Here's the menu - as good as any meal I've had there and even more impressive due to the fact they were temporariry short staffed that evening. I apologize for the lack of photos this trip (forgot camera at the hotel) My dinner companions soundly thrashed me with lead pipes after dinner. I'm pretty sure everyone has heard me sing Perigee's and Pat Riley's praises so I'll forego a dish-by-dish commentary to field questions from the gallery MENU SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2005 PENKO CRUSTED FRIED LITTLE NECK CLAM ON PECAN AND CABBAGE SLAW BUTTER POACHED LOBSTER AND SMOKED POTATO SALAD ON ROAST GARLIC SAUCE MINI SMOKED BISON BURGER ON NAPPA CABBAGE SLAW WITH DIJON MUSTARD SHREDDED PHEASANT BREAST AND AVOCADO TACO ~ RAW & CURED SAMPLER “MARGARITA” OYSTER SHOOTERS, BISON TARTARE WITH ARGON OIL AND FENNEL SLAW, BLUE FIN TUNA TARTARE WITH AMARANTH SALAD AND CILANTRO PESTO, DUCK PROSCUITTO WRAPPING GRILLED CAVAILLION MELON, SMOKED RED RIVER SALMON ON SPUN HEIRLOOM CARROT, ONION AND FRIED CAPER SALAD, BAY OF FUNDY SCALLOP CEVICHE SERVED WITH: TORTILLA CRISPS, POMPADOM, GYOZA AND WONTONS PIERRE PETERS, BLANC DE BLANCS, BRUT, LE MESNIL-SUR-OGER, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE N.V. ~ ROAST FILLET OF CAROLINA BLACK BASS ON CARROT AND GINGER SOUP WITH ZUCCHINI SALAD, CUMIN VINAIGRETTE, CHIVE CREAM AND SWEET ONION RINGS LA TUNELLA, CAMPO MARZIO, COLLI ORIENTALI DEL FRIULI, ITALY 2002 FRIED OCTOPUS TENDRILS ON SALAD OF OCTOPUS MEDALLIONS, OLIVE BREAD, RED ONION AND CAPERS WITH KALAMATA OLIVES AND BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE SPRINGFIELD ESTATE, SAUVIGNON BLANC, ROBERTSON, SOUTH AFRICA 2003 ROAST FILLET OF JOHN DORY ON SALAD OF FAVA BEANS, JAPANESE SOY BEANS AND DUNGENESS CRAB WITH BACON WATERCRESS CREAM MALIVOIRE, PINOT GRIS, NIAGARA PENINSULA, CANADA 2004 MOLLUSK CHOWDER WITH POTATO, SWEET CORN AND ROAST PORK AUVIGUE, CUVÉE ÉLEVÉE EN FILS, MÂCON SOLUTRÉ, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2004 ~ SAGE BUTTER FRIED CHESTNUTS AND LOBSTER MUSHROOMS WITH CHESTNUT GNOCCHI IN CRAB APPLE SAUCE TOPPED WITH SHAVED MONARQUE CHEESE BOUCHARD FINLAYSON , “CROCODILE’S LAIR” , CHARDONNAY, OVERBERG, SOUTH AFRICA 2002 SUCCOTASH OF GRILLED VEGTABLES WITH POLENTA GNOCCHI, DUCK “HAM” AND BASIL IN A CORN CREAM TERZETTO, TOCAI FRIULANO, CENTRAL COAST, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. 2000 “CAPRESE” STYLE SALAD OF PENKO CRUSTED AND FRIED BUFFALO MOZZARELLA ON CHIAPPINO SAUCE WITH FRIED BASIL, BALSAMIC VINAIGRE REDUCTION AND ARUGULA PESTO HENRI BOURGEOIS, “LES BARONNES”, SANCERRE, FRANCE 2003 TRUFFLED POTATO PEROGIES WITH FRIED CAULIFLOWER MUSHROOMS IN TRUFFLE JUS WITH CABBAGE SPROUTS ROLLY GASSMANN, PINOT AUXERROIS, ALSACE, FRANCE 1999 ~ SEARED JAPANESE DIVER SCALLOPS WITH GARLIC AND OIL CONFIT TURNIPS, SAUTEED SPINACH, MINTED CHICK PEAS AND RED PEPPER TAWSE, CARLY’S BLOCK, SEMI – DRY RIESLING, VINELAND, CANADA 2002 PAN ROASTED MARYLAND BLUE AND DUNGENESS CRAB CAKES ON TOMATO GAZPACHO SAUCE WITH HEIRLOOM TOMATO SALAD DOMAINE MITTNACHT-KLACK, RIESLING, ALSACE, FRANCE 2002 ROAST LOBSTER ON CELERY ROOT AND APPLE SALAD WITH CANDIED SHITAKI MUSHROOM, CANDIED WALNUTS AND A CHUNKY JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE SAUCE MAISON MALLARD-GAULIN, CHABLIS, FRANCE 2003 GRILLED CALAMARI ON ISREALI COUS-COUS SALAD TOSSED WITH CANDIED ORANGE ZEST, SHREDDED OLIVES AND CHORIZO SAUSAGE ON A LEMON AND CAPER EMULSION SAUCE TE MATA ESTATE, “WOODTHORPE”, SAUVIGNON BLANC, HAWKES BAY, NEW ZEALAND 2004 ~ BARBEQUE CEVICHE OF GULF SHRIMP ON STEW OF TOMATO, PEANUT AND BRAISED OXTAIL PIO CESARE, BARBERA D’ ALBA, ITALY 2002 BRAISED VEAL CHEEKS WITH ROAST TESTINA ON FIG VICCHY, CORN BREAD CROUTONS AND WARM FRISSÉE SALAD WHALE HAVEN, PINOT NOIR, EGLIN, SOUTH AFRICA 1999 SESAME CRUSTED PROVIMI VEAL SWEETBREADS ON A FRESH AND DRIED DATE RAGOUT MORGAN, “TWELVE CLONES”, PINOT NOIR, SANTA LUCIA HIGHLANDS, CALIFORNIA U.S.A. 2003 SHAVED CURED FOIE GRAS TORCHON WRAPPED IN LIGHTLY SEARED BLUE FIN TUNA WITH TRUFFLE AIOLI IRON HORSE VINEYARDS, CHARDONNAY, GREEN VALLEY, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. 2000 MALIVOIRE, SINGLE BLOCK GAMAY, NIAGARA PENINSULA, CANADA 2002 ~ CHARCUTERIE SAMPLER GUINEA HEN BOUDIN BLANC & BALLONTINE WITH PLUM COMPOTE GAME TERRINE WITH FIG JAM GOAT POT PIE WITH ALMONDS AND OLIVES ROMA TOMATO STUFFED WITH BRAISED GOAT, APPLE REDUCTION AND CANDIED GRAPES FOIE GRAS TRIO INCLUDING MOUSSE WITH RYE CRISP, SEARED WITH ONION CARAMEL AND MADERIA GLAZE, TORCHON WITH STRAWBERRY JAM ZAHEL, NUSSBERG, GRAND RESERVE, VIENNA, AUSTRIA 2004 CHARLES JOGUET, “LES VARENNES DU GRAND CLOS”, CHINON, LOIRE VALLEY, FRANCE 2002 ~ PASSION FRUIT GELÉE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE AND TOASTED MACADAMIA NUTS COINTREAU MARINATED STRAWBERRY ON SWEET CRÈME FRAICHE WITH BLACK PEPPER GINGER BEER “FLOAT” WITH LIME SORBET WHITE WATERMELON ON BALSAMIC REDUCTION WITH CRUSHED PUMPKIN SEEDS ~ ROAST STRIP LOIN OF WILD BOAR ON LOOSE RISOTTO WITH SWEET PEAS, PROSCUITTO AND TOMATO GOAT’S CHEESE SALAD MOUNT LANGI GHIRAN, SHIRAZ, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA 2000 ROAST BREAST OF SQUAB WITH GRATINÉED BUNDLES OF WHITE ASPARAGUS THAT HAVE BEEN WRAPPED WITH SYRRANO HAM AND TOPPED WITH BÉCHAMEL SAUCE AND SERVED WITH SESAME CRUSTED WILD MUSHROOMS ARANZO, MONASTRELL RESERVA, JUMILLA, SPAIN 1996 ROAST LOIN OF ONTARIO GOAT WITH CUCUMBER AND BANANA PEPPER SALAD, MINTED YOGURT SAUCE AND BURNT HONEY GLAZE J.L. CHAVE, “OFFERUS”, SAINT-JOSEPH, FRANCE 2001 ROAST LOIN OF VENISON ON BOULANGÈRE STYLE POTATO WITH FRIED BONE MARROW, ARTICHOKE CRAB APPLE SALAD AND BORDELAISE SAUCE ROBERT BIALE VINEYARDS, ZINFANDEL, NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. 2002 ~ CHEESE SAMPLER LANGRES WASHED RIND COW’S MILK CHEESE FROM FRANCE WITH ARUGULA PURÉE, FRIED CHICK PEA AND FENNEL SALAD VERDI DI FABROSA GOAT’S MILK BLUE CHEESE FROM ITALY WITH PENKO CRUSTED POACHED QUAIL EGG, MARINATED ZUCHINNI SALAD AND YUCCATEECAN SAUCE BOUQ’ EMMISAIRE GOAT’S MILK CHEESE FROM FRANCE ON TESTINA WITH CORN SOUP AND MINT PESTO IDIAZABEL SHEEP’S MILK CHEESE FROM SPAIN WITH MERINGUE COOKIE, CASSIS SORBET, PORT SOAKED RAISIN AND DICED PEAR DOMAINE DU TRAGINIER, BANYULS BLANC, FRANCE, 2001 ~ WHITE CHOCOLATE AND COCONUT MILK FLAN IN STRAWBERRY VANILLA SOUP WITH COCOA COATED MINI FUNNEL CAKE THINLY SLICED HONEYDEW MELON WRAPPING APPLE GELÉE IN WATERMELON SOUP WITH CANDIED PISTACHIO OLIVE OIL SORBET WITH TOMATO SYRUP AND CANDIED MINT NECTARINE BAVAROISE ON TERRAGON EMULSION WITH BITTER CHOCOLATE AND GRAPEFRUIT ~ PECAN COOKIE LAYERED WITH ROAST APRICOT AND FRESH RASPBERRY TOPPED WITH VANILLA CREAM CHEESE ICE CREAM RESTING ON APRICOT GLAZE AND RASPBERRY FOAM CHATEAU MEGYER, 3 PUTTONYOS TOKAJI AZSU, HUNGARY 2000 CHOCOLATE SOFT CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE SORBET, COCOA NIB TUILLE, BLUEBERRY SPUMA AND MIXED BERRY REDUCTION CAMPBELLS, RUTHERGLEN, MUSCAT, AUSTRALIA, N.V. PEAR ASSIETTE WITH PEAR DONUT ON ANISE CHANTILLY CREAM AND BITTER CHOCOLATE SAUCE, CARAMALIZED PEAR ATOMS ON COCONUT LIME SAUCE, PEAR MOUSSE WITH SESHWAN PEPPER ON APPLE SOUP SANTA BARBARA, LATE HARVEST SAUVIGNON BLANC, SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, U. S.A., 2001 LEMON CHIBOUST ON GUINESS POUND CAKE WITH MINTED CITRUS SALAD, PINEAPPLE ANGLAISE AND MINT JELLY CUBES CHATEAU DES CHARMES, LATE HARVEST RIESLING, NIAGARA PENNINSULA, CANADA, 1999
