Blue & Gold offers a ‘Taste of England’

9:22 a.m., Oct. 7, 2004--UD’s Blue & Gold Club invites diners to “Enjoy the Taste of England,” featuring international guest chef Mark Geis, at 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 11. The dinner, offering a special menu with a British flair and flavor, combined with wine pairings, is $46 per person.

The event is part of ARAMARK’S 10th annual International Guest Chef Exchange, a program honoring the company’s finest chefs during a multinational culinary exchange. Only 24 chefs from the 18 countries where ARAMARK is located have been selected to participate.

Chef Geis has 20 years of culinary training, with extensive experience as a pastry chef, specializing in sugar craftwork. Prince Charles and Margaret Thatcher are just a few of the dignitaries whom he has served. Geis is a member of the prestigious Craft Guild of Chefs in the United Kingdom.

The Taste of England menu includes:

Baked crab pots with orange and lime salad;
Warm beef Stilton and chestnut mushroom salad with grain mustard dressing;
Champagne and wild strawberry sorbet with fruit coulis;
Choice of tilapia filet on pesto-roasted vegetables, garnished with burnt lemon, or chicken supreme with brie and white grapes, topped with shallot sauce;
Apple and sultana Betty with sauce anglaise; and
Coffee with seasonal fruits dipped in chocolate and sugar.

Seating is limited for this special event. For reservations, call (302) 831-2582.

Article by Sue Moncure

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