Anyone wanna get together for dinner?

Ted and I have this beautiful magnum of Oregon Pinot Noir we've been dying to share with you Bistro kids. We've brought it up to a few of you, and the idea of a locavore dinner surfaced. . .

So, what do you say? Want to pull together some ideas for a dinner that would honor local flavors? We could expand the definition to the Northwest.

I propose Saturday, November 14th.

Let's get together! I miss our group!

baci

We are looking forward to hosting the So It Partay in a few weeks! We will pretty much be out of town (yay!) until then, so, I wanted to touch base re: logistics.

How about we get started around 6p. We have a cozy, quiet downstairs and you parental types are welcome to bring your kids and put them to sleep here.

We are still planning to learn how to make the Gravy while in Portland and so so look forward to sharing it with you all.

the menu:

Jen & Jeff: lemoncello
Marcy & Freddy: mozzarella, bread, veal app & dessert
Keila & Broc: fish item
Anne & Ted: minestrone & pork item
Gita & Jason: pizza & caesar salad
Mela: main dish or app
Nici & Andy: Gravy with some sort of carrying agent

Some material to excite you:

The Food of Southern Italy
Italian Regional Food: The South
Food & Wine Recipe Search
Wines of Southern Italy
Sauntering Through Southern Italy: Puglia and the Wines of Conti Zecca

Planning for So It

Southern Italy, yo.

The thing that I heard about southern Italy when Ted & I were there was that things in So It are stronger - darker, thicker coffee, stronger wine, denser flavors. . . yeah.

We're meeting to discuss the menu, and we desperately miss those of you who couldn't join us this evening . . . . This is going to be stream of conscience so I beg your pardon.

So, Marcy & Freddy are doing appetizers and dessert.
Marcy wants to make fresh mozzarella


Nici & Andy are making their brother-in-law's slow cooked red sauce = Italian gravy. Think meatballs, think pork, think old family recipe that will knock your knickers off. This will go with pasta. They're also going to kick out some homemade bread.

Keila needs to huddle with Brock, but the idea is to do an entree with a fish.

[As an aside: there's a store in Butte (Front Street Market Eatery) that we thought it would be fun to road trip to some Saturday in April to shop. Let me know if you're interested or if you have more information . . . .]

And also . . .

Ted & Anne will make a minestrone.
Anne also wants to make something that honors pork in some respectful manifestation . . . it will be a main dish.

Freddy making something with veal for an appetizer.

So that leaves us with some ideas that we'd like to see come to fruition. Speak up if you want to take one of these on:

pizza - Neopolitan
salad - Cesar - Nici & Andy have a recipe that they're happy to share!
another dessert?
What about another main dish or appetizer?

Speak up, foodies!

The Persian Feast

Sorry it took me so dang long to get these few photos up. Can't wait for so italy.


lovely table, Jason and Gita


ash came first


and then the entrees (feel free to post recipes)


either Marcy or Freddy was talking and clearly saying something brilliant


ah. mmmmmmm.


xo


dessert!

MBPP

Hello Foodies:

Has the inversion got you down? Come join us in planning for our next Missoula Bistro event.

Where: Anne and Teds
When: February 15,2009
Time: 6:30 PM
What: Missoula Bistro Planning Potluck (MBPP)

Anne and Ted will supply us with some sort of Main dish, please bring a side or dessert and something to drink (does not have to be wine)
I think that Southern Italy is next on the agenda, so please bring along some inspiration. Perhaps we could do another 7 course meal, like we did for France???? Who wants to host?

If you have photos from the last event (Nici!!) please feel free to post on the blog. missoulabistro.blogspot.com Recipes and ideas too.

Yummmmmm


Marcy


PS Monday is a holiday for some.