# Name of Northern Exposure Broth. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 19, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-northern-exposure-broth/361364 "2006-06-19T23:45:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-northern-exposure-broth/361364/1 "2006-06-19T23:45:06Z")
In the tv series _Northern Exposure_ (1990-1995), one of the characters, possibly Maurice Minnifield iirc, had a big, elaborate party at which no expense was spared. Persuant to this, he had a real expensive beef broth made. They started with several cattle, and boiled it down to about a cup of broth. What I want to know is what was the name of this elaborate drink? It was so long ago that I saw this episode, I have since forgotten. Also, I have wondered for the longest time now, does such a drink really exist, or was it just fictional and made for this episode? Thank you in advance to all who reply šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-northern-exposure-broth/361364/2 "2006-06-20T00:07:21Z")
The concentrated beef broth from Northern Exposure was ā€œdemi-glace.ā€ Itā€™s real, although I think the script exaggerated the number of cattle per cup. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-northern-exposure-broth/361364/3 "2006-06-20T00:07:24Z")
Sounds like one hell of a demi glace! A friend tells the story of the time she made chicken noodle soup for her grandmother who was not feeling well. Grandmother takes the soup and proclaims it the best sheā€™s ever had. She asked for seconds only to have my friend tell her she only made one bowl! Thatā€™s right, two whole chickens, veggies, noodles, all concentrated into one kick ass bowl of soup šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-northern-exposure-broth/361364/4 "2006-06-20T00:14:55Z")
I think the episode in which the demi-glace was prepared was [The Big Feast](http://www.tv.com/northern-exposure/the-big-feast/episode/28769/summary.html). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-northern-exposure-broth/361364/5 "2006-06-20T00:16:49Z")
My wife is a Northern Exposure Fanatic. She remembers the episode and is looking it up. The Episode was in the 4th season, 21st episode. **The Big Feast**. The demi-glace was made from 40 cows. Recurring Guest Adam was the chef that prepared it. She cannot find a mention of the type demi-glace. I almost have her convinced to go watch the episode. She has most of them on tape. She has found the complete Menu. I have Bolded the demi-glace Pickled pigā€™s-feet (B) Cream of cauliflower soup (B) Mooseburger (B) Special Brick sauce with pickled chips and olive pieces (B) Butterscotch brownies (B) Reindeer patty (B) Baby turnips \*\*Demiglace (or glace de viande) for the Sauce Rossini(?) \*\* Beluga caviar Escargots Lamb (racks of) Pigs, roasted & stuffed with thrushes Maine lobster Italian plum tartlets Marzipan cakes Coq en bouche(?) - mile high pastry with creampuffs and nougat syrup Littleneck clams Minestrone Pomegranites Stock Foie gras from Leone Black truffles from Gascony Asparagus from Amsterdam Pommes anglais (English potatoes) Tater tots Bouillabaise Sweetbreads (pancreas & thymus) Roux Vinaigrette Vanilla Pepper Tuna casserole Shrimp toast Chinese pearlballs Salmon in aspic Olive rolls Tomato rosettes Smoked sturgeon with poached egg inverse(?) (A) Hollandaise sauce (A) Ratatouille (A) Colubiac(?) of bass (A) Chicken Poujarski(?) (A) Souffle de clam (A) \_\_\_\_ Roget champagne 1929 Chateau Latour Decaf coffee Bordeaux Burgundy Chateau Lafite Chateau Margaux Chateau Mouton-Rothschild Champagne Scotch Brandy '61 Mouton-Rothschild '61 Cru Beaucayu(?) Madeira Drambuie Cassis Jim (I did the Typing, but all research by my wife Eve) ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-northern-exposure-broth/361364/6 "2006-06-20T00:22:18Z")
ā€œdecaff coffee?ā€ _Maurice_ served decaff? **What Exit?** You and your wife make a hell of a research team. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-northern-exposure-broth/361364/7 "2006-06-20T00:25:31Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > ā€œdecaff coffee?ā€ _Maurice_ served decaff? > > **What Exit?** You and your wife make a hell of a research team. Thank you šŸ˜ƒ Of course now she is adding Northern Exposure to our Netflix Queue so she can she them in DVD quality. Good thing I really liked the show also. Jim ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-northern-exposure-broth/361364/8 "2006-06-20T00:29:10Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > My wife is a Northern Exposure Fanatic. She remembers the episode and is looking it up. > The Episode was in the 4th season, 21st episode. **The Big Feast**. > The demi-glace was made from 40 cows. Recurring Guest Adam was the chef that prepared it. She cannot find a mention of the type demi-glace. > I almost have her convinced to go watch the episode. She has most of them on tape. > > She has found the complete Menu. I have Bolded the demi-glace > Pickled pigā€™s-feet (B) > Cream of cauliflower soup (B) > Mooseburger (B) > Special Brick sauce with pickled chips and olive pieces (B) > Butterscotch brownies (B) > Reindeer patty (B) > Baby turnips > \*\*Demiglace (or glace de viande) for the Sauce Rossini(?) \*\* > Beluga caviar > Escargots > Lamb (racks of) > Pigs, roasted & stuffed with thrushes > Maine lobster > Italian plum tartlets > Marzipan cakes > Coq en bouche(?) - mile high pastry with creampuffs and nougat syrup > Littleneck clams > Minestrone > Pomegranites > Stock > Foie gras from Leone > Black truffles from Gascony > Asparagus from Amsterdam > Pommes anglais (English potatoes) > Tater tots > Bouillabaise > Sweetbreads (pancreas & thymus) > Roux > Vinaigrette > Vanilla > Pepper > Tuna casserole > Shrimp toast > Chinese pearlballs > Salmon in aspic > Olive rolls > Tomato rosettes > Smoked sturgeon with poached egg inverse(?) (A) > Hollandaise sauce (A) > Ratatouille (A) > Colubiac(?) of bass (A) > Chicken Poujarski(?) (A) > Souffle de clam (A) > \_\_\_\_ Roget champagne > 1929 Chateau Latour > Decaf coffee > Bordeaux > Burgundy > Chateau Lafite > Chateau Margaux > Chateau Mouton-Rothschild > Champagne > Scotch > Brandy > '61 Mouton-Rothschild > '61 Cru Beaucayu(?) > Madeira > Drambuie > Cassis > Jim (I did the Typing, but all research by my wife Eve) Is your wife Eve different from our Dopemate Eve? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-northern-exposure-broth/361364/9 "2006-06-20T00:41:46Z")
> [@brownie55](#): > > Is your wife Eve different from our Dopemate Eve? Yes, my wife only lurks on the board and answers a few questions at my prodding. She is laughing and saying ā€œI get confuse too, but I know I am not the Dope personā€. She does make a great co-host for Jersey Dopefests however. We have to convince the Famous Doper Eve to join us at the next one. Just to add to the confusion, Adamā€™s wife is also named Eve. Adam is the Chef that made the Demi-Glace in question. Jim ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-northern-exposure-broth/361364/10 "2006-06-20T00:51:18Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > Yes, my wife only lurks on the board and answers a few questions at my prodding. > She is laughing and saying ā€œI get confuse too, but I know I am not the Dope personā€. She does make a great co-host for Jersey Dopefests however. > We have to convince the Famous Doper Eve to join us at the next one. > > Just to add to the confusion, Adamā€™s wife is also named Eve. Adam is the Chef that made the Demi-Glace in question. > > Jim Would you accept a Maryland Doper at a Jersey 'fest? Gas is not that expensive yet, and some of my favorite dopers seem to be there. Yeah, I like you, but not in that way. And donā€™t call me Ennis. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-northern-exposure-broth/361364/11 "2006-06-20T01:08:13Z")
> [@brownie55](#): > > Would you accept a Maryland Doper at a Jersey 'fest? Gas is not that expensive yet, and some of my favorite dopers seem to be there. Yeah, I like you, but not in that way. And donā€™t call me Ennis. Of course I would, I am thinking September for the next one. Iā€™ll start a new thread in July on it. Jim ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-northern-exposure-broth/361364/12 "2006-06-20T01:34:52Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > Of course I would, I am thinking September for the next one. Iā€™ll start a new thread in July on it. > > Jim If you could avoid the 9th and 10th Iā€™d be obliged. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-northern-exposure-broth/361364/13 "2006-06-20T15:07:15Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > Just to add to the confusion, Adamā€™s wife is also named Eve. Adam is the Chef that made the Demi-Glace in question. > > Jim Slight nitpick - Adam (played by [Adam Arkin](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035060/)) didnā€™t make the Demi-Glace. Maurice had pre-ordered the Demi-Glace and used itā€™s presence to convince Adam to take over as chef after the original chef quit. The funniest part was after all the lead up to the Demi-Glace, the only comment it got during the dinner itself was a simple ā€œGood gravy Mauriceā€ from Holling.