Dear Scafascribblers,
I’m sorry for the very long
blackout – it won’t happen again. And the reason is that SCAFA is about to hit Dubai! So stay tuned for
important news and updates from me, including competitions and special offers
that we’re putting together for the launch.
Yesterday was perhaps one of
the most fun days for me when we threw a switch and for the very first time all the lights in SCAFA went on like
a Christmas tree
[ next blog coming up soon :) ]
We recently had another "SCAFA-Tasting" as we continue to work on the menus for SCAFÉ, our French bistro, which we’ll launch immediately after Eid.
Preparing the tasting
menus was Chef Haroon, from the Cordon Bleu (where else until we start
preparing the best chefs ourselves), working under the unforgiving watchful eye
of Chef Audrey. We think he did okay because he still lives and I know that I
saw Audrey smiling at the end of the evening.
The evening
was yummy and I am attaching some pictures for you to get an early flavour of
SCAFÉ .
Mise en Bouche
(Which is a setting for the mouth)
Chilled Cucumber Soup
Crab Bisque with Wasabi Chantilly
Entrée
Salad with Pears and Figs
Tuna Tartare
Plats Principaux
Shrimp and Pumpkin Open Ravioli with Hollandaise
Mushroom and Asparagus Risotto with Truffle Oil
Plat
de Résistance
Candied Lamb
Beef and Spinach
Lasagne
Des Petites
Douceurs
(Sweet endings)
(Sweet endings)
Red Berries Panna
Cotta
Chocolate
and Orange Mousse
The end of day
rankings, by vote, were:
1.
Chocolate
Mousse - No one can argue with a great chocolate mousse
especially when its made
with great Belgian chocolate.
2.
Candied
Lamb - Build it and they will yum !
3.
Risotto
- The truffle oil did the trick ... it smelt beautiful and tasted soo
good.
good.
4.
Ravioli
- My favourite dish of the evening ... the hollandaise sauce was
outstanding !!
5.
Panna
Cotta with berry coulis - Smooth ‘n' creamy.
6.
Lasagne - Solid stuff.
7.
Salad
with figs and pear - Light, summery with an explosion of flavours.
8.
Chilled
Cucumber Soup - Beautifully green and very fresh. A great dish for
Dubai.
9.
Tuna
Tartar.
10. Crab
Bisque – A chic dish with a wasabi Chantilly bite.
Well there you have
it, the results are out but we would love to hear from you and get your feedback
– how do you like the sound of the emerging menu, are there any favourites you’d
like to see?
I’ll keep posting so
please drop by so that you don’t miss out on the action over the next busy few
weeks.
Bon Appetit xx