Bailli Barney Quinn posted on the World Chaîne Day Social Media Wall that Bailliage members and their guests had enjoyed a superb lunch at L’Ortolan in Shinfield, near Reading.

[Ed. L'Ortolan is a fine dining restaurant, featuring modern French cuisine served in elegant, white tableclothed dining rooms in a former vicarage.]

At the reception Champagne Gosset Grande Reserve Brut NV was accompanied by canapés.

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Chef’s appetiser

Wye Valley asparagus
Perigord sauce, brioche, chervil
2017 Bargylus Blanc - Orantes Valley, Syria

Poached Cornish turbot
Vegetable nage, peas, grelots
2020 Inama Soave Classico Foscarino
‘I Palchi’ Grande Cuvée
Veneto, Italy

Guinea fowl Cordon Bleu style
Mornay sauce, wild garlic, pickled morels
2020 Givry Premier Cru ‘Clos les Grandes Vignes’
Domaine Parize Pere et fils, Côte Chalonnaise
Burgundy, France

Chef’s pre-dessert

Citrus tart
buttermilk, honey, bee pollen
2010 Château Monteils
Sauternes, Bordeaux, France

Tea and coffee
Petits fours

Expressing his appreciation, Barney congratulated Head Chef James Greatorex for what had been an “absolutely fantastic” event celebrating World Chaîne Day.