an Atlanta, Georgia-based chef who was a contestant on season 6 of Bravo's Top Chef and one of our favorites of all Top Chef contestants. It was a night of good wine and wonderful dishes, with a little humor and a bit of culinary education. We started by get him to sign our copy of his latest cookbook, Fire in my Belly,
and then it was on with the show.
Dinner's first course was a marinated turnip salad with oranges and goat cheese.
This raw starter salad was surprising in its combination of flavors, including curry and horseradish, but so delicious. The next course was Crispy Green Beans with Salsa Brava.
Oh...my...goodness. He then moved on to Stuffed Rutgers Tomatoes with Savannah Red Rice and Creamed Shrimp
and last but not least a dessert of Peach Melba Foster Jubilee,
a combination of the flavors of Peach Melba, Bananas Foster, and Cherries Jubilee. George and I were absolutely devouring each of the courses as they were delivered, as well as enjoying the different wines poured with each course, and the conversation with new friends we met there was a bonus. It was such a special evening, and I can't even describe the happiness that I felt in giving George this experience, as well as getting him to eat all of the veggies prepared!
The next day (Saturday) began with a beautiful morning walk with Harley, then brunch at Cracker Barrel. When I am super hungry for breakfast, nothing beats the Sunrise Sampler. We then spent much of the afternoon at the pool, relaxing and drinking margaritas. After a special Italian feast for dinner, we headed to the movies to see Man of Steele.
This newest Superman story is a wonderful pseudo-remake of the 1980's films starring Christopher Reeve, but this version is a bit more realistic and human. It stars one of my faves, Henry Cavill (who played Charles Brandon,
1st Duke of Suffolk in The Tudors) as Cal/Clark Kent/Superman
and Amy Adams as Lois Lane.
The movie was totally enjoyable, and we all had a blast watching it.
The final day of the weekend, Sunday, has been a most relaxing Father's Day. After church, I made George these Darn Good Ham and Cheese Sliders, which are now tied with Croque Monsieur as his favorite sandwich, and Zachary served ice cream that he had bought for the occasion. We relaxed for a few hours, saw Mom and Dad Creamer when they stopped by, and then we took him out for a nice steak dinner. One of the highlights was his gift from Danny, a matching t-shirt pair for them from the National Law Enforcement Memorial that had George's favorite quote on it.
Topping off the night will be the season premiere of True Blood. George said it was an "awesome" Father's Day. We hope everyone had a wonderful Father's Day weekend, filled with much love and happiness!
2 comments:
Those sandwiches look delicious (from the pictures on the website)! I will have to try them sometime.
They were amazing! SO easy too. I highly recommend them for parties, too!
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