Seven-course meals

[Sethomas]

I'm thinking of preparing an haute cuisine dinner in January or early February. I'd like to make it an official French-syle seven-course meal, but I can't remember what the Frenchies understand that to be and the internet isn't being helpful. Anyone know for sure? My guess is that it's

Digestif (optional)
Appetizer
Salad
Soup
Main course
dessert and coffee
Cheese
Apertif


Advice on what to serve would also be helpful. So far I'm thinking:

Amaretto
Calamari
mixed greens
potato soup with bacon
Lamb on a bed of couscous
(no clue for dessert)
Goat cheese from Trader Joe's (it's so very good)
Bourbon

So, yeah. I've hosted only a few dinners and they went off rather well, but I've never gone to these lengths before.

[Royal Tenenbaum]

Man, Trader Joe's is the shit. Best grocery store. I'll miss it when I leave CA for home.

[Alive]

1 word "bourbon" bourbon solve's everything....

[Anonymous]

Serve brownies for dessert

[glowbelly]

sorbet is a good dessert

that sounds about right (your order). at least that's what it was like when i had dinner at the nice place in northern france.

[Drev]

I on;y like orange sorbert. I thinkt he rest suck.

[glowbelly]

rose sorbet or gelato is damn tasty.

[Drev]

Nv\ever heard of those. :o
What do they taste like? :o

[Anonymous]

Originally Posted by Mr. McGoohan

Serve brownies for dessert

I'm sorry for that comment.