The French Cafe • Kath Eats

A gaggle of associates and I went to Veritas Winery’s latest Supper Sequence Dinner: The French Cafe. Proper right here’s the recap! 

Veritas: The French Cafe Supper Sequence Dinner

That’s the second yr that Veritas has held its Supper Sequence dinners. Just about every month there’s a themed dinner with numerous applications and wine pairings launched by a gifted chef. (You might recall the Hip Hop themed Supper Sequence Thomas and I went to in Might!) Going to a themed dinner is actually one among my all-time favorite actions, so I was honored to weblog about this experience as soon as extra.

The theme in July was the French cafe. Dinner was served out on the patio under string lights – we had been transported to Paris from the menu to the jazz band. And we purchased lucky with PERFECT local weather for outside consuming!

Late July moreover happens to be our good pal Sean’s birthday, and he’s a big Francophile! So this was the correct occasion to rejoice. We sporting French florals and shocked him the day of with our plans. 

Our group!

Welcome: Oysters and Vermouth

Together with a welcome cocktail made with Flying Fox Summer season season Vermouth and Smoke throughout the Chimney’s Carbonated Water, there was most likely probably the most gorgeous oyster present clouded by dry ice!

Canapes

We moreover cherished Glowing Rosé with a couple of handed canapes – along with watermelon, basil, and my favorite blue cheese: Bleu D’Auvergne. 

Merriment

Actually we captured numerous photos whereas we cherished the hors d’oeuvres! 

Seated Dinner

The chef du jour was Adam Bean who’s on the crew at Veritas. I assumed his dishes had been unbelievable (notably the dessert course – look ahead to it!) We had been welcomed with remarks by Chef Bean and Winemaker Emily Hodson.

Paying consideration : ) 

The wine pairings had been perfection!

Birthday Boy! 

Blue and White Themed Half

Le Menu

First Course

Summer season season Tomato “Vol Au Vent” with royal crimson shrimp and frisee paired with the 2023 Cabernet Franc.

Bread Course

Naturally! The honey butter was unbelievable.

Second Course

Mussels in Viognier and Saffron Cream with Charred Fennel. 

Plus Hanger Steak and Frites

And possibly probably the most delicious corn dish made with Vadouvan Curry and Chanterelles. Paired with the 2022 Petit Verdot that was my favorite wine of the evening time!

The ambiance under the lights all evening was magical! We listened to music by the French bistro jazz band Les Zazous. 

Dessert Course

I LOVED the creativity on this course. We thought these shavings had been some type of sweet chocolate nonetheless that they had been really CHEESE! 18 month comté cheese served over honey ice cream. What a novel and delicious combination! The dessert wine paired was a Petit Manseng. 

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There are three further Supper Sequence dinners in 2024 in August, Sept, and October. Check them out proper right here and get tickets!