(English) Menus
Some examples of menus:
Canapés
Cucumber & prawn canapés with curry cream cheese
Crispy sourdough toasts topped with crab OR beef tartare, radish sprouts, herbs
Pain d’épice with apricot chutney, bleu d’Auvergne, chervil
Parmesan shortbread rounds topped with slow-roasted cherry tomatoes, feta and pesto
Toasted Lebanese flatbread chips with baba ghanoush, muhammara & labne
Sesame, sunflower & linseed keto chips
Walnut & roquefort sablé
Freshly baked parmesan feuilletée twists
Spanish serrano croquetas, smoked paprika aïoli
Blinis with whipped cream cheese, trout roe, dill and lemon zest
Gruyère cheese gougères
Mini Thai chicken fritters topped with fresh mango achard
Truffle chips
Watermelon, feta, black olive skewers with oregano
Spinach, pinenut & feta phyllo cigars
Grilled pineapple, coriander and prawn brochettes with chilli glaze
Falafels with garlic labne, cucumbers
Thai crunchy vegetable summer rolls with spicy ginger dipping sauce, mint
Mini Greek salad skewers brushed with oregano olive oil, lemon zest
Mini potato röstis with caviar & crème fraîche
Starters
Fresh crab, avocado & tomato terrine with dill served with crispy seed crackers & lime wedges
Marinated roasted mushrooms with black olives, sundried tomatoes and parsley
Seafood salad with prawns, noix de St Jacques, mussels with tomatoes & herbs, served with grilled sourdough bread, olive oil
Kohlrabi latkes with cumin – lemon labne, crunchy fennel salad
Cold beetroot, cucumber & dill soup served with avocado Parma ham bruschetta
Roasted cauliflower salad with parsley leaves, cherry tomatoes, chickpeas & pomegranate
Lemon & herb grilled langoustines, lightly grilled sourdough bread
Greek prawn saganaki (Grilled prawns in rich dill tomato sauce & feta) served with grilled sourdough bread
Shaved artichoke salad with mozzarella di buffala, spicy gremolata, olive oil bread
Greek tomato & feta fritters served with cool tzatziki
Multi-coloured heirloom tomatoes, bocconcini di buffala, fresh basil, balsamic vinaigrette, basil olive oil
Fresh salmon, mango and coriander tartare with crunchy Asian side salad and lime vinaigrette
Pumpkin ravioli, pumpkin oil, crushed pumpkin seeds, parmesan shavings, rocket (+fried pumpkin)
Spanakopita with tzatziki and marinated grilled aubergines
Artichoke ravioli with lemon cream sauce, rocket salad, pine nuts, parmesan
Tuna tataki served with crunchy Asian salad, orange – ginger – sesame drizzle
Ottolenghi ricotta sundried tomato tart with balsamic side salad
Chicken & Chinese black mushroom nems (spring rolls) with dipping sauce & mango red cabbage salad
Grilled scallops with lemony salsa verde, shaved fennel salad
Crab salad on butter lettuce leaves
Grilled pepper, aubergine & goat’s cheese stacks served with grilled sourdough
Cherry tomato salad with tarragon & feta, sherry vinaigrette
Vitello tonnato
Raw artichoke salad with truffles
Dinner (main dishes)
Bouillabaisse served with Italian black rice, shaved fennel and parsley
Basil & almond baked salmon served with steamed green asparagus, saffron rice, watercress sauce
Loup de mer en croute de pommes de terre (Baked loup fillets envelopped in paper thin potato slices), lemon wedges
Aubergine alla parmiggiana served with grilled courgettes & pesto spaghetti, parmesan tuile
Pan seared line caught seabass fillets with lemon beurre blanc, saffron risotto, seasonal vegetables
Pan-seared lamb fillets, red wine jus, French potato gratin, seasonal vegetables
Mustard roasted beef Châteaubriand with porcini or green peppercorn sauce
Roast veal fillet with sauce aux morilles
Lamb & pistachio kebabs with minty cucumber raita
Prawn green curry with coriander, radishes, spring onions, cashews served with black rice
Veal stew with paprika sauce, served with spätzle & pickled vegetable salad, steamed haricots
Roasted guinea fowl (or pheasant, when available) served with Champagne braised choucroute, poached pears, redcurrant jelly, roasted figs, sautéed potatoes, brussels sprouts and white wine shallot gravy
Fresh tagliatelle with rich veal ragout
Baked whole fish (eg. turbot, barbue, sole, seabass) served at the table with saffron beurre blanc and seasonal side dishes
Side dishes
Rosemary & garlic sautéed new potatoes
Creamy garden pea purée topped with baby vegetables ( haricots verts, baby carrots, peas)
Mixed seasonal vegetables tossed with lemon-tarragon butter
Tomates provencales
Hasselback potatoes
Grilled vegetable skewers
Celeriac mash with Puy lentils, hazelnuts & mint
Fresh tagliatelle
Mixed grilled vegetables tossed with balsamic & herbs
Broccoli & cauliflower gratin
Roasted potimarron au thym
Sauerkraut braised in Riesling
Mango, cucumber & tomato salad with coriander
Mediterranean roasted aubergine, tomato & chickpea salad
Black rice salad with artichokes, avocado, roasted potimarron, pinenuts with a lime – sesame dressing
Whipped potato purée
Rosemary & garlic polenta slices
Gratin dauphinois
Roasted fennel with garlic & herbs
Ratatouille
Vichy carrots
Steamed new potatoes with parsley
Chestnut, bacon & sage sourdough stuffing rolls
Tian provençal – slow roasted tomato, aubergine and courgette stacks with olive oil & thyme
Desserts
Homemade vanilla bean ice cream with fresh strawberries macerated in Grand Marnier, shortbread, Chantilly
Raspberry mousse with fresh raspberries, yoghurt ice cream & mint
Greek yoghurt panna cotta (to share) with poached blueberries & fresh berries
French lemon tart with a dollop of caramelized meringue
Hazelnut & chocolate mousse slice served with shots of ice cold Frangelico and lime
Chocolate fondant with salted caramel pecans, Chantilly
Vanilla baked Alaska flambéed with liquour of choice
Baked custard with poached rhubarbe & strawberries
Mousse au chocolat, Chantilly, pistachios & raspberries
Tarte fine aux pommes with a quenelle of custard ice cream
Pear & apple clafoutis slice, cinnamon ice cream
Mango sorbet & strawberry salad with verveine
South African malva pudding with apricot & physalis coulis, Amarula ice cream, salted macadamia crumb
Whipped (no-bake) cheesecake with sûpremes de mandarine (or other seasonal fruit) & verveine
Profiteroles with rich vanilla custard, chocolate sauce & strawberries
White chocolate mousse with raspberries & pistachios
Poire Belle Hélène – poached pear, vanilla ice cream with dark chocolate sauce
Classic tiramisù
For coffee & tea
Blueberry – lemon cake
Fig & pear cake tatin with almonds
Dark chocolate dipped pistachio cookies
Date & roasted peanut truffles
Muesli bars
Lemon, turmeric & poppyseed cake with black currant coulis
Date & walnut cake
Sourdough brioche ‘escargot’ au chocolat
Red grape & olive oil cake
Torta di ricotta e polenta
Chocolate sablé cookies
French vanilla sablé cookies
Stroscia (Ligurian olive oil, white wine and lemon cookie bites)