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The Four Deuces
A 1920s Themed Murder Mystery
Example menu for The Four Deuces Murder Mystery
Prohibition Cocktails
Martinis, Mocktinis & Manhattans
Stick together, or ya goose is cooked and ya onions fried
A selection of 1920’s starters: Italian Deli Delights, Devilled Eggs and Caramelised Onion on Melba toast
We’ll be puttin’ the pinch on ya...
Mushrooms stuffed with Crab and topped with Parmigiano cheese
Findin’ yourself Sleepin’ with the Fishes...
Mousse of Salmon found wrapped in Avocado boots
Capo Citrone... The Cleaner
To expertly cleanse the palate, a citrus sorbet
Duck and Dive with the Don
Duck and Cherry wrapped in Intrigue and served on
Decimated Vegetables
Payin’ Tribute to other Family
The NY Connection: New York Cheese Cake
The Fromaggio Family: A Crafty Cheese Selection
Tartufi di Ciocolato: The Chocolate Family Truffle Tree
Bottom tier: The Coconut soldiers
Second tier: The Almond Capo
At the Top: The Don: A Payoff in Gold dust
Coffee & Tea to Die for...
Other Menu Items
Cocktail snacks (served cold or at room temperature)
- Salmon omelet roulade with dill & lemon cream cheese
- Melba toast topped with chicken and cranberry
- Caramelized onion vol-au-vents with goat’s cheese
- Ricepaper wraps filled with fragrant chicken, vegetables and peanuts
- Sushi (smoked salmon, prawns, chicken or vegetarian)
- Cucumber cups filled with pastrami topped with creamy horse radish sauce
- Spicy chorizo sausage with baby spinach and basil pesto on crostini
- Vine tomatoes topped with gherkin relish cottage cheese and Calamata olives
- Pastrami omelet twirls with gherkin relish & cream cheese (gluten free)
- French bread topped with egg, asparagus and tomato relish.
- Onions braised in balsamic vinegar on butter puff pastry squares
- Pear and blue vein cheese tartlets
- Smoked sausage and roasted red capsicum tartlets
- French baguette topped with basil pesto & chorizo sausage
- Asparagus (when in season) and tomato relish on egg
- Onions braised in balsamic vinegar on butter puff pastry squares
- Guava & feta cheese bites served on Chinese spoons
- Mini croissants with a variety of toppings
- Rookworst (Dutch style sausage) discs topped with quails egg and basil pesto
- Mini bagels with a variety of toppings
- Crostini topped with pea pesto and cherry tomatoes
Cocktail snacks (served hot)
- Spanakopita (Filo pastry parcels filled with spinach, mushrooms and creamy Feta cheese)
- Marinated pan seared scallops
- Spicy prawn skewers
- Parmesan cheese grilled mussels
- Paua chowder shots (served in shot glasses)
- Lamb satay
- Vegetable kebabs
- Chicken Kebabs served with sweet & sour sauce
- Beef sosaties (beef kebabs, marinated Cape Malay style)
- Borek of mushroom (Flaky pastry casing stuffed with mushroom & bacon)
- Rosemary oil marinated French lamb cutlets
- Balsamic and honey chicken drumettes
- Sausage rolls
Light supper
- Honey ginger and soy marinated beef on Kaiser bread with tomato and cucumber
- Portugese Prego Rolls (Chilly & red wine marinated Rump steak on soft Kaiser rolls, brushed with melted butter.
- Bacon, asparagus (when in season), broccoli and broad beans coated with a mustard dressing, served in noodle boxes
- Mini pizzas
- Pasta with Mediterranean vegetables & salami
- Morrocan style couscous
- Pita bread filled with Chinese Five Spice Chicken
Breads & dips
- Turkish pide served with Dukah and Kapiti extra virgin olive oil cumin, cinnamon and chilly humus
Peppery vermouth pate served with rye bread and chutney
Kapiti cheese board with crackers, relish & fruit
Buffet style meals
- Blue cod poached in lemon butter
- Seafood paella
- Honey, soy, ginger chicken with Hokien noodles
- Tai red curry
- Chicken a-la-king
- Beef Bourguignon -Beef cooked in red wine with mushrooms
- Beef Stroganoff
- Osso Buco with gremolata – veal shin slow cooked served with parsley, lemon & garlic
- Cape Malay Beef curry
- Roghan Josh - Lamb curry originating from Kashmiri
- Lamb tagine - Moroccan spiced braised lamb
- Lamb, served Greek style, with feta & olives
- Creamy bacon & mushroom fettuccini
Sides
- Melange of oven roasted in season vegetables
- Oven roasted kumara & potatoes
- Herbed couscous
- Roasted nut salad
- Feta, walnut & herb salad
- Green salad
- Greek salad
- Capsicum filled with jewelled brown rice
Dessert & morning/afternoon tea
- Vanilla blinis with cream and strawberry
- Triple chocolate Brownies
- Baklava (Filo pastry parcels filled with nuts and spices covered in an orange syrup)
- Meringues filled with sweet cherries
- Mini rolled oats and dried fruit loaves
- Chantilly yogurt topped with fresh fruit
- Apricots dipped in chocolate
- Apple, rum and raisin cake served with Russian cream
- Lemon & Yogurt syrup cake
- Date and dark chocolate cake
- Chocolate cake
- Mini lemon cheese cakes
- Mini strawberry cheese cake
- Short pastry cups filled with dark chocolate ganache
- Chocolate fountains with fruit kebabs
- White chocolate mousse
- Orange syrup cake with mascarpone topping
- Individual short crust pastry fruit flans
- Hand-made chocolate truffles
If you can think of it, we can make it.
If you can't, we can...
