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YADPT (Yet another dinner party thread)
So... In order to attempt to redeem myself with Dennis (since I had the unfortunate incident of having to flake on him), I figured I'd post the reason for the departure - I had to entertain some guests the night before; and like some guests, they sort of decide to stick around for awhile.
Pics go down in a fairly chronological order, starting with the menu. This was one of those fairly last minute deals ("Hey, I am coming up this weekend, I will buy you dinner....[10 minutes later] Hey... how about I buy the groceries and you cook dinner?") So this was a fairly last-minute deal, and rushed; the guests didn't arrive until after 6pm, and one of them wanted to learn how to make the main course (which when done right takes 4-5 hours to cook). So, part Food Network and part Sommelier, I had to spring into significant action... The menu fairly explains it all, but the "Peruvian Duo" as I call them were quite fun. To the left were three seared prawns with a sliced garlic and chardonnay 'reduction' and to the right is a proper cebiche - sashimi grade chilean sea bass sliced against the grain in fresh lime juice, meyer lemon juice, sweet onion, Peruvian yellow hot pepper, and served traditionally (including a shot of 'leche de tigre' or tiger's milk - believed to be an aphrodisiac) Quick run-down of the pairings: Heirloom caprese & burrata was with the 2007 Camelot Highlands Chardonnay (Santa Rita Hills, CA) Peruvian Duo was with the 2006 Pahlmeyer Chardonnay (Napa - Carneros, CA) Osso Buco was with the 2006 Von Strasser Cabernet Sauvignon (Diamond Mountain - Rainin Vineyard) Last pic is just pure hedonism during the after-dinner. Enjoy.
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You know I'm going to gain weight just reading your party posts.
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Now if you'd been able to come there would likely be pics. I always get so wrapped up in the event that I forget all about taking pics.
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I know the feeling - 9/10 times I have to assign someone as the "official photographer."
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all I can say is WOW
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How did you do the Osso Bucco ?
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Amazing looking food there! The next time you come to Melbourne, you can bring the groceries and cook for me too I have a pretty well stocked kitchen with lots of gadgets!
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Braised for hours and hours...
Did you want the specifics?
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E - I like your style.
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No rush but when you get time it looked great
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