Bailliage members honoured guests gathered at Culina Gastro Café & Modern Dining restaurant in Hanoi to enjoy our perennial Mid-Year Premium Dinner.

Culina is one of the newest restaurants in Hanoi. It features borderless dining focusing on the finest ingredients available.

The tradition of the Bailliage’s annual “Premium Dinner” is a concept borrowed from Bailliages in Japan where cost and effort are immaterial to the orchestration of the event. The result is a magnificent dinner that Chefs and the host venue work tirelessly to create. A meal like no other.

RECEPTION

Dry aged bonito, quail egg, chick pea
Slow-cooked pork belly, apply, curry
Profiterole, escargot, smoked butter
Champagne Charles de Cazenove 'Tête de cuvée' NV

MENU

Octopus
tomato, Thai basil, chicken skin
Argiolas Costamolino Vermentino di Sardegna 2020
Sardinia, Italy

Toothfish
prosciutto, rice, apple aioli
Argiolas Costamolino Vermentino di Sardegna 2020
Sardinia, Italy

Risotto
caviar, bone marrow, asparagus
Bourgogne Rouge 2017
Albert Bichot - Burgundy, France

Wagyu collar
potato, petits pois, red wine
Château Haut-Vignoble Seguin 2016
Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France

Pluma Iberica
broccoletti, hollandaise, fresh summer truffle
Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore 'Il Bugiardo' 2018
Buglioni - Veneto, Italy

Zabaglione
saffron, Marsala, hazelnuts
Château Grand Dousprat 2017/2018
Saint-Croix-du-Mont, Bordeaux

Artisanal tea, Gourmet coffee
served on request

We congratulate the team at Culina led by Executive Chef Nico. What made this dinner even more exceptional was the fact that Nico agreed to create special menus for those who could not enjoy the regular menu through dietary restrictions. Accordingly, as well as the regular menu above, there were also vegetarian and non-beef options. This simple act of kindness really separates our beloved chef Nico from the rest.

We also give thanks to Daloc Wines and Classic Fine Foods in the planning of this very special event.

When in Hanoi and looking for an excellent place to dine, we highly recommend you visit Maître Rôtisseur Nico Ceccomoro at Culina.

Rajesh “Raj” Taneja
Bailli Délégué
Member of the Conseil Magistral