New Year’s plans

Any of yall doing something stupid for New Year’s Eve?

my buddies and I are doing an 8 or so course tasting menu for 16 guests. more or less as follows.

  1. yellowfin avocado caviar tostada (signature dish at Em in Mexico City)

  2. chicories and endives Caesar

  3. (huitlacoche) quesadilla with black truffle (sourcing huitlacoche from huitlacoche bodega insta, truffles from Urbani)

  4. blue fin sashimi (buddy has six pounds line caught by his friend to use)

4b) some sort of tempura mushrooms on top of some sort of purée (ideally sun choke)

4c) green pozole, brassicas, a la 2017 Taco Maria

  1. White Sea bass with a jalapeño beurre blanc

  2. al pastor style tomahawk pork chop (peads and Barnett)

  3. churros

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Very nice! Nothing as elaborate as your menu but we will be carrying on the NYE cheese fondue tradition of my childhood which I have now introduced to bf and others. Traditional recipe with Gruyère, Emmentaler, kirsch, etc. People love it and I choose not to tell them we’re eating about half a pound of cheese each…

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NYE - Smorgasbord

  • Charcuterie & formage from Epicurus
  • Various crackers & bread
  • Veggie crudités
  • Neighborhood sushi
  • Queso
  • An amended version of Millionaire Chicken Casserole
  • Champs
  • General mocktail punch (with a choose your own spirit add-in)

NYD

  • Charcuterie & formage from Epicurus
  • Biscuits & gravy
  • French toast
  • Sausage
  • Bacon
  • Eggs
  • Mimosas
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Love the fondue move. Very festive!

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NYE at home: Prime Rib, Danish brown sugar potatoes, maybe Yorkshire pudding, salad, purchased Black Forest Cake

the Yorkshire pudding were a fail, tried a method that didn’t work, not hot enough, so they were Yorkshire Pucks

Yorkshire Salad / Durham Salad (cukes and onion in malt vinegar with lots of fresh mint, Harters likes them with beef)

A Black Forest Cake ordered from a bakery. Here are the leftovers. Nice version.

I made 2 Vasilopitas, flavoured with cardamom and cinnamon. The texture isn’t right, not sure if I will turn them into something else, use for toast, or eventually toss. LOL

I am glad I tried it before giving one to a friend.

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I’ve got sourdough resting in the fridge to be baked tomorrow morning (the shaping went moderately awry, and I’ll be trying a new baking technique, so wish me luck), will be opening the can of abalone that I’ve had for like 4 yrs (!!!) w/ partner and friend in the early evening and then heading to a NYE’s party at the home of long-time friends who have a charming home in Hollywood and lots of lovely film/TV-adoring other friends to nosh on TJ’s appetizers.

Doubt we’ll be staying until midnight b/c I’ve been middle-aged for a few yrs and am tired… from life in general (and really tired from the past 2 yrs). ::sigh::

I’ve been trying to convince partner we should go to Sun Nong Dan Sawtelle near midnight, but I don’t think I’ve quite sealed the deal. :wink:

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NYE




New Years Day


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Made a beef wellington with fondant potatoes.




Slicing video if you care: Tresorit File Viewer

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