Our friend in Staten Island invited us over for an awesome belated birthday dinner for Mrs. P and another friend. Among the outstanding dishes he made were boneless short ribs with baked tomato cobbler, and a tomatillo, scallion, and parsley salsa; grilled quail with seared foie gras and grilled fresh dates; cream of cauliflower soup with sweated leeks, and a seared scallop topped with trout roe; butternut squash ravioli with mussels and dried bread crumbs; Swiss rosti with pastrami smoked salmon and a 90 minute egg; Since Mrs. P doesn’t like salmon he kindly made one with smoked shrimp for her. lentils fra diavolo; baked cinnamon apple with avocado sorbet; various cheeses including rogue river blue cheese, gouda with lavender, and brie with truffle, along with various toppings including candied smoked bacon, honeycomb, red pepper jelly, honey roasted nuts, and fresh strawberry. We also had some awesome wines including a 1998 Jordan cabernet and a 2001 Chateau Musar.
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