THE GARDEN CITY HOTEL’S REIN BAR & BISTRO HONORS 82ND ANNIVERSARY OF CHARLES LINDBERG’S TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT
Wine Flights and Dessert Specials from May 18 – May 24
The famous Garden City Hotel marks the 82nd anniversary of Charles Lindberg’s Trans-atlantic flight with cheese plates and wine flight pairings and desserts by Executive Chef Steven De Bruyn. The themed specials, offered from Monday, May 18 through Sunday, May 24, include French cheeses with Old World wine and American cheeses with New Vine wine flights for $29. Dessert specials, priced at $8, will feature local Long Island ingredients, as well as a French specialty created for this anniversary event. In honor of Lindberg’s flight on May 20, 1927 and his time spent at The Garden City Hotel prior to departure from Roosevelt Field, guests will receive complimentary tickets to the Cradle of Aviation Museum (www.cradleofaviation.org) in Garden City with the purchase of each cheese plate and wine flight.
PLATE OF FRENCH CHEESES PAIRED WITH OLD WORLD WINE FLIGHT $29
Pont L’eveque (Normandy, France)
Cow’s milk, rich, soft, small square-shaped cheese, white-orange rind, full-bodied flavor
Roter Traminer, Aichinger, Riede Wohrleitn, Kamptal, Austria
Tomme De Fedou (Languedoc Rousillon, France)
Raw sheep’s milk cheese, fairly hard with a hint of “sheep,” hay and slight nuttiness, beautiful natural rind
Mencia, Cuatro Pasos, Bierzo, Spain
Le Sarlet (Perigord, France)
Goat milk, soft ripened, pronounced flavors, bloomy rind
Orvietto Blend, Palazzone, Orvieto, Italy
Explorateur (Ile De France, France)
Cow’s milk, very rich and creamy, bloomy rind
Pinot Grigio, Ruffino-Lumina, Italy
PLATE OF AMERICAN CHEESES PAIRED WITH NEW VINE WINES FLIGHT $29
Cabot Clothbound Cheddar (Vermont)
Cow’s milk, cave-aged, bound in cloth with a wonderful flakiness and mild sharpness
Cabernet Sauvignon, Sterling-Vitner’s Collection, California
Jasper Hill’s Bayley Hazen (Vermont)
Raw cow’s milk blue, natural rind, not overly strong with pleasant earthiness
Late Harvest Viognier, Vin Doux Kay, Cosentino, California
Pleasant Ridge Reserve (Wisconsin)
Unpasteurized cow’s milk from pasture-grazing cows, semi-hard yet smooth, with a subtle nuttiness
Chardonnay, Borghese, Long Island, New York
Long Island’s Catapano Goat (Long Island, New York)
Fresh, tangy, crusted herbs goat cheese from the North Fork of Long Island
Sauvignon Blanc, Brancott, Reserve, Marlborough, New Zealand
DESSERTS
Long Island Strawberry Short Cake $8
Short cake biscuit with locally grown strawberries and fresh whipped cream
Profiterole $8
Classic French choux pastry filled with vanilla ice cream and warm chocolate sauce
Rein Bar & Bistro at The Garden City Hotel
45 Seventh Street
Garden City, NY
516 747-3000
www.gardencityhotel.com
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