A Fall Dinner.
Besos and I were graciously invited to a cocktail/dinner party on Saturday by a friend of mine. It was very interesting – a large tent set up in the host’s back yard with candles everywhere, a large marble table with a fire in the center, heaters around and strings of lights everywhere. And the servers? There was talk that they were all models. I’m unsure if that was serious but they could have been, certainly. Did I mention that there was a film crew capturing the dinner? I’ll be interested to see if we ended up in the short film they were creating. We were interviewed and I suspect will be in it. I did not bring all of my camera gear so these were taken by my phone.
The host had guests from Spain in town and decided to have a large dinner party to bring a large group of people together over food. Along with catching up with a friend (which was awesome), we met some really great new people and sampled food from a young chef from Chicago. He served three spit roasted suckling pigs along with some very seasonal sides. A really great fall dinner.
Below, the young chef describes the meal he has prepared for the guests.
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October 18th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
That sounds like it would have been a fun and interesting night.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Sounds yummy ! I’m hungry and envious !
October 18th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
@Bobbi Janay – It really was. Very interesting people, good food, models serving drinks…
@Sandra – Are you a big dinner party/cocktail party type? It was one of the more interesting ones I’ve been to. Hell, first one I’ve been to with a film crew all over asking questions.
October 18th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Sounds like a wonderful way to spend an evening.
What kind of questions were the film crew asking?
October 18th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
@debra – they asked questions about the food and about how technology, while it plays a role in keeping us connected, may also be preventing us from spending time together. Basically, questions geared toward demonstrating the benefits of coming together and breaking bread. Really a nice evening.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
A bit of good advise that was given to us when we first married was not to wait until we could cook a fancy dinner to invite friends over, but to have them over with simple meals so it could be done more often.
But I must say, I’m glad you got the “fancy” dinner and had a good time. It looked lovely.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Debra, that is great advice – I have a friend who comes over and we only make frozen food. Heh. Anything that gets us together to laugh under the same roof!
October 19th, 2009 at 12:18 am
Random, I live for big dinner/cocktail parties. I have a dress picked out and everything. I just enjoy occasions like that.
October 19th, 2009 at 6:57 am
@Sandra – They are usually pretty fun, aren’t they? I go through phases when I enjoy them and when I shun them. With friends, they are always enjoyable but when I’m going for professional reasons, a bit of the charm wears thing. At one point last fall, I think I was out 5-6 days a week and it was too much. But yes, this one, in particular, was really interesting and different and fun.
October 19th, 2009 at 10:39 am
What a lovely way to spend a Saturday night. I just love dinner parties and meeting new people.