The $12K menu replicating Titanic’s last dinner
(AP) – Cullen’s restaurant in Houston was one of several around the world that served lavish, 10-course meals on the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking in an attempt to replicate the last meal served aboard the ship. Here’s what Cullen’s served to its dozen guests Saturday night, at a tab of $12,000 per head:
Hors d’oeuvres
_oysters a la Russe, canapes a l’amiral
First course
_consomme Olga, port wine and beef consommé, Maine scallops, parsley, celeriac
Second course
_poached Scottish salmon, sauce mousseline, cucumber, caviar, chives
Third course
_filet medallions Lilli, seared foie gras, pomme Anna, artichokes, truffles, sauce Perigueux, chicken saute, sauce Lyonnais, stuffed zucchini
Fourth course
_roast rack of lamb, mint sauce, roast duck, apple puree, sirloin of beef, pomme chateaux, buttered green peas, creamed carrots, rice pilaf, pomme Parmentier, boiled new potatoes
Fifth course
_punch romaine
Sixth course
_roast Pennsylvania squab, water cress, herbed croute, bread sauce, game chips
Seventh course
_chilled asparagus vinaigrette, salad frisee, oranges, radish
Eighth course
_pate de foie gras, celery salad, toasted brioche, sauterne jelly
Ninth course
_Waldorf pudding, poached hill country peaches, chartreuse jelly, chocolate and vanilla éclairs, french vanilla ice cream
Tenth course
_selection of Texas cheese, fresh seasonal tree and vine-ripened fruit
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