Dinner in Lyon + Auction

DINNER IN LYON WITH CHEF FREDERICK PLUS A WINE AUCTION

Restaurant Le Bleu Raisin is a bring your own wine open since 2004. This is a true family restaurant Chef Mey and his wife Audrey. The culinary passions of Chef Frédérick Mey will be highlighted through the special menu being prepared with the influence of his hometown Lyon, France. Le Bleu Raisin offers a marriage of Lyonnais French cuisine with products from Quebec artisans.  Rated 5 stars for Food and Service in Resto Montreal. Our 50 members attending enjoyed a true family service with Chef Frederick in the kitchen and his wife Audrey and their sons as servers. The menu and wine pairings speak for themselves as described below. A trueLyonaise Cuisine experience. During the evening Earl, our cellar master, auction of the "orphans" from prior evenings. This is an annual Montreal tradition to sell the leftovers from events to financially replenish some of the Cellar. A very popular happening.

As members entered the restaurant we were greeted with oysters and Champagne Louis Nicaise Brut Reserve.  Our first service was a Duo of Scallop and Shrimp w lemon butter, dill sour cream with Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy, Gerard Tremblay 2018.

Our second service offered choices - all of which were worth sharing with our dining partners 1)Escargot with garlic and chives butter, cheddar tile, salad; 2) A local Farmed Pot of Mushrooms Selected by a Mushroomologist in Quebec and 3)   Quebec Duck foie gras with cloth marinated in Quebec spirits, homemade brioche and onion jam. There was a choice of wine pairings Agathe Bursin Riesling Grand Cru Zinnkoepflé 2022 and La Croix de Carbonieux Pessac-Léognan 2018. 

For the Third Course again 3 choices A) The Classic Quenelle Lyonnaise with Doré de Lac, lobster bisque, spaghetti squash and leek fondue B) Local Venison Meat tataki in a coffee crust and Cajun spices, crispy vegetables, celery remoulade with smoked paprika. and C) Black garlic risotto, grilled vegetables and mushroom chips. Again, Wine pairings of Maison Guillot-Broux Pouilly Fuissé La Métertière 2021 or  Belle Glos Clark & Telephone 2019 Pinot Noir - Santa Maria Valley.

The dessert was a chefs choice of Local farm Cheeses and a Trilogie of sweets paired with a choice of Château Laribotte Sauternes 2020 or Rémy Martin 1738 Accord Royal Fine Champagne – Cognac (truth be told many chose both....lol)

   A wonderful evening was had by all.