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Bon appetit! A special anniversary dinner inspired

Bon appetit! A special anniversary dinner inspired by the couple’s time in the south of France: beef carpaccio, Gouda and apple crepes, rockfish with fennel leek and tomato, and vanilla-lemon Panna Cotta with raspberry coulis.
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Time to pull out the good china (why not) for fami

Time to pull out the good china (why not) for family visiting town. It’s nice to entertain again after our long COVID hibernation.

Pictured: Bitter greens, strawberries and pancetta.
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We went all in on tonight’s very special birthda

We went all in on tonight’s very special birthday dinner:

- oysters on the half shell
- cold snap pea soup with Vidalia onion
- Chinese smashed cucumbers
- Maine lobster steamed whole
- grilled 180-day dry-aged Piedmontese NY strip steak
- grilled Caesar salad
- grilled summer corn
- Profiterole filled with homemade French vanilla ice cream and Valrhona Manjari dark chocolate sauce.

Such a fun menu, but *phew*! 😅
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#birthdaydinner
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#nextweekstaycation
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As a solopreneur it’s important to toot your own

As a solopreneur it’s important to toot your own horn once in a while. Here is a client thank you note received after their retirement celebration.
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#oneclientatatime
#serviceiseverything
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#postcoviddinnercelebrations
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Ahoy! Retirement party with a nautical-lite theme.

Ahoy! Retirement party with a nautical-lite theme. Heavy apps included Japanese crab cakes, white gazpacho with pickled shrimp, King crab claws with lemon butter, mini cheesecake bites, and mixed berries with Italian cream (np: Pimm’s cup, lamb lollipops, wagyu crostini, and strawberry champagne granita).
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Dinner left me thinking “Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.” - Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
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#parrothead
#beachlife
#drunkwithgratitude
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Summer salad al fresco with stone fruit, tomato, b

Summer salad al fresco with stone fruit, tomato, burrata and nasturtium.

John@TheDistrictChef.com

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