Archive for December 14th, 2009

Christmas & New Year Celebrations at Beccofino Restaurant – Bangkok

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Christmas & New Year at BeccofinoCHRISTMAS MENU
December 24th -25th, 2009
Japanese King Crab salad with fresh black Norcia truffle
*****
Home made fettuccini with duck liver and black truffles
in caramelized onion sauce
*****
Grilled live Maine lobster with organic rocket salad
Or
Charcoal-grilled Wagyu beef rib eye with baked potatoes
and rosemary sauce
*****
Traditional Italian Panettone cake with anise mascarpone mousse, seasonal fruit salad and white chocolate sauce
*****
Lavazza coffee or Ronnefeldt tea, served with chocolate truffle

Baht 2,200 ++ per person

NEW YEAR’S EVE SET MENU
Menu

Live kumamoto oyster with Iranian caviar, sour cream and chives
Ostrche Kumamoto con caviale, panna acida e erba cipollina

*****
Lobster and mussels soup scented with black truffle oil
Zuppa di astice e cozze profumata al tartufo nero

*****
Buckwheat tagliolini with white Alba truffle
and taleggio fondue  sauce
Tagliolini integrali al tartufo bianco d”Alba e fonduta al taleggio

*****
Pomegranate sorbet
Sorbetto al molograno

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Crusted veal tenderloin with baby spinach and morel sauce
Filetto di vitello in crosta con spinaci novelli e salsa alle spugnole

Or
Pan roasted John Dory fillet with white asparagus and taleggio sauce
Filetti di san pietro in padella con asparagi bianchi e salsa al taleggio

*****
Pear and chocolate tortino with persimmon sauce
and chestnut ice cream
Tortino caldo di cioccolato e pere con salsa di caki e gelato alle castagne
*****
Coffee & tea selection
Caffè e tè
*****
Cookies & chocolate
Biscotti e cioccolatini

Baht 2,900 ++ per person
Including a glass of Prosecco Extra Dry
“Sparkling wine”

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The Tar Pit Bar – Los Angeles

Monday, December 14th, 2009

The Tar Pit Bar, Los Angeles (image credit: tarpitbar.com)

Just when New York’s bar scene had become too serious and stodgy even for New Yorkers, Los Angeles took up the slack and is beginning to open bars that are more fun and amusing. The latest being The Tar Pit Bar, 609 N. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, 90036, www.tarpitbar.com where Manhattan Pegu Club mixologist legend, Audrey Saunders helped out by veteran bartenders Chad Solomon (Milk & Honey) and Christy Pope (Cuff & Buttons) have dreamed-up some stylized neo-tropical drinks that will head-up the bar list, suaver versions than the weary tiki-type concoctions, and served in vintage looking sculpted glassware. House-made bitters and a drink called “The Night Marcher” a mug complete with bondage gear and a ball gag in its mouth and a Barbara Eden look-alike genie glass with a view from the opposite side of the  genie’s bare bottom will prime you for what is to come. Several ice machines will churn out various sized ice, from block to pellet and includes an ideal one and a quarter inch cube. Chef Mark Peel from Campanile Restaurant is the food side of the equation and will devise a menu of small plates to suit the various drinks. Wine Director Jay Perrin will put together the wine list.

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