All dishes:

Beef

Sautéed hanger steak

Desserts

Bananas Foster

Flambéed bananas with vanilla ice cream and a sauce made of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur.

Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb and spring garnish

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb and spring garnish

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

Poultry

Mi-cuit goose foie gras

Served cold.

Poultry

Pullet in demi deuil with Albufera sauce

Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.
Albufera sauce : supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Goat cheese and bacon quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

Desserts

Gingerbread charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters Rockefeller

Oysters cooked in breadcrumbs with spinach, parsley and a dash of anise liqueur.

Cheeses

Salers

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste.

Pork

Peking pork

To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.

Game birds

Roasted woodcock with Armagnac

Cheeses

Old Gouda

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.
Ripening : 10 to 12 months.

Beef

Beef tournedos with peppercorn sauce

Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster à l’américaine

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tuna lasagna

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

Cheeses

Death & Taxes

United States. California.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a beer washed rind (Dark lager).

Pork

Ham with wine lees

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Ham that has been macerated in Burgundy wine lees for three to five weeks..
Served cold as an appetizer or as a starter.

Sheep and Goats

Lamb in savory and thyme herb crust

Shellfish and Seafood

Spicy grilled shrimp

Beef

Beef tenderloin with bone marrow

Desserts

Milk pastilla

Phyllo pastry sheets coated with honey, almonds and pistachios, topped with custard or pastry cream flavored with orange blossom water.

Others

BLT sandwich

Sandwich made with two slices of sandwich bread (often toasted), filled with slices of smoked or pan-fried bacon (usually three), lettuce leaves (often iceberg or romaine), and tomato slices (BLT : Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato), with mayonnaise.