L and J called for a drinks night at their home. They wanted to open up superb bottles of reds and whites for the month of October. Oooooh. YES. The man and I thought it would be fantastic to ditch the dog to have a night out in a comfortable venue. Sure, it meant we couldn't stay out till 2am, but honestly, we hit the sack before midnight. After settling the dog and getting to the friends' at 7.30pm, we would still be able to have a lovely long evening.
When I looked at L's text about food, I was like, what else could I bring to the table?! (I'm sure everyone else reacted the same way too.) The ever consummate host had listed out an entire menu that didn't seem to require additions! She had truffle pasta, roast beef, roast pork (siew yoke), and a strawberry cheesecake. All homecooked and trotted out from her kitchen. There was even kueh pie tee made by L's MIL! What the whaaat. I don't know how she can do this and not be utterly exhausted at the end of each dinner party. I ate so much kueh pie tee. V's contribution of quinoa salad went great with the meats. OH MY.
There was bubbly, and bottles of whites. Knowing how discerning the hosts are, the whites would be good, but I ermmmm passed them over in favor of the reds. THE REDS! The 1987 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia and the 1987 Martinez Lacuesta Gran Reserva, Rioja DOCa were sooooo gorgeous. Ahhhhh. I literally sighed with happiness after the first sip of each bottle.
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