Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
dîner découverte
English translation:
culinary discovery (dinner)
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Carol Gullidge
Feb 22, 2008 16:23
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French term
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poetically precise prose with... panache
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dîner découverte
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— formule 2 jours/1 nuit : 1 dîner « spécialités du terroir avec 3 plats (entrée, plat et dessert). ou formule 3 jours/2 nuits : 1 dîner « spécialités du terroir avec 3 plats (entrée, plat et dessert) .et -------- 1 dîner découverte -------- avec 4 plats (entrée, plat, chariot de fromages et dessert),
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On a tourism site, this is one of the options being offered at a high-class restaurant . Is this simply a variation on the "dîner dégustation" that has been cropping up elsewhere, or is it something quite different?
Any suggestions would be very welcome - many thanks!
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On a tourism site, this is one of the options being offered at a high-class restaurant . Is this simply a variation on the "dîner dégustation" that has been cropping up elsewhere, or is it something quite different?
Any suggestions would be very welcome - many thanks!
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6 mins
Adam Lankamer
Poland
Poland
Poland
Financial, Legal and Patent Translation
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, French to English, and 2 more.
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culinary discovery (dinner)
:-)
Note from asker:
| thanks Adam for the speedy response! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Victoria Porter-Burns
: nice
2 mins
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| agree |
Catherine CHAUVIN
: It sounds lovely!
18 mins
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| agree |
François Crompton-Roberts
: Je ne mettrais pas les parenthèses. Notez que "plats" se dit "courses" dans ce contexte.
30 mins
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| agree |
Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
52 mins
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| agree |
alizestarfir (X)
6 hrs
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| agree |
cjohnstone
: culinary seems superfluous, would just leave "discovery" tout seul
16 hrs
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| agree |
Dilshod Madolimov
1 day 1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "many thanks, Adam! This fits best"
8 mins
tasting dinner
Sounds like the same thing as "menu dégustation," as you suggest, despite the small number of dishes (only one more than the other meals)!
You could also maybe call it a "variety dinner" or something along those lines, but that might sound a little corny!
You could also maybe call it a "variety dinner" or something along those lines, but that might sound a little corny!
Note from asker:
| thanks CheeryPie for the speedy suggestions! |
| sorry! I meant CherryPie...! |
29 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
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Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
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exquisite four-course dinner menu
not an overly faithful rendition
Note from asker:
| maybe not literary, but that might what it boils down to! Thanks Jonathan! |
1 hr
Diner sur l'herbe
Well, it couldn't be "special", could it, because that's bangers and mash, or "gourmet" because that's pretentious. Or "surprise" because that's rather worrying, or "delight", because it's reminiscent of "pud". And "discovery" would put us with Caernarfon chez Tutankhamun, unearthing a corpse. And then, we already know its "diner", no surprise there, why mention it. It's delectable. It's intriguing. It's french.It's not "Déjeuner sur l'herbe" it must be....
It's also the week end!
It's also the week end!
Note from asker:
| thanks fourth for the entertainment - as you say, it is the weekend... |
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4 hrs
Tasting menu - as opposed to tasting menu with wine pairings
Perhaps the difference between Menu Dégustation and Dîner Découvert is that one comes with wine pairings and the other doesn't... Just a thought.
Note from asker:
| thanks again Lucy! |
1 hr
introductory menu
I've tried one or two of these at restos whose thresholds I would never usually have dared to cross (Villefranche-sur-Conflent was a good one). It is a very reasonably priced menu to tempt new customers in. They hope that you will be so impressed that you will pay the normal prices next time.
"Price bracket: From £12.00 per head for three courses not including drinks, for the introductory menu, around £20.00 a la carte. ..."
www.georgianhousehotel.co.uk/restaurants_near_georgian_hous...
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"... the restaurant at the famous Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz which he still runs today. ... The twelve course introductory menu was magnificent. ..."
www.hangar-7.com/en/special-pages/kulinarik/gastkoeche-2007...
OR to really go for blow-out (the prices appear not to be misprints):
"De Karmeliet is one of Belgium’s three-star Michelin restaurants and is the Mecca for Belgian food lovers, who dream of eating there once in their lifetime. It is top of the top, Belgian cuisine at its finest, and probably the best Belgian restaurant, so that means the best kitchen in the world. It lays not even 5 minutes away by foot from the large medieval market square. Only for real gourmets (150,00 euros/person) and for those who want to sweep their partners off their feet. They offer an **introductory menu for 50,000 euro**, but this is without the (expensive) wine. This short menu is not served on Friday and Saturday night or on Sunday. "
http://www.igougo.com/dining-reviews-b143611-Bruges-de_karme...
Yes, well perhaps we don't need to be OTT and have wine too.
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Note added at 18 hrs (2008-02-23 10:54:17 GMT)
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Well, OK the second one is a misprint and the first shouldn't be a comma, but I found it amusing.
"Price bracket: From £12.00 per head for three courses not including drinks, for the introductory menu, around £20.00 a la carte. ..."
www.georgianhousehotel.co.uk/restaurants_near_georgian_hous...
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-22 17:47:09 GMT)
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"... the restaurant at the famous Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz which he still runs today. ... The twelve course introductory menu was magnificent. ..."
www.hangar-7.com/en/special-pages/kulinarik/gastkoeche-2007...
OR to really go for blow-out (the prices appear not to be misprints):
"De Karmeliet is one of Belgium’s three-star Michelin restaurants and is the Mecca for Belgian food lovers, who dream of eating there once in their lifetime. It is top of the top, Belgian cuisine at its finest, and probably the best Belgian restaurant, so that means the best kitchen in the world. It lays not even 5 minutes away by foot from the large medieval market square. Only for real gourmets (150,00 euros/person) and for those who want to sweep their partners off their feet. They offer an **introductory menu for 50,000 euro**, but this is without the (expensive) wine. This short menu is not served on Friday and Saturday night or on Sunday. "
http://www.igougo.com/dining-reviews-b143611-Bruges-de_karme...
Yes, well perhaps we don't need to be OTT and have wine too.
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Note added at 18 hrs (2008-02-23 10:54:17 GMT)
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Well, OK the second one is a misprint and the first shouldn't be a comma, but I found it amusing.
Note from asker:
| thanks Barbara! This is a great idea, but doesn't fit here, as these guests are only here for short breaks. Sorry, it never occurred to me to explain that bit, and normally it probably wouldn't have been relevant. I do try to give as much context as possible, but failed dismally here... |
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