Sunday, February 27, 2011

Recreating Famous Menus

It's become overwhelmingly vogue to recreate famous menus written, tried, tested, served, and delighted in by well known famous chefs. Recently I read a book called Fanny's last supper written by Chris Kimball who decided to recreate, cook, and serve a dinner to friends based on a menu Fanny Farmer put together in her Boston School Cookbook. I've been searching the Internet to find similar famous menus but haven't had much luck. I did however find a menu that a la Julia Child put together in her book...mine now..."The French Chef Cookbook." I think it would be fun to recreate a famous menu and invite all your friends over to sample it. Of course creating this sort of extravagace requires a great deal of planning and preparation and to tell you the truth I actually did such a thing a few years ago (it's all on the blog). Here is Julia's menu for one gorgeous dinner:

First Course:

Coquilles St.-Jacques a La Creole (Scallops in Wine sauce garnished with tomato fondue.

Main Course: Casserole Roast of Beef with aromatic vegetables, potatoes and braised Carrot Slices.

Dessert: Le Vacherin (Meringue case for Dessert Creams, Ice Cream, or Fruit and Berry Mixtures).

If you find any other famous menus, let me know!

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