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Le Manoir: Christmas Eve & Boxing Day

4/1/2012

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Christmas Eve
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French onion soup
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Confit of Landais duck liver, Victoria pineapple, smoked bacon
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Winter vegetables, butternut squash puree, sage, essence of red wine
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Fillet of red mullet, bonito broth, Asian greens
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Roasted loin of Herefordshire venison, quince, honey and vanilla, sauce Grand Veneur
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Caramelised seasonal pear baked in thin brioche; cinnamon and vanilla ice cream
Boxing Day
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Consomme of winter game, roast chestnuts
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Terrine of rabbit, prunes, pickled vegetables
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Free range hen's egg, watercress and herb puree
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Civet of John Dory, lemongrass and shellfish
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Roast duck breast, sour cherry and cinnamon
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Carpaccio of blood orange
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Seasonal pear almondine, caramel croustillant, ginger sauce and its own sorbet
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Macae 62% chocolate marquise with Tonda hazelnut and lemon butterscotch sauce


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2 Comments
Alan spedding ( cumbriafoodie ) link
9/1/2012 01:46:21 pm

Well i could make the most wondeful meal up if i could pick a tasting menu from your xmas eve, day and boxing day feasts...Loved the look of the Rabbit terrine , still enjoy my old school classics.
cheers
Alan

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Jan Still
26/1/2012 08:12:55 am

We too have spent Christmas at Le Manoir and were delighted in every respect. We particularly enjoyed the games room, complete with Wii and assorted games, Jenga, and best of all, a table football. No-one else seemed to have found this either so we had the place to ourselves, and champagne and canapes kept us going despite a needle match on the table football front.

We always love the breakfast here, where nothing is too much trouble and I was gently reprimanded for placing my own choice of bread on the toaster. I did once request porridge, made with semi skimmed milk, accompanied by double cream and orange blossom honey and with Drambuie poured over it. Not an eyelid batted (although I was not party to the reaction in the kitchen) and it arrived exactly as requested. The rest of my day was spent with an enigmatic smile on my face, while my husband spent the day rolling his eyes.

Le Manoir never disappoints.

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