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      The Samuel Culbertson Mansion
 Louisville's Most Historic Inn
1432 South Third Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40208
 502.634.3100;  866.522.5078 toll free
inn@culbertsonmansion.com

 

Kentucky Derby Banquet 2005
(The Sport of Kings deserves a Royal Feast)
 ”An Emperor’s Banquet”

Presented by

The Samuel Culbertson Mansion
 Historic Inn

1432 S. Third Street
Louisville, KY  40208
502-634-3100
inn@culbertsonmansion.com


Vichysoise

 

 

 


Potsdam Punch

 

 

 

 


Entree

1.
 Amuse Bouche
Classic Vichyssoise

1.

2.
 First Appetizer
 Canapés of
Foie Gras with White
Truffle,
Medallion Florentine,
Crab Vanderbilt

1.

3.
 Second Appetizer
 Potsdam Punch with Kaiser Wilhelm Canapé

 

5.
 Soup
 Imperial Russian Borscht with Caviar
 1.

4.
 Salad
 Salad Marengo

1.

1.6.
 Sorbet
 Lemon Sorbet
 

7.
 Entree
 Prime Rib “a la Tafelspitz”
With its’ traditional sauces:
Apfelkren, Dijonaise, Herb Dill
 Truffled Potatoes
Creamed Spinach Vienoise with Chanterelles
 Vegetable Garnish

1.

8.
 Dessert
 Derby Pie with
Cherries Jubilee &
Ice Cream
 

9.
 Dessert
Coffee with Amarula 

1.
 On the Side
 Fresh Bread

 

 

Wines
 Stag’s Leap Chardonnay, 2002,
Sterling Merlot, 2001

 

 

The Emperor’s Banquet

 

The Kentucky Derby is often called the “Sport of Kings”, and its hallmark is tradition.  We took these two ideas to conceive a meal for you fit for imperial royalty.

 

We begin with the Amuse Bouche (amusement for the mouth), a pre-appetizer morsel included here only because we love it so much.

 

The first appetizer course includes a nibble from Tsar Alexander III’s coronation banquet: foie gras with Italian white truffles.  We add other bites including Crab Vanderbilt, because America had her own Tsars as well. 

 

The second appetizer combo was a favorite of Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany. Not only that, but the “Potsdam Punch” is Wilhelm’s own original recipe.

 

For the soup course we use the recipe for Borscht that was a favorite of Tsar Nicholas II.

 

Salad Marengo is our own invention.  We remember Napoleon’s favorite dish, Chicken Marengo, which his personal chef Durand concocted after the battle of Marengo in 1800.  In this version, we use its ingredients to make up a delicious salad.

 

The entrée, was the favorite dish of Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria.  Though we substitute the original ox with prime rib, it is served with all of its traditional accompaniments and garnishes.

 

The honors due the famous 19th C. French chef Escoffier can be summed up by a quote from Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II when he told Escoffier, “I am the Emperor of Germany, but you are the emperor of chefs.”  Escoffier devised the famous “Cherries Jubilee” in 1887 for the Golden Jubilee of England’s Queen Victoria (who also bore the title “Empress of India”).

Enjoy!!