French Holiday Wine Dinner
December 3, 2009 (Thu)
from 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Highland Park, IL
Event Details
Wine OR Wine & Food
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Ramiro Velasquez, Chef de Cuisine
Special Thanks to Guest of Honor Jean-Jacques Fertal,
President of Eagle Eye Imports, for Hand-Selecting
These Special French Wines for Our Dinner
Chef’s Selection of Passed Hors D’ Oeuvres
Sparnacus NV Epernay, AOC Champagne
Seafood Terrine with Wild Mushrooms,
Vegetable Salad and a Curry Cream Sauce
Joseph Mellot La Chatellenie, AOC Sancerre ‘08
Grilled Rib Eye with Phyllo and Mushroom Purse,
Basil Mashed Potatoes and a Cabernet-Chocolate Reduction
Diamant des Karantes AOC Coteaux du Languedoc- La Clape ‘05
Chef’s Selection of Cheese
with Toasted Nut Bread and Dried Fruits
Château Cantenae A.O.C. Saint-Emilion Grand Cru ‘06
Symphony of Desserts
Crème Brulée
Fruit Tart
Chocolate Pyramid
Château les Roques, AOC Loupiac Bordeaux ‘99
Zagat Top Food Rating 29/30
A “memorable evening” awaits visitors to this 26-year-old North Shore
“treasure”, a “fine-dining” “temple on Temple Ave” that’s ranked No. 1
for Food among Chicagoland restaurants on the strength of its
“superb”, “very creative” new French fare, which is accompanied by a
“fantastic wine list” and served by a “staff that knows when to be
friendly and when to be reserved”; the feel is “formal yet extremely
comfortable, with cozy booths and soft lighting”, making it a “great
celebration place”—“if you can afford it’; jackets required for
gentlemen.
Zagat Chicago Restaurants 2007/08Long the finest dining destination north of Evanston, Carlos and
Debbie Nieto’s elegant and tiny restaurant reigns supreme on the
North Shore. Grounded in French and Italian technique, chef Ramiro
Velasquez’s food is seriously “haute,” opulently sauced, and
sometimes baroque in its intricate presentations.
—Chicago magazine
Chica
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