Private Dinner Party, Clare's 60th birthday celebration!!
"Thank you for the marvelous menu you provided for my 60th birthday. The food was amazing, an evening to remember for a long time to come"
Clare Chapman
This weekend was return visit to Wimbledon, cooking a gourmet tasting menu for Clare's fabulous 60th birthday party! I cooked for Colin and Clare and family back in 2015 for a superb early retirement celebration and it was a huge pleasure to be invited back. This time around, another superb tasting menu was served, pleasing all guests around the table. Some delicious wines were also on the menu, getting to sample some lovely red wine myself :) There was also plenty of entertainment, with fireworks, lights and flaming cointreau and caramel cocktails but most of the pleasure came from chatting with Marjorie at the table after all the food had been elegantly devoured! :)
Menu
Chef's decadent selection of canapes
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Roasted butternut squash, chilli and coconut soup,
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Teryaki seared chicken thighs, soy and masala glaze,
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Seared King scallop, black pudding, cauliflower, peas,
x x x
Mango and lime sorbet,
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Asian inspired duck, soy and honey fused gravy,
5 spiced breast, crispy cnfit of thigh, duck parcel,
duck fat chips, spiced red cabbage, glazed carrots, asparagus spears,
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Trio of filled profiteroles:
Bailey's and toffee,
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Dark chocolate and cointreau,
x x x
Pistachio, white chocolate and mint,
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Petit fours.
