restaurant Akrame Celebrates Le French GourMay
with a Menu Showcasing
Midi-Pyrénées
Cuisine
2 Michelin star Chef Akrame Benallal
Restaurant Akrame Hong Kong, helmed by talented Michelin starred Chef Akrame
Benallal, joins the celebration of all things French in Hong Kong’s much-loved
food and wine promotion, Le French GourMay.
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From 1 to 31 May, Akrame will join the festival in paying homage to the cuisine of
Midi-Pyrénées, the southern region of France through a specially designed menu.
The 2015 Le French GourMay menu by Akrame restaurant is one that embodies the essence of wholesome, natural,
country-style ingredients signature of Midi-Pyrénées, intermixed with Chef
Akrame’s innovative cooking style.
Available at lunch and dinner, the
new degustation menu comes in 3, 4 and 6 courses during lunch; while 4, 6 and 8
courses are served during dinner.
To commence the culinary journey,
a Creamy Polenta with Smoked Haddock and Warm Coffee Mayonnaise is
served. This is followed by Australian Mussels, Green Curry, Mustard and
Coffee emulsion.
Highlights of the menu include Variation
around Foie Gras, presented to whet appetites: the first of which is
Poached Foie Gras with Beetroot and Xérès Vinegar Consommé, and the second is
Foie Gras Royale served with Kumquat.
Akrame’s love for fruits de mer
(seafood), follows with the perfectly executed Raw Lobster, Mussel and
Seaweed course. In this dish, raw lobster is accompanied with
mussels and seaweed, and a smoked tea broth which is poured over the dish upon
presentation at the table.
A more substantial hot dish, Seabass
with Fresh Herbs and Brown Buttered Chlorophyll continues to highlight the
gems of the ocean. Seabass is cooked with fresh herbs, and a creatively
conceptualised brown buttered chlorophyll made of spinach puree complements the
dish.
Veal Quasi with Black Olive,
Liquorice and Quinoa Muesli transitions the tasting menu to highlight ingredients
of the earth. Tender veal is slow-cooked to 54 degrees, coated with brown
quinoa muesli, and served with a lush black olive and liquorice dressing.
The finale of the savoury part of
the tasting menu is marked by the creative Camembert, Beer Caramel and
Cumin, showcasing the quintessentially French cheese. The rich
milkiness of the camembert is balanced by the beer caramel, while cumin adds a
dash of spicy flavour to each bite.
The meal closes with Desserts
Trio, a trio of sweet bites which includes Vanilla Tonka Cream with
Lemon and Olive Oil, Chocolate Grand Cru with Black Rice, and Almond
ice cream with lemon granité.
A range of selected fine French
wines are chosen to pair with the special Le French GourMay menu, which
include:
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Château Bouscasse Brumaire Pacherenc du Vic Bilh 2007
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Brumont VDP Gros Manseng Sauvignon 2013
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Château Montus Blanc Pacherenc du Vic Bilh 2007
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Château Bouscasse Vieilles Vignes 2000
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Brumont IGP Manseng Doux 2012
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Château Bouscasse Frimaire Pacherenc du Vic Bilh 1996
With two Michelin stars under his belt in Paris and earning his first
Michelin star in Hong Kong in October 2014 within a year of opening restaurant
Akrame Hong Kong, Akrame truly represents the best of French gastronomic
fare.
From 1 to 31 May 2015, restaurant Akrame’s Le French GourMay menu is
priced at:
Lunch:
- 3-courses : HK$280; 4-courses : HK$380 and
6-courses : HK$580
Dinner:
- 4-courses : HK$888; 6-courses : HK$1,098; and
8-courses : HK$1,398
To celebrate Mother’s Day on 10 May 2015, Chef Akrame will introduce
an indulgent course Cocoa Smoked Pigeon Breast, Green Asparagus, and Watercress
mint coulis for the special day.
Featuring exquisite ingredients, the savoury summer dish brings together
the familiar flavours of cocoa and mint, paired in a particular manner with
pigeon, green asparagus, and watercress.
For reservations, please call (852) 2528-5068 or email contact@akrame.com.hk.
Akrame Hong Kong is located at Shop B, G/F, No. 9 Ship
Street, Wanchai Hong Kong. The restaurant opens from Monday to
Sunday, 12:00 to 15:00 and 18:00 to 23:00.
About restaurant Akrame Hong Kong
Akrame Restaurant Hong Kong opened in November 2013 and is Akrame
Benallal’s first restaurant outside France. Seating 30, restaurant Akrame
is a much loved Hong Kong culinary landmark serving tasting menus only, the
same as his two-Michelin star restaurant in Paris.
The restaurant has quickly
become the restaurant of choice for adventurous epicureans, with a clean,
contemporary design, cosy atmosphere, personally conceived menu and fresh
ingredients selected with the greatest care earning Chef Akrame his first Hong
Kong Michelin star within a year of opening in October 2014.
VARIATION AROUND FOIE GRAS
FOIE GRAS
RAW LOBSTER, MUSSEL, SEAWEED
RAW LOBSTER, MUSSEL, SEAWEED
SEABASS WITH FRESH HERBSVEAL
VEAL
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