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[sailor]

I'm throwing a party for the employees and regulars of my watering hole. I wanted to put this up and see if anyone had any suggestions/ideas. I got all the recipes tested and worked out...but i'm looking for perfection. I could do this on a chef or "foodie" board but you know what they say about too many cooks in the kitchen. thanx. (btw the food is all asian-esqe)

apps

honey balsamic grilled melon (maybe some cayanne?)
bbq duck fresh rolls (is cold duck a terrible idea..tastes ok..)
steamed mussels with cilantro and garlic

mains

wasabi crusted salmon fillet
garlic brined pork loin banh mi (vietnamese sandwich)
bbq korean short ribs
bbq spicy pork belly
cold soba noodle salad w/ peppers and long beans

dessert

mudslides w/ chocolate ice cream



that's it. i'm happy to describe any of this in more detail...

[wombat]

My thoughts:
Cold duck is good.
I wish you would invite me over.
I'd nitpick about a few things though:
God I'm tired of the balsamic vinegar trend and anyway what's Asian about that?
What's a mudslide?
I'd take fewer choices of main course in exchange for more desserts.  Both short ribs and pork belly? I'd rather lose one for some cake or pie or how about an Asian dessert?

[sailor]

if you happen to be in the capitol hill hood of seattle on aug 3rd..come on by.

Balz V is not azn but i'm not too strict on the azn theme. i just wanted to try grilling some melon and thought a honey/balz v glaze would be nice...maybe i'll try honey and lemon...also on that one maybe a lavender or cilantro garnish?

Mudslide (traditional): vodka, kaluha, bailey's, blended with ice. I'm gonna leave some or all of the ice out and use chocolate ice cream.
The reason the dessert is a drink is that the guy who's house i'm doing this at told be specically that when he hosts a dinner party he wants to get everyone out quickly after the meal. I would have done something a little more elaborate but hey, it's his house...and the idea is once dinner is over we all head to the bar we are celebrating.

i know it's a lot of pork. But the guy who is gonna be my sous-chef of this party is korean and he really wants to do the ribs and belly. which is fine with me cuz a) i know he's gonna do it up right, b) many people have never had non-bacon pork belly and will love that fatty fat goodness, c) it's an outdoor deal which means we gotta Q some shit up.

[wombat]

Tragically that is the Capitol Hill of the wrong Washington.

Really, there is no such thing as too much pork. I don't object to that as such. Just the fact that there's too little dessert. But if going to a bar after dinner is the point, my priorities are clearly different from yours.

BTW not to derail your thread but that reminds me... I finally ordered some Bacon Salt. I haven't tasted it yet but the bad news is, it smells an awful lot like Pup-peroni.

[sailor]

We have this great outfit here in seattle where these chefs bought an Airsteam trailer, gutted it, and installed a kitchen inside. They haul this shiny silver beauty to various loctions and sell amazing food. For lunch today I had their Kobe burger with arugula, cambrazola (sp?) and...BACON JAM. The stuff is awesome!

 skilletstreetfood.com

[pmcd9]

I discovered this today on flickr...

Chicken Fried Bacon

[wombat]

OMG. If I am ever on death row and they ask me what I want for my last meal.... that's it.

Update on the bacon salt: Tried it on eggs, peanut butter sandwich, and straight from the jar... I forget what else. Not good on anything so far.

[Doc]

peanut butter sandwich

Are.... are you alright?

[wombat]

Have you never had a peanut butter and bacon sandwich? It's awesome. I guess it sounds bizarre but it's one of those weird combinations that takes on a life of its own.

[Doc]

I'll keep that in mind. I was just imagining a really salty peanut butter sandwich with a vague bacony taste and that doesn't seem good.

[wombat]

Yeah, well, unfortunately, the Bacon Salt version was worse than that - PB with a vague fake bacony taste. It wasn't too salty because I used unsalted PB, but it still didn't work.

The next plan is to try it on popcorn, but I don't have high hopes.

[Doc]

unfortunately, the Bacon Salt version was worse than that

There are tiny sad tears being cried somewhere because of this.

[Choop]

yeah i was way disappointed in bacon salt. probably because it's kosher.

[Ben-San]

Wait wait what.

Is it actually kosher (has the little insignia on the label) or is it kosher salt as in the large-grained form of salt used for kashering meat?

If the latter, it's not too surprising. If the former, there is more than one problem.

[wombat]

It's kosher because it's totally artificial flavor - no real bacon. Which is no doubt why it smells like Pup-peroni.