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Breton-style Luncheon Buffet Menu

 Suggestion de menus d’été

First Course

Petite Friture

Whitebait or Smelts flash fried with lemon wedges

Palourdes Gratinée

Clams, Herb Butter Shallots and Cream and Breadcrumbs

Galettes Complètes

Buckwheat crèpes with ham, eggs and emmental 

Choux Fleur à la Béchamel

Gratinéed cauliflower

Fish Dishes

Bisque de homard

Breton-style Lobster Chowder

Cotriade

Breton Sailors Seafood in Broth

Toasts with Aioli 

Moules Marinière

Mussels with White Wine, Grilled bread

Coquilles Saint-Jacques à la Bretonne 

Scallops, Muscadet Cream Sauce and Breadcrumbs

Lotte à l'Armoricaine

Monkfish in Spicy Tomato Sauce

Lobster Dishes

Langousts toutes simples

Steamed lobsters with lemon wedges and chive mayonnaise

Homard à l'Amoricaine 

Lobster in Spicy Tomato Sauce, in a rice ring

Homard Thermidor

Lobster in Cognac Cream Sauce

Gratinèed in its Shell

Breton Desserts

Gateau Breton

Shortbread butter tart

Far aux Pruneaux

Custard cake with Armagnac prunes

Spring Menu 2024

Inspired by Coastal Connecticut Living

Hor D'oeuvres

Gougères: French Cheese Puffs

Buckwheat Galette & Smoked Salmon Canapé

Foie Gras Toasts

Grilled Bread - Stewed Prune - Fleur de Sel

Saucisson en Brioche

Sausage in Pastry - Grainy Mustard

French Onion Grilled Cheese Toasts

Olive Flatbread à la Greece

and

Pissaladière- Provançal-style Flatbread

Hor D’oeuvres Platters 

Vegetable Crudités  

Green Herb Sauce, Lemon Tahini Sauce, Rosemary Salt

Three Cheese board with Accoutrements

Nuts, jam, crackers

At the Table: Soups - Salads - Appetizers

Choose 1 for a 5-course menu, Choose 2 for 6-course menu

"Magical" Leek and Potato Soup 

Butternut Soup 

Chestnut and Fennel "Cappuccino", truffle oil

Fennel Citrus Salad

Shaved fennel, cara-cara oranges, black olives

Pear Salad

Wine-poached pear - organic greens - candied walnuts - shaved aged gouda - sherry vinaigrette

Caesar salad

Creamy anchovy dressing - shaved pecorino - sourdough croutons

"Salad with G"

Butter Lettuces - Dijon Vinaigrette - soft goat cheese

Galette Breton Crépe :

Gruyere -  Ham - Asparagus - Organic Farm Egg

Main Course from the Sea

Choose 1

Atlantic Halibut

Panko Topping

cod en Papillotte 

Aromatic Vegetables

Sea Scallops

Leeks Fondue 

Miso glazed salmon

Steamed rice

Sole à la Meuniére 

(supplement/special order imported Dover Sole)

Fish dishes are served with Breton-Style Beurre Blanc  

From the Grill

Choose 1

Butterflied Lamb Roast

Green Herb "Sauce Verte" 

Grilled Hanger Steak

Red Wine Mushroom Sauce

Rotisserie Chicken

Roasted Shallots

Pork Tenderloin

Stewed Prune Sauce 

Vegetable Side Dishes

Choose 3

Pommes de Terres Parisiennes

Golden Potatoes - Salted Butter - Parsley

Potato purée

French mashed potatoes

Spinach & Swiss Chard Gratin

Parmesan Cream 

Tomatoes Provençale

Herbes de Provançe - Olive Oil

Glazed Carrots 

Miso Honey Glaze

Haricots verts

Almondine

Fennel Gratin

Crumble and Cream

Tuscan Beans with Greens 

Desserts

Choose 1

Gateau Breton 

Bergamot-scented Shortbread Cake

Almond Pound Cake

Blueberries, Whipped Cream

Charlotte Aux Fraises

Sponge Cake layers, macerated Strawberries, Lady Fingers, Whipped Cream

Profiteroles

Choux pastry puffs, Vanilla Ice Cream, Warm Chocolate Ganache Sauce

Berry Clafoutis

Seasonal Berries baked in a Gratin Dish

Fallen Chocolate Soufflé Cake

Vanilla Cream - Warm Ganache - Candied Orange Peel

Glace Agenaise

Prune Ice Cream, Armagnac

SUMMER 2024 Menu

Inspired by the French Country Cooking of Coastal Brittany, featuring Seafood Specialties

Hors D'oeuvres

Chef Willie’s Jalepeño Cheese Spread

Celery Spears and Crackers

Vegetable Crudités 

"Sauce Verte" Dipping Sauce, Rosemary Salt (GF)

Cheese Board, Accoutrements and Gougères

Three Cheeses

French Cheese Puffs

Crackers, Nuts, & Jam

Endive and Nuts

Blue Cheese Mousse, Candied Walnuts, Dijon Vinaigrette (GF)

Avocado Toasts

Sourdough Toast, Chili Spice, Lime Cream

Shellfish Tower

($200 supplement)

Chilled Oysters, Shrimp, Crab, Clams, Mussels

Mignonette, Lemon Wedges, Chilli Sauce

Cold Poached Salmon

Tarragon Cream Sauce

Deviled Eggs

Chef's Mayonnaise

Chef Willie’s

Brown Sugar Bacon

Passed Appetizers

Grilled Shrimp & Chorizo

Chili-Spice Rub, Lime Nectar

Foie Gras and Duck Rillettes

Toast points

Schiacciata

Tuscan Grape Flatbread

Olive & Rosemary Focaccia

Olive oil and aged Balsamic Vinegar

Amuse Bouche

Chef’s surprise Choice for the Table

Oysters

Mignionette

Éperlans Petite Friture

Flash fried smelts

Asian Tuna tartar

Avocado

Warm Soup

Choose 1

Corn Soup (GF)

Potato Leek Soup (GF)

Chestnut Fennel Soup (GF)

Seasonal Salad

Choose 1

Caesar Salad

Sourdough Croutons, Shaved Pecorino

Creamy Anchovy Dressing

Grilled Peach and Candied Nuts

Arugula Field Mix, Goat Cheese

Balsamic Vinaigrette (GF)

Butter Head Lettuce Green herb Salad

Champagne vinaigrette (GF)

chopped Salad

Brussel spouts, asparagus, peas, kale mix,

pine nuts, aged cheese

lemon miso dressing (GF)

Red, White and Green Salad

Tomato, Mozzarella, Cucumber

Balsamic reduction

Basil Oil (GF)

Crab Avocado

Spicy Micro Greens

Pasta Course

Choose 1 for the Table

Pici Carbonara

Thick spaghetti, pancetta, egg, parmesan cream 

Cavatelli with English Peas

Peas and Parsley emulsion

Seafood PASTA

Scallops, Clams,

Vermouth herb butter sauce 

Lobster LINguini

Lobster, Corn, Mushrooms

herb butter cream

Main Course

Choose 1 Fish for the Table

Seared Scallops

Panko-Crusted Halibut 

Cod en Papillotte

Miso-Glazed salmon

From the Grill

Choose 1 Grill Item for the Table

Grilled Hanger Steak

Butterflied Leg of lamb

Rotisserie organic Chicken

Vegetable Side Dishes

Choose 2

Potatoes Parisiennes

French Potato Purée

Tomatoes Provençale

Spinach and Swiss Chard Gratin

Miso Glazed Carrots

Forbidden Rice

Tuscan beans and Greens

Desserts

Choose 1

Gateau Breton

French Shortbread Butter Cake

Prune Ice Cream, Armagnac Shot

Profiteroles

Choux patsry puffs, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, Warm Chocolate Ganache Sauce

Chocolate Soufflé Cake

Vanilla Whipped Cream, Candied Orange Peel  (GF)

Birthday Fraisier Cake Dessert

for the Table (by special request)

Genoise sponge layer cake, strawberries, whipped cream