Mr Creosote
Synopsis: removed superfluous reference to Jeroboams in description of champagne. Someone who doesn't know a methusaleh is unlikely to know a jeroboam, and jeroboams vary, and are not always half a methusaleh.
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*'''Maître d':''' "A wise choice, monsieur!" |
*'''Maître d':''' "A wise choice, monsieur!" |
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He is served [[Mussel|moules marinières]], [[pâté de foie gras]], beluga [[caviar]], [[Eggs Benedict]], a leek [[tart]], [[frog legs|frogs' legs]] [[amandine (culinary term)|amandine]] and [[Quail eggs|quail's eggs]] with puréed mushrooms all mixed in a bucket with the quail eggs on top and a double helping of pâté. The appetizers are followed by the main course of [[jugging|jugged]] [[hare]], with a sauce of truffles, bacon, Grand Marnier, anchovies and cream. For drinks, Mr. Creosote has six bottles of [[Château Latour]] 1945, a [[Wine bottle#Sizes|Methuselah]] ( |
He is served [[Mussel|moules marinières]], [[pâté de foie gras]], beluga [[caviar]], [[Eggs Benedict]], a leek [[tart]], [[frog legs|frogs' legs]] [[amandine (culinary term)|amandine]] and [[Quail eggs|quail's eggs]] with puréed mushrooms all mixed in a bucket with the quail eggs on top and a double helping of pâté. The appetizers are followed by the main course of [[jugging|jugged]] [[hare]], with a sauce of truffles, bacon, Grand Marnier, anchovies and cream. For drinks, Mr. Creosote has six bottles of [[Château Latour]] 1945, a [[Wine bottle#Sizes|Methuselah]] (6 litres) of champagne, and half a dozen crates of [[brown ale]] (144 bottles)—considerably less than his usual fare. |
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*'''Maître d':''' Bon, and the usual brown ales ...? |
*'''Maître d':''' Bon, and the usual brown ales ...? |
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