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christmas eve candlelight dinner

 

Monday, December 24, 2007
5:00 – 9:00 pm

Dinner Specials (in addition to our regular menu)

Openers

Tortellini in Brodo  7
a classic Christmas dish from Emilia Romagna, Italy

Christmas Salad  9
Mixed greens, arugula; cranberry vinaigrette with star fruit & pomegranate seeds
created for a magazine article by owner Nancy Brussat

Dinner Plates

Shrimp & Bay Scallop Crepe  21
with cremini mushrooms in a lemon shallot cream sauce
many fish dishes are traditionally a part of the Christmas Eve dinner in both France and Italy.
This is our French offering

Cioppino  23
with Homemade Tomato Sauce & Fresh Italian Seafood an Italian seafoood stew with
tomato, onions, garlic, mussels, shrimp and assorted fish served with crostini
A delicious Italian Christmas Eve fish dish

Cracked Pepper Encrusted Pan- Seared Rib-Eye Steak  25
with Chianti jus & horseradish cream, potato gratin and green beans almondine
classic American fare

Slow Roasted Breast of Turkey  22
with apple & pinenut bread stuffing, roasted garlic mashed potatoes
and brussel sprouts with pancetta & crispy onions
another American classic

Desserts

Panettone Bread Pudding  6.50
with vanilla ice cream & a drizzle of caramel
Panettone is a classic rich Italian Christmas bread studded with candied fruit

Büche de Noel  7
a rolled cake filled with chestnut cream and coated in chocolate icing
traditionally know as a French Yule log

 

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