FEB: Pleased to have foie gras again in Chicago with Michael Richardson & Alton Alexander. After the Lyric Opera’s Girl of the Golden West, we were greeted warmly as regulars by Quartino’s manager and introduced to and congratulated Italian baritone Marco Vratogna on his debut at the Lyric.
MAY: Tom & Pat Shiah invited Mom and me for dinner at NYC’s hot new Al Fiori in honor of Harriet Tung, visiting from Hong Kong. Karen Hsu joined in sampling yummy food.
MAY: With Linda Woo at NYC’s James Beard House for the Taste of New Zealand dinner. Swooned over N.Z. Chef Matt Lambert’s cooking (who later won Food Channel’s Chopped). He arranged special courtesies for my brunch at his NoLIta PUBLIC for Adrian & Dominie Tanovic, in from England.
JUL: Chinese banquets in Columbus? Sure! I hosted a few, including one for my Int’l Wine & Food Society group at Ming Flower. Angry Birds appetizer and walleye were hits!
NOV: Pumpkin Swordfish with Celery Root Agnolotti and Pig’s Head Cigar: some Columbus locavore treats at Latitude 41’s Great Lakes Beer Dinner by Chef Dave MacLennan.
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