When I decided to cook for a French person interested in food, I had to come up with an interesting menu!


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Welcome!


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Setting a record for the number of glasses to wash by hand (there are 3 more types not shown).


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Come on in and have a seat!


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Amuse-Bouche - Foie Gras d'Oie with Apple & Pear Relish
~ Kir Royale with Cuvée Hansi, a Crémant d'Alsace ~


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Salad of Fresh Pear, Greens & Honeyed Hazelnuts
~ 2001 D'argent Chardonnay, Silver Rose, Napa Valley, California, USA ~


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Northwest Crab Cakes with a Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
~ 2001 D'argent Chardonnay, Silver Rose, Napa Valley, California, USA ~


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Sherried Brie & Mushroom Soup
~ 2001 Dentelle, Silver Rose, Napa Valley, California, USA ~


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Filé of Pork with Coconut-Curry Sauce
~ 2001 Dentelle, Silver Rose, Napa Valley, California, USA ~


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Everyone happy?


Trou normand - cigars & avec on the balcony


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Cheese Tray - Sunne's Blue Cheese (Swe), Tallegio (Ita), Manchego Chillón (Esp), Monte Veronese Ubriaco (Ita), Hertig (Nor)
~ Fonseca Guimaraens 1988 Vintage Port ~


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Red Currant & Nut Tartlet with Red Currant Sorbet
~ Black Currant Pi Dessert Wine, Heart of the Vineyard, Baroda, Michigan, USA ~


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Walnut-Fig Tart with Chilis, topped with Crème Fraîche
~ a Bulgarian dessert wine based on Cabernet Sauvignon ~


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Mignardises - Chocolate & "Swedish Punch" Truffles
~ espresso & avec ~


A little after noon we did actually manage to eat again (although we weren't exactly hungry)


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Whipped Herb Custard with Caviar


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French Toast with Forest Berry Compote
~ espresso & freshly-squeezed orange juice ~


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And why not an afternoon cigar?



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