All dishes:

Cheeses

Aged sheep cheese

Cold starters

Goose liver mousse

Beef

Oxtail with lentils

Poultry

Braised pigeon with cabbage

Sea fish

Basquaise-style tuna

Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.

Cheeses

Nakládaný hermelín

Czech Republic.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind marinated in oil with garlic, herbs, spices, onions, etc.

Desserts

Black fruit pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

Main meals

Pot-au-feu

French beef stew with vegetables (carrot, turnip, leek, potato, celeriac, onion, , etc) and spices (bouquet garni and clove).

Main meals

Carbonade flamande

Beef, horse or pork stew with onions cooked with beer.

Game birds

Roast partridge with black truffle

Poultry

Coq au Chambertin

Beef

Rib steak with potatoes and thyme

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

Sheep and Goats

Rosemary lamb with ratatouille

Sauces

Montpellier butter

Butter mixed with garlic, capers, herbs (chervil, watercress, spinach, tarragon, parsley), gherkin, shallot, anchovy fillet and hard-boiled egg.

Pork

Peking pork spare ribs

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.

Condiments

Sweet curry

Game birds

Larded quail

To lard : to insert small pieces of bacon or cured ham into meat.

Main meals

Pike-perch matelote with pinot noir

Matelote : red wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.

Desserts

Exotic fruit yule log

Poultry

Roasted duck with green olives

Desserts

Chocolate, walnut and grape meringue tart

Desserts

Pear and almond cake

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.

Poultry

Duck foie gras with spices

Served cold.