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Christmas Dinner at The Jefferson Restaurant


Executive Chef Charlie Hansji presents The Jefferson's most exquiste Christmas menu to date. Prepared with traditional holiday ingredients, savor a roasted young turkey with thyme and chestnut stuffing or indulge in a caramelized fig mille-feuille.

Bill of Fare
First course - choice of:

White corn blini, Scottish smoked salmon,
American caviar, sour cream & chives

Asparagus, carrot couscous terrine
cured Smithfield ham & spiced pear jelly

Six fresh seasonal oysters
champagne horseradish cream

Wild mushroom ravioli
preserved tomato & truffle butter sauce

Creamless tomato & clam bisque

Serrano ham & Asiago cheese toasties

Old-fashioned turkey noodle soup



Second course:
Damsum plum-ginger sorbet



Main course - choice of:

Roasted young turkey, thyme & chestnut stuffing

giblet gravy, cranberry sauce & New England cranberry relish

Wild salmon confit
preserved lemon, Moroccan black olive salsa

Corned duck steak
creamed salsify, cinnamon & anise reduction

Marinated saddle of Cervina venison
red & black currant sauce

Grilled Black Angus tenderloin
potato-bone marrow fondant

syrah wine & veal stock jus



Fourth course:
Stilton cheese & crystallized walnut salami
bitter French greens, tawny port reduction



Dessert - choice of:
Golden raisin pudding
treacle, double Devon Cream

Chestnut crème brulée
sweet potato sorbet

Flourless chocolate cake
fraise du bois

Caramelized fig mille-feuille
candied quince




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