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Default What is your favorite dinner party theme/cuisine?

On Mar 13, 3:07*pm, Joseph Littleshoes > wrote:
> Kris wrote:
> > Hello all,

>
> > Thought I'd start a new thread with a subject I've been pondering
> > lately.

>
> > I want to host a couple of dinner parties in the near future, and am
> > wondering about themes, or merely cuisine types to cook by (I like
> > themes, I'm just geeky like that). *In the past I've done Bistro,
> > Italian, Russian, Swedish and regular French.

>
> > In a ideal world, I'd like to re-create some sumptuous feast such as a
> > British Royal banquet,or the last dinner on the Titantic or some fancy
> > labour-intensive thing. *But that's not gonna happen now.

>
> If your interested i have a description of a "red" dinner prepared by
> the head Chef of the Monte Carlo Hotel & casino August Escoffier in the
> 1800's.
>
> To celebrate a large win at the roulette table a person won a
> considerable amount of money by betting on 'red' so Escoffier prepared a
> dinner for them based on the color red which they sp ent their winning one.
>
> I have made the rose ice cream that was served and if you can get
> certified organic roses its worth the effort (not hard to make but
> getting edible roses is).
>
> Some where i have a 40 course lunch menu that was served in the late
> 1700's early 1800's at the Brighton pavilion for George the IV of
> England. *The commentary on it states that it was a routine 40 course
> luncheon for local notables. *I have a copy of the menu but its all in
> French so if your interested i can try to scan it and send it along.
>
>
>
> > What do you like to do for a dinner party? I'd love to hear what
> > others do,especially from such a talented group.

>
> Up until a few years ago i gave at least one sit down, white tie, formal
> dinner per year. *Usually *Christmas or New Years. *Just as an excuse to
> put on the tux.
>
> A back injury kept me from doing any elaborate entertaining the last few
> years but im so much better now i think im actually going to start doing
> so again.
>
> There's a big building that houses the Bechtel corp. local headquarters
> not far from my place and they have a garden that can be rented for
> special events.
>
> Its a lovely, big, walled garden with a copy of one of the big 3 stone
> pillars form Stonehenge situated near a waterfall and stream that runs
> around the edge of the large garden.
>
> I would love to host a candlelight dinner there but there's just no
> guarantee about weather.
>
> Same with the "Temple of the Winds" in Berkeley, lovely greek style
> temple, which can be rented for special events. *But the hills of
> Berkeley can be very temperamental, sunny & warm down on the flatlands &
> fog shrouded in the hills.
>
> My fantasy dinner party would be held at San Simione, the old Hearst estate.
>
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...arstcastle.jpg
>
> Its open to the public and available for special (primarily corporate)
> events but probly beyond my means.
>
> Now if Versailles were able to be rented for an evening i & my tux would
> move to France *Heck, i would even settle for the Grand or Petite
> Trianon but they are reserved by the French Government for State
> functions or very wealthy or well funded movie companies.
>
> Dinner in the Salon d'Hercule and dancing in the Gallery de Glace?
> But even if that were possible, im told there's a serious lack of
> 'facilities' as bad or worse than during the ancient regime when at
> least then you could borrow a chamber pot
>
> And while there is a charming little bistro near the eastern end of the
> grand canal, im not schlepping myself to France for a bit to eat in the
> park of Versailles.
>
> Maybe we should all pool our funds and rent a Loire valley chateaux for
> the summer?
>
> Get out the powdered wigs and panniers and think about it?
> --
> JL
>
>
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>
>
> > Thanks,
> > Kris- Hide quoted text -

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Wow! You're a pro for theme dinner parties! That San Simeon theme
sounds intriguing.

How much does a chateau cost these days???

Kris

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