Celebrate the holiday season with a Dickensian dinner at Django!
This unique meal, prepared by Django Chef Partners Derek Eidson and George Formaro and the Django team, is inspired by Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol.” Every menu item is pulled from the story’s pages or common to the book’s mid-19th century publishing for a classic Victorian holiday experience.
Meal includes a family-style selection of appetizers, entrées, sides and desserts as well as a traditional welcome beverage. Beer, wine and themed cocktails available for purchase.
December 4, 2022
Doors and seating open at 5:30pm; dinner begins at 6pm.
Reinhardt Room / 1430 Locust Street, Des Moines
$95 / person + tax. Includes gratuity.
MENU
Reception Table
A buffet-style showcase of seasonal bounty, including:
Pâté en Croûte / Sugar Plums / Mince Pies / Tarts de Pâté / Brawn / Assorted Tea Sandwiches / Pâté de Fruits
Soup
Clam Consommé with celery cream
Proteins
Served family-style with an assortment of Victorian-era relishes:
Sole with brown butter, vinegar and tarragon sauce / Stuffed Game Hen / Roasted Beef Shank
Sides
Served family-style:
Oyster Dressing / Chestnuts in brown butter / Needs and Tatties - mashed root vegetables with sausage / Cauliflower au Gratin / Stewed Celery Hearts with gravy
Desserts
Christmas Pudding / Twelfth Cake / Pavlovas
Cheese
Stilton with honey
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