David Niederauer 
Los Gatos, CA
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 30915
 | | 06-22-2003 06:36 PM |
| Well I'm 61 and the chef is 70. Doesn't that make 131 years?
We are taking over a restaurant (normally closed on Sunday) including the kitchen for the day. At 2:30 the guys will gather at the restaurant and begin to prepare the entire meal from scratch under the tutelage of Chef Emile. At 5:30 the gals show up and we will serve them what we slaved over all afternoon. The big question is can we stay sober.
Dinner for 24
Reception:
Steak Tartar with Gaufrett Potatoes.
Belgian Endive with Curry Chicken and Apples.
Profiterol with Cheese Filling.
2000 Kistler Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard
2000 Testarossa Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard
Dinner:
Sauteed Prawns with butter garlic, white wine and herbs, served with a grilled risotto cake
2000 Kistler Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard
Roasted Rack of Lamb with a ratatouilli tower and lamb jus
2000 Williams Selyum Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard
Filo Flower Pot with creamy blue Castello, a bouquet of greens in a thyme vinaigrette, red wind poached apple and walnuts
2001 Babcock Pinot Grigio
Fresh Berries with a Champagne and Grand Marnier Sabayon
1990 Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes
Happy Birthday to me 
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Winetex
Austin, Texas (pretty fall colors here)
Master of Wine
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| | 06-22-2003 06:49 PM |
| My guess is - you won't stay sober, the meal will be wonderful and the wines superb. No foie gras? 1990 d'Yquem, what a great wine.
Happy Birthday to you!!! | | | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
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Posts: 30915
| | 06-22-2003 06:54 PM |
| I had fois gras Friday night (my real birthday) with a 1983 Yquem.
Do you think I would trust 11 other drunks to sear the fois at the last minute? No way! | | | |
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ttepper
Wine Thief
Posts: 2533
| | 06-22-2003 06:54 PM |
| Sounds great, enjoy...
Happy Birthday. | | | |
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shaferguy91
Germantown TN
Wine Addict
Posts: 6918
| | 06-22-2003 06:55 PM |
| Great meal, superb wines, you won't be sober( but who cares)-but who is cleaning up ? | | | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
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Posts: 30915
| | 06-22-2003 06:59 PM |
| I forgot to say: tj and tbird... How is this for one-uping you two? Ha! 131 years! Emile is bringing in one other person; a dishwasher. The guys will take turns leaving their tables and do all the serving. I think I'll skip eating and just walk around with the wine (yeah, right!). | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts: 12714
| | 06-22-2003 07:06 PM |
| All the best!!! Nice line up of food/wine. | | | |
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
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Posts: 23705
| | 06-22-2003 07:28 PM |
| davidn, Maybe for my next birthday dinner, I'll invite my mom. Lets see. 57 + 85 = 142!   | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13785
| | 06-22-2003 08:01 PM |
| Sounds fab, davidn. What we really need to do next time there is a mega-offline is to count up all the ages and then it'll be a dinner for the millennia, right? | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts: 4930
| | 06-22-2003 08:05 PM |
| David, Quote:
Am I the official proofreader or something?
That would be WilliamsSelyem
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
| | 06-23-2003 01:19 AM |
| happy b-day david | | | |
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Wineaux
New Orleans, LA
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Posts: 2808
| | 06-23-2003 01:30 AM |
| Happy Bday, David. The '90 d'Yquem is wonderful - not that you didn't know already. | | | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 30915
| | 06-23-2003 05:11 AM |
| Bob, I know that  but the way I spell it is the way they should spell it. Like Petite Syrah  | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
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| | 06-23-2003 07:49 PM |
| Happy Birthday Davidn!
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
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Posts: 30915
| | 06-24-2003 02:51 AM |
| Well, we had a grand time. All the wines were great! The group got together and gifted me a beautiful painting (30"x40") of a bottle of Yquem with two Riedel Sommelier Sauternes glasses of Yquem. The colors are amazing. Title: Gold In the Afternoon. GOLD IN THE AFTERNOON I'm outta here for a week. Got to carry my son back to old Virginnie. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
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| | 06-24-2003 12:48 PM |
| You better report on your Inn at Little Washington experience, or I will have to smack you. | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
| | 06-25-2003 10:08 PM |
| and who would want to receive a smack-down from good ole tj | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13785
| | 06-26-2003 01:05 AM |
| Sometimes I think my little brother did... heh-heh | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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dinwiddie
Barrel Sampler
Posts: 2197
| | 06-26-2003 01:52 PM |
| I'm glad I was the oldest (and biggest) as it had definite advantages.
BTW, How long are you going to be in the C'ville area davidn? | | | |
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