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Meal families

Cold starters

Avocado tartare with crab

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

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Cheeses

Goat cheese marinated in white wine

Dry goat cheese soaked in white wine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster a la nage

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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Beef

Grilled steak with marchand de vin butter

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Marchand de vin butter : reduction of red wine with shallots mixed with butter.

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Poultry

Fattened chicken with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Seafish

Sole with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Veal

Braised veal shank

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Seafish

Sea bass with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Feathered game

Young partridge with black truffle

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Poultry

Duck breast Rossini

Rossini : piece of meat, cut into medallion (several centimeters thick) on a slice of bread golden-browned in butter, topped with a slice of seared foie gras and covered with three truffle slices. The sauce is prepared with the cooking juices deglazed with Madeira and added grated black truffle.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Camembert potato gratin

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus tart

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster aumoniere

Lobster meat cooked in filo pastry.

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