A Virtual Café

Café Germaine is now a virtual café avec moi, Germaine Lanaux, in the kitchen again. However, I don't serve food or drink. I serve ideas and hopefully a recipe or two for dialogue.

My friend, Mary Gill, succumbed to her life long ambition of becoming a baker. She has established her own company, Something Sweet LLC., but you should never forget that she's still available for all your entertaining needs. This is why we have decided to leave the Café Germaine website in tact. Mary's working on her branding campaign as we speak, but can still be reached at 443-682-7420.

A Positive Message

On Saturday, March 28th, 2009, Café Germaine hosted a Middle Eastern dinner at the home of Kathleen Vander Horst, who we need to recognize immediately for the resplendent charm of our setting: a seated dinner for twenty guests in a candle lit dining room, flowers cut and arranged from her own garden and a roaring fire in the living room; perfect for the chill of a damp spring evening.

During coffee and dessert, Ann Von Lossberg read from her recently published book, “1089 Nights – Travels Through the Middle East, Africa and Asia.” She explained that the title is a play on “1001 Nights,” but when she sat down to figure out just how much time she had spent in her own travels, well you get it -- right?

From Café Germaine’s perspective, there is nothing we would rather see than a roomful of people, especially our new guests from outside the village, talking, drinking, eating and enjoying themselves. It is the nature of the chef to want to inspire this unity.

Ann’s message is that in spite of the world’s many woes our globe is inherently a welcoming place filled with people who only mean well by each other. It is a positive note in these troubling times and one we will continue to build on.

A Kiss is Just A Kiss

But a song is an eternity!

"Orbie sings his song of Liz at Valentine's Day Brunch,
while Susan and Steve look on."

Brioche at Café Germaine

Supper by the Stream

It was, hands down, the Bourbon Slush that enabled this brave crowd to gather in the steaming tropical heat along the banks of the Gwynns Falls on Saturday to watch the Belmont.

So we did not witness history and were a part of the collective sigh of heartbreaking disbelief, but rose above it, and watched the sun go down with food, drink and good humor.

Lovely to have new residents of Dickeyville, and new people from out of Dickeyville join us.

Place Your Bets

Saturday, June 7 2008 5:00 PM.

The race for the Triple Crown is the First Year Anniversary for Café Germaine.
We want to celebrate by inviting you to Supper by the Stream.

Cocktails & Hors d'Oeuvres at 5:00 PM.
Place your bets at 6:00 PM for the big race.
(TV viewing on the stream) Win the Jackpot!!


Candlelight dinner to follow:

Salmon Cannelloni with Lemon Cream Sauce
Couscous Salad with Shrimp and Sausage
Tenderloin of Beef with Horseradish Mayonnaise
Asian Spinach Salad with Ginger Chutney

Fresh Fruit Kebabs & Pistachio Biscotti

On the stream behind 5002 Wetheredsville Road, Dickeyville


SEE YOU IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE!

NO REGRETS

In the end the bad weather worked to Café Germaine's advantage. Forced to switch venues at the last minute, Brioche touched us all with warmth, wit and a taste of Europe (Paris, of course)! The intimacy of tight quarters made perfect sense. Thanks again to Stephanie & John for offering their beautiful patio. Perhaps we can try again.

We are especially appreciative to Ruth and Joanne for bringing new people into our lives. There is no one in Dickeyville who doesn't appreciate the bigger picture, and seek new ideas and confluences. (If someone lost a scarf, please contact us.)

On a sadder note, we mourn the loss of our friend and neighbor Bill Schulhteis, a Dickeyville historian. Bill's son so eloquently eulogized that Bill had "no regrets." For this reason, I dedicate the performance to Bill and further add that he will be missed.