Event Details
Chocolate dinner at Almeida
Monday 12th October 2009
Head chef at Almeida and chocolatier Paul a Young have created this wonderful menu to enjoy during chocolate week. Available everyday during the week please ring 020 7354 4777 to book.
Almeida Chocolate Menu
Seasonal chocolate menu by Alan Jones and Paul Young
Paul. A. Young fine chocolates. www.paulayoung.co.uk
Starter
Baked wild halibut, hazelnut and cocoa nib crust, fricassée of wild mushrooms
Venezuelan cracked cocoa nibs, fragrant yet robust flavour
Pan fried foie gras, chocolate and orange
64% Dominican Republic chocolate with a balance of sweetness and a delicate nutty, smoky taste.
Globe artichoke with hazelnut and cocoa nib crust, fricassée of wild mushrooms
Venezuelan cracked cocoa nibs, fragrant yet robust flavour
Main course
Pot roast squab pigeon, candied carrots, Madeira and chocolate jus
66% Amedei Toscano black with its complex taste and aroma, adds
Shine and deep complexity without bitterness to the jus.
Braised suckling pig, creamed Savoy
Paul A Young’s Ras el hanout spiced chocolate
Pot roast root vegetables, creamed Savoy, Madeira and chocolate jus
66% Amedei Toscano black, complex taste and aroma
Dessert
Chocolate 3 ways, white chocolate mousse, milk chocolate ice cream, and dark chocolate tart
35% cocoa butter white chocolate, 40% Javanese milk chocolate
72% Venezuelan dark chocolate
Dark chocolate fondant, prune and Armagnac
70% guanaja dark chocolate
Coffee and petit fours
Hand made award winning, Paul A Young chocolates
3 courses - 40.00
- Address: 30 Almeida Street, London, N1 1AD
- www.almeida-restaurant.co.uk
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