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Thanksgiving 2007
The holiday of culinary excess has rolled around once again. Check it: Cafe Drake roasted a free-range, organic 17-lb. bird, boiled up Marsala gravy from the oily residue (separated at serving sadly, but authentic at least), made whole berry cranberry sauce and our famous raisin chutney, along with two stuffings suitable for the plethora of vegetarians present ( cornbread with apples, shallots and wild mushrooms; tomato, green onion and chive). Thordis and David supplied creamy sweet potatoes with melted marshmallows and a green salad adorned with huge chunks of goat cheese, pears and walnuts (plus delish top-shelf champers). Miki kicked things off with an antipasto platter, as did Lisa Webber, slinging pear and Gorgonzola savoury warm pastries. Christine and Octavio hooked us up with mashed potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts and - courtesy of 312 Sq Ft - a divine pumpkin spice cake with ultra-rich maple cream cheese frosting. Oct drew out Frangelico and German honey liqueurs to accompany coffee, and even after potent beginning cocktails of spiced cider and rum, we nobly plowed through numerous bottles of red (Cotes du Rhone, Bordeaux), white (Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, White Rioja) and sparkling (Perrier Jouet) wine. Cafe Drake holiday traditions were upheld after wining and dining with a viewing of Judy Garland's long lost last Christmas special, ushering in the new season alongside Chipmunks and Band-Aid classic recordings. (Oh yeah, and a Pixies tribute to a bafflingly discarded band). All dining/cocktail music was courtesy of Cafe Drake Radio, FIRZ-FM.
The holiday of culinary excess has rolled around once again. Check it: Cafe Drake roasted a free-range, organic 17-lb. bird, boiled up Marsala gravy from the oily residue (separated at serving sadly, but authentic at least), made whole berry cranberry sauce and our famous raisin chutney, along with two stuffings suitable for the plethora of vegetarians present ( cornbread with apples, shallots and wild mushrooms; tomato, green onion and chive). Thordis and David supplied creamy sweet potatoes with melted marshmallows and a green salad adorned with huge chunks of goat cheese, pears and walnuts (plus delish top-shelf champers). Miki kicked things off with an antipasto platter, as did Lisa Webber, slinging pear and Gorgonzola savoury warm pastries. Christine and Octavio hooked us up with mashed potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts and - courtesy of 312 Sq Ft - a divine pumpkin spice cake with ultra-rich maple cream cheese frosting. Oct drew out Frangelico and German honey liqueurs to accompany coffee, and even after potent beginning cocktails of spiced cider and rum, we nobly plowed through numerous bottles of red (Cotes du Rhone, Bordeaux), white (Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, White Rioja) and sparkling (Perrier Jouet) wine. Cafe Drake holiday traditions were upheld after wining and dining with a viewing of Judy Garland's long lost last Christmas special, ushering in the new season alongside Chipmunks and Band-Aid classic recordings. (Oh yeah, and a Pixies tribute to a bafflingly discarded band). All dining/cocktail music was courtesy of Cafe Drake Radio, FIRZ-FM.
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