Health & Fitness
La Panetière Celebrates Christmas With Veal or Venison as the Entrée Choices on $85 Prix-Fixe Dinner
Jacques Loupiac's La Panetière in Rye will serve an $85 prix-fixe dinner on Christmas Eve (Tuesday, December 24) and Christmas Day offering a choice of petit fillet of veal or venison saddle with poivrade sauce as the main course. Wine-pairing with four of the courses is an option at an additional cost of $45.
Reservations for Christmas Day can be made for arrival times from noon to 8 p.m. The regular lunch menu and a limited à la carte dinner menu will be available on December 24 and a $35 prix-fixe, three-course children's menu will be offered on both days.
The prix-fixe Christmas meal menu follows:
First Course
Smoked Salmon Romanoff. Crème fraîche, diced lemon, mimosa egg, brioche toast
Second Course
Fresh Tagliatelli. Perigord truffles, chanterelles, porcini
- Wine: 2011 Clairette Côtes de Rhône 'Les Abeilles' JL Colombo Rhône
Sautéed Massachusetts black bass. Pesto crust, vegetable minestrone, Manila clams
- Wine: 2011 Pouilly Fuissé Domaine Ferret
- Petit Filet of veal with mild curry sauce. Pistachios, multicolor peppers, raisins, basmati rice or:
- Venison saddle with poivrade sauce. Rosemary-scented purée of Granny Smith apple, braised red cabbage
- Wine: 2010 Château Beaulieu Comtes de Tastes Supérieur
Peach Cappuccino
Dessert
Chocolate bûche de Noël. Vanilla custard cream and chocolate mousse
- Wine: 2013 Vin d'orange
Mouthful of sweet savories
The cost is $85 per person without wine or $130 with wine pairing; these costs do not include tax, gratuity, coffee or tea. A three-course children's menu is available at $35.
La Panetière. 530 Milton Rd, Rye, NY, 914-967-8140, www.lapanetiere.com