Tag Archive: Menu

Happy 500th Birthday Nostradamus!

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A relatively short menu for our group. Most of our dinners extended, as you have perhaps seen in these pages, to 5, 6, or even 7 courses. A four course dinner, one of which was a salad with cheese, seems so unlike me. A few errors are present on the menu – corrected in the text below (spelling and a date), and I’ve added English descriptions of the dishes for those who, like me, don’t really speak French. Strangely, also, for me, I didn’t list the vintage date for the Calvados at the end of the meal, one of my favorite producers, and one which I usually had a couple of different vintages on hand from.

December 14, 2003
Second Sunday Supper Circle
Happy 500th Birthday Nostradamus!

nostradamusMichel de Nostradame, more commonly known as Nostradamus, was born on December 14, 1503, in St. Remy de Provence. He is best known for his book of prophecies ‘Centuries Astrologiques’ published in 1555. In the same year, he also published ‘Excellent er Moult Utile Opuscule a tous necessaire qui desirent avoir connaissance de plusieurs exquises recettes’ (An excellent andmost useful little work essential to all who wish to become acquainted with some exquisite recipes). These aren’t his recipes.

Soupe au Pistou pour l’Hiver
(Winter Vegetable Soup with Pesto)
Pol Roger “Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill” 1988

Faisan Braisage au Confiture du Cannelle
(Braised Pheasant with Cinnamon Jam)
Ch. De la Gardine Chateauneuf du Pape, 1994

Salade du Poires, Cidre et Camembert
(Camembert & Pear Salad with Cider Vinaigrette)
Cidre Poire

Genoise Seigle du Chataigne
(Rye Torte with Chestnuts)
Coeur du Lion Calvados

“For five hundred years more they will take notice of him, who was the ornament of his time, then suddenly, a great revelation will he give, making the people of this same century well pleased.”

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The Mediterranean Diet According to Me

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Got get in that pyramid…. This dinner might have been the first time I used what’s generally considered a vegetable in a dessert (other than carrot cake), and started a longtime obsession with creating desserts using vegetables rather than fruits.

August 17, 2003
The Mediterranean Diet According to Me

Spicy Cantaloupe & Potato Soup
Pepito Margaritas

Serrano Ham Salad, Rose Petal Vinaigrette
Mumm DVX Cuvée Napa, 1997

Fettucine – Boquerones, Baby Zucchini, Garlic, Pinenuts & Currants
Edi Kante Vitovska, 1996

Seared Sambal-Lime Marinated Filet Mignon, Spicy Mint-Radish Butter
San Vicente Tempranillo, 1994

Sweet Tomato & Walnut Clafouti
Dal Forno Romano Recioto della Valpolicella, 1988

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The John Hancock Dinner

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Second Sunday Supper Circle
January 12, 2003

In honor of the birthday of arguably the most famous Signatory in history, we present our take on Signature Dishes of arguably the most famous restaurants in American history.

Apple-Celeriac Soup with “Waldorf Salad”Garnish
Waldorf Salad – Oscar Tschirky (Waldorf Hotel)
Ferrari Signature Riserva “Giulio Ferrari”, 1992

Pizza Bianca – Caramelized Vidalia Onion, Pancetta, Reblochon
Tarte Flambé – Andre Soltner (Lutece)
Sergio Zenato Lugana Signature Reserve, 1997

Oyster & Spinach Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, Pernod-Scallion Sauce
Oysters Rockefeller – Jules Alciatore (Antoine’s)
Mario Trinchero Signature Merlot, 1999

Florida Spiny Lobsters, White cheddar, Truffled Mustard, Manzanilla Sauce
Lobster Newburg – Charles Ranhofer (Delmonico’s)
Eileen Hardy Signature Shiraz, 1994

Seared Baby Lamb Chops, Strozzapretti with Pistachio Sauce
Lamb Saté with Potatoes – Vic Bergeron (Trader Vic’s)
Ca’ del Bosco Signature Maurizio Zanella, 1990

Licorice Meringue Stack with Key Lime Curd & Fresh Key Limes
Key Lime Pie – Aunt Sally (Curry Mansion Inn)
Henri Ramonteu’s “Quintessence du Petit Manseng” Jurançon, 1991

I do know that the dessert dish was influenced by my trip the previous year to participate in and cover, for Passport magazine, the Gay Games held there (I won two bronze medals in martial arts). I’d eaten at Luke Mangan’s restaurant Salt, and for dessert been served a licorice parfait with a lime syrup, and was amazed at how well the two flavors melded. A combo I’ve used many a time since.

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Bastille Day Picnic Dinner

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Self explanatory, no?

Bastille Day Picnic Dinner

July 14, 2002

1995 Perrier-Jouet Fleur de Champagne

Potage Froid de Maïs
Pissaladière

1997 Domaine Sainte-Anne Côtes-du-Rhône Villages
Cuvée Notre-Dame des Cellettes

Poulet Roti a la Lavande
Tomates Farcies
Gratin de Bettes au Verjus

1998 Château de Pizay Morgon

Petite Salade
Camembert

1995 Ch^teau Soucherie Coteaux-du-Layon Chaume

Crème Chantilly aux Groseille a’Maquereau

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The Third Sunday

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Nothing to say about this one as I don’t really recall anything about it, other than obviously from the date, it happened on the third Sunday of the month rather than the second… so we’ll just leave it with the menu.

Chilled Sorrel Soup
Smoked Trout Toasts

Laurent-Perrier Brut L.P.

Frico-Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms
Red Amaranth Salad

Bouchie-Chatellier Pouilly-Fumé “La Renardière, 1998

Fegato di Coda di Rospo alla Veneziana
Polenta

Masi “Campofiorin” Valpolicella Ripasso, 1994

Marjoram Roasted Pork Tenderloin
Steamed Asparagus

Babcock Pinot Noir “Mt. Carmel Vineyard”, 1997

8 Year-Old Aged Gouda
Fig Cake, Honey-Broiled Pears

Fausto Maculan “Torcolato”, 1996

Sister Agatha’s Rhubarb Crumble

Persimmon Tea

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Williams Selyem Part II

20020216This was one hell of a wine dinner. Not my wine collection – a friend of mine was working for a rather wealthy dotcom sort (one of the founders of DoubleClick, and, if I understood correctly, the guy who invented the type of internet “cookie” that gives advertisiers tracking info), who was doing a series of wine dinners, inviting local chefs to his home to cook. No idea in whose company of other chefs I was in the series, but it was fun! And I got to try all the wines, too.

Williams Selyem Part II
Saturday, February 16, 2002
Trio of Hamachi
1996 Williams Selyem Anderson Valley (Blanc)
1996 Williams Selyem Russian River Valley (Blanc)
1996 Williams Selyem Hirsch Vineyard (Blanc)
Aztec Chocolate Portobello Soup & Monkfish Liver Toasts
1998 Williams Selyem Rochioli Vineyard
1997 Williams Selyem Rochioli Vineyard
Mystery Wine #1
Peppered Mussels
1998 Williams Selyem Precious Mountain Vineyard
1998 Williams Selyem Rochioli Vineyard
Mystery Wine #2
Roasted Garlic, Asiago & Truffle Pizza
1995 Williams Selyem Rochioli Vineyard
1994 Williams Selyem Rochioli Vineyard
Mystery Wine #3
Sauteed Abalone with Greek Potatoes
1992 Williams Selyem Rochioli Vineyard
1991 Williams Selyem Rochioli Vineyard
1990 Williams Selyem Rochioli Vineyard
Lamb with Candied Carrots and Radish Salpicon
1989 Williams Selyem Rochioli Vineyard
1987 Williams Selyem Rochioli Vineyard
1986 Williams Selyem Rochioli Vineyard
Cheese
1999 Williams Selyem Hirsch Vineyard
1995 Williams Selyem Hirsch Vineyard
1994 Williams Selyem Hirsch Vineyard
Cookies with Chocolate Banana Habanero Sauce

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Summer Produce

20010707Midsummer and lots of amazing produce, no doubt at the Union Square Greenmarket….

Second Sunday Supper Circle
Summer Produce
July 7, 2001

beefsteak tomato, casaba melon & purple basil gazpacho
laurent-perrier cuvee rose brut

farfalle with sugar snaps, breakfast radishes & radish greens
josmeyer gewurztraminer, 1998

stir-fry of scallops, bi-color corn, vidalia onions,
red scallions, pineapple sage & pea blossoms

peter michael cuvee indigene, 1996

seared sambal-lime marinated beef tenderloin
icicle radish, chili & peppermint salpicon
sauteed zucchini

chateau de la gardine chateauneuf-du-pape, 1994

il pastore sini
fig cake

chateau dauzac margaux (magnum), 1926
mastroberardino lacryma christi del vesuvio, 1975

three cherry & five-spice tart
bittersweet chocolate & crystal ginger sorbet

giovani allegrini recioto classico della valpolicella, 1994

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On Monday

20010611Wow, a jump from the last dinner of five months (more likely, I just don’t have the menus of a couple of in-between dinners on file). And dinner on a Monday, in June, so it’s not even a holiday that I can think of. Who remembers?

Second Sunday Supper Circle on Monday
June 11, 2001

Casaba, Canary & Crenshaw Melon Columns
Green Peppercorn Raspberry Vinaigrette
Codorniú Brut, n.v.

Roasted Spring Garlic & Wild Turkey Egg Custard
Pecan, Mousseron & Port Reduction
Domaine du Père Caboche Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 1998

Tian of Green Shallots, Baby Fennel & Anchovies
Black Olive & Orange Sauces
Domaine des Baumard Savennières, 1996

Lamb & Beet Sausages on a bed of Beet Linguini
Pistachio-Argan Oil Pesto
Paolo Bea Montefalco Rosso, 1996

King Island Dairy “Roaring Forties Blue”
Apple Walnut Oil Sorbet
Schloss Vollrads Auslese, 1976

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