Menu Dinner 816

Thursday 17th December 2020

STARTERS

Stuffed Indian prawns w/a mango gel
Wild mushroom, spinach & water chestnut wantons with parmesan crisps 2013 Best's Great Western Parking Shiraz

ENTRÉE

Coffin bay oyster tart with local goats cheese & a classic salsa verde

dressing

2014 Wagner-Stempel Riesling Gutswein 2014 Wagner-Stempel Weissburgunder trocken

MAIN

Duck cooked two ways

Confit leg, pan roasted breast, roasted beetroot puree, potato gratin, greens & an orange star anise glaze. 

2001 Wendouree Cabernet Malbec
2004 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial
2008 Maison de Grand Esprit Côte de Nuits Villages La Belle Voisine

DESSERT

Lavender infused panna cotta, toffee cage & blackberries

2005 Château Coutet

Head Chef: Andrew Flockhart Food Master: Andrew Lewis Wine Master: Andrew Rowan

Menu Dinner 815

Dinner 815

Thursday 19 November 2020

COURSE 1

Dukkha Spiced Quail Egg

Shepherd’s Pie

Scallop Ceviche – Coconut - Lime

H.Blin Champagne Louis d´Or Brut Rosé Cuvée Louis 2004

 

COURSE 2

Kingfish Pastrami – Almonds – Fig & Lime leaf Oi

Tyrrell's Sémillon Vat 1 Hunter Valley 2011

Domaine Jean Grivot Bourgogne Blanc 2015

 

COURSE 3

Potato, leek & local mushroom pithivier Pont Leveque mushroom velouté

Penfolds RWT Shiraz 2003

Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2003

Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 1998

 

DESSERTS

Ossau-Iraty - Walnut Bread – Apple Paste

Craig’s Black Forest Gateau - Textures of Chocolate – Cherry Sorbet 

Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2005

 

 

Head Chef: Scott Alsop

Food Master: Andrew Lewis

Wine Master: Glenn Sharp filling in for Andrew Rowan

Menu Dinner 814

Wine & Food Society of Ballarat Dinner 814

Thursday 15th October 2020

COURSE 1

Chicken Laksa as a soup

Brown Brothers – Patricia Pinot & Chardonnay Brut 2010

COURSE 2

Caesar salad with anchovies and chicken

Grosset – Polish Hill Riesling 2012 Giaconda – Estate Vineyard Chardonnay 2013

COURSE 2

Steak and chips and salad, cooked medium rare

Mount Langi – Grampians Shiraz 2008 Glaetzer – Amon-Ra Unfiltered Shiraz 2010 Cape Mentelle – Wallcliff Shiraz 2003

DESSERT

Eton Mess with fresh berries

Pfeiffer – Christopher’s VP 1997

Head Chef: Ahsan Gazi Food Master: Andrew Lewis Wine Master: Andrew Rowan

Menu Dinner 813

 

Wine & Food Society of Ballarat Dinner 813

Thursday 17th September 2020

 

CANAPÉ

Blue swimmer crab bon bon, kaffir lime mayo

 

COURSE 1

Marinated scallop, pickled apple, sweet potato chips

 

COURSE 2

Bouillabaisse -The real fish soup, sourced from Whites Fisheries & Trentham Fields Saffron rouille

 

COURSE 2

Waubra Prime spring lamb cutlets, Chris' Smoky eggplant salad, mint and cashew relish

 

DESSERT

Tarte au citron, roasted mandarins, blood orange sorbet

 

Wines were a mixed selection from the cellar

Head Chef: Peter Ford

 Food Master: Andrew Lewis

 Wine Master: Andrew Rowan

News from Italy

The way that wine sells in Italy has changed. After the pandemic this year, fewer people are eating out. More wine is being drunk at home and ordered on line. This has led to a new movement. "Io sono vinarius"

https://dobianchi.com/2020/08/14/best-italian-wine-shops/

Quarantine Reading

This is worth your attention
http://www.mediafire.com/file/3pqmo2kh8oqj11c/Don%25E2%2580%2599t_Eat_Before_Reading_This_-_The_New_Yorker.pdf/file

Cellar List July 2020

New, updated Cellar List

http://www.mediafire.com/file/xlp90p43253j9mq/W%2526FS%2527s_Wine_List_-_CellarTracker.pdf/file