Monday, December 1, 2008

Vines at Helen's Hill

~ First Impressions ~
* Thai Calamari - Scored curls of calamari, fried and tossed with a lemon-grass sweet chilli sauce
* Zuchinni flowers - stuffed with smoked trout, served with steam locally made spagettini finished with saffron infused sauce
* Gnocchi - Yarra valley gnocchi tossed in asparagus, wild rocket and a pecorino cream sauce





~ Main Event ~
* Chicken breast filled with bocconcini cheese, wrapped in proscuitto and oven-baked, presented on porcini mushroom sauce and creamy polenta
* Filleted Barramundi served on braised tomato, potato and fennel, finished with chive butter sauce
* Noisettes of kangaroo with smoked bacon served with green beans and purple sweet potato with rich tarragon and cognac




~ Lasting impressions ~
* Chocolate Terrine - "Kennedy & Wilson" chocolate and nougat layered terrine served with chocolate sorbet and a chocolate cocoa wafer
* Bread & Butter pudding
* Baked apple and apricot crumble flan
* Rhubarb & Strawberry strudel

Avanti @ Witchmount Winery




Bruschetta, rib-eye wrapped in bacon on chat potatoes, squid ink fettucine with seafood & smoked salmon :)