"SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE IN HOSPITALITY" DINNER

MENU, WINES & PARTICIPATING CHEFS

Chefs' menu sponsored by
Statewide Meats & Poultry, New Haven

Watermelon and Roasted Beet Soup
Chris Prosperi… Metro Bis, Simsbury

Pan Seared Magret Mouard Duck Breast
Lentil De Puy, Sherry Vinaigrette
Cynthia Keller… Restaurant du Villages, Chester

Ruffino Lumina Pinot Grigio

Diver Scallop Crusted Sole
Caper Raisin Relish , Brown Butter Vinaigrette
Hunter Morton… Max Downtown, Hartford

Franciscan Chardonnay

Braised Lamb Shank with Potato Gnocci
Minted English Peas, Aged Goat’s Cheese
Billy Grant… Grants and Restaurant Bricco, West Hartford

Estancia Cabernet Sauvignon

Chocolate Mascarpone Bombe with a Dried Fig and Pear Center
Orange Hazelnut Short Cookie, Frangelico Iced Creme Brulée, Fresh Mission Figs and Local Raspberries
Lynn Mansel… Mohegan Sun, Uncasville

Sandeman 2000 Vintage Late-bottled Port

Participating Chefs
Noel Jones, Dinner Chairperson… the restaurant ON20, Hartford
Prasad Charnomula… Thali, New Canaan, New Haven, Ridgefield
Jason Collin… Firebox, Hartford
Richard Doucette… Mohegan Sun, Uncasville
Kimberly Koczka… Max Fish, Glastonbury
Nicola Mancini… La Tavola, Waterbury

 

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