The Restaurant
RTÉ One, Sunday, 8.30pm
Diarmuid's Menu
STARTERS
Salad of smoked duck, white grape chutney
Tempura of baby squid with sweet chili sauce
Pan fried wild mushrooms with garlic
MAIN
Pork stuffed goose breast, wrapped in pancetta potatoes, carrots & watercressPan fried wild Irish salmon with roast baby vegetables & a lemon vinaigrette
DESSERTS
Mixed berry gratin with hazelnut ice creamSteamed chocolate pudding with chocolate and honey sauce & vanilla ice cream
Lemon tart with a lime sorbet
Wines
White wine:Riesling Kabinett Trocken Weingut Schumacher 2003
Red wine:
Château de la Cour St. Emilion 1999
Champagne
The Champagne we have selected for The Restaurant is Veuve Clicquot.
From France's Champagne region to the Marlborough region of New Zealand, to the Pacific Northwest, Clicquot, Inc. has travelled the globe to bring you the finest wines made today.
The founder of the historic Champagne House of Veuve Clicquot, the dynamic Madame Clicquot had as her motto: "Only one quality...the finest." That same principle is the foundation upon which Clicquot, Inc. is built and as such, is particularly suited to the requirements of The Restaurant.
For more information see www.veuve-clicquot.com
Water
The water selected for The Restaurant is S.Pellegrino. An Italian spring water imported from San Pellegrino, 70 KM northeast of Milan. www.sanpellegrino.it
The Still water used is called Acqua Panna.
Acqua Panna is a still mineral water originating in Tuscany, Italy. Appreciated in about 50 countries around the world, it is found in the world best restaurants.