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Friday Mediterranean Menu


Frio
Carpaccio de atun ( tuna thin sliced served with garlic aioli and lemon)
Roasted red peppers spirellettes with tapenade of green olives and ricotta
Antipasto plate of roasted vegetables

Caldo
Yellow heirloom Brusshetta
Crostini with bressola and blue cheese
Pizza of basil and white truffle oil . (Carl Ichann Special)

Ensaladas
Lebanese princess salad
( Iceberg lettuce with balsamic dipping sauce and parmesan shavings. )
Taboulea , of parsley and mint.
Israeli cous cous grande with orange.

Preset
Gnocchi de espinache con chev’re.with pure seedless tomato sauce

Sides
Rissotto de cartofi y vino de blanco camerones,
(artichoke shrimp and white wine)
Spanikopita ( spinach and feta filo pie)
Baked aubergine (eggplant)and parmesan slices

Main events
Canneloni of chicken and mozzarella
Grouper with pesto sauce on side
Rib eye  Steak with side of kalamata olive tapenade served in roasted button mushrooms

Finale
Tart de citron (lemon citron)with berry couills
Zablione (marsala Italian crème anglaise)served in martini glasses
 
Wine Label for New York hotel owner
San Remo Italy 2006


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 Thursday Dinner cruise
Late summer Citrus thematic

Appetizers’ Cold
Stuffed Endive with tomatoes basil and olives
Cheese Platter
Veg Crudites platter served in half oranges.
Stuffed baby red peppers with tuna tartare

Appetizers Hot
Lamb chops with fresh Horseradish Root.
Hebrew national pigs in blanket
Asparagus and almond dairy free mini quiches
Artichoke and Bressola filo cigars
Roma Roast tomato Brushetta

                                                            Preset
Bay scallops with a sweetened grapefruit picked baby ginger
Sauce on side

Salads 
Spring mix tossed baby broccoli rape light salad
Heirloom tomatoes Caprice Mozzarella stacks
Quinoa and Clementine baby oranges salad

The main Event
Baked Portebello Mushroom with thyme and chunky roast garlic
Baby potatoes with Mint
White truffle shitake Risotto
Stone crab with Mustard sauce served in half lemons
Chilean Sea Bass Served on fresh tomato Napoletana
Roasted Red pepper and chicken roulades with lemon onion chutney.
Rib Eye char grilled with Argentinean Chimmichurry

Sweet Finale
Fresh fruit, Lemon and Raspberry individual Mini Bavarian cream cakes. Black and white chocolate mousse served in martini glasses.



This menu was created for "Motor Yacht Iris" and served for the Cash family (siblings of Johny Cash)and guests  on board a Miami harbor Cruise  December 2009 , I was wearing all Black in remembrance of the man in Black and playing his hits while serving these 20 different plates.









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