Menu La Minette
The Menu La Minette offers new favorites and classics alike. Offering a thoughtful progression of dishes including a cheese course at the end of the meal, Bistrot La Minette's aplomb and deftness with the fundamentals of French cooking is demonstrated in a restrained, refined way.
$55 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
Entrées (first courses)
Pick 3 from the following
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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
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 2 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
