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AIX
2398 Broadway
NYC
212-874-7400
www.aixnyc.com

Chef Didier Virot
Sous chef Dan Levy
pastry Chef Jehangir Mehta

PASSOVER 2005
$85 per person (children under 12 half price)

PRESENTATION OF THE PASSOVER PLATE
Haggadah's upon request

Unleavened Bread
In their haste to leave Egypt and escape slavery, the Israelites had no time to let dough rise for bread. Their only provision was matzoh, which is made of wheat but not allowed to ferment or rise. It is the bread of both slavery and of freedom.

Roasted Lamb Bone
The roasted lamb bone symbolizes the lamb that was sacrificed at the Holy Temple of Jerusalem on the eve of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt . The blood of that ancient sacrifice was used to mark the doors of the Israelites, so they might be "passed over."

Roasted Egg
Eggs symbolize the perpetual cycle of life, from birth to death to re-birth.

Bitter Herbs
Fresh horseradish, without beets or vinegar, graces the Seder plate to symbolize the bitterness of slavery .

Greens
Fresh parsley represent re-birth and spring.

Salt Water
The greens are traditionally dipped in salt water, which symbolizes the tears of the Hebrew slaves.

Charoset
A traditional Passover dish, charoset consists of a mixture of chopped fruits, apples, nuts, raisins, spices and wine. The mixture represents the mortar Hebrew slaves used to make bricks for the Pharaoh RamsesII.

The Menu

Duck Consomme'
with matzoh meal dumplings, baby carrots & shredded ginger duck .

Foie Gras Charoset
coated in Spanish almonds, served with granny smith apples and lavender honey .

Carp
baked with fennel gratin and coriander, green olive sauce .

Leg Of Lamb
roasted with thyme, rosemary and sage, served with wild mushroom potato kugel, sauce au jus.

Roasted Spiced Pear
With cognac ice crea

2398 Broadway at 88th Street  |  NYC  |  212.874.7400