Earlier this season a film crew came to the Finesse to make a promotional film about the boat, the outcome was a really great short film which can be seen at this link
Category: Food on board
Lamb
Dinner tonight aboard the Finesse, herb crusted fillet of lamb served on a bed of wilted spinach, fondant potatoes, baby carrots, banana shallots, roasted garlic purée & broad beans. Lamb fillet is cooked sous vide at 56 centigrade for 45 minutes before being sealed in a frying pan, brushed with Dijon mustard & the…
Canapés
Every evening before dinner aboard the Finesse we serve canapes with pre dinner dinks, we try to do something a little different like what we call our goats cheese Oreos. Olive bread filled with whipped goats cheese, topped with black olive tapenade & baby basil Spoons containing little potato & shallot rosti, topped with pan…
Dorade Royale
light summery main course from dinner tonight aboard the Finesse. Dorade Royale known as Sea Bream in the U.K, served with bok Choc, asparagus, sous vide braised baby fennel &sauce vierge with some yellow cocktail tomatoes added to the classic recipe. A classic sauce vierge is made up of extra virgin olive oil, concase tomato…
Lamb Provencal
Lamb dish from this week on the Finesse, local lamb fillet which has been cooked sous vide at 56 degrees for 45 minutes before being seated very quickly in a frying pan, lamb needs to be well seared in a pan to create the caramel on the meat. The lamb is served with courgette, aubergine…
Lemon tart
Dessert on the Finesse menu was my modern take on lemon tart, an intense free standing lemon cream like you find in a lemon tart, a gluten free almond biscuit to represent the pastry case, an isomalt sugar glass to replace the glazed top on a traditional lemon tart, lemon fluid gel, fresh raspberries, dehydrated…
White chocolate mousse
A new dessert on the Finesse menu is a white chocolate mousse scented with Darjeeling tea, cinnamon, star anise & vanilla. It is served on a bed of chocolate soil, fresh orange segments, orange scented chocolate ganache made with 66% mexique chocolate, orange sorbet made with fresh orange juice & mint sprigs. The chocolate mousse…
Scallops & Romanesque Broccoli
After many scallop & cauliflower dishes aboard the barges, a variation from the brassica family is scallops with Romanesque broccoli served as a starter aboard the Finesse. Also known as Roman cauliflower, chartreuse in colour it creates a very very smooth pure a little nutty in flavour, it pairs with the same things as cauliflower,…
First menu of the summer
Dinner menu for the maiden cruise aboard the Finesse this summer. The menu will change weekly depending on seasonality & availability, also as we get used to the region we will find local suppliers & can create dishes around the great local ingredients.
Quiche
A recipe that was asked for almost every week this season on the boat was that of the humble quiche. A lunch staple on the Rosa & regularly the most popular dish, quiches have been given a poor image by bland cold buffet quiches in soggy pastry. The pastry is as important as the filling…
Beef Bourguignon
As the tempretures drop it’s time to create warmer lunches & there is no more classic french dish than Beouf bourguignon. Beautiful ” Salers ” beef cheeks cooked down very slowly in Red Bordeaux wine with shallots, garlic, girolles, thyme & carrots. Finished with more carrots, smoked bacon & parsley The perfect lunch on deck…
Prune & Armagnac tart
One of the sweet treats associated with this area of France is the classic Prune & Armagnac tart made with the amazing dried sweet plums of Agen. One of the dishes from Rick Steins French Odyssey, which was filmed on the boat, however this recipe is different from that in the film as we use…
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