Boeuf à la Bour­guignonne and more: A Taste of Julia Child at Chef Mavro

HONOLULU – “Movie crav­ings sat­is­fied here” Chef Mavro assures us as he fine tunes his home cook­ing recipes for Boeuf à la Bour­guignonne and other French dishes shown in the new Julia Child trib­ute movie “Julie & Julia” open­ing in the­aters Fri­day, August 7, 2009.

The James Beard award-winning chef who pre­viewed the movie with sev­eral hun­dred of his friends last week, has cre­ated a spe­cial three-course “Julie & Julia Movie Menu” ($59) avail­able Fri­days and Sat­ur­days start­ing August 7. He will be in the din­ing room wel­com­ing guests and serv­ing the boeuf à la bour­guignonne tableside.

Chef explains: “After the screen­ing so many peo­ple were crav­ing boeuf a la bour­guignonne that some­thing had to be done! I’ve felt a con­nec­tion with Julia Child ever since I devel­oped a love of home cook­ing for my wife when I come back from the restau­rant every night. And every­one in my kitchen has so much fun cook­ing this style of food. When it’s deli­cious it’s delicious.”

Although the 3-course Movie Menu is priced lower than the reg­u­lar 3 course, all the Chef Mavro extras will be included: pre-appetizer, pre-dessert and the grand finale house-made sweets. Julia Child’s famous “reverse mar­tini” ($9) will be offered as well as a spe­cial Mor­gan grand cru du beau­jo­lais wine selec­tion ($13 glass).

Advance reser­va­tions are required as seat­ing for the after-movie menu will be lim­ited. Call 944‑4714, email chef@chefmavro.com.

amuse bouche

appe­tizer

SALADE FRISÉE AUX LARDONS
frisée let­tuce with French bacon, poached egg and croutons

main course

BOEUF A LA BOURGUIGNONNE
two and half hour braised beef in bur­gundy wine
pomme anglaise, served table side

pre dessert

dessert

TARTE TATIN
upside down apple tart with crème fraiche ice cream

mignardises

Bev­er­age Spe­cials:
wine pair­ing: Jean Foil­lard 2007 Mor­gon, Grand Cru du Beau­jo­lais
(glass 13/bottle 65)
Julia Child’s “Reverse Mar­tini” $9

Reser­va­tions: 808–944-4714 or chef@chefmavro.com