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Had some guests come over so put together a Mediterranean dinner. The Greek salad “shooter” was a one bite amuse bouche experiment, but everything else was just comfort food.

Greek Salad Shot
-hollowed cucumber shot glass
-tomato and olive oil nitrous foam
-olive, garlic confit and feta skewer

Hummus and Carrots
-sumac hummus
-roasted ras el hanout and honey glazed carrots
-oregano toum

Sausage and Onions
-sautéed merguez with lemon, orange and lime zest, shallots, red peppers and parsley

Grilled Eggplant and Squash
-herb tahini yogurt

Chicken Shawarma
-vertical spit chicken shawarma thighs
-pillow pita
-pickled beets
-herb tahini yogurt
-oregano toum

Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream (not pictured)
-72% dark chocolate
-coconut milk
-malted milk powder
-sesame paste
-honey drizzle and flake salt

Dinner:
-Fig carpaccio, evoo, parsley, sumac, shallots, pomegranate seeds, feta
-Shaved heirloom carrot salad, endive, watercress, celery, parmigiano reggiano, charred lemon and honey vinaigrette
-Bucatini alio y olio, roasted garlic, parsley, chili flake
-Homegrown chard, shallots and cremini mushrooms sautéed with guanciale and homegrown oregano and thyme
-Roasted spatchcock chicken, dry brined, with rosemary, dijon and peppercorn sauce suprême
-Fusili Zucca Violina, roasted butternut squash, homegrown cherry tomatoes, onions and heirloom carrot sauce (for a toddler)

-charred eggplant, green curry thai basil pesto
-lao smoked mussels satay, fish sauce/lemongrass/ginger/garlic/chili/coconut milk marinade, tamarind peanut sauce
-som tum papaya salad, carrots/string beans/toasted peanuts, sticky rice
-crying tiger picanha, rare smoked and seared, house grown charred cherry tomato tiger bite sauce
-vientiane gelato, coconut/lime/lemon grass/palm sugar, toasted puffed rice, thai basil syrup