Resturant Week

STARTER

AGED FRENCH GOAT CHEESE

Crust of brioche, oven dried tomatoes, and black olive tapenade

LOBSTER BISQUE

Creamy lobster bisque, made with Maine lobster and a touch of cognac

GREEN SALAD

Local organic greens, herb vinaigrette and croutons

MAIN COURSE

PRIME CABERNET BRAISED SHORT RIBS

Seasonal vegetables, sautéed mushrooms, mashed Yukon Gold potatoes, star anise and red wine reduction

SPICY BLACKENED HAMACHI

Fresh yellowtail, seasonal stir-fry vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, spicy red miso sauce

SMOKED FREE-RANGE CHICKEN

Half chicken served with sweet potatoes, bacon, sautéed spinach with sesame seeds

DESSERTS

BELGIAN CHOCOLATE TORTE

Layers of rich chocolate cake, chocolate meringue, chocolate mousse and chocolate cream

ICE CREAM SUNDAE

Vanilla ice cream, Belgian chocolate syrup, whipped cream, toasted walnuts, and maraschino cherry

GINGERBREAD CAKE WITH POACHED PEARS

Gingerbread cake spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves,with poached pears, and persimmon ice cream

What a great Supper Club! So much fun going out on the town, grownups only. Food was amazing, great ambiance, and the best company! Can't wait until the next Restaurant Week!

Oktoberfest Success!

What a great first supper club!!!! Everyone did such a good job with all the delicious dishes, and I think it was a great evening with friends!

So, for November, who wants to host, and when? And what will the theme be??

Here are some photos from our first meal....

Oktoberfest!

OKay, so our very first Supper Club will be on Sunday October 18th at 4:30pm!

This should be really fun, and I can't wait to see all the cool themes and different foods ww will share together!

So, heres a little backround info on Oktoberfest:

Oktoberfest began as a celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig (who later became king) to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810. Today the annual celebration continues, beginning the third weekend in September and continuing through the first Sunday in October.

So as far as our menu for the night goes, I will be doing the main dish since Im hosting. I will be doing some form of bratwurst and sourkruat with onions & apples in the crock pot. I may also do some chicken German style schnitzle (I spelled that wrong, I know).

So other food items that are traditional are:

German potato salad ( which is hot)

sweet & sour cabbage

spatzel(noodles)

Black forest cake

Soft pretzels

Here are some sites for reciepes, and you can always google it...

http://www.epicurious.com/recipesmenus/holidays/oktoberfest/recipes

http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Holidays-and-Events/Events-and-Gatherings/Oktoberfest/Top.aspx

I really think the german style potato salad is a must, its so good!! All warm & bacony hehe

And the black forest cake is also very tradtional, its a chocolate cake basically, Ive seen the box before at Vons, like Betty Crocker.

I will have juice, water etc for kiddos, just BYOB, or whatever you wish to drink. We can teach the kids the traditional chicken dance, maybe have a sausage toss? haha

Can't wait! So just comment to the post as to what you will bring. And if anyone has some good polka music, bring it on! :)

Supper Club?

Okay, here we go! Supper Club is a go! Our first dinner will be an Oktoberfest theme, I will be making the main dish, more to come on the specifics. Still waiting to set the date. Can wait to eat! :)