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Sunday, September 25, 2005

One event paid for by AU was this New Year's Eve dinner for four to celebrate the engagement of President Benjamin Ladner's son.

White Truffle & Porcini Egg Custard & American Sturgeon Caviar

served in the egg shell

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Purple & Neon Green Cauliflower Soup Sake Style

Parmesan tuile, crème fraîche & caviar

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Little Neck Clam Gratin, Lemon, Garlic, & Thyme Compound Butter

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Baked Beausoleil Oysters, Crabmeat Chive Velouté

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Lobster Tasting

Lobster Bourbon Bisque, Lobster Claw & Drawn Butter, Lobster Tail, Fennel & Micro Greens

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Scallops Three Ways

Five Peppercorn Encrusted Baja Coast Scallop, Sesame Seaweed Salad & Orange Essence Oil

Nantucket Bay Scallop, Blood Orange, & Braised Endive

Scallop In Shell, Fermented Black Beans & Micro Greens

blood orange & ginger reduction

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Alaskan Black Cod & Salmon

daikon radish salad

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Beet & Ricotta Filled Pasta

saffron mascarpone sauce & beet chips

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Muscovy Duck Breast

duck confit & spinach filled pasta pillows & ragout of cabbage, onions, & duck bacon

black truffle essence

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Roasted Rack of Colorado Lamb

mélange of vegetables & Bing cherry mint sauce

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Cheese Teaser, Quince Currant Jelly, & Crostini

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Death by Chocolate

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Tiramisu & Mystery Chocolate Box

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Nicholas Feuillatte, Cuvee Palmes d'Or Champagne, 1996

Louis Carillon et Fils, Puligny-Montrachet, 2002

Blue Rock, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2001

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