Last Friday night we had the great honor of hosting Lisa Chadwick's birthday party in beautiful Brentwood. Lisa invited a dozen of her closest girlfriends and we designed an Italian menu suitable for the al fresco setting.
We started with Zucchini di fiori stuffed with honeyed goat cheese deep fried in James Beard's Ale Beignet and served with a garlicky lemon aioli... these were perhaps the best blossoms we've ever made and eaten. They were a smashing combination of sweet and savory followed by a watermelon and heirloom tomato salad sprinkled with feta cheese and fresh mint dressed in sweetened reduced Balsamic. Pasta tricolore was the main course: soft and moist gnocchi tossed with braised tomatoes, garlic and basil; summer pesto over gemelli and silky pappardelle bathed in browned butter sauce. Dessert was presented by our favorite pastry chef, Daniela Galarza who made lemon tart (better than what we've eaten in Paris) with creme fraiche.
The entire meal was stellar and we left everyone full and happy to have tasted some of our better recipes which I will be posting on a separate page.
Bon Appetit!
Lisa Fielding
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