Eating Rainbow
Following on January’s successful red dinner, I guess I decided to go full rainbow! So not actually a monochromatic menu, but in a related spirit. [And a corrected first dish name, either my mind had…
’97 Dinner
Okay, this one’s a doozy. I was on a momentary history kick. So I’d gone back and done some searching on things that happened in various fields in February of ’97s – starting with 1397…
The January Red Dinner
A study in red, long before “monochromatic” dinners became all the rage among chefs in the 2010s…. The photo forming the foundation of the menu, if it doesn’t immediately register is of a section of…
Post-Chanukah Stress Syndrome Supper
Post-Chanukah, Pre-Christmas, it was holiday time, and this was just a chance to unwind with some friends and have a little fun re-imagining some of the traditional foods I grew up with. POST-CHANUKAH STRESS SYNDROME…
Orient Express
I was trying to figure out why I picked this particular date to celebrate the route of the Orient Express, but nothing comes to mind, nor shows up in online searches. It would have made…
Columbus Day Pinot Dinner
A dinner to explore the various varieties of Pinot grapes, featuring some of my favorites at the time. The Second Sunday Supper Circle Columbus Day Pinot Dinner October 13, 1996 1993 The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot…
August Exotica
All I recall about this dinner was that I was trying to use some unusual ingredients that I’d not worked with before and see what I could come up with. August Exotica at the Second…
Storming the Bastille
The Second Sunday Supper Circle Storms the Bastille A Picnic Style Tour of the French Countryside The Champagne Region Spinach Salad with Lardons, Portobello Mushrooms, Shallots and Pinenuts with a Spiced Vinaigrette Krug Grand Cuvée…