Thanksgiving

Le Menu

Appetizer Course
house-cured gravlax roses with cucumber, mustard sauce, and red onion
steak tartar with toast points
shrimp cocktail

Main Course
salmon with avocado-hollandaise mask
brined and roasted turkey
giblet stuffing a la gullick
jalapeno-oyster-cornbread stuffing
mashed potatoes and gravy
cranberry sauce
macaroni and cheese
white rice and nori
slow-cooked chard

Cheese Course
island farmhouse herb gouda - PEI, Canada
maytag blue - US
crottin chavignol - France
cave-aged gruyere - Switzerland
pyranees ossau vielle - France
montbriac - France
boucheron - France
assorted nuts and fruits

Desserts
pumpkin cheesecake
pumpkin pie
flourless chocolate cake with chantilly cream
mixed ice creams
sandeman founder's reserve port
taylor fladgate 20 year tawny port

There was no white rice and nori, but everything else was so damned good I didn't even notice until it was pointed out. Every item on this meal was outstanding. I even paced myself this year so that I didn't have to pass out on the couch before dessert.