Ever wanted a birthday menu. This is what whipped together for our parents joint Birthday celebrations. All home made by the children. We were a little too busy cooking for 35 people to take photos, but the menu is better than nothing!
Champagne Aperitif
Taitinger
Starter
A hot spicy crabby ginger tart with salad garnish and a chili dressing
White Wine
Sophie Bertin Sancerre 2011
Main
Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, Ireland Sirloin Beef
with Roast potatoes, Salsa Verde and a Rosemary Jus
Red Wine
Ch. Puygueraud 2005 Bordeaux cotes de Francs (3L bottle=Jeroboam)
Ch. Latour-Martillac 1999 Pessac-Leognan Gand cru classe de Graves (1.5L bottle=Magnum)
Torbeck 2009 Barossa Valley Grenache-Shiray-Mourverdre
Villa Novare 2009 Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso
Dessert
Lemon Drizzle Cake or Chocolate and Hazelnut Torte
or Both! served with Berries and Creme Fraiche
Dessert Wine
Chateau de Rolland 1989 Barsac
Cheese
A large selection of Irish, French and Swiss cheeses served with rye crackers with linseed.
Port
A bottle of Dow’s 1963 Port (from the year of Mom and Dad’s birth) and a bottle of Taylor’s 1977 Port (supposedly the best vintage for port of the entire 20th century)
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