Pared Festive Brunch

Every time I think THIS is the best Pared menu, and Chef Liz just tops herself again.

This was extra ideal since it was a brunch, and Patience LOVES breakfast foods.

Festive atmosphere...

This was definitely the best Chicken and Waffles I've ever had, and it was smartly paired with Crémant sparkling wine. I'm not sure which was more amazing... the buttermilk brine chicken thigh or the honey butter and apple smoked bacon maple syrup for the waffle. I really would have loved a full portion of this and gone home.

Fried Chicken and Waffles

But wait...there's more!

I easily could have said the same thing about the Lox Doughssant, which was a cross between a doughnut and a croissant. I'm a huge fan of lox and it was laid upon a homemade baby croissant piled with a dill remoulade, cream cheese, and capers. The dry Italian Frappo Rosato (rose) was a great pairing as well.

Lox Doughssant

Another miniature version of Croque Madame (French ham with a Dijon cream sauce on an onion brioche) was just amazing with a sunny side up quail egg and caviar on top! Just killer. This was paired with a glass of French Chablis of course. All of it was quite rich together.

Croque Madame with quail egg and caviar on top

I could have stopped there and been perfectly pleased, but then things got out of hand with a full size piece of Beef Wellington. You really can't cut this small. But I had to finish it. So amazing. Especially paired with Martin Woods Cabernet Franc. (And you know I had to eat all my fries cause that's my favorite thing in the world.)

Beef Wellington with Frite

To finish out the brunch, we had an adorable Cinnamon Roll with custard, jam, and clotted cream, with berries. Unfortunately, I could only manage one bite as I was stuffed. It was not sweet at all and instead, quite savory. Shannon gifted us with a Tokaji dessert wine to pair with this, which was extremely sweet.

Cinnamon Pain Perdu

 

I really need to look into bringing a secret to go box, because every bite is so decadent.

Festive Pared Menu

Resources:

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