WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Sep 9, 2011) - On September 14, 2011, The Mayflower Hotel and The House of Ruinart will offer a Ruinart Sensory Dinner. Guests will enjoy dinner complementing a rare champagne tasting experience featuring Ruinart Champagne and expert food pairings by Chef Paolo Buffa of Café Promenade. The tasting will complement a three course dining experience, enhanced with the commentary of a special guest speaker, Michelle Desrosiers, Trade Development Manager for Moet Hennessy.
The dinner will be held at the luxury hotel in Washington, DC's restaurant, the Café Promenade, and will begin with a cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7pm. Dinner will start with a savory lobster salad, made up of ginger-citron poached lobster, arugula, baby radish and lemon vinn. Followed by a main course of juniper berry pan roasted pheasant, made up of anson mill polenta, roasted brussels sprout and kumquat-pineapple chutney. To end the evening guests will enjoy a dessert duet of cardamom chocolate lava and roasted white peach with jasmine zabaglione cream. The cost is $100 per person inclusive of tax and gratuity. Space is limited to 40 persons. For reservations, please call 202-347-2233.
About Ruinart
Discovering Ruinart is an entry into the universe the universe of the oldest champagne house. In 1729, when Nicolas Ruinart laid the foundations of the very first champagne house, he was in fact realizing the ambition of his uncle, Dom Thierry Ruinart, a Benedictine monk. A visionary and enlightened pioneering spirit, he intuitively foresaw the fame and success champagne would enjoy in the future. Nicolas Ruinart, Dom Ruinart's nephew, an ambitious entrepreneur, launched Ruinart into the great adventure of champagne trading which later descendents would continue to uphold. The House of Ruinart was the first to use Gallo Roman chalk cellars to age its wines, and opened the American market as early as 1831. Since then, Ruinart has continued to develop its reputation as the sophisticated champagne for in-the-know wine lovers and continues to create its cuvees in the same exacting spirit of purity, luminosity and elegance -- all characteristics of the Ruinart taste.
About Chef Paolo Buffa
A graduate of Instituto Alberghiero Carlo Porta and Alta Palato, Buffa began his career at Milano's Osteria del Vecchio Canneto under the tutelage of Massimo Barracca. In 1991, Baracca opened Café Milano on Ocean Drive and Buffa arrived in the United States as Executive Chef of the new restaurant. In 2004, Buffa moved to New York and over the course of the next few years served as Executive Chef at Viola in Brooklyn, the Two-Star Michilin Pepolino in TriBeCa and Salute Restorante in Midtown Manhattan. In 2009 Chef Buffa opened Food Wine & Company in Bethesda, Maryland. As Senior Sous Chef at The Mayflower Buffa utilizes his passion for pairing American cuisine with Mediterranean flair, working with product offerings from small regional purveyors and preparing gluten free and organic menu offerings. Chef Buffa oversees all culinary creations at The Mayflower's renowned Washington, DC K Street restaurants, the Café Promenade and Lobby Court.
About The Mayflower® Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel
The Mayflower® Renaissance Washington, DC hotel opened in 1925, and was labeled Washington, DC's "Second Best Address" by former President Harry S. Truman. Conveniently located at 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, this unique historic Washington, DC hotel puts you in the heart of the nation's capital. Featuring 650 guest accommodations and 74 handsomely-appointed suites, this luxury hotel in Washington, DC is ideal for both leisure and business. Offering elegant banquet and wedding locations in Washington, DC, the hotel's Grand Ballroom has served as the backdrop for many Presidential Inaugural Balls and its 35,000 square feet of state-of-the-art event space offers a distinguished location whether hosting business or social affairs.
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