All dishes:

Game animals

Jugged hare

Cold starters

Sautéed goose foie gras escalope with spices

Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

Cheeses

Idiazabal

Spain. Basque Country.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk.
Ripening : 60 days minimum.

Veal

Veal filet mignon with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Langoustine risotto

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

Sea fish

Raw salmon

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Gnocchi

Mixture of wheat flour and potato semolina or durum wheat poached in water and often gratin in the oven with cheese.

Sea fish

Roasted salmon with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

Poultry

Grilled duck breast with blackcurrant sauce

Pork

Peking knuckle of pork with spices

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.

Main meals

Turbot and oyster tartare

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

Pork

Pork roast with Stilton

Roast pork filled stuffed with Stilton cheese.

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Button mushroom tart

Salads

Crab salad with herbs

Cheeses

Arôme de Lyon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhone.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a bloomy rind and aged in grape pomace.

Sheep and Goats

Roasted shoulder of lamb with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

Cheeses

Trillium

United States. Indiana.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

Sea fish

Smoked herring

Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed bay scallops 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.

Sea fish

Grilled sea bream a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

Sea fish

Coulibiac

Russia.
Puff pastry filled with sea bass and salmon mixed with mushrooms, hard-boiled egg, onion and dill.

Desserts

Lemon and mascarpone mousse

Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.

Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb fillet