Brown Derby - Food & Wine Signature Dinner - 2014

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Getting Started ...

Entry (familiar site for y'all)

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Cinderella Pumpkin with a Cranberry Relish and Spiced Crème Fraiche, Crispy Brioche with Herb Butter Poached Golden Chanterelle

~Justin Vineyards 2013 Sauvignon Blanc~​

The warmth of the pumpkin caused the aromatics (spice) underneath to waft up while you ate - nice touch! A perfect, Fall start!


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Butternut Squash Agnolotti with Poulet Rouge Chicken Rillette and Beurre Noisette
~Landmark Vineyards 2012 Overlook Chardonney~

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Crispy Loch Duart Salmon and Prok Belly Pastrami with a Heirloom Tomato, Purple Pearl Onion Quinoa and a Pinot Noir Sauce

~Landmark Vineyards 2012 Overlook Pinot Noir~​

... with a close-up of the bitty beets (Chef's Garden)

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Cucumber and Pear Infused Vodka Sorbet

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Spice-Crusted Maple Leaf Farms Duck Magret over a Confit of Duck and Beehive Barely Buzzed Risotto with a Black-Cherry Gastrique

~Justin Vineyards 2011 Justification~​

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All Natural Naked Beef Wellington with a Wild Mushroom and Truffle Duxelle

~Justin Vineyard 2011 Isosceles~​

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Point Reyes Toma Cheese, Apple Mustard, Sun-dried Raisins, Bonne Bouche Goat Cheese, Honeycomb, and a Fig and Pear Compote, Gorgonzola Piccate with Spiced Tomato Jam and Obtuse Gelee

~Justin Vineyards 2011 Obtuse~​

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Chef Craig, holding his house-made chocolates

Banana, Passion Fruit, Sea-Salt Caramel

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[ehagerty]

Chef Craig - great job - looking forward to seeing you again for a DVC dinner Jan 22 (assuming DVC can figure out how to book it near term); more of Chef Craig to come at PftS-Disney Chefs

Joe Spellman, Master Somm - nice to see him again (from the Bocuse d'Or dinner at Chef's Garden in March)

Stephen, Brown Derby Manager

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[Disney_Mama]

Thanks for sharing. Looks amazing.

 

[Quin]

Beautiful presentations. Have to say the duck looks a bit fatty but the risotto underneath looks and sounds to die for. What did you think of each course? Favorites/non-favorites?

 

[hardlabor]

We have to say, you do the best dining reviews.Every time we see you post,we know we will enjoy a virtual extravaganza.Keep up the great reviews, and thanks.