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On Sunday we had another edition of our eaTABLE Supper Club/Underground Restaurant. This time Colleen Couch-Smith was our chef, and Warren was her assistant. Colleen was also our hostess!





We started off with Thai poppers on the porch and Ginger Fizzes (vodka, Perrigrino, & ginger syrup). Colleen's husband, Ben, and I were the front of the house helpers, so we kept everyone's drinks filled and cleared plates when necessary. I just love playing restaurant!



Warren worked hard all week crafting his course. He made a Shojin platter with crunchy daikon rolls, marinated lotus root, and somen noodle nori roll with balsamic soy reduction. He really outdid himself! He paired his course with his own homebrewed genmaicha & ginger kombucha.



Colleen handled the rest of the courses. She crafted a miso vegetable soup with quail egg that was super umami-licious. It was paired with a Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale which is now my new favorite beer. (I'll just go ahead and admit that I could actually tell what was a good beer pairing. I have no idea when it comes to wine!)



The okonomiyaki with seared scallop and soy brown butter was also umami-licious. And so so so good. I want to eat one of these every day! She paired it with a Sopporo which was actually perfect.



The fourth course was a sesame crusted tuna with miso glazed eggplant and stir fried baby bok choy. The miso glazed eggplant was the best eggplant I've ever had! It was paired with Heaven' Door Tokubetsu Junmai chilled sake.



And for dessert, we had a delicious black Thai rice pudding with fresh mango and soy salted caramel. It was paired with McCarter's Guatamala Antigua coffee. By this point we all needed coffee. What a meal!



Thanks to everyone who made this such a great night!