First order of business is: Zhu-Zhu wants dinner on Wednesday now instead of Monday - so if a majority of people are available for a Wednesday dinner I can move it, otherwise it stays at Monday - and if nobody lets me know about their availability it stays at Monday.
Second order of business: I want to do some interesting things with this dinner, so if anyone has access to at least a 30cc syringe with a relatively large needle that would be nice - otherwise I'll go out and find one myself.
I'm not sure of the price on this dinner yet - I'm going to guess that this will actually run somewhere around $27 per person (give or take, I'll find out exactly as I do the shopping). There are eight courses, but they are very small - Very Small - VERY SMALL; also most of them will be primarily prepared in advance - so dinner moves at the rate in which you eat, so if you want/need to leave earlier then eat a little faster.
So, formal wear; why not?
- Crab
- Cashews, Parsnips, Coconut
- French Onion
- Manchego, Brioche, Sherry
- Apple
- Horseradish, Celery Juice & Leaves
- Lamb
- Mastic, Date, Rosemary
- Olive
- Saffron, Olive Oil, Cherry
- Cheese
- In a Cracker
- Caramel Popcorn
- Hazelnut Cake
- Carrot, Raisin, Melted Butter
Yes, it might look familiar, but pared down - remember, the portions are small and to a large extent prepared beforehand so we should easily be able to finish by 11pm (maybe).
If you want to invite a friend under the guise of sampling the fine art of molecular gastronomy, now would be the time to do so...
