We had a most wonderful dinner experience this evening and I wanted to share it with you (dear readers) in case you might want to seek out something like it in your vicinity! A friend of ours from way back is a librarian by vocation, but her first love has always been cooking for groups of people. A couple of years ago she came into an inheritance and used it to buy a house (lucky for us) right in our neighborhood. There she hosts dinner parties with home cooked food made from scratch, served family-style (except without the family-style humiliation.) She maintains a mailing list, and when she's ready to host a dinner, she sends out an announcement. The dinners are a fixed menu and fixed price ($25 for two) with appetizers, main dish, sides, and dessert. Tonight the menu included chicken pot pie -- my absolute favorite comfort food -- and butterscotch pudding for dessert.
It turned out that Mr. Ether knew most of the other diners that were there. It was a little weird in that, rather than sitting and letting the food digest, they all beat it out of there immediately after eating. I think they were all anxious to get home and watch the Oscars. Not us. (We haven't gotten a conversion box yet, so our TV is non-functioning except for the Fox channel; if I were a TV watcher, that would be my idea of Hell ... but I'm not, which is why we don't have a conversion box.)
It was lovely, especially because mean-spirited weasels like Dick Cheney were not welcome. If you care to check out the website, you can find it here or host/chef Deb's blog here.
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8 comments:
It sounds like a lovely evening and what a great idea!
Oscars? Did not watch. Do not care too much.
We have (*eyes cast downward*) cable and an HD TV.
The stations in our area, even though ready to go digital, extended their analog signals along with the government's change of date.
That is a great idea! I'm glad you had a good time. I was glued to the Oscars.
Yeah, right. I think the last time I watched the Oscars Ghandi or Tootsie was the big winner.
Sounds great but I dont like large groups of people..
It was a nice evening, but somewhat diminished by the fact that some of the people there were in such a hurry to finish and go watch the Oscars. It would have been nice if there had been a more relaxed atmosphere. Still, I'd definitely try it again.
Too bad on the dinner. Didn't watch the Oscars. But...have you seen Slumdog Millionaire yet?
I don't think I can see Slumdog Millionaire. I know it has an uplifting message, but I've heard that the pain on the way there is pretty relentless. I just can't do relentless anymore.
I don't think of it in terms of an uplifting message. I mean there is some of that.
More, I saw it as a very creative (and painful) way to show how many people in the world live, while we complain about the weather.
I hear you about knowing how many people in the world live. That's why I try not to complain about little things ... so kick me if I do.
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