Wine Flashcards
What is duck croquette
Duck leg confit, foie gras and port wine mixture, breaded and deep fried
What is buttermilk fluid gel
Buttermilk that is gelatinized by agar agar which is a seaweed powder
Describe the French onion soup including allergies
Beef consumee gelee with mixed greens on top with shredded Gruyere cheese and an onion purse. Garnished with Melba toast pea shoots and pickled red onions on top. Allergies are egg in the gelee, dairy but the cheese doesn’t have to be added, alcohol in the gelee, it is not vegetarian, and there is pork in the gelee
What is beef consumee gelee
Gelatinized beef soup
What is the soup on the menu include allergies
We have a mushroom pho, it has rice paper mixed mushrooms and beef broth. Allergies include shellfish and fish, soy but that can be held off in the hoisin sauce, sesame in the hoisin, gluten in the hoisin, alcohol in the hoisin and vegetarians cannot eat it
What are the two salads
Miso braised pork salad, beet salad
Describe the miso braised pork salad and its allergies
The miso braised pork salad is little pieces of pork on top of a watercress salad with a yuzu vinaigrette and grilled plum on the side with orange yogurt sauce. Garnished with a sesame cracker. Allergies are dairy in the yogurt and sesame cracker. Soy is in the pork. Sesame in the cracker. Gluten in the cracker, alcohol is in the pork and the dressing, it is not vegetarian and pork.
What is yuzu vinaigrette
It’s a Japanese citrus, grape seed oil, honey and lemon juice. Has a sweet and sour flavour
Describe the best salad and its allergies
It’s 2 different beets with a ring of Savoy cabbage tossed in a horseradish emulsion, toasted hazelnut and garnished with blue cheese. Allergies include dairy in the cheese, tree nuts in the hazelnut, and without the cheese its vegetarian
What is a horseradish emulsion
Lemon juice, golden raisins grape seed oil and agar agar
What is agar agar
Gelatin
What are our mains
Seared pickerel, steelhead trout, Cornish hen, sweet soy braised lamb leg, Alberta beef striploin
Describe the seared pickerel and its allergies
It’s a white fish on top of cheese polenta fries, tomato confit, and deconstructed tartare sauce . its allergies include egg in the egg, dairy just in the butter on the fish and the polenta, gluten, so we will give potato instead. Gluten there is mustard in the mayonnaise and fish of course
What is polenta
Cornmeal
What is tomato confit
Cherry tomatoes poached with herb and garlic infused olive oil
Describe the steelhead trout and its allergies
Fish a herb biscuit, chorizo and spinach a poached egg and tarragon nage. The chef wants you to crack the poached egg and mix it with the tarragon nage to give it a bearnaise sauce taste. Allergies include the egg, fish of course, dairy in the sauce fish spinach and scone which can be adjusted, gluten in the scone given potato instead, alcohol in the nage given tartar instead, and pork in the chorizo
What is tarragon nage
A light cream sauce, made with tarragon, white wine, white wine vinegar, fish stock and cream.
Describe the Cornish hen and its allergies
Cornish hen with spatzle broccolini, and a red cabbage purée. Allergies include egg in the spatzle, dairy in the sauce and no cheese, gluten is in the spatzle, alcohol in the purée, not vegetarian
What is cassis brown butter
Reduction of black currant apple juice and brown butter
What is spatzle
German dumpling
Describe the sweet soy braised lamb leg and its allergies
Lamb leg, with green beans, shiso tempura and ginger squash purée allergies include shellfish and fish in the cassoulet, dairy in the purée and cassoulet, soy, gluten in the cassoulet and tempura, alcohol,
What is cassoulet
It’s black eyed peas, navy beans, soy beans, mushrooms made into a stew
What is shiso
A Japanese basil
Describe the Alberta beef striploin
Striploin with a short rib and mushroom crepinette, Madeira jus, celery purée, beets, carrot, potato and brocolinni allergies include dairy in the purée and on the veggies, alcohol is in the sauce on the short rib
What is short rib and mushroom crepinette
Caul fat Wrapped shredded short rib and wild mushroom.
What is caul fat
Thin membrane that lines the internal organs of a cow
What is Madeira jus
Brown stock reduction sauce with red and Madeira wine
Name the desserts
Grand mariner cold set cheesecake, maple creme brûlée, paler or chocolate cake, fresh fruit tart, coffee walnut cake
Describe the grand mariner cold set cheesecake and its allergies
It’s a cheesecake with strawberry basil sorbet and an orange Apple relish. Allergies include eggs, dairy, and alcohol and tree nuts
Describe the maple creme brûlée and its allergies
It’s a creme brûlée with a pound cake, blueberry compote and limoncello whipped cream on the side its allergies are eggs dairy and alcohol
Describe the paler or chocolate cake and its allergies
It has a hazelnut praline sauce and pink grapefruit caviar with honey yogurt its allergies are gluten, eggs, dairy, tree nuts,
What is the fresh fruit tarts allergies
Gluten, eggs, dairy, alcohol
What are the allergies in the coffee walnut cake
Gluten eggs tree nuts and dairy
What can a fish or shellfish allergy not have
Octopus salad, raw carte, pho, pickerel, steelhead
What can the soy allergy not have
Lamb