A Night filled with Cheese, Wine and Good Company
The Raclette Party was hosted by Lemmy's Bistro in collaboration with The French Corner PH, a group created for French Food Enthusiasts and Explorers. The event was held on May 15 and was attended by a mix of good friends, locally and from the expat community.
An overflowing selection of meats, veggies and sides was served to pair with the star of the night, the Raclette cheese. Here is a quick look of the menu served during the event.
Appetizer
Smoked Salmon Canapé
Mains
Raclette Cheese
Meats
Florentiner
Prosciutto Crudo
Salami Milano
Hungarian Sausage
Sides
Potatoes
Cornichons
Cocktail Onions
Cherry Tomatoes
Capsicum
Mixed Greens
Fresh Fruits
Wines
Chantelauze Blanc 2018
Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Cremante de Bourgogne
Raclette is a semi-hard cheese produced in the French and Swiss Alps. Traditionally they are called, Valais Raclette or Fromage. The name Raclette comes from the French word 'racler', which means 'to scrape'. The cheese has a thin, brownish-orange rind and a pale yellow pate with a few scattered open holes. It has a distinctive pleasant, aromatic smell with a creamy texture, which do not separate even when melted. (Definition from www.cheese.com)
The cheese is melted using a machine that comes in several forms. For this event, we used 2 different types. For the half-wheel cheese, we used a heavy duty machine that holds the whole block of cheese under a large heating rod. When the top layer of the cheese starts to look creamy and almost toasted, we used a spatula to scrape it off into a plate filled with a colorful selection of side dishes and greens.
The other machine is the called the spatula party set that comes with a plate on top that serves as a griller for the veggies and other sides. For this type of griller, we had to slice the raclette into thin pieces so that it fits into the spatula to be set under the heating rod until melted. When ready, the spatula is taken out of the heat and let the cheese slide into the serving plate.
Comment below if you need a link where you can buy these machines locally.
This party is one of our favorites because it didn't require too much effort on cooking and hosting. All we needed was a shop that sells all of our food selection, a great staff to help with the food presentations, the perfect wine selection and the right crowd to invite.
Check out this short clip for a glimpse of how the night looked like.
On behalf of Lemmy's Bistro and The French Corner, we would like to thank everyone for attending this special event. We hope that you enjoyed the evening as much as we did.
So, go ahead and host your own party!
Contact us and we can organize it for you.
You may also send us an email at info@lemmysbistro.com.
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