Pizza & Beer Sunday the 22nd

So, as per usual when I do pizzas, I will do some old favorites as well as just looking around and seeing what I can do that is new and exciting - maybe - We'll be looking at around $10 - $12 per person and it will be Sunday the 22nd.

Dinner - Sunday, July 25th

Bring your own meat!, or other accompaniment (or let me know what it is you want me to buy). The idea comes from the idea that I had some pretty delicious ribs at this last dinner, and seeing as it is summer a barbecue would be pretty fun. I would like to do it in a park a little earlier in the evening and bring a cooler full of beer - of course, but I need the ingredients as early in the day as possible so that I can decide what it is I need to do with them. So if you can't come early and hang out and or cook with me, tell me what meat or accompaniment you want to bring and I'll pick it up and make it in advance. There were requests for a particular park, but I don't remember which one, so remind me or argue about where it should be amongst yourselves and we'll try and do it there. I claim pork ribs as my meat, so you guys can come up with your own ideas and let me know.

• Pork Ribs

Black pepper-cumin-cinnamon rub, Mint-apricot-honey glaze (this time on a fire!)

Dinner - Sunday, July 11th

So I lied. Dress nice. I'm going to do three desserts, because as I remember now that I'm looking back over my notes I had some pretty neat ideas; I also had been doing some reading on sorbets and entertaining the idea of getting an ice cream maker - since I'm no longer doing that I'll let loose with a ridiculous amount of frozen confections. What I lied about was that the Pears Melba that we had were the last of the pears for the season - unless they stop selling them outright I will try to make one of the desserts a pear one: suitably epic for a season finale. This is a transitional time from spring to summer, the rain and foul weather has dragged on for too long, hopefully it will be clear but not too hot which will make the slightly heavier more decadent dishes not too overwhelming and lend to lighter more summer friendly dishes as well. What I have planned is relatively expensive - there's caviar involved - but is highly rewarding to experience; if the general consensuses is that it's too expensive don't hesitate to let me know, I can probably trim it down a bit. I just don't want to.

$25 per person if we have twelve people.

• Oysters & Pearls

Caviar, tapioca sabayon



• Hot & Cold Soups

Sweet & Savory Fruit Gazpacho

Blistered Corn Soup & Corn Ice



• Olive Oil Poached Bluefin

Ginger-mint Sherbet, toasted sesame, mint oil



• Glazed Pork Ribs

Apple relish, black pepper, ginger-celery jelly



• Sorbet:

Strawberry-balsamic

Raspberry-tillichary pepper

Tay Berry-Banyuls



• Roast Pear

Blue Cheese & pear-butterscotch ice cream, smoked candied walnuts



• Chocolate Covered Almond Cake

Orange caramel, chocolate covered almonds, orange sherbet