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Buffet - Cheese, Dessert & Coffee

Cheese

Ideally, you need to have all the main sorts of different "cheeses". Make your selection as described in the French Classic Dinner section.

Cheese is usually presented on
a wooden board with special service settings. And once again, don't forget to fill the bread baskets with Baguette
on the table.

For a buffet, you may or
may not serve lettuce .

French cheeseboard

Desserts

Your Buffet can offer 2 or 3 different kinds of desserts.

Cook (the day before if you so wish) some Crème caramel, or Mousse au chocolat, presented in small individual ramequins.

You can also prepare some miniature Apple pies too, which look very good and refined and that can be done several hours in advance.

Complete with ice cream if needed and bake a cake if you wish.

All recipes are detailed if you click on them.

egg custard & chocolate mousse

Coffee
coffee time...
Serving Coffee the French way

In France, the big fashion is to serve a square of dark chocolate with your coffee. The reason is that dark chocolate is said to highlight the flavor and aroma of a good coffee.

You can offer Truffes/ Chocolate Truffles, that you would have prepared previously and which will make of your coffee a
delightful time ; you can present them in miniature dishes.

 
To people who would not wish to drink coffee, you can offer some infusion or tea.
"digestif" time...

Formal uses after Coffee

To men, you must offer different kinds of "digestif" alcohols, cognac or armagnac type. Remember the quantity is always
very small and preferably serve in cognac special glasses.

Again to men, you can offer a good cigar and this might be
much appreciated by them, if all your guests are Ok with its
smell (which is rarely the case!).


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