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Occasion: Another year, another holiday party, but same caterer! January 14, 2012 @ Dr. Wong's newly remodeled house!
Mini phyllo dough cups with triple cream brie, meyer lemon jam and candied lemon
There's a mix of sweet and savory in this little bite. Flaky phyllo dough filled with creamy cheese and a sweet lemon jam. It was definitely something different, but it was good.
Baked medjol date stuffed with goat cheese and almonds; wrapped with applewood smoked bacon
This was definitely a favorite amongst our group of foodies. Henry does not like goat cheese, but he loved this appetizer. I am not a big fan of bacon, but I caught myself having seconds and thirds. I love the marriage of flavors as well as the different textures of this dish I am totally going to try to replicate this appetizer at my next get together.
Fresh fanny bay oysters on seaweed salad with salmon pearls and wasabi aoili
Another amazing hor d'oeuvre. This was served cold and added a
refreshing feel to the palate. I love raw oysters and found this
absolutely tasty. I loved the crunchy texture of the seaweed salad and
the juicy surprise of the salmon pearls after it explodes in your
mouth. The wasabi aoili was subtle as it tastes away the fishiness of
the scallop.
Marriage of two soups: butternut squash and celery root puree with chestnuts, smoked bacon bits and green onions
So
simple, but so good. We were all raving about it still days later. I
love butternut squash soup and this was definitely something different.
I'm not usually big on bacon, but it actually added a nice smokey
flavor and great texture to the soup. I really really enjoyed it.
Seared duck and bay scallops with a napa cabbage salad, snow peas, toasted almonds, rice noodles and kumquat vinaigrette
This was one of my favorite dishes of the night. I loved the chunks of scallops and the crunchy texture of the snow peas as well as the crunch of the toasted almonds. There are so many textures and flavors in this dish that make it amazing.
Chilled beef tenderloin and poached salmon with pickled turnip, celery, enoki mushrooms and radish sprouts with a red bell pepper sauce
It actually surprised me that it was chilled. I had expected it to be warm and was a bit disappointed, but good thing it was absolutely delicious. The bell pepper sauce complemented the salmon very well and the beef tenderloin with the enoki mushroom was very tasty. By the time I finished my piece of salmon I was already pretty full, and can not remember weather or not I finished the beef. Beef usually fills me up really quickly, so I most likely didn't finish the piece of meat. Portions were generous and I loved his variation of surf and turf.
Pair of lamb chops on a maple and dried fruit polenta with a celery root salad and toasted fennel
Lamb was not too gamy and the polenta was delicious. The dried fruit bits added a unique sweetness to the polenta that I actually enjoyed a lot. With all the other delicious food and alcohol in my system, I definitely was not able to finish this! I love how unique this dish is because it's not something you'd be able to find in a restaurant.
Saffron and honey creme brulee, mini three chocolate cupcake and blackberries
No matter how full I get I always seem to make room for dessert. Too bad i was only able to finish the saffron and honey creme brulee, which I enjoyed! The caramelized sugar on the creme brulee was nice and thin and the honey and saffron flavor was perfect. Great way to end the meal before we took pictures and said our good byes for the night.
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