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Meal families

Poultry

Duck foie gras with honey

Served cold, warm or hot.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with sauce homardine

Sauce homardine : Lobster bisque with cream.

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Pork

Pork chop with charcutiere sauce

Charcutière sauce  : reduction of shallots, white wine and vinegar deglazed with demi-glace (a rich brown stock-based sauce), finished with mustard and julienned pickles.

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Sauces

Orange sauce

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted spiny lobster with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Cheeses

Persillé de Tignes

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie. Tarentaise. Tignes.
Blue cheese made from a blend of raw goat’s (80%) and cow’s (20%) milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste and natural rind.

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Warm starters

Quenelles

Plain quenelle : durum wheat semolina or flour with butter, eggs, milk and/or water, and seasoning.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Meat pie

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Desserts

Red berry pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Sauces

Porcini mushroom cream sauce

Porcini mushroom sauce : porcini mushrooms and shallots with veal stock, cream and white wine.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with white grapes

Served cold, warm or hot.

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Desserts

Fig pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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