Tuesday, November 10, 2009

FCI 25th Anniversary Party

Here are some of the dishes that were prepared for last nights festivities. Everything was served as passed hors d'oeuvres.

Bouillabaisse (fish stew)

Bouillabase

Choucroute garni (sauerkraut with various pork products)

Choucroute

Brandade De Morue (Fish potato dumplings)

Brandade

Lobster Salad with Celery Remoulade

Lobster2

Merguez (lamb sausage) with Harissa and Couscous
Merguez 

Braised oxtail with pommes puree

Oxtail

Oysters, Smoked Potato Cream and Caviar
Oysters 

Chocolate Pot Du Creme, with Creme Chantilly and a Tuile Spoon
Pot du creme 

Salmon En Croute (salmon in puff pastry)

Salmon

Scallop Quenelle with Crafyfish Sauce

Scallop 

As I mentioned in my previous post, the deans were in attendance. But there were some unexpected guests as well. Yes, that is Eric Ripert you see. More on the event here.

Picture 1

I forgot to mention that the dishes prepared by our group were the Merguez and the Choucroute, both above. One more interesting article was featured in Time Out New York.



2 comments:

  1. Truly wonderful looking. What a testing menu/party. I hope you will be in charge of our Holiday dinner this year! Love this blog. Jim

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