{"id":510,"date":"2011-09-30T13:35:01","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T17:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=510"},"modified":"2012-10-15T17:05:31","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T21:05:31","slug":"aptos-restaurant-ma-maison-special-cassoulet-this-weekend-wine-dinner-oct-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=510","title":{"rendered":"Aptos restaurant Ma Maison: special cassoulet this weekend & wine dinner Oct 6"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ma Maison in Aptos. Courtesy of Patty Hinz Imagery.<\/p><\/div>\n

Ma Maison in Aptos. Courtesy of Patty Hinz Imagery. The charming Aptos restaurant Ma Maison<\/a> is serving up cassoulet this weekend, and it\u2019s a rare special occasion.<\/p>\n

Executive Chef Lionel Le Morvan, a native of France, only cooks the cassoulet twice a year, as it\u2019s a very long process. Janet Le Morvan, Lionel\u2019s wife and Ma Maison\u2019s co-owner with her husband, says the \u201c\u2026special dish from France\u2019s Languedoc region includes white beans, sausage, pork and duck confit \u2013 and the ingredients are simmered over a period of days to harmonize all of the flavors.\u201d The cassoulet costs $25 and will be served at Ma Maison on Friday September 30, Saturday October 1, and Sunday October 2. Reservations are recommended; call (831) 688-5566.<\/p>\n

Another enticing event coming up at Ma Maison: a wine dinner on Thursday October 6 at 6:30pm. It\u2019s part of Ma Maison\u2019s \u201cFirst Thursday Brown Bag Wine Dinner Series\u201d which has a different theme each month. For the October 2011 dinner, the Le Morvans invite attendees to bring a bottle of Zinfandel to share with others. There is no corkage fee during these special events. Guests taste wines as they relax by the restaurant\u2019s fireplace; then they proceed to dinner in the main dining room. Ma Maison has judges taste the different wines that guests have brought, and the best bottle wins a restaurant gift certificate. The event is $35 per person (tax and tips not included); for reservations call\u00a0 (831) 688-5566. Wine tasting starts at 6:30pm and dinner starts at 7pm.<\/p>\n

October 6 menu:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

First Course<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Warm Brie with cranberry sauce<\/em><\/p>\n

Organic farmers market salad<\/em><\/p>\n

Entr\u00e9e<\/em><\/p>\n

Cioppino<\/em><\/p>\n

OR<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2028Crispy organic Pork Confit,\u2028 Cassoulet style<\/em><\/p>\n

Dessert<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2028Valrhona Chocolate Mousse<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2028Seasonal fruits and old vine zinfandel sauce<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ma Maison location: 9051 Soquel Dr., Aptos 95003<\/p>\n

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Ma Maison in Aptos. Courtesy of Patty Hinz Imagery. The charming Aptos restaurant Ma Maison is serving up cassoulet this weekend, and it\u2019s a rare special occasion. Executive Chef Lionel Le Morvan, a native of France, only cooks the cassoulet … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,3,30],"tags":[101,38,214,105,43,1121,213],"class_list":["post-510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-restaurants","category-wine","tag-aptos","tag-events-2","tag-french-cuisine","tag-ma-maison","tag-restaurants-2","tag-wine","tag-wine-dinner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=510"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":888,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510\/revisions\/888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}