Valentine's Day in a Romantic, Swanky Setting

Ah, yes... Valentine's Day is once again upon us. Our chef has come up with a delicious menu being served this weekend. It's a four course menu with many options. Click here to see the menu. Today I'll be telling you what I am picking for each course...
For the first course I'm choosing the Wild Mushroom Panna Cotta with winter vegetable puree and their greens, roasted garlic, and sautéed mushrooms to finish. A savory panna cotta sounds like the perfect beginning to a fine meal. A nice, light way to warm up the palette.
Next I'll be having the Blood Orange and Beets with arugula, goat cheese parcel, pistachios, and saba-pinot noir reduction. As per my previous post you know how much I love the orange and beet combo, so naturally I couldn't resist this salad.
For the entree I'm going to try something new: Butter poached Monkfish with wild mushroom raviolo, sugar snap peas, chervil, and lobster sauce. I've never had monkfish before, but I figure that this is a perfect chance to try it because it will be prepared in the capable hands of the chef and it is poached in butter. I'd probably like just about anything if it had been poached in butter, especially if it is topped off with a lobster sauce!
And for dessert the Chocolate Indulgence for Two:
with a warm chocolate cake, chocolate pot de crème, chocolate covered mint leaves and strawberry sorbet. Need I say more?
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Labels: four course meal, portland's pearl district, valentine's day
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