had my daughter's first grade teacher and her family over for teacher appreciation week. made a mix of old standbys and some new.
jumbo shrimp scampi with herb crust (ala eric's salmon recipe). also you can't tell, but these are U6-8 from costco, pretty big.
butter poached lobster with orzo and marscapone lobster broth
thai yellow curry with duck
sweet and spicy crispy pork belly with farro and vegetables (borrowed from 3rd corner)
filet, dark chocolate, butter finger, coffee oil served with cauliflower puree. (daughter's favorite)
caramel chocoflan with fresh whipped cream
as noted in the booze thread, we had some cocktails and sucked down a bottle of 2000 cask 23 and a 2004 ornellaia.