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At the moment, I'm wrapped up in thoughts of cocktails and caftans as I prepare for a 70's cocktail party photo shoot. I figured what better place than Thermidor to spark inspiration.
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If you were around in the 70's, Thermidor is not only a big slice of nostalgia, it's got that wonderfully sleek style that makes a girl want to slip on her Pucci caftan....
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sip cocktails...
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...and nibble into the night on things like chips and caviar with crème fraîche and smoked trout,
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pommes dauphine with lobster butter,
braised oxtail croquettes with horseradish cream & chives.
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Moving on to a perfectly pan crisped sole almandine with fresh gnocchi bathed in a prosecco-almond sauce.
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Let us not forget the eponymous Parker House roll with just the right amount of sea salt.
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There's nothing like butter fried cake with crème fraîche ice cream and a berry coulis for dessert.
Absolutely everything was delicious, down to the tiny, lemony madeleines that came with the tab.
oh I rmemeber this meal! You described it so well, my mouth watered and now I need to go BACK!!
ReplyDeleteK, I know!! It was great, wasn't it? I wonder myself why I haven't been back.
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