Our May meeting was a ‘Matching Food and Wine’ meal at the Indulge Restaurant at the Centre for the Arts in Hitchin when a selection of French wines from The Wine Society were matched to the French Night theme evening menu...
The menu for the evening was as follows:
Aperitif
The Society’s Saumur, Brut
Canapes
Cheese & onion puffs
Cherry tomatoes stuffed with cream cheese and chives
Chicken on baguette
Starter
Red onion galette
Cave de Turckheim, 2008, Vin D’Alsace, Pinot Blanc
Main
Beef bourguignon
Chateau de Camarsac, 2007, Bordeaux Superieur
Dessert
Almond Grand Marnier mousse with vanilla jelly and fresh fruit
Château La Grave, 2007, Sainte Croix du Mont
Petit fours
French fancies & a French surprise
Tea or coffee
Thanks to the fantastic service provided by the Catering and Hospitality students and staff, we had a most enjoyable night and I’m sure we will want to try something similar next year.
