There was a Southern Creole brunch today (poached eggs on cheesy grits with shrimp, stewed tomatoes, sauteed broccoli rabe, cornbread and a raspberry tart the sous chef whipped up at the last minute). Champagne -- yes, plenty of champagne. A venerable guest made a New Year's resolution to keep her refrigerator full of champagne to emulate another venerable cafe germaine member.
The company couldn't have been a more convivial group! However, in both photos all eyes were closed. So what we have here are the remains of the day, before we made our way back to the fire on this very chilly January morning.
The Scotch Tasting is still in the works as I've had several inquiries, but we have made an executive decision to definitely inaugurate GUESTS CHEFS EVENINGS. The first chef has stepped forward. We can say this much -- you won't be disappointed! It will have to be a Saturday night because of his schedule. Therefore, I hope to be able to give all of you as much notice as possible.
Don't miss the "Landscape Drawings of Catalonia and Cyprus" by Ruth Pettus at the Creative Alliance until January 26th. I also have all the lowdown on Ruth's painting classes in an unspoiled village in the Garroxta region of Spain, at the foothills of the Pyranees (May 31st - June 7th.) So stop by or shoot me an email and I'll drop that literature off.
