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  <id>99367</id>
  <title>Avalon - Adventure Menu last Friday</title>
  <published_at>Mon Sep 22 10:29:09 -0700 2003</published_at>
  <post_count>1</post_count>
  <board>
    <id>23</id>
    <name>Ontario (including Toronto)</name>
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        <level>0</level>
        <id>538535</id>
        <content>This is the Adventure Menu that we enjoyed at Avalon Friday Sept. 19th with accompanying wines.  Apparently the chef is doing this on Friday nights.  
 
This is the most that I have ever spent on dinner!  Everything was yummy except the lamb dumpling that was a litte bit dried out.  A special treat indeed!!!
 
RAW
Sardine fillets with guacamolw, beet sorbet and cucumber-gin shooter.
 
BROILED
Bay scallops with ea urchin and wakame bread stick.  
Nicholas Feuillatte Reserve Particuliere Brut N.V. Champagne France
 
CONSOMME
Tomato-fish broth woth smoked eel, rapini, edamamw and sesame salt.
Manzanilla Sheery La Gitana Vinicola Hidalgo
 
SEARED
Quebec Fois Gras with braised oxtail and socca.
Oloroso Sheery Alvear Asuncion
 
DEEP-FRIED
Squash blossom filled with pipian with a olden nugget squasgh ragout.
Rioja Blanca R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Condonia 1991 Crianza, Spain
 
ROASTED
Black bass with curried cuttlefish ragout and spinach sauce.
Soave Classico Superioe Pieropan 2002 Veneto, Italy 
 
PICKLED / BRAIDED / STEAMED
Lamb tongue, Cheek and dumpling with matsutake &amp; porcini mushrooms and asian greens.
Vino Nobile de Montepulciano Salcheto 199 Tuscany, Italy
 
JELLIED
Niagara grape jelly with peppered pecorino, organic arugula and argan oil.
Moscato d'Asti Saracco 2001 Piedmonte, Italy
 
FROZEN
Canteloupe slush
 
SAUTEED
Organic peachs with vanilla mouse and wild blueberries.
Special Select Late Harvest Riesling Henry of Pelham 2000 Niagara</content>
        <published_at>Mon Sep 22 10:29:09 -0700 2003</published_at>
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        <user>
          <id>0</id>
          <name>DUH CAR</name>
        </user>
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    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>538788</id>
      <content>How much was this ? Sounds yummy to me.
 
Marie</content>
      <published_at>Thu Oct 16 13:41:20 -0700 2003</published_at>
      <parent_id>538535</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>0</id>
        <name>Marie</name>
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