2008 Menus

243rd. Quarterly Dinner
PARC 55 Hotel, San Francisco
10-11-08

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Hors d'Oeuvres

  • Riesling Poached Seckle Pear with Foie Gras Mousse & Black Pepper Gastrique Micro Green Salad
  • Wehlener Sonnenuhr 2005,
  • Spätlese Riesling, Weingut Wegeler, Mosel

Soup

  • Lobster & Sweet Potato Chowder with Herb Crouton
  • Côtes du Rhône 2007, Domaine de la Becassonne,
  • Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône

Salad

  • Salad of Baby Greens, Chèvre Fritters,
  • Candied Pinenuts, Figs with Shallot Vinaigrette

Entree

  • Red Wine Braised Short Ribs Parsnip Purèe,
  • Baby Carrots & Crispy Maui Onions
  • 2004 Gigondas, Domaine Santa Duc, Rhône
  • 2003 Truchard Syrah, Carneros
  • kindly donated by Member Anthony Truchard MD

Dessert

  • Chocolate Marquise
  • Chocolate cake with a rice dark chocolate mousse filling and a raspberry cream center, garnished with a chocolate fan & raspberries
  • 2005 Muscat de Beaumes de Venise, France
  • Coffee and Tea Service

242nd Quarterly Dinner
Olympic Club & Lakeside

ALSATIAN WINE TASTING SEMINAR
presented by
Larry Dennen M.D. and panel Robert Blumberg M.D./ Bruce Lehman LCSW

  • 2004 Burn Pinot Blanc
  • 2004 Burn Muscat Goldert
  • 2004 Barmes-Buecher
  • 2005 Barmes-Buecher Hengst
  • 2002 Gustave Lorentz Gewrtztraminer Altenberg
  • 2005 Barmes-Buecher Gewrtztraminer Steingrubler
  • 2002 Gustave Lorentz Pinot Gris Altenberg
  • 2005 Barmes-Buecher Rosenberg de Wettolsheim Calcarius

DINNER MENU

  • Torchon of Foie Gras with Caramelized Apples
  • Watercress bundle, Sauternes Vinaigrette
  • 2006 Piesporter Goldtrpchen Riesling Auslese, Weingut Lothar Kettern, Mosel, Saar Ruwe
  • Roasted Rack of Lamb with Fennel Sausage
  • Ratatouille Timbale, Truffled Potatoes
  • 2005 Croze- Hermitages, Rhone
  • Fresh Fruit Tart, Mango Sorbet
  • Coffee

THE SPEAKER: Lynn Gretkowski M.D. will talk on Wine and Womens Health

241st. Quarterly Dinner
R U B I C O N
Saturday 5th. April 2008
Guests are welcome

  • Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut Champagne, France
  • Seared Wild Japanese Scallops
  • Black Trumpets, Celery Root, Green Apple Broth
  • Salomon Undhof Hochterrassen 2006 Grüner Veltliner, Austria
  • Crispy Spiced Quail
  • Tart Onions, Lemon Confit, Parsley Oil
  • Bodegas Aguirre 2005 Garnacha, Livermore Valley
  • Syrah Glazed Beef Shortrib
  • Roasted Mushrooms, Celery Root, Marrow Beans
  • Bring your own bottle
  • Rhubarb Sorbet
  • Pine Nuts, Elderflower Meringue

Executive Chef Stuart Brioza,
Pastry Chef Nicole Krasinski

69th. Annual Dinner and Meeting
Stanford Court Hotel
San Francisco

January 26, 2008
SWISS DINNER and WINES
RECEPTION

  • RACLETTE
  • BÜNDNERFLEISCH
  • SAUCISSON en CROUTE
  • 2001 Aigle, "La Baudelière", Vaud Chablais*

first course

  • CHESTNUT SOUP WITH CHANTERELLES
  • La Potage aux Marrons avec Chanterelles
  • Kastanien Suppe mit Pfefferlinge
  • Amigne de Vétroz, Valais

second course

  • PAN SEARED PIKE WITH TRUFFLES AND CHIVE BEURRE BLANC
  • Le Brochet aux Truffes et Beurre Blanc au Ciboulette
  • Hecht Filet mit Trüffel und Schnittlauch Butter Sauce

third course

  • VEAL ZURICH STYLE with RÖSTI
  • Emincé de Veau Zürichoise avec Rösti
  • Züricher Geschnezeltes Kalbfleisch mit Rösti
  • 2005 Navarro Pinot Noi,r Méthode à l'Ancienne
  • Anderson Valley, Mendocino

fourth course

  • MESCULN GREENS with CREAMY SWISS DRESSING
  • La Salade aux Mesclun, Sauce Vinaigrette Suisse
  • Mesclun Salat mit Schweizer Salat Sauce

fifth course

  • ZUGER KIRSCH TORTE

Bring your own dessert wine

Howard Maccabee PhD. MD.
"Climate and Wine Production"
Dr. Maccabee will discuss the predictions of global warming and natural causes versus manmade causes.