snack pairing with Dom Perignon

Homemade potato chips. Sounds nuts, but it's great. Even better when you top them with a dab of creme fraiche and a small spoonful of caviar.

Beluga Caviar on blintzes is always welcome.

Godzilla

Potato chips work...belive it.

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Mark Lipton

The caviar is all very fine, but we're going to be enjoying this Dom in a limo and I want to present something with a bit more serving ease. Something you don't have to spoon.

Even Brie would be too drippy for this occaision. But I'm thinking an alternative cheese.

The guests have to be able to hold a flute in one hand and pick up a simple finger food in the other.

Any suggestions?

Jeff

A chef friend once recommended popcorn. It's now a regular pairing in our house. J. Harris

Okay, I'm getting sold on the chips or popcorn.

Are we talking buttered or unbuttered?

Salted? or unsalted?

As for the chips...I suppose if I'm not going to do home-made, I'd go for some kind of high end chippy? Again...salted or unsalted?

Jeff

A great ham, iberico or culatello.

Mike

Mike Tommasi, Six Fours, France email link

Lightly buttered (the real stuff, not the synth-microwave flavored [though that'll do in a pinch]) and lightly salted (though you may want to take a salt shaker in the limo for those that like heavy salt). FWIW, the texture of popcorn is just plain "fun" with champagne; I think I know what I'll be having for an afterwork snack tonight! J. Harris

Use small, boiled new potatoes to hold the caviar. Just boil them, scoop them out, chill them and fill the potato with caviar and perhaps a dollop of creme fraiche. They travel well, they're easy to eat and make a nice easy pass around version of caviar. FWIW, I've been buying Sterling Imperial Transmontanous caviar lately for about half the price of osetra. Bi!!

Salted. But not overly so. In this area we use Tom's Kettle Chips, or a locally made deli brand that you can't get unless you live in Seattle, 'cause they don't mail out.

I also know several people that swear on sushi as a good champagne accompaniment, but have not yet tried it myself. Easy finger food.