Menu Classique
Sure to delight any party, the Menu Classique demonstrates that simple dishes often provide the greatest range of flavor, and provide valuable insight into why these and similar dishes have been so popular in France for centuries. Modern life is added to old classics, while retaining absolute fidelity to time-honored French tradition.
$45 per person
Apéritifs (hors d’oeuvres)
Pick 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
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 fraîche
Terrine de Foies de Volailles / 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 Lentilles / Puy lentils, 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
Accompagnements (side dishes)
Pick 2 of the following
Gratin Dauphinois / Scalloped potatoes
Pommes Darphin / Grated potato cake
Pommes Anna / Creamless 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
Desserts (served with seasonal sorbet or ice cream)
Pick 1 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
Frasier / Strawberry and mousseline crème cake
Tarte au Citron / Lemon tart
Gâteau au Chocolate / Chocolate cake
