So in honor of both Jon's and my 30th Birthdays this year we decided to hold the second Bi-Annual degustation (http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Wine/wine_dictionary2.shtml)dinner.
12 pretty funky courses sampled by 14 pretty tanked friends.... Oh boy what a night we had. It certainly will go down in the annals of history.
We started this fine evening of eating at 5:30pm and finished at 1:30am... with 1/2hour in between each course.
And of course we had to choose one of the hottest days so far this year - just a meager 43deg!!
It was really great fun working in our kitchen while our monster of an oven was melting the grout in between the tiles!
This is what the menu contained: the shortened version...
*tom,must and ricotta tarts
*chicken pate, tom relish & lavasch
*Indonesian prawn soup
*pork & prosciutto mignon & balsamic pear
*crab,tom,dill pasta with wine, saffron sauce
*chicken,water chestnut wontons with satay sauce
*herbed whiting with corn salsa, garlic aioli (or Aerioli's)
*shin beef, shiraz pie with chips
*citrus sorbet (serving time: 10:30pm x 43deg heat x 15 bottles of wine = clitoris sorbet)
*rum,raisin pudding with vanilla cream
*Australian cheese
*almond rochers, bundy truffles, cointreau creams
It did seem a bit much for such a hot day, but it was all so good to eat that I dont think anyone minded...well actually the 18 bottles of wine may have had something to do with the 'I dont think anyone minded'!!!
Yes we were all pretty munted. And it was fantastic. We had opted for the 'no children' rule so that everyone could relax and it worked. Most people had to catch taxi's home. Just like the good old days.
There was plenty of talk of previous moots attended, sandblasts attended, conquests that we made and spews that we had. All the pre-requisite old-boy talk. Oh yeah there was also the ever wonderful " 'insert name of old boy' takes it up the arse" phone calls... these are just the best! Had to shut our doors and windows though... neighbours are a little close in these estates!
One young man - who is JUST out of his 20's - aka the chef - passed out at about 11pm!!! hee hee- which was pretty funny. He even had a quick chat on the white porcelain phone to god...
There were of course the obligatory group photo's with the drunk, passed out man, and then he never resurfaced till morning.
I do know that he is only holding up his own tradition - having spewed at his 18th, his 21st and now his 30th. He did comment that he is not looking forward to his 40th!
All up it was a farken good night, and Im sure there are 13 others round Adelaide that will agree...
Can't wait for the next one - 2008!
PS Thanks for our birthday prezzie!
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