A VERY DOWNTON CHRISTMAS

A Very English Holiday Tea Party
Chef Denene Vincent kindly requests the honour of your company
in the kitchen at Le Chat Gourmet as we prepare a spectacular afternoon
holiday tea of savory delicacies, sweet delights and  properly brewed
English tea all poshly presented ‘Downton Abbey’ style!

Sunday, December 6th
10 AM – 3 PM

Recipes include:

MINI BEEF WELLINGTONS
– buttery puff pastry wrapped filet mignon steak bites
with sautéed mushrooms and fresh thyme

CORONATION CHICKEN FINGER SANDWICHES
– finger sandwiches of rotisserie roast chicken,
finely diced celery, slivered almonds
and fresh herb mayonnaise

CORNBREAD MADELEINE CANAPES with SMOKED SALMON
– fresh baked cornbread Madeleine cakes
topped with hand piped herb cream cheese rosettes,
fans of cucumber ribbon and smoked salmon

GINGERBREAD CREAM TEA SCONES
– no tea party is complete without proper English scones!,
fresh baked holiday gingerbread cream tea scones
with fresh lemon zest and vanilla bean glaze

VANILLA LEMON ZEST GLAZE
– a powdered sugar glaze made with
vanilla bean extract and fresh lemon zest

VICTORIA ‘Union Jack’ SPONGE CAKE
– layers of fresh baked yellow cake, raspberry jam
and lemon Chantilly whipped crème, finished with
fresh blueberries, strawberries and raspberries
in the pattern of the British union jack flag!

LEMON CHANTILLY CRÈME
– homemade whipped cream with a kiss of lemon

‘PROPERLY BREWED’ ENGLISH TEA
– teapots of steeped Yorkshire tea,
served in English Bone China Tea Cups (a must!)

$145 per person