Hooray for 'Duck Soup'!
The Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar schedules a Duck Soup Feast
By Virginia B. Wood, 11:21AM, Mon. Jan. 26, 2009
Aficionados of the films of the Marx Brothers, as well as those with a culinary appreciation of duck dishes, will want to purchase tickets for this week's Duck Soup Feast at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. Chef John Bullington has designed a mouth-watering four-course menu for a mere $50. The feast is Wednesday evening, Jan. 28, at 7pm. Check out the menu and make reservations at www.originalalamo.com.
First course: Duck confit with fresh flax cracker, strawberry-garlic jam, and aged Gruyere
Second course: Duck soup à la Groucho
Third course: Seared duck breast with Meyer lemon glaze, wild mushroom barley, and braised kale
Dessert: Duck egg/goat's milk ice cream with cocoa nib/peanut crisp
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