New Year's menu! Champagne and snacks for the New Year's toast and festive New Year's dishes
In the Czech Republic, the President of the Republic's New Year's address is traditionally broadcast at noon on January 1st.
For decades, many families have taken the time to watch this address together, often after New Year's Eve lunch. In it, the president summarizes the past year and shares his wishes and priorities for the coming year. It is a solemn and peaceful moment that symbolically opens the new year.
While we listen to the speech, we usually treat our guests to simple and delicious refreshments, which usually include crispy Italian biscuits with delicious tapenades and delicate spreads, a selection of the finest edible olives, and chilled bubbles.
We've gathered our favorite tapas delicacies right here - all you have to do is put the bubbles in the fridge🍾
Of course, a great meal follows the New Year's speech. Here's a little inspiration in the form of some of our favorite festive recipes.
You might want to include one or more of these on your New Year's menu.
1. Classic Gillardeau Oysters with Champagne Vinegar
2. Cod or hake rillette with passion fruit
This simple recipe is a big hit for New Year's Eve! Rillettes can be made ahead of time and refrigerated until ready to serve. We'll season them with delicious, tender New Year's cod with a delicious Christmas oil and gourmet passion fruit and thyme vinegar .
Find the recipe for New Year's cod fish rillette here
3. Velvety smooth root vegetable soup with truffles
We pamper our guests and our taste buds with this luxurious, velvety-soft root vegetable soup, seasoned with Bylý truffle oil and summer truffles, which enhance the flavor of the root vegetables.
The recipe can be prepared with both celery and Jerusalem artichoke.
You can find the recipe for velvety smooth root vegetable soup with truffles here.
4. Lemon cake with caramelized meringue, champagne vinegar and lemon oil
Uh, how we can't wait to serve you this luxurious beauty! Silky soft lemon cream on a crispy tart, topped with caramelized meringue, drizzled with champagne vinegar and lemon oil 🍾🍋
A brilliant ending to the last dinner of this year.
Bon appétit and bonne année 2026! 👩🏻🍳👨🏻🍳