MURPHY’S LAW

Chef: Alex Marques
Sample Menu ideas:
Julienne Breast of Duck with Orange Supremes, Pine Nuts and Mache Salad
Beef Carpaccio with Arugula and Shaved Parmesan Cheese
Honey Dew Melon with Prosciutto di Parma
Insalata Caprese
Baby Beets with Whipped Herbed Goat Cheese and Baby Lettuce
Roasted Summer Vegetables with Aged Balsamic
Roasted Root Vegetables
Warm Fingerling Potatoes and Cold Sugar Snap Peas with Crushed Black Pepper
Soft Shell Crabs with Speck and Heirloom Tomato Salad
Stuffed Assorted Vegetables
Rocket Salad with Artichokes and Parmesan Crisps
Grilled Baby Squid with White Bean Salad
Prawns with Garlic Parsley Butter
Sautee Fois Gras with Caramelized Fruit and Walnut Raisin Bread
Seafood Terrine
Vegetable Terrine with Fava Bean Sauce
Fois Gras Terrine
Clams in White Wine Sauce
Prawns in Garlic Pepper Sauce
Octopus Salad with Sweet Onions in a Vinaigrette
Smoked Trout with Baby Greens Salad and Julienne Apples
Battered Fried String Beans with Black Eye Peas Salad
Fava Beans, Arugula and Pecorino Cheese Salad
Seafood Salad
Fried Stuffed Zucchini Flowers with Salad
Panzanella
Asparagus Milanese
Potato, Asparagus and Prosciutto Salad with fried Egg Yolk, Garlic Sage Oil
Three Cheese Salad with Beets and Julienne Apples
Vegetarian Antipasto
Sautee Spinach with Shallots and Grilled Shrimp
Thin Sliced Portabella in Lemon Oil dressing with Arugula and Diced Tomato Salad
Entrees
Meat
Beef and Veal Roulade with Dijon Crme Fraiche sauce
Cassoulet
Steak Frites with Barnaise Sauce
Roasted Rib Eye with Roasted Vegetables
Beef Tenderloin Au Jus with Roasted Vegetables
Blanquette de Veau with Rice Pilaf
Rack of Lamb with Goat Cheese Herb Crust with Baby Vegetables and Lamb Jus
Garlic and Rosemary Roasted Whole Leg of Lamb with Fruit Chutney and Orzo
Pan Roasted Steak with spatzel, Roasted Beets and Sage
Beef or Lamb Stew with Root Vegetables
Grilled Lamb Chops with Grilled Vegetables
Pan Seared Lamb Chops with Roasted Potatoes and Spinach, Port Mustard Cream Sauce
Marinated Sautee Liver with Potato Pont-Neuf
Braised Rabbit with Pears and Turnips
Ossobuco with Polenta
Rosemary Roasted Loin of Pork with String Beans and Apples
N.Y. Strip with Spatzel, Potato and Asparagus
Veal Scallopini White Wine Sauce with Mashed Carrot Potato and Harricot Vert
Poultry
Roasted Chicken with Lemon Mustard Sauce and Sautee Chanterelles
Roasted Whole Chicken{ Plain, Herb coated, Stuffed }
Spicy Grilled Chicken with Frites
Oven Roasted Bacon Wrapped Quail with Warm White Bean Salad
Chicken in Curry Sauce with White Rice
Fish
Crispy Skin Salmon with Rattatouille or Grilled Vegetables
Sautee Scallops with Tarragon Lettuce Sauce
Sautee Cod fish with Fingerling Potatoes, Tomato, Oregano and Olives
Baked Salmon Fillet with poached Endives and Confit of Shallots
Grilled Sea Bass with Sautee Artichokes and Tarragon Sauce
Fish Fillet en Papillote with Spring Vegetables
Fish Tornedos with Crispy Herbed Potato and Herb Infused Oil
Grilled Squid with Bean Puree and Burnoise of Vegetables
Sautee Stripped Bass with Baked Beans and Giroles
Roasted Sea Bass in Lemon Herb Sauce and Grilled Vegetables
Salmon en Potato Croute with Fresh Tomato Concasse and Basil
Zuppa di Pesce
Clams and Chourizo Sausage Cataplana
Grilled Salted Cod Fish with Baked Potato, Oil and Sweet Onions
Salted Cod Fish Stew with Potato and Peppers
Grilled Swordfish with Tomato, Anchovies and Olives
Mullets in Orange Wine Sauce
Monkfish in Pine Nut Tomato Pea Sauce
Crispy Pan seared Trout Grenobloise
Pan Seared Bacon Wrapped Monkfish with Risotto and Grilled Asparagus
Stuffed Squid with Grilled Vegetables and Oregano Sauce
Shrimp In Cilantro Curry Sauce with Chutney Rice
Shrimp and Crab Meat Risotto
Oven Roasted Sea Bass with Potatoes and Olives

Sample Hors d'oeuvres:
Meat
Marinated Beef turnovers
Lamb and Pine Nut Tartlets
Pancetta and Cabbage Croissants
Ham and Cherry Croissants
Curry Beef tartlets
Herbed Beef Tenderloin with Mushrooms and Truffle Oil
Black Peppered Beef tenderloin on a Crostini with Wasabi Crme Fraiche
Grilled Baby Lamb Chops
Beef Croquettes
Oven Roasted Chourizo Sausage
Pork Kabobs with Apple Chestnut Sauce
Arancine Milanese

Fish
Smoked Salmon Turnovers
Seafood Tartlets
Smoked Trout and Spinach Croissant
Silver Dollars with Anchovies and Pesto
Bacon Wrapped Sea Scallops with Tartar Sauce
Shrimp and Dill Popovers
Salmon Popovers with Mustard Sauce
Shrimp Filled Flaky Pastry
Salt Codfish Cakes
Shrimp in Chili Pesto Sauce
Sautee Shrimp in Garlic and Oil
Crab Cakes with Guacamole
Salmon Bites with Fennel Crust
Stuffed Clams
Sautee Coconut Crusted Shrimp
Champagne Poached Oysters with Caviar Cream Sauce
Oysters Rockefeller


Vegetables / Dairy
Eggplant and Tomato Turnover
Spinach Pine Nuts and Goat Cheese Fillo Triangles
Wild Mushroom and Goat Cheese Fillo Triangles
Puff Pastry with zucchini and Carrot Filling
Fillo Pillows with Onion Confit
Mushroom and Cheese Popovers
Vegetable Spring Roll
Herbed Roasted Potatoes with sausage on a skewer
Herbed Potatoes
Eggplant Caviar on a Crostini
Baby Fava Beans on Toast with Ricotta Salata
Polenta Crostini with Sauteed Mushrooms
Mini Pizzas
Layered vegetable Fritata
Stuffed Mushrooms
Oven Roasted Beets with Sage and Stilton Cheese on an Endive Tip
Potato Pancakes with Apple Sauce or Sour Cream
Oeufs Brouilles with Brioche Toast
Poultry
Curry Chicken Turnovers
Spicy Chicken Lollipops
Chicken Croquettes
Coconut Curry Marinated Chicken Kabobs
Fois Gras with Roasted Pear on a Sweet Walnut Raisin Bread
Lettuce Wrapped Duck Spring Roll with Mango Sauce
Chicken Pieces with Pineapple Wrapped in Bacon
Orange Chicken Tartlets

Cold
Vegetable / Dairy
Polenta Cups with Herbed Mushrooms
Herbed Goat Cheese and Burnoise of Beets on a Crostini
Marinated Olives
Spicy Almonds
Tomato Bruschetta
Rapini and Mushroom Bruschetta
Grapes Wrapped in Goat Cheese with Pistachio Dust
Diced Beets with Stilton Cheese and Chives on Endives
Blue Cheese with Apple and Walnut on a Crisp
Tomato Mozzarella and Basil on a Cheese Puff Pastry
Biscotti with Goat Cheese and Fig Jam
Poultry
Duck Liver Pate on Country Bread
Chicken Liver Pate on Country Bread
Lettuce wrapped Duck Spring Rolls with Onion Marmalade


Meat
Prosciutto Wraped Asparagus with Parmesan Cheese
Chive crepe with Duck and Hoisin Sauce
Seared Fillet with Onion Confit on Peppered Crostini
Fish
Smoked Salmon Spread with Bagel Crisp
Smoked Trout Spread with Apple Crisp
Seafood Spread with Country Bread
Shrimp Dill Spread with Country Bread
Gravlax or Smoked Salmon on Pumpernickel Bread
With Cream Cheese and Salmon Roe
Salmon Tartar on Cucumber Cups
Tuna Tatar on Waffle Potatoes
Seared Tuna with Ginger Sauce
Dill Fish Mousse with Baguette Toast
Crab Salad Beggars Purses
Shrimp Salad Beggars Purses
Popovers with Salmon Caviar
Potato with Crme Fraiche and Caviar