The Restaurant
RTÉ One, Sunday, 8.30pm
Caroline's Menu
STARTERS
Creamy lemongrass and basil soup
Pappardelle with mixed wild mushrooms
Spinach and goat's cheese filo parcels
MAIN
Fillet of beef with St. EmilionSlashed fillet of sea bass with herbs and salsa verde
DESSERTS
Hot chocolote fondantsRaspberry and mascarpone brulee
Iced passion fruit souffle
Wines
White wine:Vernaccia di San Gimignano Casa a la Terra 2003 Cantine San Gimignano
Red wine:
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 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.