This is a delightful family, friends and neighbours annual evening-long Christmas celebration held in a traditionally decorated home complete with a tree and gingerbread houses made by the younger children. A small group of professional singers regales the guests with seasonal carols and the evening finishes with little desserts and a hot toddy warms you for the road home.
Hot Amuse-Gueule
- Quail egg Florentine
Mushroom broth raviolo
Indian lamb ‘piggies’ with fruit mustard
Black couscous with pimenton shrimp and parsley alioli
Miniature Yorkshire puddings with braised beef cheeks and horseradish sauce
Thai coconut soup with spiced shiitake
Cold Amuse-Gueule
- Spiced duck with apple and celery salad and candied jalapenos
Chilled pea soup with smoked bacon ice cream
Beet salad with hazelnut-ricotta mousse — basil dressing
Foie gras crème brûlée with gingered pear compote
Snow pea, rice vermicelli and mint salad with spicy balsamic-citrus syrup — cashew dressing
Wasabi, edamame, yoghurt panna cotta with smoked trout and trout caviar
Citrus, honey and herb-marinated lobster with mango and avocado
Bloody Mary oyster shots
Mignardises
- Spicy roast pineapple with vanilla-black pepper ice cream
Sticky toffee banana bread pudding with Bourbon crème fraîche
Chocolate mousse with citrus syrup and whipped cream
Lemon rice pudding with dried peach-ginger compote
Featured Cocktail
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