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Well it has been a while but what a month it has been.
We did a "Test Kitchen" dinner event that was amazing.... "I Remember Papa" (Hemingway) Key West to Havana was the theme of the dinner and it met with great success.
I was shocked at what the guests chose to drink. We had a traditional Tom Collins---a real favorite of Key Wester's in the 50's and they went like hot cakes......now really ....when was the last time you had a Tom Collins in a tall frosty glass with an orange and cherry garnish.....Yum!
The Havana Rose with Cachaca Rum and Guava and lime was a huge hit as was the Traditional Cuban Sangria.
Corey Frisbee came and demonstrated hand rolled cigars, rolled a few for guests to take with them and was a highlight of the evening.
We have developed some new fun food stations that are proving to be major home runs.
Stewart and I will be presenting some of these at our annual conference in Las Vegas in March and we are so excited.
To mention a few:
A DESSERT RISOTTO station featuring warm creamy risotto in several fruit flavors with various flavors of Cotton Candy prepared at the buffet for garnish. Like Strawberry risotto with Balsamic Cotton Candy, Spiced apple/pear riostto with cinnamon cotton candy and Peach risotto with Amaretto topped with ginger cotton candy.....so much fun and very unexpected.
We are having great success with MAC AND CHEESE BARS preparing Mac and Cheese tableside.
Some of our favorites are Leek with Roasted butternut squash and Manchego cheese, Gorgonzola Dolce with sun dried tomato and fresh basil, and Goat cheese with caramelized onion and thyme.
The response to our Lobster mac and cheese goes without saying....Guests are just loving it.
We have a new "A Study in Lemon and Chocolate" dessert that presents a marriage of the worlds two most popular dessert categories --lemon and chocolate.
The display includes clear, tall straight wall vases filled with lemons, all white chocolate chips and all chocolate chips....then we do decadent chocolate brownies, amaretto brownies, chocolate souffle cookies, Lemon white chocolate and almond bars, old fashion lemon squares, lemonata cookies and to add a spot of color vases of fresh red ripe strawberries with lemon curd for dipping.
Our Smoked baron of corned beef has been a masterful culinary success this fall and the smoked corned beef hash and eggs prepared with the left overs will win your heart and wamer your inner being.
Well enough for now... more later....still planning events for December....So happy thanksgiving to all.
I will write again before the holidays. We are starting to sell our hand crafted granola on line and through specialty stores. And, we will be starting our "Winter Soup" sale in January.
Look for these items on line and on Facebook. We ship anywhere so don't miss out.
Until then....Remember "When you discover your passion you will realize your dreams".
Love to all!
Lon
