Chef Jason Rodwell will bring his love of regional French cuisine to Albert St Food & Wine with an extravagant hunter-themed Bastille Day feast.
The French-inspired dinner will take place on Sunday 13th July at 12.30pm. from 6.30pm to 10pm at a cost of $75 per person.
Inspired by his travels through regional France, Rodwell will present guests with a magnificent red wine-marinated boar, the perfect reward for a hunter after a tough day trawling French forests.
The beast – complete with apple in its mouth – will be immersed in Côtes du Rhône wine, juniper berries and bay leaves for three days prior to the event. The boar will be served with handmade buckwheat crozets, a type of pasta that is a specialty of the Savoie region, and a sauce made from Cacao Barry single origin chocolate.
During his stint in France, Rodwell worked as a chef at Michelin-starred restaurant Auberge du Bon Laboureur in the Loire Valley and Chalet Le Torrent in the Savoie. While living in France, Rodwell developed his passion for rural earthy flavours and spent many enjoyable hours sampling village produce and exploring the wine regions.
Before the mouth-watering boar is served on Bastille Day, Rodwell will showcase his culinary prowess with a selection of hors d’oeuvres and starters, including hare and foie gras royale, terrine de chasseur and raclette cheese from Australia.
To conclude the soirée L’Artisan’s The Authentic cheese washed in-house with Chablis will be served along with a dessert of poached pears and hazelnuts, with a warm waffle and salted caramel ice cream.
Accompanied by matching Champagne and other French wines at an additional cost, Albert St Food & Wine’s Bastille Day rendezvous will be sure to ignite the Francophile in us all.
About Albert St Food & Wine:
Albert St Food & Wine is a restaurant, wine bar and wine store housed in a former bank building in the heart of Brunswick’s Sydney Rd precinct.
Jason Rodwell’s innovative contemporary European cuisine focuses on organic and local produce emphasising the “paddock to plate” philosophy. Jason has been driving the team at Albert St Food & Wine since its inauguration in 2011. The team has received multiple accolades including two consecutive Chef Hats in The Age Good Food Guide, a rating in the Australian Gourmet Traveller Top 100, and was awarded Best Dish at the past two Taste of Melbourne events.
For bookings please contact:
Albert St Food & Wine
382 Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056
03 8354 6600
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