Transport your guests to a cozy Alpine lodge with an Après-Ski menu that balances rustic comfort with high-end elegance. This selection focuses on melted cheeses, smoked meats, hearty root vegetables, and warming spices.

🎿 Appetizers

Passed (Bite-Sized)

1. Crispy Polenta Triangles: Topped with wild mushroom ragu and shaved pecorino.

2. Miniature Rösti: Potato pancakes topped with smoked trout and lemon-chive crème fraîche.

3. Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus: Drizzled with a balsamic fig glaze.

4. Alpine Grilled Cheese Spoons: Sourdough croutons topped with melted Gruyère and a speck of cornichon.

5. Bresaola Rolls: Air-dried beef stuffed with herbed goat cheese and arugula.

6. Puff Pastry Tartlets: Caramelized onions, thyme, and Reblochon cheese.

7. Smoked Duck Breast Crostini: With black cherry compote.

8. Truffled Arancini: Small risotto balls filled with fontina and hints of black truffle.

9. Bacon-Wrapped Dates: Stuffed with gorgonzola and drizzled with honey.

10. Shrimp Cocktail Shots: With a spicy horseradish-brandy cocktail sauce.

Placed (Platters & Boards)

1. Individual Fondue Pots: Small ceramic crocks of melted Emmental served with cubed baguette.

2. Charcuterie Montagnarde: Selection of cured meats, dry-cured sausages, and pâté.

3. Baked Camembert: Topped with rosemary and honey, served with toasted walnuts.

4. Soft Pretzel Bites: Served with an amber ale beer cheese dip.

5. Pickled Vegetable Crudité: Radishes, cornichons, and pickled cauliflower with whipped feta.

6. Raclette Station: Slices of melted raclette over baby fingerling potatoes and pickled onions.

7. Smoked Salmon Platter: With capers, red onions, rye bread, and horseradish cream.

8. Wild Boar Meatballs: Simmered in a juniper berry and red wine reduction.

9. Baked Brie in Brioche: A whole wheel wrapped in pastry with apricot preserves.

10. Winter Squash Hummus: Served with seeded crackers and endive leaves.

🥣 Soups & Salads

1. French Onion Soup: With a thick crust of toasted baguette and melted Gruyère.

2. Chestnut & Roasted Garlic Bisque: Finished with a drizzle of truffle oil.

3. Classic Tartiflette Salad: Warm potatoes, bacon, and Reblochon cheese over bitter greens.

4. Roasted Beet & Chèvre: Honey-roasted beets, goat cheese, and toasted hazelnuts with walnut vinaigrette.

5. Creamy Wild Mushroom Soup: Infused with thyme and topped with garlic croutons.

6. Winter Kale Caesar: With shaved parmesan, pomegranate seeds, and toasted pine nuts.

7. Spiced Butternut Squash Soup: Topped with toasted pumpkin seeds and a swirl of coconut cream.

8. Alpine Grain Bowl: Farro, roasted carrots, dried cranberries, and an apple cider vinaigrette.

9. Endive & Radicchio Salad: With sliced pears, blue cheese, and candied pecans.

10. Goulash Soup: A hearty, spicy Hungarian beef broth with paprika and potatoes.

🍽️ Main Courses

1. Venison Stew: Slow-cooked with root vegetables and a rich juniper berry gravy.

2. Classic Cheese Fondue: A blend of Gruyère and Vacherin fribourgeois, served with bread and apples.

3. Coq au Vin: Braised chicken in red wine with pearl onions, mushrooms, and bacon.

4. Wiener Schnitzel: Veal cutlet breaded and fried, served with lingonberry jam and potato salad.

5. Braised Short Ribs: Served over creamy polenta with a red wine reduction.

6. Trout Almondine: Pan-seared freshwater trout with brown butter, lemon, and toasted almonds.

7. Savoyard Mac & Cheese: Elbow pasta with a blend of Alpine cheeses and a crispy herb topping.

8. Lamb Shanks: Slow-roasted with rosemary and served with parsnip purée.

9. Vegetarian Spätzle: Traditional egg noodles with caramelized onions and melted mountain cheese.

10. Roasted Pheasant: Stuffed with wild rice and served with a cider glaze.

🍰 Desserts

1. Apple Strudel: Flaky pastry filled with spiced apples, served warm with vanilla custard.

2. Dark Chocolate Fondue: Served with strawberries, marshmallows, and shortbread.

3. Kaiserschmarrn: Shredded caramelized pancakes with plum compote and powdered sugar.

4. Mont Blanc: Sweetened chestnut purée topped with whipped cream to look like a snowy peak.

5. Warm Sticky Toffee Pudding: Served with a rich butterscotch sauce and vanilla bean ice cream.

6. Red Wine Poached Pears: Served with a dollop of mascarpone cream.

7. Sachertorte Bites: Rich Austrian chocolate cake with a thin layer of apricot jam.

8. Linzer Torte Thumbprints: Hazelnut shortbread cookies with raspberry jam centers.

9. White Chocolate Peppermint Mousse: Served in individual glass jars.

10. Hot Chocolate Affogato: Vanilla gelato drowned in thick, European-style hot chocolate.

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