{"id":22866,"date":"2012-02-17T12:01:41","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T12:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.5starweddingmagazine.com\/?p=22866"},"modified":"2025-03-11T18:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T18:33:16","slug":"luxury-wedding-menus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/luxury-wedding-menus\/","title":{"rendered":"Bijou Launches New Wedding Menus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bijou Weddings, the only wedding venue specialist to privately own five stunning and historic properties available for exclusive use, has launched its new, sensational wedding menus under the directorship of head chef Renard d\u2019Argent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bijou Weddings have been delivering exclusive weddings for over a decade at their privately owned estates which include the magnificent <a href=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/listing\/wedding-venues-bijou-weddings-botleys-mansion.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Botleys Mansion<\/strong> <\/a>(nr. Chertsey), <a href=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/listing\/wedding-venues-bijou-weddings-cain-manor.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Cain Manor<\/strong> <\/a>(nr. Farnham), <a href=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/listing\/wedding-venues-bijou-weddings-notley-abbey.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Notley Abbey<\/strong> <\/a>(nr. Thame),<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/listing\/bijou-weddings-silchester-house.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Silchester House<\/a><\/strong> (nr. Reading) and the <strong>Ch\u00e2teau du Bijou<\/strong> (Ard\u00e8che, France). Not hotels but \u2018dream homes for the day\u2019, these historic and character-rich wedding venues are enhanced by luxurious accommodation, impeccable service and management, and 5 star+ cuisine of the highest order. Bijou are renowned for being innovators within the wedding industry and to continue this well-respected brand heritage, the company is delighted to announce the introduction of a new menu which takes wedding dining to another level. The Bijou Chef, Renard d\u2019Argent, has developed this spectacular new culinary experience for all Bijou wedding guests by employing his vast experience that has included the kitchens of Michelin star establishments in Soho, London.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92355\" style=\"width: 801px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-92355\" title=\"Heirloom tomato salad with Culaccia ham\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BIJOU-14.jpg\" alt=\"Heirloom tomato salad with Culaccia ham, bitter leaves, buratta and Sicilian pesto\" width=\"801\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92355\" title=\"Heirloom tomato salad with Culaccia ham\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/BIJOU-14.jpg\" alt=\"Heirloom tomato salad with Culaccia ham, bitter leaves, buratta and Sicilian pesto\" width=\"801\" height=\"533\" \/><\/noscript> Heirloom tomato salad with Culaccia ham, bitter leaves, buratta and Sicilian pesto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Renard d\u2019Argent explains: \u201cAt Bijou we are delighted to be leading the charge in modern wedding and event banqueting. While historically banqueting has brought to mind lacklustre or \u2018school dinner-style\u2019 mass production, our creativity, innovation and technology allow us to consistently serve fine dining to hundreds of guests at a time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At Bijou we are taking the next step \u2013 our new menus imbue the banqueting experience with a sense of style (aesthetic and taste) and a certain \u2018je ne sais quoi\u2019 of which we think Escoffier himself would be proud.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92357\" style=\"width: 801px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-92357\" title=\"Fillet of halibut with a truffled herb crust, sea herbs, asparagus, crushed broad beans and pumpkin ravioli, with a champagne beurre blanc\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/biju-24.jpg\" alt=\"Fillet of halibut with a truffled herb crust, sea herbs, asparagus, crushed broad beans and pumpkin ravioli, with a champagne beurre blanc\" width=\"801\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92357\" title=\"Fillet of halibut with a truffled herb crust, sea herbs, asparagus, crushed broad beans and pumpkin ravioli, with a champagne beurre blanc\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/biju-24.jpg\" alt=\"Fillet of halibut with a truffled herb crust, sea herbs, asparagus, crushed broad beans and pumpkin ravioli, with a champagne beurre blanc\" width=\"801\" height=\"533\" \/><\/noscript> Fillet of halibut with a truffled herb crust, sea herbs, asparagus, crushed broad beans and pumpkin ravioli, with a champagne beurre blanc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Food and beverage of the utmost quality is so important during a wedding as it is always a key element of the day. Hence, the specialist Bijou cheffing team has invested extensive resources and time in developing this new menu whilst sourcing the very finest ingredients for every guest to savour.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92356\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-92356\" title=\"Poached rhubarb, ginger parkin and vanilla panacotta\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bijou-34.jpg\" alt=\"Poached rhubarb, ginger parkin and vanilla panacotta\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92356\" title=\"Poached rhubarb, ginger parkin and vanilla panacotta\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bijou-34.jpg\" alt=\"Poached rhubarb, ginger parkin and vanilla panacotta\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" \/><\/noscript> Poached rhubarb, ginger parkin and vanilla panacotta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Revolutionising classical and modern party dining, this fine and contemporary approach to the Wedding Breakfast promises to deliver memorable flavours, textures and combinations of taste never seen before at a wedding venue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Canap\u00e9s such as Bijou\u2019s \u2018Roasted Hampshire venison on a potato drop scone with redcurrant jelly\u2019 are now followed by stunning starters such \u2018Heirloom tomato salad with Culaccia ham, bitter leaves, buratta and Sicilian pesto\u2019. \u2018Fillet of halibut with a truffled herb crust, sea herbs, asparagus, crushed broad beans and pumpkin ravioli with a champagne beurre blanc\u2019 is a superb main of choice with \u2018Poached rhubarb, ginger parkin and vanilla panacotta\u2019 as an excellent finale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bijou Weddings, the only wedding venue specialist to privately own five stunning and historic properties available for exclusive use, has launched its new, sensational wedding menus under the directorship of head chef Renard d\u2019Argent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11047874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-luxury-venues","category-wedding-venues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11047874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}