Thursday, May 5, 2011

Sunday Afternoon Gourmet Birthday Party


We were invited to a birthday party for our dear friend last Sunday.


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She invited about 30 guests. Most of us were hard-core wine lovers. We all brought wines and the lineup was so amazing. There were many magnum bottles, too.


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1993 Vilmart, Champagne brut "Coeur de Cuvee" (magnum size) was extraordinary.


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Rinaldi, Cavallotto, Aldo Conterno...all in big formats. Heavenly.


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For those special wines, special food was the most appropriate. We got Chef Gary Menes in the kitchen! Yaaay. He's one of the most talented chefs I know in LA. Gary and Wesley did an amazing job with all the dishes. I wish I could have taken pictures of all the food. I can't remember how many slices of jiggly pork belly I ate. The picture is beef tri-tip, which was finished in the special outdoor oven.


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It was a beautiful birthday party and we all had a blast!