12-26-2022---01-01-2023
New Year's Day DINNER ( chef DD, with guests O & F ) --- cava | roasted peanuts | sweet &spicy pecans | puff pastry square with caramelized onion , cheese and pomegranate seeds || Chinese rice wine | Korean rice cake soup with daikon and baby king mushroom | parboiled and marinated fresh soy bean in pods | pan-fried lotus root | pickled radish | caramelized Japanese sweet potato with brown butter and sesame seeds | tea quail eggs | handmade dumplings: kimchi+tofu; flat leaf chives+creamy egg +shiitake mushroom; ricotta cheese+ parsley with spinach juice tinted shell; butternut squash+ caramelized onion with beet juice stained shell | homemade dumpling dipping sauce || cognac | homemade flan
other days --- handmade noddles in beef neck broth| broiled lamb chops | roasted mini potatoes with garlic and herbs | sauteed mustard green | seafood paella | homemade flan
- a new year starts with making and sharing good food and drink with friends and family