Peppercorn's Grill hosts its annual Veuve Clicquot Dinner Thursday at 7 p.m.
The five-course dinner features pairings with five different vintages. The menu:
Salumi Artigianali - A selection of housemade and imported charcuterie (Veuve Clicquot Rose Brut NV)
Ravioli alla ricotta di bufalo - housemade ravioli filled with imported buffalo ricotta, wild greens,
and truffled porcini crema in a delicate butter sauce with parmigiano reggiano
Risotto Treviggiano al Tartufo Bianco - slow cooked carnaroli rice with house confitted duck, pancetta, and Treviso radicchio in a champagne-scented chicken broth with mascarpone and finished with shavings of fresh truffles. (Veuve Clicquot Brut Reserve 2002)
Fricassee di funghi e aragosta - fricasse of chanterelle mushrooms, Maine lobster, and a spotted prawn over a saffron scented crab bisque and organic micro greens. (Veuve Clicquot Rosé Vintage 2002)
Arrosto Misto - Herb Roasted Loin of Veal with a champagne scented natural pan reduction
accompanied by short rib of veal slow cooked in Clicquot Champagne with a gremolata
finished with a champagne glaze and mostarda of Cremona served with twice baked truffled heirloom fingerling potato and baby "romanesco" rapini. (Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 1998)
Holiday Treats - Christmas Castagnaccio (chestnut cake), honey panna cotta, Mother's Christmas biscotto and Christmas fruit compote. (Veuve Clicquot Demi-Sec)
Cost is $90 person, excluding tax and gratuity. Peppercorn's Grill is at 357 Main Street in Hartford. Call 860-547-1714 for reservations. peppercornsgrill.com.
(Photo credit: Flickr user vmiramontes)
The five-course dinner features pairings with five different vintages. The menu:
Salumi Artigianali - A selection of housemade and imported charcuterie (Veuve Clicquot Rose Brut NV)
Ravioli alla ricotta di bufalo - housemade ravioli filled with imported buffalo ricotta, wild greens,
and truffled porcini crema in a delicate butter sauce with parmigiano reggiano
Risotto Treviggiano al Tartufo Bianco - slow cooked carnaroli rice with house confitted duck, pancetta, and Treviso radicchio in a champagne-scented chicken broth with mascarpone and finished with shavings of fresh truffles. (Veuve Clicquot Brut Reserve 2002)
Fricassee di funghi e aragosta - fricasse of chanterelle mushrooms, Maine lobster, and a spotted prawn over a saffron scented crab bisque and organic micro greens. (Veuve Clicquot Rosé Vintage 2002)
Arrosto Misto - Herb Roasted Loin of Veal with a champagne scented natural pan reduction
accompanied by short rib of veal slow cooked in Clicquot Champagne with a gremolata
finished with a champagne glaze and mostarda of Cremona served with twice baked truffled heirloom fingerling potato and baby "romanesco" rapini. (Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 1998)
Holiday Treats - Christmas Castagnaccio (chestnut cake), honey panna cotta, Mother's Christmas biscotto and Christmas fruit compote. (Veuve Clicquot Demi-Sec)
Cost is $90 person, excluding tax and gratuity. Peppercorn's Grill is at 357 Main Street in Hartford. Call 860-547-1714 for reservations. peppercornsgrill.com.
(Photo credit: Flickr user vmiramontes)
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