bacchanals (plural noun)

1. a wild and drunken celebration

   synonyms:

   celebration · festivity · jollification · merrymaking · carousal · carouse · spree · debauch · party · jamboree

For when you want to entertain without toil.

See examples of previous menus on this page.

Decadent Birthday Banquet

Lapsang Souchong and bergamot Kir 

 Zakuski:

Dill pickles and Queen olives

Blini, sour cream and caviar

Quails eggs and za’atar

Picos Blue, walnut and radicchio

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Celeriac, pumpkin and potato Pierogi [1] with Khrenovina[2] sauce

Chestnut, sage, wild mushroom and sour cherry wellington with lingon sauce

Barbarian[3] salad with red rice, pomegranates, pistachios and barberries

Chicory, watercress and hazelnut salad with Tkemeli Georgian plum dressing

Roast rainbow carrots with cumin and parsley

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 White wolf [4]

[1] a large pie, Russian. From pir, proto-slavic, meaning: banquet

[2] hot horseradish tomato sauce, Siberian, meaning: ‘throat-throttler’, cobra, flame

[3] From Barbari, Latin, meaning: wild, savage, heathen, conveying an idea of rude magnificence

[4] Old Breton Pear dessert
 

Artichoke and Lobster supper

Cynar Spritz

Artichoke, chilli and mint crostini

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Colchester Lobsters and globe artichokes with orange and tarragon mayonnaise and radicchio

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Artichoke, Trompette de la mort and mascarpone risotto

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Squash, spinach, feta and pine nut pie

Raw artichoke salad with rocket, Pecorino, pomegranates and truffle dressing

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Triple moon Goddess cake: Chocolate, almond and raspberry torte with figs, honey and vanilla crème fraiche