Chefs Whimsy Wine dinner at Plainfield’s Restaurant

Posted: Mar 23rd, 08

Chef’s Whimsy Wine Paired Dinner April 6, 2008 6 pm $75 per person

Plainfield’s Restaurant 852 SW 21^{st 97205 503-223-2995}

^{Pate of game and white truffles}^{in aspic with Meyer lemon marmalade}

^{Elk, blue teal, and boar laced with white truffles in a savory pate.}

^{Mayflower Hotel Bloody Mary cocktail}^{- a recipe graciously given to}

^{me by the head bartender. Considered by experts to be the best.}

^{Cappuccino of quail with quail egg custard}^{foam served with biscotti}

^{A deeply concentrated elixir made from roasted quail is served in a cappuccino cup and topped with a custard frothed to a foam. The biscotti is flavored with pine nuts and parmesan cheese.}

^{Churchill’s White Port}^{- served chilled}

^{Shrimp and orange salad with hearts of palm}

^{Shrimp, orange supremes, and hearts of palm in a spicy tequila cream are encased in avocado. Accompanied by micro greens dressed with a truffle vinaigrette.}

^{2004 Tyee Gewurztraminer}^{- an off dry, floral Oregon wine whose orange blossom notes should be a memorable match.}

^{Éclairs filled with cherry wood smoked pork topped with chocolate mole}

^{Pate choux cases filled with seasoned and smoked pork in a complex sauce of chilies and unsweetened chocolate.}

^{2003 Lava Cap Zinfandel Reserve}^{- The intense jammy flavors and spicy nose of this wine is a longtime favorite at Plainfield’s.}

^{Roasted cured salmon with rosemary gnocchi and Sauce Genevoise}

^{Salt cured fresh NW salmon is roasted on tiles. Served with rosemary sweet potato gnocchi sauced with a brown fish reduction.}

^{2005 Bouchard Pere Beaune Premier Cru Du Chateau Rouge}^{- an elegant and ripe red Burgundy from a 300 year old family estate.}

^{Selection of artisanal cheeses with seasonal fruits}

^{2006 Kesselstatt Kaseler Riesling-}^{the 2006 vintage is stellar.}

^{Raspberry and hazelnut zabaglione in meringue shells}

^{Crisp individual meringue cases are filled with an egg, wine, and mascarpone Italian cream.}

^{Fonte Kenya- the best coffee I have ever tasted.}