Dinner Conversation with SAIS Prof. Sanam Vakil on Middle East

We will have a three course set menu, between £40-45 per person. Please use the link below to pre-order by noon of 27th January. Otherwise, the default order will be Salad + Duck Breast + Beans + Chocolate Mousse.

Please pre-order your food using the link below:

https://forms.gle/jCogM4BVLV6GmYWJ7

In order to facilitate the logistics, we also ask you to pay advance using this Paypal link.

Please make sure you pay by noon Tuesday 28th to secure your seat. 

Many thanks

London SAIS Alumni Club
londonsaisalumni@gmail.com

STARTERS

1. Seasonal Soup: seasonal home made soup
2. Calamari: breadcrumbed squid sautéed in garlic, lemon and parsley with tartare sauce
3. Warm Roquefort Salad: endive, walnut and crouton salad with a warm Roquefort cheese dressing
4. Terrine: duck, chicken and pork liver terrine with chargrilled sourdough bread and cornichons
5. Smoked Salmon: sliced smoked Scottish salmon with dill, shallots, baby capers and crème fraîche dressing
6. Rillettes: coarsely shredded duck and pork pâté with toasted sourdough bread

MAINS

1. Roast Duck Breast: roasted duck breast (served pink) with gratin potato and a griottine cherry sauce
2. Mushroom Risotto: wild mushroom risotto with cep cream and rocket
3. Oven Roasted Half Corn Fed Chicken: oven roasted chicken served with gratin potato, French beans and a sage and rosemary cream sauce
4. 8oz Sirloin Steak: served with frites, watercress and garlic butter, served medium rare
5. Roast Seabass: roast seabass fillet, braised fennel and a Champagne beurre blanc with chives and tomato concasse

SIDES

1. creamed spinach
2. french beans
3. glazed carrots

DESSERTS

1. Crème Caramel: traditional set vanilla pod custard with dark caramel and cream
2. Chocolate Mousse: dark chocolate mousse
3. Crème Brûlée: classic caramelised vanilla custard
4. Frozen Berries with White Chocolate Sauce: frozen summer berries with warm white chocolate sauce
5. Tarte Fine Aux Pommes: crisp puff pastry tart with finely layered apples and vanilla ice-cream