smoked trout and cocktails

2-08-2020 Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | fruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- grapefruit 
BEFORE-CONCERT-DINNER ---  cocktail | guacamole | smoked trout | cheese | nuts | strawberries | parboiled greens  

•  CityBand led by Kinan Azmeh at Six&I , amazing music and moving stories. 

cocktail, jazz and Olivia mediterranean cuisine

4-06-2019 Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | bread and cheese | grapefruit | apple 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at cocktail and jazz event) cocktails 
DINNER --- ( at Olivia dc)  

Jámon Iberico de Bellota
Hand Carved | Pan Con Tomaté
Mediterranean Tasting of Spreads
Flat bread  
Piquillo Peppers | Savoy Spinach | Cippolinis | Manchego
Chickpea Ravioli
Mushroom ‘Bolognese’ | Pecorino Fonduta
Roasted Graffiti Eggplant
Kabocha Squash Pesto | Eggplant Chermoula Sauce | Pickled Raisin
Mediterranean Stone Bass Crudo
Valencia Orange | Fresno Chili | Cilantro | Pickled Fennel 
Braised Short Rib Tagine
Ancient Grains | Carrot Hummus | Rapini | Medjool Dates
Steamed Manila Clams
Iberico Ham | Bacalao | Potato-Mint Broth

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• a real spring day and evening  around the mall 

purple shiso cocktail

9-19-2017 Tue.  


 DINNER --- boiled purple shiso drink | salad | sauteed green beans and bitter melon | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu | rice 

 

watermelon margarita

7-23-2017 Sun.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | bread and cheese | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---guacamole | cocktail: water melon margarita
DINNER --- baked rock fish with ginger, scallion, herbs  and lemon | kale and barley | salad | wine

 

cocktails at sunday supper

6-11-2017 Sun.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- cocktails | guacamole and crackers | steamed artichoke with olive oil-lemon dip | simmered Chinese dong melon | cucumber in tahini-mustard sauce | Shanhgai chao-jiang ( ragu ) smoked tofu, garlic scapes, pickled radish, spring onion, green chili with tian-mian sauce | rice | baked bronzino with ginger and scallion | salad | wine | pond cake 

• a long array of good food for family

all things from water considered

8-13-2016 Sat. very hot, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | watermelon  AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- watermelon | tea
DINNER --- watermelon juice cocktail | sea scallop crudo with  avocado, marinated watermelon rind, radish, shallot and pink peppercorn | braised lettuce with herbs | sweet and sour lotus root | baked bronzino with ginger and lemon sauce | rice | salad | wine

• sea scallop crudo so soft and buttery, contrast with crunchy  citrus-marinated watermelon rind, radish, shallot. spiced up by marinated pink peppercorn.
• watermelon juice replaced seltzer water in the cocktail. 

happy hour oysters

6-20-2016 Mon. warm, cloudy.


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- leftovers 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | apple
 DINNER --- ( at Jax )  cocktails | oysters | bread | fried squid with two sauces | gumbo | grilled cauliflowers  

• happy hour goes happily

cocktail Boulevardier

2-21-2016 Sun. chilly, rain.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | grapefruit | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---  cocktail  Boulevardier | olives and pickled vegetables | baked Japanese sweet potato fries ||  sauteed baby squid and king mushroom | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu | parboiled snow pea leaves  | rice | wine 

 

• happy hour for the family 

Hail Caesar!

2-05-2016 Fri. cold,snowy


BREAKFAST --- coffee  
LUNCH --- butternut squash soup
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- ( at O. and F. 's ) Manhattan with  Bourbon (Woodford RESERVE)
Woodford Bitter, and Italian Vermouth |cocktail Boulevardier |  olive spread | egg and pickle spread | bread | Rigatoni al ragu` di peperoni | Focaccia Toscana | veg sausages in a wine-based sauce |  wine | Panettone and ice cream | rum 

• Italian and American 

herb harvest

6-21-2015 Sun. hot, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | watermelon 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- cherries | tea
DINNER ---  cocktail ( rum, sparkling citrus and mint ) | burrata and tomato salad | sauteed asparagus | simmered baby squid with herbs and spices | rice | wine

 

• herb garden grows so much, harvest a big bouquet of leaves of all kinds, and they made way into dishes and drinks.

Salmon with fresh ginger

5-11-2015 Mon. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | cheese and bread | fruit salad
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- steamed artichoke | broiled salmon with fresh ginger and lemon zest | sauteed asparagus | pan-fried potatoes | pomegranate cocktail 

 

• Atlantic salmon, a good cut