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

Accoompagnements (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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