Yesterday I went to Chris and Micki's baby shower in Atlanta. Micki's still so tiny it's hard to believe she's eight months along -- but she is, as always, utterly adorable. The guests were an eclectic assortment -- understandable given that we are all friend with Chris and Micki via their restaurant. Coupled with family who had flown in from Texas and Biloxi, and the room bubbled with bright, cheery people.
Our host, John, lives in a gorgeous apartment overlooking Peachtree Street with a superb view of the Fox Theater -- windows opened to a blue sky and filling every single room with light.
One of Chris' friends is the owner of a noted restaurant in town -- he catered the event and brought his executive chef to prepare what I think was one of the most luxurious buffets I've ever raided: scallop ceviche, sauteed mushrooms, steamed, crisp asparagus, grilled squash and zucchini, olive infused Israeli couscous salad, lemon infused shrimp, baby artichokes tossed in a vinaigrette, prosciutto and a peppery salami, frisee salad with grated Parmigiano and lightly coated with a Balsamic vinaigrette, and oh yes, my favorite: lobster medaillons in a citrus sauce. I think I raided the lobster tray at least three times but every time I went back, it was filled up again. The flowers were prepared by another friend who is a local florist who provides Chris with flowers for his restaurant.
John and another of their friends, Bill, are wine connoisseurs and John had chosen four superb bottles of red wine to go with our buffet. The 1999 Dom Perignon was served to accompany the cake.
Having friends who are foodies is a wonderful thing; having friends who are in the food business is another level of joy altogether.
if you don't mind me asking, who was the chef that catered the party? being an atlanta-ite, i'm nosy :)
Posted by: tami | January 23, 2006 at 07:01 PM
I just wanted to say HI! I'm a food-blog-aholic, and a fellow foodie. I came across your blog today and realized that you live in my town! I too live in Columbus. It's always great to meet other food-lovers in Columbus. My twin sister and I are future personal chefs and are always encouraged when we meet neighbors that enjoy great food. So...just wanted to say HI!
Posted by: April | January 26, 2006 at 09:07 PM
Just discovered your blog today...from 101Cooksbooks. Can't wait to come back and discover more. It's a rainy day here (Roswell) so the perfect weather for blogging.
You couldn't possibly be boring...foodies are always fun, entertaining, intelligent, beautiful, dynamic, etc etc!
Posted by: Janice Barton | January 29, 2006 at 08:22 AM
Hi Cathy,
Your post brought back memories from my very first baby shower - which took place in Atlanta (Buckhead area)! We had so much fun, but the food wasn't as good as the buffet you described ;)
Posted by: Nicky | February 02, 2006 at 08:33 AM
Aaack! I am SO behind in responding to everyone's kind messages!
Tami -- thanks for the email correspondence, let me know when you drop by Sotto Sotto again!
April -- please feel free to email me -- maybe we can exhange tips on where to eat in town! It's always wonderful to meet another foodie! Just so you know, Columbus Cooks on Whittlesey has terrific cooking classes -- especially if you and your twin sister are planning to be future chefs -- maybe you can teach there too?
Janice, you are so sweet; thank you for your kind message. It's storming outside today so I think it's definitely blogging time...goodness knows I've been storing up enough stories!
Nicky -- I think this was seriously the buffet to end all buffets! But baby showers are always so wonderful...thanks for coming by!
Posted by: cath | February 02, 2006 at 01:08 PM