Eliza Acton Chef Tribute Dinner
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 2:39PM 
Nell's 2012 Chef Tribute Dinner Series
ELIZA ACTON
Thursday, September 27th, 2012
6:15 pm
Join us as we celebrate the life and influence of Eliza Acton (1799-1859). She was an English poet and cook who has been described as the first modern cookbook writer. She was made famous by her book Modern Cookery for Private Families, which was aimed at the domestic reader rather than the professional cook or chef. In this book she introduced the now universal practice of listing the ingredients and suggested cooking times with each recipe.
Delia Smith has called her 'the best writer of recipes in the English language'.
Between each course, Ernie Pino will provide a bit of biography and stories of Eliza's life.
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6:15PM
Passed Hors d' Oeuvres
Oysters Sausages
Mushroom Toasts
Fried CodFerrari Carano, Fume Blanc, CA 2010
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7:00PM
Dinner
Vegetable Mulligatawny Soup
Hugel, Riesling, Alsace 2005
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Salmon a la Genevese
Westry, Chardonnay, Reserve, Willamette Valley 2008
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Modern Chicken Pie
Cottonwood, Pinot Noir, Marina Pieper, Willamette Valley 2009
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Roast Haunch of Venison with Gravy and Currant Jelly
Chateau Boutisse, St. Emilion, Grand Cru Classé 2008
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Acton Gingerbread
Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Tawny Port
$80. per person
plus tax and gratuity
* RESERVATIONS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED *
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