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2013 Bastille Day Menu Favorites: Gazpacho, Steak and French Wine

Both La Panetière in Rye and Bistro Rollin in Pelham will serve gazpacho as an opener and steak as a main course in their prix-fixe Bastille Day dinners this weekend. The meals at both restaurants are wine-coupled. Details follow:
 
La Panetière

The July 14 dinner menu at Jacques Loupiac's La Panetière:

  • Chilled gazpacho. Scallop cerviche, asparagus heads
  • Maya shrimp with coconut Kaffir lime jus. Mango, shiitake mushrooms, hearts of palm. Wine: 2011 Sauvignon Blanc Nicolas, Côtes de Gascogne
  • Seared skatefish. Diced tomatoes, capers, croutons, fines herbs. Wine:  2011 Chardonnay Arancio, Sicily
  • Grilled rib eye steak with shallot sauce. Petits legumes farcis. Wine: 2010 Château Beaulieu Comtes des Tastes, Bordeaux Superieur
  • Camembert (famous French cheese) with Mascarpone cheese, cranberry, sun-dried tomatoes.Walnut and raisin bread
  • Peach melba revisited. Fresh peaches, red currants, almond bisquit, ice cream, Chantilly. Wine: 2013 Vin de Noix, Maison
  • Petits fours
The cost is $75 per person plus tax and tip.   

Bistro Rollin

The fourth-annual prix-fixe Bastille Day dinner will be available at the Bratone family's Bistro Rollin on Friday-Sunday, July 12-14. Chef Manny Lozano's menu follows: 

  • Hors d'oeuvres for the table
  • White almond gazpacho with homemade croutons
  • Summer Vegetable Cannelloni
  • Hanger steak with Sauce Verde, shallots and roasted potatoes or braised Romaine stuffed with herbed Quinoa
  • Dark chocolate Marquis with Caradamom crème Anglaise
The wine to be served: 
2011 L’Escarelle Rosé, Provence, France
2010 Chateau Saint Sulpice, Bordeaux, France

The cost is $60 per person plus tax and tip.

La Panetière is located at 530 Milton Road, Rye, 914-967-8140, www.lapanetiere.com

Bistro Rollin is at 142 Fifth Avenue in Pelham, 914-633-0780,
www.bistrorollin.com
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