All dishes:

Cured Meats

Cold buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb 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.

Salads

Tomato bocconcini salad

Bocconcini : fresh stretched-curd cheese made from small-sized buffalo milk (bite-sized).

Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Meat pie

Poultry

Roasted capon with black truffle and porcini mushrooms

Salads

Summer vegetable salad

Offal and tripe

Veal kidney with morels

Poultry

Roast duck breast with honey and spices

Sheep and Goats

Mutton navarin

Navarin : stew.

Sauces

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.

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Trianon

Almond cake base topped with crunchy praline and chocolate mousse.

Main courses

Lobster raviole with Newburg sauce

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.

Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster with lemon butter sauce

Lemon butter sauce : lemon, crème fraîche and butter.

Poultry

Duckling with turnips

Duckling : young duck.

Main courses

Souvlaki

Cyprus. Greece.
Small pieces of meat (lamb, beef, mutton, pork, chicken) cut into cubes and marinated in lemon juice and olive oil with vegetables, aromatics (oregano, thyme), herbs, pepper and salt, then grilled on a spit or on a skewer.
Served in a plate or on pita bread.

Miscellaneous

Beef pita

Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with minced meat, hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pear meringue tart

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed cucumber with cottage cheese and tuna

Poultry

Danish roast goose

Roast goose stuffed with onion, apple and prunes.

Main courses

Tomato rougaille

Rougaille : very spicy sauce or paste made of chopped fruits or vegetables with crushed ginger, sliced onions, and chili peppers.
Served chilled with the Carry.

Cold starters

Tomatoes stuffed with eggplant caviar

Sheep and Goats

Roasted shoulder of lamb with broad beans

Cold starters

Sea bass carpaccio with dill

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

Seafish

Normandy style sole fillets

Sole fillets in a fresh cream sauce with cider, mushrooms, shrimp, and mussels.