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Whether you think offal is awful or awesome, there’s a good chance you’ll at least be intrigued by chef James Porter’s Fourth Annual Halloween Offal Dinner. If you’re unfamiliar with this genre of food, offal (pronounced just like “awful”) means the bits of animals — like organs, odd parts, skin, and bones — usually cast aside in American dining. Creepy, you think?
Well, it doesn’t have to be.
See also: Petite Maison’s Halloween Offal Dinner Puts Elegant Spin on Spooky Animal Parts
It’s actually a pretty natural fit for a French restaurant to do an entirely-offal dinner. French cuisine (and many others, to be fair) has a long history of not only embracing, but celebrating each and every part of an animal. Foie gras? Just a fancy way of eating liver. And dishes like le fromage de tête (head cheese) and le boudin (a type of blood sausage) are classic French offal eats.
The Halloween Offal menu will be available from Thursday, October 31 through Sunday, November 3 at Petite Maison and includes three courses plus an amuse bouche and dessert. The whole dinner plus wine pairings will cost you $65 a person. Reservations, though not required, are highly recommended. Call 480-991-6887 or visit the Petite Maison website.
And don’t worry, if you just can’t get into the whole idea of eating offal the restaurant will also be serving their regular dinner menu.
See the complete menu below.
Amuse
flexible, fatty tissue found in the interior of bones
bone marrow bruschetta | chanterelle mushrooms
First
cheek, snout, ears, tongue, feet, heart
housemade head cheese |spicy mustard | cornichon
Chardonnay – Novellum – France
Second
tongue
lamb tongue pastrami | brussels sprout “kraut” | pickled mustard seeds | pumpernickel toast
Côtes du Rhône – Vinsobre – Perrin & Fils – Rhône
Third
thymus gland, heart, liver, blood
veal sweetbreads | beef heart | boudin noir | cassoulette | black truffles
Cinsault – Domaine Faillenc – Languedoc
Dessert
duck liver
hudson valley foie gras profiterole | blackberry jam
La Fleur Renaissance – Sauternes
Check out our list of the 10 Best Offal Dishes in Metro Phoenix.
