Let's Cooking: TNL!

[arjue]

Congrats man!

[catsmeow]

awesome congrats!!

[Advocate]

congrats Icarus ... where is the place in NC? Or SC?

[Drewbacca]

Nice work icarus. Don't fuck it up!

[icarusfall]

Thanks guys. It's here in Greenville.

[Tones]

Good luck!

I ended up only making the entree, no dessert. I have to say, it was one of the most attractive meals I have ever made. I bought some white plates today, and got a white tablecloth a while back... it was classy.

Edit: And I would definitely recommend the salad. For about six or seven cups of greens (I used baby spinach and basil), warm up about 1/2 cup olive oil. Add some pine nuts and 3 cloves minced garlic. When the pine nuts look toasty dump the dressing over the greens. top with parmesan cheese.

C-C-C-Combo edit: icarusfall, I didn't make the cocktail for dinner, but I had a glass left over after they left. I added a few slices of orange, a slice of lemon, and let it sit in the wine glass for an hour. I added some ice, triple sec, and Perrier Lemon and I have to say, it's pretty good. It's the completely unrefined, but it's nice for a warm night like tonight.

The wine I had was Torres Vina Esmerelda. 85% moscado/15% Gewürtztraminer. Apparently, they don't let the grapes ripen as long as in traditional moscado wines, so it's a little drier. It wasn't overly sweet at all; relatively delicate without overpowering the palate.

[Tones]

Icarus, I just made the yogurt dish, and it is AMAZING. I thought that the lack of sweetness of the plain yogurt would cut through, but it didn't at all. The first bite, when there are the two temperatures are really distinct, was bliss.

I'm glad I got three packs of blackberries the other day when they were on sale at Fresh Market... I'll be making this again soon.

[icarusfall]

I got the job at Ruth's Chris. Start on the 28th, with that whole week being training from 10am-9pm every day.

Glad you like it Tones. I was talking to the chef after the interview and showed him my notebook comments/description about the blackberry yogurt dish and even he said it sounded really good. I think the next time I make it I'll add just a touch of lemon juice to the yogurt and stir it in to get a little more acid in the dish. It's almost perfect.

[Tones]

Congratulations! RC is a quality establishment, even if it is a chain. What will be your responsibility there?

[Hubbitron]

indeed congrats all around Icarus!