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Spring Summer Menu 2011

Hands-On Cooking Event
At The Institute of Culinary Education
With Chef/Instructor


Hors d'Oeuvres

Crostini with Pea Puree, Pecorino and Mint

Zucchini-Onion Fritters with Sweet and Spicy Dipping Sauce

Deviled Eggs with Crunchy Capers and Herbs

Curried Crab Hush Puppies with Creole Mustard Sauce

Mini Bahn-Mi Sandwiches:
(Asian Marinated Beef with Pickled Cucumber, Carrot and Radish, Cilantro Sauce)

Mini Cheddar Biscuits with Pepper-Brown Sugar Bacon



First Course

Tomato Tarts with Goat Cheese, Tapenade and Greens

Summer White Gazpacho with Parsley Oil and Frizzled Leeks

Grilled Caesar Salad Wedges with Sourdough Croutons and Poached Shrimp

Herb Pasta Hankerchiefs with Asparagus, Proscuitto, Homemade Mozzarella
and Roasted Garlic Pesto

Risotto Primavera with Asiago Cheese



Main Course

Striped Bass with Fennel, Garlic and Rosemary
Orzo with Pine Nuts
Sauteed Spinach

Roasted Arctic Char with Pine Nut-Lemon Gremolata
Soba Noodle -Cucumber Salad

Herb Crusted Chicken Breast
Mashed Yukon Gold Potatoes with Olive Oil and Roasted Garlic
Roasted Corn, Haricot Verts, Tomatoes and Brown Butter

Garlic Crusted Lamb Loin with Cabernet Reduction,
Wild Rice Pilaf
Wilted Greens

Flank Steak with Wine and Leek Sauce
Salt-Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
Roasted Baby Carrots, Asparagus and Spring Onions

 

 

Dessert

Berry Parfait with Honey, Cream and Almond Tuiles

Plum Caramel Tarts with Star Anise and Ice Cream (Vanilla or Dulce de Leche)

Strawberry Rhubarb pudding cake with honeyed crème fraiche

Greek Yogurt Panna Cotta with Blackberries and Thyme

Chocolate Cakes with Peanut Butter Filling, Milk Chocolate Glaze and Caramel Sauce

 

April 2011
Spring & Summer 2011 Wine List
Note: Wines may be substituted if not available at time of ordering. Your ICE coordinator will suggest an appropriate substitution.
      Indaba Chardonnay :: South Africa
Citrus and tropical fruit aromas lead to a crisp, fresh palate with mouth-filling flavors of apple, pear, honey, and pineapple. A gentle kiss of oak adds a creamy butterscotch nuance and wonderful depth
      Indaba Merlot :: South Africa
This supple Merlot displays lip smacking aromas and flavors of ripe cherry, plum and dark chocolate, with notes of exotic spice and a slight hint of smoke. Versatile and approachable.
Please note that with these specific house wines sales help fund the Indaba Scholarship which aids students in South Africa.
*Please note that house wines are included in the per person cost for Hands on Cooking Events and Private Recreational Classes.
Sparkling
      Zardetto Prosecco NV :: Valdobiene, Italy
This delicious Prosecco is a light, frothy, fresh, lively sparkling white with a touch of creamy sweetness. With excellent fruit, freshness, and purity, it is ideal for drinking over the next year.
$20 per bottle
      Lucien Albrecht Brut Rose NV :: Alsace, France
100% Pinot Noir. Soft and frothy, showing berry and cherry aromas and flavors. It's light-weight and lingers on the finish.
$30 per bottle
      Gosset Brut Excellance NV :: Champagne, France
Aromas of pear and honeysuckle perfume the bouquet. This is a beautifully balanced champagne with a long, expressive finish.
$60 per bottle
Rosé Wine
      Domaine Ott :: Provence, France
This rose is has a bouquet reminiscent of plants with notes of fruits and spices, apricot and grapefruit pulp.
$60 per bottle
White Wines
      Goldwater Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2009 :: Marlborough, New Zealand
The wine is intensely aromatic with fragrant aromas of honeyed lychee and passionfruit, plus subtle crushed nettles tones and fresh minerality. The palate shows rich ripe aromas which combine with herbal and citrus nuances to give a well balanced wine with a refreshing, long and clean finish.
$24 per bottle
      Montinore Reserve Pinot Gris :: Willamette Valley, Oregon
This is a full-bodied white wine that is richly textured with mouth filling flavors of ripe yellow pear and baked apple with hints of roasted hazelnut, lanolin and fresh cream. The long finish offers flavors of ripe apple and spiced pear with ample acid.
$30 per bottle
      Lucien Albrecht Riesling Cuvee Henri :: Alsace, France
Green apple Riesling fruit with some mineral and slate notes. It is high in acidity with a lovely apple fruit, essentially dry and with good length.
$45 per bottle
Red Wines
      Broquel Malbec :: Argentina, South America
The wine shows aromas of black fruit jam and liqueur, with notes of vanilla, chocolate and smoke. On the palate, its ample and rich, with a long finish and soft tannins.
$22 per bottle
      Erath Pinot Noir :: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Bright cherry and juicy red plum aromas are lifted by a hint of exotic, zesty spice. The sweet entry leads to mouth-filling cherry pie, red currant and vanilla-coffee flavors that extend into a subtle smokiness and a long, luxurious finish.
$28 per bottle
      Domaine J. Vidal-Fleury Croze Hermitage Rouge :: Rhone, France
One of the few grapes to really be a global success. Syrah combines a meaty core of ripe berry fruit with tones that range from herbal to peppery in a package that tends to be medium bodied with good acidity and softer tannins. With age the wines can gain lovely leathery and black olive notes that make them a great match for savory dishes.
$32 per bottle
      Grgich Hills Zinfandel :: Napa, California
So enriched by sweet oak that its very deep, berry-like fruit takes a moment to catch up with its initial aromas of sweet cream, cappuccino, root beer and toast, this opulent Zin finds a niche all its own. It is wonderfully supple with a fine spine of tannin that firms without being overly obvious, and its layered flavors reflect all the complexity of its nose.
$48 per bottle
Dessert Wines
      La Face Neige Apple Ice Wine
This Canadian producer has given the world the “Willy Wonka” of ice wine. The juice from apples naturally frozen from the early Quebec frosts are fermented to precious nectar that gives the world liquid gold that has pure, crisp aromas of ripe apple with brilliant intensity. In the mouth it displays bright fresh butterscotch.
$48 per bottle
      Smooth Woodhouse LBV Port :: Douro, Portugal
This is one of the small secrets in port. The late bottled vintage from Smith Woodhouse comes from a small family producer who emulates the careful handling that only the most expensive vintage ports see. LBV is a soft and delicious Vintage Port with a good amount of bottle age. Aromas of dried cherries, spices and milk chocolate follow through to a medium-bodied palate with soft tannins and sweet fruit. Long finish.
$42 per bottle
LIMITED RESERVE HIGH END PREMIUM WINES
(subject to change/availability)
Premium Sparkling Wines
      Henriot Blanc Souverain :: Champagne, France
100% Chardonnay. Toast, pencil shavings and citrus aromas and flavors mark this elegant, intense Champagne, which is firmly structured and could benefit from additional short-term aging.
$95 per bottle
      Gosset Grand Reserve :: Champagne, France
Based in Ay, Gosset is the oldest family owned champagne house. This is truly an artisanal gem. The Grand Reserve is an insider's value that shows rare depth and character for a non-vintage bubbly. This is a full-bodied, mature-flavored, subtly complex Champagne. Has the signature toast and walnut aromas, a smooth, expansive mousse, mellow fruit flavors and a luxurious, lingering finish.
$110 per bottle
Premium White Wines
      Patz & Hall Chardonnay Sonoma Coast :: Sonoma, CA
An almost perfect expression of the cool California climate of Sonoma. Ultrarich and full-bodied, with lots of depth and concentration to the fig, toasty oak, hazelnut and melon flavors. Keeps a tight focus and finishes with a long, deep aftertaste emphasizing the fruit and oak in harmony.
$60 per bottle
      Bouchard Pere & Fils Meursault "Les Clous" :: Burgundy, France
Way more than 100% Chardonnay. This region is responsible for some of the truest expression of chardonnay the world over. Chablis-like in its austerity, with chalk, lemon, green apple and mineral notes that cling to the bony frame. Though tensile and balanced on the sharp side, this has fine length and appeal.
$75 per bottle
      Joesph Drouhin Puligny Montrachet :: Burgundy, FR
One of the most famous vineyard sites in the world. The Puligny is know for it's complex and mineral driven whites. This vintage shows soft, floral flavors, with notes of vanilla custard that mark this elegant white. Shows a little oak now, with lime blossom and mineral flavors underneath. Very complex in the finish.
$90 per bottle
Premium Red Wines
      Argyle Pinot Noir Reserve :: Willamette, Oregon
Argyle has established itself at the forefront of Oregon consistently being praised by both the public and the press. This beauty is open-textured, with a welcome transparency to the blackberry, currant and plum fruit and the shadings of star anise and black pepper. The finish sails on with minimal impediment from tannins.
$48 per bottle
      Beaurenard Chateauneuf d'Pape :: Rhone, France
For Generations this producer has brought us timeless bottling. This Chateauneuf is a big wine, with a wall of structure around a core of black currant, blackberry and fig fruit. Plenty of exotic spice, dark chocolate, licorice and graphite notes skitter in the background, with a long finish that drips with fruit.
$60 per bottle
      Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino :: Tuscany, Italy
Barbi is the producer that started everything when they were the first to export Brunello and also be awarded by the state. History is deep among this delicious producer. Brunello is packed with dark cherry and raspberry aromas that follow through to a full body, with loads of chewy tannins and rich fruit. The fruit concentration is impressive, yet this is balanced and in form.
$70 per bottle
Dessert Wines
  Grahams Tawny 30yr :: Duoro, Portugal
Chocolates match made in heaven. Grahams is an icon Port house among the early producers to garner the stature the Duoro now claims. The 30yr port displays big and rich bitter chocolate, honey and almond character, medium body and sweetness and long, nutty finish.
$150 per bottle
  Chateau les Justice Sauternes :: Bordeaux, France
There's beautiful ripe fruit in this, with pineapple, mango and papaya and hints of vanilla and honey. Full-bodied and medium sweet. Rich and round, with loads of cooked apple, citrus peel and spices. Long and flavorful.
$50 per bottle