Underground "Take II"
| 27 January 2010
A well planned out part II of our underground dinners- This dinner was inspired by my travels through South Africa this summer. We headed out to Stellenbosch to visit Ntsiki and her award winning wines… little did we know a few months later I would have her pairing wines for an exclusive group of people that attended a high profile underground dinner.
Behind the scenes were a few close friends, none of which are professional chefs, yet chefs in their own right! One common thing a software guru, lawyer, wine maker, and restaurant manager all have in common- THEY LOVE TO TRAVEL. COOK. & EAT.
The day started off with a few roars of the vacuum packing machine..sssssssssst ….ssssssst.. some Jacuzzi sounds from the water circulator, knives slicing away at fresh produce on the cutting boards, the ice melting from the blanching of plantains, hitting, and of course the constant sound of “emmm..that’s good” from all the tasting going on!
Here are some photos from the kick start to the dinner- which in its own right deserves its own blog post!
Chef Dave
7AM-
11:30 AM
1PM
3:30pm-
6pm- Show time!!!
The night and day were filled with excitement- from fresh baked bread, to pulling duck confit off the bone... blanching, slicing, dicing, bing-bang-boom- and as always things come together when working with great people who have passion!
Thanks everyone!
