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French Holiday Wine Dinner


December 3, 2009 (Thu) from 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Highland Park, IL

Cost: $110
Event ID #276645

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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 2007/08

Long 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

ChicaGourmets! Hosts Jim Price & Don Newcomb

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