Happy 2013! To celebrate the start of the New Year, Marquis Wine Cellars is teaming up with La Cigale French Bistro and Chocolate Master, Pierre Gruget, to bring you a very unique wine and food event. The dinner which is on Tuesday, January 22nd will feature a specially created four course menu that is devoted to showcasing chocolate based cuisine at its finest; with each course having been paired with a selection of chocolate friendly wines.

La Cigale French Bistro is Brigitte Raye’s new project which she started in October 2012 after 11 years at the renowned Café La Régalade in West Vancouver. Her son Kevin has joined her as head Chef and he has created an extremely tasty, Provence influenced dining experience. La Cigale is quaint, intimate, and undoubtedly French with a little Je ne sais quoi. Pierre Gruget, certified by the Ecole Chocolat as a Chocolate Master, is French by birth and is a firm believer in enjoying good food, good wine, good company and great chocolate.

Date: Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
Time: 6:30pm to 9pm
Location: La Cigale French Bistro, 1961 W. 4th Ave, Vancouver
Cost: $99.00 all inclusive

Tickets are available for purchase exclusively through Marquis Wine Cellars and can be purchased by calling 604-684-0445 or by stopping by the store in person at
1034 Davie Street.

Menu:
Reception
– Antech Doux Blanquette Methode Ancestrale

1st Course
Lobster Bisque, Bitter Chocolate Bouchée
– Domaine Huet 2011 Vouvray “Le Haut Lieu” Sec
– Domaine Albert Mann 2010 Pinot Gris

2nd Course
Pan Seared Duck Foie Gras, Chocolate Reduction
– Domaine Henry Natter 2009 Sancerre Rouge
– Domaine Louis Claude Desvignes “Le Voûte Saint-Vincent”

3rd Course
Coq au Vin
– Château Saint Martin de la Garrigue 2009 Grès de Montpellier
– Domaine de l’Hortus 2010 Clos du Prieur

Dessert
Kevin’s Fantastic Chocolate Dessert
– M. Chapoutier 2010 Banyuls
* wines and menu subject to change without notice.