September 8, 2006
MADISON’S RESTAURANT AND WINE GARDEN
PRESENTS HOLIDAY MENUS
HIGHLANDS, NC--Madison’s Restaurant and Wine Garden, the flagship restaurant of the Old Edwards Inn and Spa is pleased to announce holiday menus for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve 2006. Reservations for Thanksgiving and Christmas Day are available 11:00 AM- 6:00 PM. New Year’s Eve dinner will be served from 5:30 to 9PM. Reservations may be made by calling the restaurant directly at 828.526.5477.
Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner menus offer guests choices for appetizer, entrees and desserts. Along with the regular dinner menu, on New Year’s Eve Chef Nate Waugaman will present a six-course tasting menu featuring the theme “Tiny Bubbles.” Highlights from the menus include the following:
Thanksgiving Menu 2006
Leek and Celeriac Soup with Crisp Veal Sweetbread, Georgia Caviar
Pear and Frisee Salad with Warm Country Ham, Lemon Vinaigrette
Acorn Squash and Duck Confit Terrine with Watercress Salad, Deviled Quail Egg
Pan Roasted Striped Bass with Salsify Champagne Cream, Grapes, Wilted Spinach
Slow Roasted Suckling Pig with Braised Red Cabbage Spaetzle, Wilted Mustard Greens
Fresh Sage Scented Loin of Beef with Apple and Pumpkin Hash, Braised Chard, Madeira Sauce
Basted Medallion of Turkey with Cranberry Cornbread Stuffing, Candied Sweet Potatoes and Herbed Giblet Velouté
Pumpkin Praline Pie with Praline Ice Cream, Spiced Rum Sauce
Pecan Mille-Feuille with Pecan Pastry Cream, Vanilla Terrine
Gala Apple Tart Tatin with Brown Butter Roasted Apple Purée, Cinnamon Ice Cream
$65.00 per person, plus tax and gratuity
Children menu available ~ $25.00 per child (under 12), plus tax and gratuity
Christmas Day Menu 2006
Pomegranate Onion Soup with Myrtle Cheese Crisp
Crispy Duck Salad with Frisee, Red Onion, Aged Balsamic Vinegar
Pan Seared Rabbit Schnitzel with Apricot Chutney, Wintergreen Velouté
Roast Angus Prime Rib with Yorkshire Pudding, Wild Mushroom Cranberry Jus
Seared Veal Tenderloin with Quince Braised Cabbage, Potato Tourne
and Violet Mustard Sauce
Cognac and Orange Roast Lobster with Chervil Soup, Jerusalem Artichoke Pillow
Black Truffle Roast Pheasant with Rutabaga Purée, Sautéed Apple, Cider Jus
Pomegranate Crème Caramel with Lime Gastrique
Chocolate Injected Stout Bread with Ginger Ice Cream
“Fruitcake” Bread Pudding with Cardamom Ice Cream
$65.00 per person, plus tax and gratuity
Children menu available ~ $25.00 per child (under 12), plus tax and gratuity
Reservations requested.
New Year’s Eve Menu 2006
“Tiny Bubbles”
Beau Soleil Oyster with Jerusalem Artichoke Panna Cotta, Champagne Gelée, Georgia Caviar
Poached Foie Gras with Sparkling Duck Consommé, Brioche Crouton, Quince Caviar
Sautéed Turbot with Broccoli Florettes, Blanc de Noir Butter Sauce
and Carolina Trout Caviar
Roast Veal Tenderloin with Beluga Black Lentils, Champagne Chervil Tripe
and Wood Ear Mushrooms
Muscato Brined, House Made Cheese with Duck Proscuitto, Medjool Date, Apricot Chutney
Midnight Raspberry Cake with White Chocolate Champagne Truffle
$95.00 per person, plus tax and gratuity
Reservations requested. Regular menu is also available
(Regular menu will be served on New Year's Day)
The Old Edwards Inn and Spa is located at 445 Main Street, Highlands, NC 28741, 828-526-8008 or 1-866-526-8008. The Old Edwards Hospitality Group, LLC, founded in 2003, includes the Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Madison’s Restaurant and Wine Garden, The Farm special events facility, Acorns retail shop; The Lodge at Old Edwards Inn, Old Creek Lodge, Rib Shack, The Laundry and Dry Cleaners at Old Edwards Inn and Miss Priss-Charlotte at Stonecrest.
The Old Edwards Inn and Spa is a AAA-Four Diamond award winner; a member of the National Trust Historic Hotels of America and a member of Preferred Boutique. The property is a Recommended Hotel in Condé Nast Johansens 2005 and 2006 Recommended Hotels, Inns and Resorts Guide. The property was included in Travel + Leisure’s 2006 World’s Best Hotels, Resorts and Spas guide. Madison’s Restaurant and Wine Garden is a 2005 and 2006 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence winner.
For more information, contact:
Elizabeth McDonald
McDonald Media
404-822-3788 or lizzie@mcdonald-media.com |
