Carmel 2010

Gastronomic Festival

For the show on Friday, August 13th, the Quail Lodge staff prepared exquisite food around three themes: Carmel Valley, France and Italy.

Champagne

Carmel Valley Farm Stand Salad
little gem lettuces, torpedo onions, local tomatoes, sherry shallot vinaigrette

Heirloom Vegetable Salad
finderling potatoes, haricot vert, baby summer squash, tarragon, green goddess dressing

Mesquite Grilled Carne Asada
handmade corn tortillas, pico de gallo

Roasted Pacific Salmongreen olive ensalada

Iced Swank Farms Watermelons

Dirty Girl Strawberries
ginger snap cookies

France

Belgian Endive
candied walnut, Point Reyes blue cheese, green apple

Minted Braised Baby Carrots
buter lettuce, frisee

Whole Beef Tenderloin
herbed marble potatoes

Pissaladiere
melted leeks, caper berries, nicoise olives

Tart Limon

Petit Eclairs

Italy

Heirloom Tomatoes
buffalo mozzarella, fresh basil

Tuscan Grilled Artichokes and Asparagus
marinated mushrooms, olives, genoa salami, parmiagano reggiano

Red Wine Marinated Young Chicken
capers, broccoli rabe

Wood Grilled Sicilian Sausage

Frog Hollow Peaches Frangelico
hazelnut biscotti

Summer Berry Crostata
whipped cream

Spirits

Forteleza Tequila, Bernadus, Fiji Water, English Ales, J. Lohr, Zaya Rum, Illy cafe, Ventana, Birra Moretti