Chef's menu-8/2/08
A Chef's Menu is usually a special menu where the chef offers a selection ranging from a few dishes to a full array of dishes representing either the most popular dishes or a few special dishes emphasizing the seasonal ingredients that are only available at the moment.
Tonight I am having our friends over for a 9 course Chef's menu. For me, the challenge was to come up with the menu. Since there are 9 course I had to think of what type of meat I should serve, what type of ingredients should be included, and above all, the dishes had to somewhat flow and work together.
I also wanted the atmosphere to be casual and friendly. Nothing worse like eating at a stuffy and snobbish restaurant where you have to whisper instead of laughing out loud and have a good time!
For setting up my table I got the inspiration while shopping at a grocery store. I saw a display of limes and lemons next to each other and I thought that these color definitely represent a sunny day and I should stick with yellow and green.
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Beside yellow and green, I also use blue water goblets to give it an additional little splash of color. |
Overall I like the look and the color scheme and it does look like a little burst on sunshine on the table.
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Plate setting #1 |
Plate setting #2 |
I used two different set of plates to break the monotony and the idea was to introduce colors and lots of it. I also hoping that by using different set of plates it will give the table a more playful look and atmosphere.
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Fern, green apple, and limes are rested on a linen yellow table runner. I really like the contrast between the yellow and the green. |
The menu is print out. I kept the menu secret just so that people were wondering.. What's on the menu and what is she going to serve tonight? |
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