherry vinegar, olive oil
Salade de Betteraves /  Red beets, orange vinaigrette
Salade Piémontaise /  Potato salad, ham, cornichons, crème fraiche
Terrine de Foies de Volaille /  Chicken-liver mousse, toasted brioche, Dijon mustard, cornichons
Terrine de Campagne /  Country-style paté, toasted brioche, Dijon mustard, cornichons
Salade d’Haricots Verts /  Green bean salad, toasted almonds
Quiche Lorraine /  Lardons, comté cheese
Salade de Lentils /  Puy lentilles, brunois vegetables, vinaigrette

Plats (main courses)

Pick 1 of the following

Bar Farci aux Champignons  / Whole stuffed striped bass with wild mushrooms
Rôti de Boeuf  / Roasted beef loin, beef jus
Bouillabaise  / Classic Marseilles-style fish stew
Canard à l’Orange  / Whole roasted duck with orange sauce
Rôti de Porc aux Pruneaux  / Bacon-wrapped pork loin stuffed with prunes, vinegar sauce
Poulet Rôti à la Moutarde  / Oven-roasted mustard-crusted chicken, Dijon tarragon sauce
Cabillaud au Beurre Blanc  / Broiled cod, beurre blanc, fines herbs
Saucisse de Campagne  / House-made red wine-country sausage, Puy lentils
Daube Provençal  / Provence style beef stew
Gigot d’Agneau Rôti  / Roasted leg of lamb, garlic confit, rosemary
Saumon en Croûte  / Salmon cooked in Puff pastry
Coq au Vin  / Red wine-braised chicken, lardons, mushrooms, bacon

Accompagnements (side dishes)

Pick 2 of the following

 Gratin Dauphinois /  Scalloped potatoes
Pommes Darphin /  Grated potato cake
Pommes Anna /  Cream-less scalloped potatoes, shallot confit
Pommes Purées /  Silky smooth mashed potatoes
Taglietelles /  House-made pasta
Riz au Pilaf /  Basmati rice pilaf
Haricots Verts /  Green beans cooked with tomatoes and onions
Carottes Façon Peggy /  Peggy’s slow-cooked carrots
Poireaux Vinaigrette /  Whole leeks slow-cooked, house vinaigrette
Confit de Fenouil /  Fennel confit
Gratin de Choux-fleur /  Cauliflower gratin

Fromages

Salad and cheese course with chef’s selection of 3 cheeses

Desserts (served with seasonal sorbet or ice cream)

Pick one of the following

Clafoutis  / Cherry, strawberry, or plum clafoutis depending on season
Tarte Tatin  / Upside-down apple tart
Mousse au Chocolat  / Classic chocolate mousse
Crème Caramel  / Classic caramel custard
Tarte à la Rhubarbe  / Rhubarb and custard tart
Fraisier  / Strawberry and mousseline crème cake
Tarte au Citron  / Lemon tart
Gâteau au Chocolat  / Chocolate cake

 

 

 

 

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