Need help making a fancy menu!!?

Hi,

I’m making a menu for a special 25th anniversary dinner for my parents. I want to make the food sound as fancy as possible, but I’m not exactly what you would call an expert in this sort of thing. I’ll show the food being prepared, and if anyone has any ideas on how to make t sound like it’s coming from a five-star restaurant, please let me know. Any suggestions are appreciated!

Here is the food:

appetizer-pesto and feta stuffed portobello mushrooms

soup- tomato basil soup

salad- spinach salad with pears, brie and raspberries

main course- chateaubriand(the a has a hat, it’s french) with cognac sauce
-dill mashed potatoes
-vegetable stacks

dessert- cajun bread pudding with rum sauce and whipped cream

I really need some help, PLEASE HELP!!!!?

My Brother is starting a food delivery business, he emailed me his menu and idea and I am not sure if people would be interested in it. He is starting a Fresh (not Frozen) Southern food delivery service, He plans on taking fresh local ingredients and making meals for families with little time to prepare meals from scratch. All of his food will be made to order, fresh food, no preservatives or additives. His menu has Soup of the week ( new soup each week) new england clam chowder, chicken soup etc. Entrees are Fried chicken, Meatloaf, west indian curry beef, smothered porkchops, and chop-steak w caramelized onions. Sides are squash succotash, creamed spinach, mac and cheese, collard greens, sweet potatoes, Cajun corn, glazed carrots, potato salad. He will deliver the fresh food chilled daily and the customer only has to re-heat, but he only takes orders that are a minimum of $40.00. Would you buy this food? Do you know anybody that will? Please tell me your honest opinion because I want to tell him the truth of if it will work or not. Thanks a bunch.,
Thank you everyone for the great advice. It will be around $40.00 for 3 meals, that will come with entree, 1side, and bread. He has not opened up yet, but plans to open hopefully by 2011. Again thank you so much for the great advice.

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THANKS!!

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