After a bit of faffing about as the saying goes, I’d decided that for awhile, I didn’t want to return to the kitchen professionally. During the previous couple of years one of the things I’d… 

Early on, the dinner parties were a collaboration between myself and my friend Pat Sterling, and at the time we thought we’d keep those going for awhile. This (the 4th) was, however, the last dinner… 

This was developing into an interesting series of dinners…. I wasn’t working in the restaurant field, temporarily, having been hired by the owner of a small restaurant to be her chef so that she could… 

The second dinner in the series… Sautéed Wild Mushrooms Rognon N.V. Collin Blanquette de Limoux Brut Rack of Baby Lamb Swiss Chard & Gorgonzola Ravioli 1990 Palmer Vineyards Cabernet Franc Selection of Cheeses E. Lustau… 

The very first dinner party menu in what eventually became the Second Sunday Supper Circle Gazpacho 1990 Codorníu Brut Clasico Salmon in Saffron Sauce Morels and Fiddleheads Potato Rösti 1989 Lar de Barros Tinta Reserva…