Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...

'Shindig'


Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Nora Deirdre - Dec 31, 2009 1:25:09 pm PST #5394 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

erika, finally a FCM close to my heart!

OK, here's my August Reveillon menu:

After checking in, freshening up, and orienting ourselves, we went to the Absinthe Bar for a Sazerac before hitting Restaurant August for our 6pm reservation. We were a little early, and we had a couple of drinks at the bar there- I had a Sazerac followed by a great French 75. Tom had a couple bottles of the Abita seasonal pecan beer, which sounded weird but was actually pretty great.

On to the meal! Tom wanted the 4 course tasting menu and I wanted the 7 course Reveillon menu- we were informed that the entire table needed to order the 7 course meal, due to timing issues, but Tom was able to sub out as many courses as he wanted to, so he subbed out 3 courses. It worked out great! I had the wine pairings, which were very nice.

Here's how it broke down, I will refrain from commenting, because I don't want this to be too long, but everything was AWESOME, one of the 3 best meals of my life (The French Laundry being one of the others)

Amuse: truffle whipped seafood sabayon with fish fume custard served in an eggshell with a brioche crouton and caviar.

Course 1: Spiced pain perdu and roast fois gras with persimmon. Tom said that it was one of the best things he'd ever put in his mouth. (pairing: Champagne, Jean Claude Thevenet, Brut Blanc de Blanc.)

Course 2: Brouillade aux truffle- La Provence farmed eggs, Perigord truffle. so simple, so good. (pairing: Chardonnay, J.M. Boillot 1 er Cru Montagny, Burgundy, 2007.)

Course 3: I had the turtle soup "grand mere" finished off with Pedro Jimenez sherry. (pairing: Zinfendel Surh Luchtel Napa Valley 2006.)

  • Tom had the acorn squash mezze luna with satsuma, local chestnuts, and fennel.

Course 4: I had the pocket roast of veal breast with P&G oyster dressing and glazed turnips. (pairing: Tempernillo Marques de Murrieta Reserva, Finca Ygay, Rioja, Spain. 2005.)

  • Tom had the slow-cooked venison shoulder with spatzle, braised red cabbage, and stuffed lady apple (stuffed with a dried fruit compote).

Course 5: slow cooked Christmas goose with cranberry, "cracklin" and goose liver stuffed knoedel (potato). There were also braised leeks, and the goose was served both sliced and in a pate/terrine-esque fashion. (pairing: Bordeaux, Chateau de Crusveau, Pessac Leognan, France, 2005.)

Course 6: blue cheese semifreddo with quince, pomegranate and pecan brittle (pairing: Muscat de Beaume de Venise Reserve, Vidal-Fleury, France, 2007.)

  • Tom: Crispy fried "berliners" with cranberries, meyer lemon, and rosemary.

Course 7: Warm fall fruit stuffed seckel pear with vanilla cinnamon mousse and candied chestnuts. (pairing: Madeira, Rare Wine Co., Historic Series, "Boston" Bual Reserve, Portugal)


Typo Boy - Dec 31, 2009 1:27:02 pm PST #5395 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Did you taste one another's selections?


Nora Deirdre - Dec 31, 2009 1:28:18 pm PST #5396 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

mostly- but Tom hates veal and bleu cheese. I gave him sips of my wine though!


omnis_audis - Dec 31, 2009 1:32:05 pm PST #5397 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Blood pressure rising. We load in MONDO big show on Sunday. House folks are dragging feet letting me know what they have/don't have. Gave them the list two WEEKS ago. "we got a show happening right now, so stop with the attitude" Ya, fucker, but you had NOTHING all last week! Grr. Uggg. Why do I have to be a pacifist?


erikaj - Dec 31, 2009 1:34:06 pm PST #5398 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

Really, Nora? Yeah, I bet Phoebe is a freak. Not that there's anything wrong with that.


Nora Deirdre - Dec 31, 2009 1:34:27 pm PST #5399 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

yikes, o_a. Deep calming breaths headed your way.

Here are the fancy cocktails we had at Iris:

I had:

  • Delilah (Aviation Gin, Pineapple-Balsamic, Thai Basil, and St. Germaine)
  • Reba (Hendrick's Gin, Mulled Pinot Noir Syrup, Satsuma, Meyer Lemon, Kumquat Bitters)
  • Fall Guy (40 Fuegos Pisco, Spiced Apple-Honey Syrup, Benedictine, Pecan Bitters)

Tom had:

  • a fantastic off-menu orange concoction with satsuma and.... mini satsumas? Looked like a kumquat but wasn't?
  • Genevieve (Patron Anejo Tequila, Louisiana Grapefruit Syrup, Galangal, Local Citrus Bitters, Nino Franco Prosecco)
  • Twin Span (Green Chartreuse , Lillet Blanc, Rose syrup, Local Naval Orange, Lime.)

The mixology was INSANE.


omnis_audis - Dec 31, 2009 1:34:56 pm PST #5400 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

oh, and the show they got in right now... not so good. Cover band of sorts. [link] (auto plays video with sound). Their mixer says "This is the best we've ever sounded. We got up to 120 decibels!" And the mix is horrid. I'm sure even if I wasn't pissed at the building, I wouldn't care for the mix.


Lee - Dec 31, 2009 2:00:57 pm PST #5401 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I haz a Suzi!

We are both sitting on the sofa, with our laptops open.

Of course.


NoiseDesign - Dec 31, 2009 2:17:34 pm PST #5402 of 30000
Our wings are not tired

120dB is flat out irresponsible for an extended period! I was able to get a my systems up at Universal Studios up about 120 dB when I was doing system checks, but I'd never put an audience through that. That's right at the threshold of hearing damage and louder than a jet engine at 100 meters.


Steph L. - Dec 31, 2009 2:26:28 pm PST #5403 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Okay, a Revillion menu sounds like my kind of thing. Nora, the one you and Tom had does sound amazing!