A Sagittarian Luncheon 2024
I always enjoy eating out, especially when it's with dear friends celebrating special occasions.
At the end of every year, I always host a "Sagittarian" lunch - a fun meal with several close colleagues and friends who all have one thing in common... a birthday between late November and late December. Last month, this tradition was held at Café Boulud, Chef Daniel Boulud's exquisite culinary oasis located in the heart of Manhattan's Upper East Side. Attendees included Jane Heller, Kevin Sharkey, Darcy Miller Nussbaum, Judy Morris, Brett Albright, Heather Kirkland, Fernando Garcia, Heath Golden, Terre Blair, Peter Grant, and myself - the group's lone Leo. It was a wonderful lunch and gathering.
Enjoy these photos.
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- Darcy Miller Nussbaum, who worked with me as Editorial Director of Martha Stewart Weddings for many years, is now a celebrations expert and entrepreneur. She attends this luncheon every year and never comes empty handed. This year, she brought everyone individual mini birthday cakes – with candles in charming hand illustrated boxes.
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- Here I am with Executive Chef Daniel Boulud – it was so nice to see him and to have him recommend some of his favorite dishes.
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- I am a big fan of oysters. Here’s a plate of delicious fresh oysters.
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- Another appetizer is this Thon et Kaki, a citrus cured yellowfin tuna with persimmon, rainbow Swiss chard, and bottarga, which is a salted, cured fish roe that’s a delicacy in the Mediterranean and Asia.
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- This is a beautiful Bouquet d’Hiver with endives, chicory, mimolette cheese, provençal crisp, served with black truffle dressing.
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- Here’s Darcy, along with two other attendees – “Snoop on the Stoop” and “Martha on the Mantel.” Did they visit your home this holiday?
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- Kevin Sharkey and Heather Kirkland. Kevin’s birthday is December 18, and Heather’s is December 8th.
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- Some of the other wonderful dishes at Café Boulud include this Pork Loin Feijoada. Roasted pork loin, chorizo cream, collard green and black bean, orange pork jus.
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- This is Ravioli de Homard – lobster raviolis, fennel confit, preserved lemon, in a bisque emulsion.
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- Heather enjoyed ths Velouté de Champignon – mushroom velouté or soup, poached egg, chanterelle and black trumpet mushrooms, pear, on crispy pain d’epice, which is spice bread.
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- Here’s Fernando Garcia with a mini birthday cake. Fernando is creative director at Oscar de la Renta and Monse.
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- You all know Kevin, our own Chief Creative Officer of Home at Marquee. “Snoop on the Stoop” and Martha on the Mantel” are over his shoulder also.
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- Kevin had the hanger steak, with sweet potatoes, confit pearl onions, braised Brussels sprouts, and sauce aux poivre.
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- And of course we all had a fry or two…
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- What was dessert? Birthday cake, or course.
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- And here is our entire group – Peter Grant, myself, Kevin, Jane Heller, Judy Morris, Brett Albright, Heather, Darcy, Fernando, Heath Golden, and Terre Blair. Another fun and delicious lunch with my Sagittarian friends.
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