Oranjestad — On Friday November 7th 2014, an evening titled Une Affair Exceptionnelle in being prepared at the charming Tulip Caribbean Brasserie, pairing award winning cuisine with world famous wines from Bordeaux, France, and not just any wines from Bordeaux, France, but the ones created by venerated Baron Philippe de Rothschild more than 80 years ago, and contemporarily produced under the original Mouton Cadet label.
The evening’s reception starts at 6:30pm, and dinner will take off at 7:00pm with an Amuse Troika of little bites, cream cheese rolls with dried apricots, mini fishcakes, and chicken skewers with marinated plums among them. The troika will be paired with 2013 Le Rosé de Mouton Cadet.
The hors d’oeuvres also present an interesting trio or ternary of appetizers, such as Carpaccio of red beet with young, mild goat cheese, toasted pistachios and aged aceto-balsamico reduction, fish & banana fritters with tropical fruit relish and corn chowder with grilled scallops, accompanied by the 2012 Mouton Cadet Sauvignon Blanc.
The plat principal delivers a triplet of beef with grilled petit filet mignon with a green peppercorn sauce, middle-eastern spiced Angus beef strip loin with red fruit marmalade, and beef lasagna topped with cheese, escorted by glazed carrots & Duchesse potatoes. The main course is perfectly paired with 2011 Mouton Cadet Vintage Edition, a wine made to facsimile the first bottles from 1930, with the same intense glittering purple color, an elegant nose, powerful fruit flavors, and vibrant tannins.
The dessert, true to the evening’s theme promises a terzeto of sweets, marinated pineapple with basil & mint, mini apple pie with caramel and local cashew cake, chased by Fiorini Moscato, Marche Italy.
The evening, dedicated to Mouton Cadet and paying homage to its creator, Baron Philippe de Rothschild, highlights the heritage, authenticity, excellence and traditional know-how of the Mouton Cadet winemakers who rigorously select wines and grapes in the main appellations of Bordeaux and the Cotes, then monitor the vegetation and the vineyard practices, the vinification and maceration, and most importantly the maturing, blending and bottling of their wine, in order to meet the exacting quality standards of the Mouton Cadet brand.
Reservations should be made by calling 527 11340 or writing to [email protected], as space is limited. With a $50 per person price tag, excluding service and taxes, the evening’s suggested dress code is tropical elegance.