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GIFTED: Dîner de Noël à la Bistrot La Minette
posted by Felicia D'Ambrosio
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| Photo l Drew Lazor |
Add this to that wishlist you’re compiling for Père Noël: a Christmas week dinner at Bistrot La Minette (623 S. Sixth St.). The single-week, five-course classic French Christmas dinner runs Wed., Dec. 16 to Wed., Dec. 23, and chef/owner Peter Woolsey promises to “pull out all the stops” for his holiday guests.
The $65 dinner ($100 with wine pairings for each course) features every rich ingredient you associate with French food: caviar, escargots, foie gras and potatoes dauphine, that casserole-gone-wild of spuds layered in cream and Gruyère; plus oysters, venison medallions and the French Yule log cake, the Bûche de Noël. Full menu with wine pairings after the jump.
Bistrot La Minette French Christmas dinner, Dec. 16-23, call 215-925-8000 for reservations.
Amuse Bouche
Tartine de Crème Fraiche et Caviar Crouton, crème fraiche, caviar
Huîtres
Five cold water Little Shemogue oysters, lemon, mignonette
Wine: Crémant de Limoux
Escargots
Five Burgundy snails, garlic butter, croutons
Wine: Macon Domaine Bouchard Ainé
Terrine de Foie Gras
Foie gras terrine, wild mushrooms, brioche, aged balsamic
Wine: Monbazillac, Chateau Tirecul La Gravière
Medaillons de Chevreuil Bordelaise
Venison medallions, red wine and butter emulsion, potatoes dauphine, roasted brussels sprouts
Wine: Cahors, Clos La Coutale
Bûche de Noël
Chocolate butter-cream Yule log cake, vanilla ice cream
Wine: Banyuls, Les Clos De Paulilles
