Bistro du Midi squeezes the most out of winter with a French celebration of citrus fruits. In honor of the yearly festival across the Atlantic, chef Robert Sisca has put together a three-course Fête du Citron menu. Pastry chef Robert Gonzalez adds some sweet to the tart on the dessert side and sommelier Todd Lipman extends the juicy offerings to the glass with a la carte specialty cocktails. See below for more of the menu, available Sunday through Friday evenings, 5:00-10:00pm, for $45 per person. The citrus fest runs Thursday, January 7th through Friday, January 29th and you can reserve your seat by calling 617.426.7878.
FIRST
Celery Root Soup
Trumpet royales, parmesan, bergamot
Duck & Lardo Terrine, Etna Salumi
Pistachio, lemon
Market Greens
Marinated goats cheese, root vegetables, sherry vinaigrette
SECOND
Goat Cheese Gnocchi
Arugula pistou, pine nuts, preserved lime
Hake
Sunchokes, meyer lemon, grapefruit sauce vierge
Beef Cheek Daube
Heirloom baby carrots, blood orange gremolata
THIRD
Mascarpone Beignet
Citrus sugar, apple cardamom butter
Meyer Lemon Meringue Pie
Almond short bread, raspberry macaroon
Blood Orange Caramel Cheesecake
Olive oil cake, poached pears
COCKTAILS
Calamansi Collins
with Pearl vodka, lemon & lime, Scrappy’s grapefruit bitters ($12)
Blood Orange Sage Daiquiri
with Old Port rum, blood orange, fresh lime, muddled sage ($14)
L’Orange de Provence
with Pinnacle gin, fresh orange, Pernod Pastis and vanilla ($12)
