It’s that time again! Time for another multi-course Mother’s day dinner. Every year I host a large multi-course dinner for Mother’s day where I invite a fun group of friends over to enjoy some fine food and company. You can see posts from the past few years here and here. Let’s dive into the courses!

When our guests arrived the first course was already laid out on the table. With 12 courses, the dinner takes 3-4 hours usually so I wanted to get things started quickly. This course was dedicating to snacking on some traditional French goodies.

 

1st Course – Upon arrival

Duck rillettes with gougeres, cornichons, capers, brie, and spiced blueberry jam

2nd Course – Amuse Bouche

Scallop with caviar and citrus-chive emulsion

3rd Course – Appetizer

Marrow bones, crostini, Cara Cara oranges, micro greens, and vanilla salt

4th Course – Soup

Grilled cheese sandwich with a shot of tomato-pimenton soup

5th Course – Soufflé

Egg Soufflé with asparagus tips, Iberico ham, and cream

    

6th Course – Pasta

Purple kale ricotta gnudi with pecorino, browned butter and toasted sage

7th Course – Salad

Fresh seasonal warm salad topped with Hollandaise sauce

8th Course – Fish

Halibut with Spanish chorizo, a saffron emulsion, and cannellini beans

9th Course – Palate Cleanser

Celery Sorbet with crispy goat cheese mousse and celery vinaigrette salad

10th Course – Beef

72 Hour Braised Short Ribs with carrot and potato purees, mushrooms, broccolini

11th Course – Dessert

Pate d’Or with spiced caramel semifreddo and peaches

12th Course – Petite Fours

Orange and lavender macarons, mint truffles, bouchons, and raspberry meyer lemon tartlettes