Holiday party menu & reservations

Here are the menu selections for our "Childhood Memories Holiday Dinner," scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, December 9, at The Epicurean, Route 7, east of troy.

Please contact April or Bill Dowd (238-1950 or williamdowd@nycap.rr.com) as soon as possible with your reservations and menu choices.

The ABSOLUTE DEADLINE for turning in your reservations is Tuesday, Nov. 27, so we can give the chef at The Epicurean a head count.

The price is just $30 per person, which includes hors d'ouvres (wine is extra, like last year).

FOR THE COCKTAIL HOUR

Feuilletés au Fromage
(Warm light puffed pastries filled with cheese)
Croutons ~ Fromages & Pâté du Chef
Assortment of farmstead cheeses & chef’s artisanal pâté
French bread & crackers
Spécialité du Chef - Senteurs de Provence
Four Provençal Sauces - aïoli, tapenade, pistou & tartare
Fresh seasonable vegetables & toasted French bread
Calamar à la Provençale (sautéed calamari with tomatoes & garlic in a white wine reduction)

DINNER (Choose one)

• Mignon de Porc & Sauce Calvados
(Sautéed pork tenderloin, served with Calvados sauce, caramelized apples & rustic garlic mashed potatoes)

• Filet Bistro Grillé, Sauce Bordelaise
(Grilled bistro beef filet, served with Bordelaise sauce, vegetables & gratin dauphinois)

• Saumon Grillé à l’Estragon
(Grilled Atlantic salmon with tarragon sauce, served with wild basmati rice and sautéed vegetables)

INTERMEZZO

Salade de Mesclun
(Delicate field greens salad served with 12-Year-Old balsamic vinaigrette)

DESSERT

Tarte aux Pommes & Myrtilles
(Warm apple or apple-blueberry pie à la mode served with Epicurean coffee or tea selection)