If you’ll be traveling in the Washington, DC, area this holiday season, you might want to give one of my favorite dining haunts a try. Bistrot Lepic & Wine Bar, 1736 Wisconsin Avenue in the Upper Georgetown area, will be serving on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve…
Christmas Menu…
Appetizers (Choice of): Mushroom Bisque with Chestnuts & Marjoram… Smoked Trout Mousse, Smoked Salmon & Smoked Sardine with Apple-Celeriac Salad… Arugula & Radish Sprouts with Pear, St. Nectaire, Smoked Duck and Lemon-Olive Oil… Gently Poached Local Oyster in Horseradish Sauce… Foie Gras & Chicken Liver Pâté with Pomegranate Gelée
Entrées (Choice of): Pan-Seared Venison Loin: Port Wine Sauce on Red Cabbage with Butternuts Squash Gratin, Cranberry Aspic… Pheasant Breast: Wrapped in Bacon on Celeriac Purée with Mushroom Ragout, Pommes Anna… Seafood “Vole en Vent”: Clams, Mussels, Lobster & Crabmeat in a Crème Fraiche Sauce with Sorrel… Rockfish on Navy Bean Essence: Clams, Salmon Roe, Potato Hay… Vegan Fusilli Pasta: Rapini and Baby Sweet Peppers from the Local Farm, Olives, Capers, Oven-Dried Tomatoes
Cheese Course: French Cheeses served with Toasted Country Bread ($8.00 Supplement)
Dessert: Bûche de Noël
The special Christmas menu will be served on Christmas Eve from 5:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. and Christmas Day, 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The à la carte menu will not be available. The Christmas menu is priced at $62.00 per person (plus beverages, tax & gratuity).
New Year’s Eve Menu…
Appetizers (Choice of): Oyster Bisque: Smoked Trout Pastry, Salmon Caviar… Chanterelle Fricassee: Duck Liver Sherry Sauce on Winter Squash Risotto… Onion, Apple & St. Nectaire Pastry: Chestnuts, Arugula-Frisée, White Truffle Vinaigrette… Foie Gras Terrine: Smoked Salt and Pear-Calvados Confit
Entrées (Choice of): Roasted Veal Loin: Stuffed with Pancetta, Sweetbread & Pistachio, Madeira Sauce, Baby Savoy & Kohlrabi-Butternut Squash Mousseline… Colorado Rack of Lamb, Marinated & Roasted: Winter Vegetable-Mushroom Ragout, Rosemary-Turnip Sauce… Braised Skate Wine Filet: Saffron-Crème Fraiche Sauce, Caviar, Forbidden Rice…Vegan Cannellini Bean Ragout: Winter Squash, Baby Savoy, Savory Mushroom & Kohlrabi Mousseline
Cheese Plate ($8.00 Supplement)
Assorted Homemade Mini Pastries
The cost of the New Year’s Eve menu is $75.00 per person (plus beverages tax & gratuity). For more information, or to make reservations, please call (202 333-0111.
Happy Holidays!
TAD
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