“Save the Bees”
Another creative theme! And samples of varieties of honey. As well as some insight into the state of the bee population, the impact of habitat and plants/flowers on flavour and colour. Including how bee pollen is collected!
The dishes were uniquely flavoured despite “honey” being a key ingredient in all of them.
The wine pairings worked well.
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Bread and Butter
Buckwheat Honey Oat Bread with Bee Pollen Compound Butter
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Amuse Bouche
Honey Caramelized Shallot Arancini with Honey Chili Aioli
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Paired with Fantini Gran Cuvée Rosé (Abruzzo, Italy)
Starter
Honey Roasted Acorn Squash Soup with Hazelnut Thyme Crumble and Saffron Honey Crema
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Paired with Pedroncelli Frank Johnson Vineyard Chardonnay (Sonoma County, California)
Main Course
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Sticky Honey Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Sage Potato Galette, Honey Dijon Broccolini, Buckwheat Honey Apple Onion Chutney, Honey Glazed Apple Chip
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Paired with Minini ‘Audax’ Pinot Noir (Venezia, Veneto, Northern Italy)
Dessert
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Honey Poached Pear with Honey Vanilla Mascarpone Mousse, Honey Sponge Toffee, Milk Chocolate Ganash, Edible Pansies
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Paired with Rinaldi 2020 Moscato d’Asti (Asti, Piedmont, Italy)
Finally
Looking forward to the next Chef’s Table. Planning for a Christmas event and, no, it will not include turkey!
Thanks for doing these great descriptive “recaps” Catherine! They provide a great souvenir of a memorable meal.
Thanks for the comment! Hope the second night Chef’s Table was just as good.