2941 Restaurant • 2941 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042 • 703.270.1605 • http://www.2941.com

2941 Receives 3 1/2 Stars!
Congratulations Chef Bertrand Chemel

2008 Fall Dining Guide
By Tom Sietsema
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008

Sound Check: 68 decibels (conversation is easy)

It tasted as if Bertrand Chemel was playing it safe in his first few months at this glamorous lakeside restaurant in Falls Church. No more. These days, the 33-year-old import from New York is turning out food that puts him in the upper echelons of Washington's culinary elite. The French native's ideas read simple on paper but translate into great taste on the plate. Order the seafood salad, and out comes a delicate arrangement of perfect shrimp and squid set atop a base of black beans, framed in droplets of green oil and small, sweet scallops capped with slivers of tingling jalapeno. Ask for saddle of lamb, and what follows are rounds of some of the most exquisite roasted meat your lips have ever met, dappled with leek sauce and poised atop a lush but light herbed risotto. Almost every dish comes with a subtle surprise: Bacon vinaigrette adds a lush smokiness to grilled swordfish, for instance. Great restaurants are team efforts, and the crew here is tops, which means a diner can also expect superb wine advice and eat as well at the end as at the start of a meal. (That's a hint to indulge in the exquisite handiwork of pastry chef Anthony Chavez.) 2941, hung with giant mirrors tilted to take in the outdoor scenery and inviting with fabrics in tangerine and eggplant, has always been beautiful. Under Chemel and company, the restaurant has become one of the area's most thrilling places to pick up a fork.

Pastry Chef Anthony Chavez’s
Recipe of the Month

Spiced Pumpkin Cake
Apple Caramel Mousse

Ingredients:
157 g. Eggs
90 g. Sugar
90 g. Light brown sugar
70 g. Cake flour
2 g. Baking soda
1.25 g. Cinnamon
.5 g. Nutmeg
170 g. Pumpkin puree
50 g. Butter, melted and warm

Method:
1. Pre-heat oven to 400 F
2. Combine the eggs and sugars in a mixing bowl, whip on high until ribbon.
3. Fold in the pumpkin puree.
4. Fold in the dry ingredients.
5. Take 10 percent of the cake mix and whisk in the butter. 
6. Fold the butter /cake mixture into the remaining cake batter.
7. Spread into a 15x11-sheet pan lined with parchment.  Bake 8 minutes.

Apple Caramel Mousse
Ingredients:
200 g. apples (1/4 inch dice)
75 g. Sugar
20 g. Butter
¼ vanilla bean
Pinch salt

- In a hot pan, caramelize the sugar until a light amber color.
- Add the butter, vanilla bean, and salt.  Stir to combine.
- Add the apples and cook over high heat until tender and the liquid from the apples has reduced to a syrup. 
- Cool and reserve at room temperature.

250 g. Heavy Cream
4 Ceylon Cinnamon Sticks
60 g. Corn syrup
170 g. Sugar
110 g. egg yolks
35 g. water
45 g. sugar
16 g. gelatin powder
450 g. Whipped cream

- Warm the heavy cream in the microwave with the cinnamon stick.  Infuse for 20 minutes.
- Soak the gelatin in 5x its weight of ice water.
- Place the corn syrup in a pot.  Bring to a boil and add the sugar.  Stir slowly until caramelized.  Stop the caramel with the warm heavy cream.
- Remove from the heat; strain the caramel into a bowl.  Add the gelatin and combine thoroughly.
Cool to approximately 40 degrees C.
- Combine the water, sugar, and egg yolks in a mixing bowl.  Place over a double broiler and whisk until it reaches 85 degrees C. Place onto a mixer and whip until cool.
- Fold the egg yolk mixture into the caramel mixture.  Fold ½ of the whipped cream into the mousse.  Mix halfway then add the remaining whipped cream.

Assembly:
Line your table with plastic wrap.
Place the pumpkin biscuit on top of the plastic wrap
Spread ¼ inch layer of the caramel mousse. 
Add the apples to the mousse.  Press the apples into the mousse using a spoon.

Begin to roll the cake using the plastic wrap as help.  Once the cake is rolled, twist the ends of the plastic to tighten the cake.  Refrigerate until firm.  Remove from the plastic decorate and serve.

Holiday Class Series at 2941 Restaurant
Cooking Classes at 2941 Restaurant – By Chef Bertrand Chemel

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November 9th and November 16th:
Chef Bertrand Chemel Presents:
Traditional Holiday Feasts...Let’s Talk Turkey
Prepare a traditional Thanksgiving meal for family and friends.

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December 7th :
Pastry Chef Anthony Chaves Presents:
Christmas Cookie Cooking Class
Join Chef Anthony Chavez as he brings the art of the Christmas cookie to a whole new level. This will be a fun, festive cooking class that will include instruction on baking 5 different types of Chef Anthony's favorites holiday cookies.

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Classes are held on Sundays from 12:00pm – 2:00pm. Each class is $110.00 per person all inclusive. Seating is limited. Make your reservation today! For reservations please call: 703-270-1500.

All of our cooking classes include cooking demonstrations, written recipes, lunch with fine wine and a 2941 French baguette to take home. A highly entertaining afternoon for couples, friends or co-workers. From cooking novices to connoisseurs, everyone will enjoy the unique experience.

2941 Special Events

Join Chef Bertrand Chemel for a
Beautiful and Bountiful Thanksgiving Feast
2941 invites you to join us for an easy
and elegant Thanksgiving dinner.

Thursday, November 27th.
Seating from Noon to 8pm
Large parties welcome.

Three Course Menu - $75
Six Course Tasting Menu - $105
Children’s Menu for 12 and under - $25

View the menus
Make your reservation now: 703.270.1605

Offered on Thanksgiving Day at 2941 Restaurant –
Freshly Baked Apple Pie – by Chef Anthony Chavez

Buy a pie to benefit Homestretch

On Thanksgiving day support Homestretch by purchasing an apple pie to take home. All the proceeds of the pie purchase will go directly to Homestretch to help provide transitional housing and supportive services for homeless families in Fairfax County. If you have questions or would like to find out more about Homestretch, please see http://www.homestretch-inc.org/index.html

Home-style apple pie featuring Westmoreland County Apples, Ceylon cinnamon and European butter pie crust.
Price: $20 per pie available on Thanksgiving Day.

Celebrate the Holidays at 2941

A Festive Christmas Celebration at 2941
Bring family and friends to 2941 for a Christmas Eve dinner Wednesday December 24th, 2008
Seating is from noon to 8 pm and large parties of family and friends are welcome. Menu and details coming soon.

Ring in the New Year at 2941 Restaurant
2941 Restaurant invites you to join us for New Years Eve.
Chef Chemel has prepared a special menu for the occasion.
Large parties welcome and there are two seatings available:
First Seating - 5pm to 6pm / Second Seating – 8pm to 9pm
Details and menu coming soon.

Call 703.270.1500 or click here to make your reservations today!

2941 Restaurant Holiday Shopping Guide
Great Gifts for the Holidays

2941 Gift Certificates
A 2941 gift certificate is a wonderful present for anyone on your holiday list. Our gift certificates are currently available in any cash denomination you select. This season, we are also offering “2941 Gift Packages” for our lunch and dinner tasting menus as well as our wine and cooking classes.  Simply call 703.270.1605 and have a gift certificate sent to you or that special someone on your list.

2941 Three Course Lunch Tasting Menu for Two
with Wine Pairings         
*Includes tax and gratuity.
$115

2941 Five Course Dinner Tasting Menu for Two
with Wine Pairings                         
*Includes tax and gratuity.
$425

2941 Chef's Table Five Course Dinner Tasting Menu for Four with Wine Pairings
*Includes tax and gratuity.
$1000

2941 Cooking Class Gift Certificate (per person)
*Includes tax and gratuity.
$110

2941 Wine Dinner Gift Certificate (per person)
*Includes tax and gratuity.
$150

To order a gift card online, click here.

Wine is the Perfect Gift!

Wine always fits.  If you are trying to delight a wine lover, impress a client, or find that “wow” gift for the person who has everything, wine comes in a flavor or style to please anyone on your list.

2941 has a diverse, award winning wine selection, including many vineyards and vintages that are not available in stores.  Our sommelier, Stefano Cappelli can also offer unparalleled expert advice for choosing a special bottle or two, or even creating a custom gift basket.  If you need gift wrapping, we can handle that too.

Please email Stefano.Cappelli@2941.com or call (703) 270-1512 for advice, availability, and pricing.

2941 Private Dining

Gorgeous Events and Holiday Celebrations at 2941 Restaurant Book your Private Dining holiday event today: From large family gatherings to corporate events, the 2941 team will provide gracious hospitality, wonderful food and superior customer service to make any event a success.  From luxurious sit down dinners to sumptuous buffets and cocktail receptions, every holiday event at 2941 will be beautiful and unforgettable. Wehave all new menus for the holiday season. If you are interested in hosting a holiday party at 2941, please contact the private dining team (703.270.1511) to coordinate the perfect seasonal gathering.

Sunday Weddings at 2941 2941 Restaurant is a visual and culinary adventure. Every dish is a work of art at our marvelous inside the beltway oasis. Set in among luxuriously landscaped woods, the scene features elaborately designed waterfalls, koi ponds, and fountains that one can enjoy from any seat.  This makes it the perfect place for beautiful wedding pictures. Starting this Fall, we are presenting special packages to reserve the entire restaurant for Sunday weddings. The food, the service, the beautiful ambiance can all be exclusively yours on your special day. Please contact the private dining team (703.270.1511) for package details.