11/28/2024
What am I cooking on Thanksgiving?
Me and Mandy are spending this wonderful holiday with an amazing client and cooking a unique feast with some stellar wine!
Thanksgiving Dinner Menu with Wine Pairings
Pre-Dinner
2022 Bedrock “Old Vine” California Zinfandel
APPETIZERS
Citrus crab salad with avocado cream and micro salad.
WINE
2020 Dr. Hermann Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Grosses Gewachs
Shrimp cocktail with fresh radish cocktail sauce and charred lemon.
WINE
2022 Vincent Gaudry “Gaudry d’Olle” Val de Loire Sauvignon Blanc
Lobster risotto with crème fraîche, grilled asparagus, and charred red onion.
WINE
2020 Francine Bachelier “Vieilles Vignes” Chablis
FIRST
Butternut and pear squash soup with crispy applewood bacon, whipped boursin, crushed walnuts, pomegranate foam, EVOO, and fennel pollen.
WINE
2023 Walter Scott “La Combe Verte” Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
SECOND
Arugula salad with roasted golden beets, champagne orange blossom vinaigrette, lavender-infused goat cheese, candied pecans, fresh marinated Granny Smith apple, cherry jam, and sweet honeycomb.
WINE
2014 Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Brut Grand Cru
THIRD
Crispy skin sous vide duck with parsnip purée, crispy jalapeño brioche bacon toast with seared foie gras, fig and caramelized onion preserves, Sauternes reduction, port wine reduction, pistachio crush, micro arugula, and orange blossom.
WINE
2016 Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 375ml
FOURTH
Sous vide ribeye roll with truffled potatoes, spicy crispy Brussels sprouts, bone marrow butter, mini heirloom carrots, and horseradish cream foam.
WINE
2015 Corino “Rocche dell’Annunziata” Barolo
DESSERT
Cherries jubilee flambé with cinnamon liquid nitrogen ice cream, cherry powder, orange, and blueberry cake.
WINE
Didier Meuzard Ratafia de Bourgogne