once again we celebrated my 4 years' cancer-free at cafe juanita. this dinner was a little different than the past 3. over the past couple of years we've managed to obtain mark ryan's long haul red wine for each year's vintage dating 2000-2008. at this point we decided we had to have a party with the vertical tasting. so a party we will have!
we also had the alaskan king crab with green apple sorbetto and crab butter powder.
the wines
sommelier jeff with the wines
carne cruda of blackmore wagyu with crostini
butternut squash polenta sformata with butter fried sage and huckleberry
maltagliati with oregon pork sugo, honeyed ricotta and black pepper
barbera risotto with parmigiano reggiano
duck leg confit with cara cara orange, curly endive and foie gras viniagrette
there were a couple little bits of foie gras thrown in as well.
tagliata of blackmore wagyu flatiron steak with brussels sprouts, celeriac crema and cherry vinegar reduction
kurtwood farms camembert with fall fruit and honeycomb
apple and pear
chocolate truffle cake with marcona almond gelato, caramelized banana and tangerine reduction
this was the dessert chef wanted to serve - it definitely paired better with the wine
lemon steam cake with pistachio gelato, sour cherry reduction and pink peppercorn.
this was the dessert i wanted to have - it's 1 of my favourites.
so we compromised and decided to let the guests choose. i think it was almost 50-50.
lisa and jeff
paul and katrin
matt, christa and shaun
chris and kristy
there's not a better way to spend such a joyous occasion than with good friends, good food and good wine
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