Whew. That's all I can say. We were all exhausted after last night's full throttle escapades. Of course, not everything was totally perfect, and not everyone was totally happy, but I think overall it was a satisfactory production for the majority of our guests. A lot of my pictures came out blurry - too rushed - so I only have a couple of the final product to record here, but the food looked delicious - that veal chop with those chanterelles, oh my! There were some issues with the ribeye steaks - fat and gristle issues - and there was a major issue with the garnish of mussels not being put on the mussel soup (!!oops!!), but I didn't get too many complaints up front. I'll follow through when I see some of our guests on their next visit, to get some honest feed-back, but I hope everyone had a good time and enjoyed their meal. I wish my pictures had turned out, because the plates were simply spectacular. Kevin and his crew pumped all night long, and I'm sure they thought it would just never end, with the stress being palpable and the pressure very heavy on the line. It is simply amazing that they could pull it off; they should be very proud of themselves. I know it was very difficult. As for the floor crew, they were very professional and just took care of business the way they always do - I didn't seem to have to worry about a thing and could just do the things that I needed to do myself. That was wonderful too.
So, out with the old year and on with the new.
Let's hope it's a good one.
Let's hope it's a good one.
The oyster boat.
We started out with the St. Brigid's Farm tenderloin,with dauphine potatoes and broccoli rabe.
Here's the snapper with those celery root crisps.
Two of the desserts - the very appealing Bouche de Noel,and the very popular Brandied Cherry Sundae.
I am disappointed the rest of the photos
were basically worthless...
The night is over, that's all I can say about this picture.
And best of all, for Kevin especially,was the arrival of these surprise guests -
his brother Tom with his wife Jean!
What a Happy New Year!
You write..."The night is over, that's all I can say about this picture."
ReplyDeleteNO, NO, No, the night has just begun. NY's eve work is over and now is your chance to party if energy is remaining. Your dinner was awesome and the presentation just as special. I had the lamb for my entree and it was excellant. Table guests had veal and the rib eye. 'Take home' allowed me some rib rye for lunch today.
The best part of the evening was to fraternize with local guests (Herrs, Kirks, Dicks, Brambles) after dinner raving about the SBF veal and beef! Thanks for the evening.
R
Thanks Robert - Kevin and I had a RibEye for dinner New Year's Day, and it was the best steak I have had since the Canadian beef we had on our "road trip" in 2005. It was delicious!
ReplyDeleteSo nice that Tom and Jean could come down....
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!