Thanksgivings

Meet Kenneth. Kenneth is our in house inventory guy who happened to have his birthday on Thanksgiving this year. This is, however, is not him giving thanks, but instead praying to the powers that lie within the (delicious) strawberry cream cake.

In real Thanksgiving news, this year Thanksgiving (#2) was spent with Emily (not pictured) and 25 other turkey day orphans.

This was quite the motley crew and if you couldn’t tell by looking at us, you could certainly tell by what was brought, quite literally, to the table. See evidence above in the form of dried hot pot i.e. icky bits and chili.

Turns out great minds think alike and pretty much everyone (that matters) at dinner was wearing black and/or pleather. #zara

We had a solid assortment of traditional fare; 3 x stuffing, potatoes, turkey, salads and veg, and some non traditional like the hot pot and suckling pig, which coincidentally was the first thing to go.

25 people in an HK apartment is no small feat. Well done Emily!!

I spy a ricecooker on the Thanksgiving day table.

For me the clear winner of the evening was this ridiculously rich pecan pie with bourbon infused whipped cream. Get better. It should be noted that the pumpkin pie a la Tai Tai Pie Pies ran a very very close second.

The very next day, Black Friday as it is known in America, found me at work with some seriously great bottles. 3 x Bernard Van Berg, who is my favorite producer of wine out there. See earlier posts.

We had some samples of the most recent not yet released 2014s, including an Aligote, a Chardonnay, and a Pinot. And man do they prove why I love Bernard’s wines. They’re concentrated but never heavy, interesting with a point of view, and incredibly long. They were a hit later that night at Thanksgiving #3. We also opened a Saumur (Loire Valley) Chenin from Clos Rougeard that was absolutely incredible. Loire is slowly creeping into popularity in HK. Slowly.

Max, G+C’s ex-accountant (her last day was yesterday), brought back a really deliciously intense yet lifted and balance Tokaji from her recent travels in Hungary. Absolutely divine.

Thanksgiving #3, also my 3rd annual, at Jeff Boda’s. He is now infamous for bringing the bacon explosion to the mouths and attention of the HK hungry. Homemade Italian sausage covered in a basket weave of bacon, sliced up on a baguette smeared with homemade chipotle mayo.

It’s quite difficult to follow up an appetizer (yes appetizer) like that, but Jeff manages year after year with a massive assortment of traditional fare and craft beers.

This is always a favorite.

And then there was pie. I stuck with pumpkin this go round and was not disappointed. The winner for me was the dark brown on the left as the woman made it from real pumpkin (not a can). Loved it.

ha. Ask Jay about this one.

No rest for the wicked (I think I said that in the last post too, hey?) for Saturday was stacked with 2 work events. #1 a banking meeting, luncheon and tasting….