Topic: Toms 2008 Friday Roll Call
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Fri 03/07/08 08:03 PM
Was it a lifetime movie???drinker drinker
Those always get me too!!:cry: noway laugh laugh

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Fri 03/07/08 08:05 PM
drinker drinker

uk1971's photo
Fri 03/07/08 08:08 PM

Was it a lifetime movie???drinker drinker
Those always get me too!!:cry: noway laugh laugh


Sort of.
It was 'Jaws' laugh laugh :cry: :cry: laugh laugh

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Fri 03/07/08 08:08 PM
present and accounted for

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Fri 03/07/08 08:11 PM
da dun da dun da dun........

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Fri 03/07/08 08:11 PM

present and accounted for


drinkerromeodrinker Welcome bigsmile

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Fri 03/07/08 08:48 PM
evenin uk how ya doing today buddy??

uk1971's photo
Fri 03/07/08 09:34 PM

evenin uk how ya doing today buddy??


As it's 6.34am here I'm getting a little sleepy I guess. yawn laugh

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Fri 03/14/08 12:07 PM
Friday March 14

Who's a9r8iound?

Here's a reminder of the menus


Starters

A Taste of Duck, Pear and Foie Gras

Roast Quail with Creamed Baby Leeks, Black Pudding Tortellini
Boudin Blanc wih Sautéed Langoustines and Chorizo Foam

Roasted Scallops with Spiced Cauliflower, Apple and Raisin Purée

A Pressing of Ham Hock with a Salad of Pickled Beetroot and Celery

Cornish Crab & Lobster Cocktail with Avocado & Cucumber


Main Courses

Poulet de Bresse with Truffle Risotto and Cep Purée

Braised Boneless Oxtail with Caramelised Root Vegetables

Best End of Lamb with Swede Purée and Haggis Beignets

Roasted Brill with Apple, Potato, Celery and Cider Foam

Roast Loin of Venison with Pumpkin Purée, Braised Red Cabbage and Herb Gnocchi

Roast Squab Pigeon with Chouchroute and Madeira Sauce

Roast Rack of Devon Lamb
with Wild Mushroom & Beetroot Gratin & Anna Potatoes



Desserts

Nougat Glace with Passion Fruit Sorbet and Mango Parcels

Assiette of Lemon

Chocolate Plate

Assiette of Apple

Pear Poached-Sorbet-Parfait

Raspberry Syllabub Trifle


A Selection of British and French Cheeses





Vegetarian Menu

First Courses

Spinach & Roasted Pine Nut Gnocchi
with Gorgonzola


Yellow Lentil & White Onion Soup
with Basil Croutons

Brown Windsor Onion Soup
with Welsh Rarebit Croutons

Wild Mushroom, Wood Sorrel & Asparagus Salad
with Chardonnay dressing



Main Courses

Warm Wild Mushroom & Spring Onion Pancakes
with Roasted Aubergines


Spinach Taglionni
with Pine Nut, Asparagus & Basil Sauce


Roasted English Cobnut & Jerusalem Artichoke Risotto
with Rosemary Salsa

Lemon Risotto
with Pepper Rocket & Tinker Bell Peppers



Desserts

Platter of Assorted Fruits
with Greek Yoghurt

Selection of Homemade Fruit Sorbets

Sauterne Steeped Apricots
with Star Anise & Vanilla




Custom Made Dishes


Loch Duart Salmon Coulibiac en Croute
with Champagne Chive Sauce

Traditional Roast Young Grouse
with Game Chips, Redcurrant Jelly, Bread Sauce & Madeira Wine Sauce

Loin of Brymoore English Veal en Croute
with Spinach, Cheshire Ham & Port Wine Sauce

Beef Fillet Wellington
with Wild Mushrooms, Foie Gras & Perrigourd Truffle Sauce

English Grey Leg Partridge
with Bacon & onion Pancakes, Roasted English Chestnuts & Wild Mushrooms

Breast of Wild Mallard Duck
with Orange Sauce, Spinach & Jerusalem Artichokes

Juniper Roasted Rack of Roe Deer Vension
with Anna Potatoes, Celeriac & Russet Apple Gratin



Wine List


White Wines

Chenin Blanc, The Veldt Range, South Africa, 2005
Really well balanced wine: the aromas are reminiscent of melon and honey with soft tropical fruit flavours dominating the palate and an elegant, refreshing acidity on the finish

Sauvignon Blanc, Santa Ema, Maipo Valley, Chile, 2005
A brilliantly clear wine, straw yellow in colour with perfumed aromas that are fruity, fresh and light. The apple and peach finish is long and pleasant with a hint of anise.

Chardonnay Red Earth, South Eastern Australia, 2004
A lovely bright Chardonnay. Fresh tropical fruits, honey and apricots. Crisp lemony acidity lingering on the palate. An easy all occasion wine that is unoaked to emphasise its pure fruit character.

Sauvignon Blanc, Lawsons Dry Hills Marlborough, New Zealand, 2004
This wine exhibits tropical and passion fruit aromas. Crisp citrus and gooseberry flavours are balanced with good palate weight and a clean fresh finish.

Petit Chablis, Louis Michel, France, 2003
Lovely cleanliness and purity of fruit with all the classic mineral style of a good Chablis and delicious flavours of green apples and lemons.

Semillon Chardonnay, Tin Hat, South Eastern Australia, 2003
A bouquet of fresh tropical fruit leads to a cascade of peach and exotic fruits on the palate with a delightful zesty freshness and crisp finish

Gavi La Zerba, Italy, 2005
This wine is lovely and pure with a perfumed nose of honeysuckle and pear. This reflects onto the palate and is balanced by some tropical fruit and lovely mineral fresh acidity.

Pouilly Fumé, Patrice Moreux, France, 2004
Wonderful concentration of fresh gooseberry and cut grass aromas with classic smokey, apple tart nose, nice full palate with good balance. A super food wine.

Montagny 1er Cru, Olivier Leflaive, Burgundy, France, 2004
This wine has a citric grapefruit quality. Weighty but with mineral touches and gently infused vanilla oak.

Chardonnay, Meerlust, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2003
The oak is classically Meursault in style, but slightly fuller; the fuit is wonderfully rich, showing apple, honey, melon and pink grapefruit and the finish is fresh and pure.

Red Wines

Tempranillo, Quintana, Spain, 2004
Soft, chocolatey Tempranillo fruit rounded out and spiced up by a year in oak barrels. Mellow and medium weight

Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Ema, Chile, 2004
Ruby red with garnet hues. Aromas of deep red fruits. Excellent harmonious medium bodied red. Beautifully rich wine!

Merlot, Red Earth, South Eastern Australia, 2003
This firm, lush and generous Merlot is supported by a strong backbone of tannins. Fresh cherry and mulberry flavours linger over clove, cinnamon and chocolate aromas.

Pinotage, Martin Meinert, Devon Valley, South Africa, 2004
Deep purple in colour showing scents of mulberry, blackberry, and even cassis. The palate is full of pepper, spice, blackberry, more cassis and big, but ripe tannins. The finish is well-structured, with good length. Meaty - well made Pinotage!

Cabernet Shiraz, Tin Hat, South Eastern Australia, 2002
Sweet forest fruit notes of Shiraz combine with the cassis and currant of Cabernet. Has lovely balance and a long refined finish. Delicious!

Pinot Noir Francesca Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2004
This wine has a vibrant cherry red colour and an amazing aroma of wild strawberries - the palate is all consuming, rich and velvety with sweet ripe red berry fruits bursting out.

Zinnia Zinfandel, California, 2003
A wonderful brooding, deep dark purple colour, an explosive aroma of wild blackberries and cherries complimented on the palate by a soft, velvety, distinguished sensation, a powerful wine yet still elegant and restrained.

Rioja Crianza, Bodegas Campillo, Spain, 2001
Deep, complex aromas with very developed hint of fruit, leather and vanilla. On the palate, it is powerful and full-bodied with a well-balanced tannic flavour on the finish.

Chateau Puygueraud, Cotes de Francs, Bordeaux, France, 2001
Wonderful soft, supple Merlot makes it feel silky smooth, the backbone of the Cabernet giving structure, tannin and ripe blackberry fruits. Supple and rounded with dark fruit character and a long smoky finish.

Crozes Hermitage "Domaine de Thalabert" Paul Jaboulet, Rhone, France, 2001
Rich and meaty on the palate with brambly fruit, spice and firm tannins.

Half Bottles - White

Sauvignon Blanc, Santa Ema, Maipo Valley, Chile, 2004
Apple and peach notes with a hint of anise.

Petit Chablis, Louis Michel, France, 2002
Delicious flavours of green apples and lemons.

Chardonnay, Santa Ema, Maipo Valley, Chile, 2004
Elegant, complex wine with a light touch of toast and vanilla.

Half Bottles - Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Ema, Chile, 2004
Absolutely jam packed with blackcurrant fruit. 2004

Crianza, Bodegas Valduero, Spain, 2001
Beautifully balanced with an exceptional array of flavours.

Côtes du Rhône Parallèle 45 Paul Jaboulet Rhône France, 2003
One of the outstanding wines of the appellation.

Rosé Wine

Rosé, Guilhem, Moulin de Gassac, Southern France, 2005
Soft strawberry undertones - summer in a bottle.

Champagnes

Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV.
Rich, soft, elegant and creamy with wonderful biscuity finish.

Louis Roederer Brut Vintage, 1999
Creamy, buttery ripe white peach and nutty flavours.

Sparkling Wine

Antonin Truffer
Rich, creamy fruit with soft bubbles and a zesty, clean finish


Bon Apetit

:smile: drinker smokin flowerforyou glasses


Silntstrnger's photo
Fri 03/14/08 02:28 PM
hey everyone..how is ur afternoon?

snowangel2's photo
Fri 03/14/08 02:36 PM
Good evening,drinker drinker drinker

uk1971's photo
Fri 03/14/08 03:07 PM

hey everyone..how is ur afternoon?


Considering it's just gone 11pm here I guess I'VE survived another Friday afternoon and evening. :tongue: bigsmile

uk1971's photo
Fri 03/14/08 03:08 PM

Good evening,drinker drinker drinker


(((flowerforyousnowflowerforyou)))

Hope you're keeping well. :smile:

Silntstrnger's photo
Fri 03/14/08 03:09 PM
i forgot u have a major time change where u are uk..

uk1971's photo
Fri 03/14/08 03:47 PM

i forgot u have a major time change where u are uk..


Yep. It'll be Saturday here in 10 minutes. bigsmile

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Impala13's photo
Fri 03/14/08 04:29 PM
here on friday as useual

1956CLEO's photo
Fri 03/14/08 04:30 PM
Hey everybody

justme659's photo
Fri 03/14/08 04:33 PM
I am here. just got back from making dinner myself. Tho yours looks yummier Tom.flowerforyou

uk1971's photo
Fri 03/14/08 04:49 PM

here on friday as useual


(((flowerforyouImpalaflowerforyou))) Glad to have you aboard. :wink: :smile:

uk1971's photo
Fri 03/14/08 04:50 PM

Hey everybody



(((flowerforyouCLEOflowerforyou))) Great to see ya again. :smile: