Saturday the 21st of August, TV writer, Lauren Iungerich, hosted a recovery party for her dear friends, Michael and Seth. Seth had a medical scare and came through it 100% so once again we were able to witness a profound moment between friends and family as they celebrated life and their love for each other.
We hosted at SI's headquarters and the garden looked really lovely dressed in French linens, pink hydrangea, and tea lights. The menu was Italian inspired as Michael is as Italian as they come with last name: Cinquemani (yes, that means five hands). We started with my cannelini crostini based on Michael Chiarello's recipe. And then passed two pizzetti: braised tomato with mozzarella and everyone's favorite (inspired by my love of La Pizza in Cannes) -- caramelized onion, greek olives and gruyere. The main course was served buffet style and the star of the show was Daniel Boulud's braised short ribs which was built layer upon layer of flavor including flambeing the wine! Fun. Alongside was a creamy polenta and I underscore lots of heavy cream offset by a flavorful caponata in which the eggplant had been roasted to avoid too much heavy oiliness and lots of crusty french bread to mop up the rich sauce.
Pastry chef, Daniela Galarza honored us with her panna cotta and the best pistachio biscotti I have ever eaten and that includes in Italy.
So we kicked it into high gear and grateful as always for the opportunity.
Bon Appetit!
Lisa Fielding
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