9 girls, 4 flights up, 4 trips to the Fairway, 18 bottles of wine, 1 nostalgic slideshow, 5 dishes, years of friendship and lots of laughter!!!
Welcome to SET and Meg’s guest blog account of Tammy’s gourmet rooftop spectacle in honor of her cousin and our dear friend Hien.
SET: Luckily, Hien had not consumed more than two drinks before climbing four flights of very unpredictable stairs, blindfolded. Also luckily, none of the savory, satisfying pizzette (rounds of fresh baked dough smeared with baked brie, English peas, and caramelized onions) cascaded to the floor on their way to or from the oven. Did you see any spills, Meg?
MEG: No, dude, but I just learned that pizzette is the plural of pizzetta by trying to spellcheck you. Nice to have someone who studied in Florence as a blogging partner. In fact, I thought Gerlyn and Kierstin did an expert job of helping prep Tammy’s gourmet fare (and were pretty damn cool to offer the use of their most excellent Upper West Side apartment). I am amazed that Tammy Tu from back in the day has learned how to turn supermarket items into art. By far the most amazing dish of the evening IMHO was the “milk-fed” veal with those trumpet looking greens. What about you SET??
Welcome to SET and Meg’s guest blog account of Tammy’s gourmet rooftop spectacle in honor of her cousin and our dear friend Hien.
SET: Luckily, Hien had not consumed more than two drinks before climbing four flights of very unpredictable stairs, blindfolded. Also luckily, none of the savory, satisfying pizzette (rounds of fresh baked dough smeared with baked brie, English peas, and caramelized onions) cascaded to the floor on their way to or from the oven. Did you see any spills, Meg?MEG: No, dude, but I just learned that pizzette is the plural of pizzetta by trying to spellcheck you. Nice to have someone who studied in Florence as a blogging partner. In fact, I thought Gerlyn and Kierstin did an expert job of helping prep Tammy’s gourmet fare (and were pretty damn cool to offer the use of their most excellent Upper West Side apartment). I am amazed that Tammy Tu from back in the day has learned how to turn supermarket items into art. By far the most amazing dish of the evening IMHO was the “milk-fed” veal with those trumpet looking greens. What about you SET??
SET: Think orchestra, not band. Fiddleheads, I believe those delectable gree
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were called. And I agree; the veal (wrapped around fresh spinach leaves) was indeed flavorful. My own favorite dish, though, was the crostini with oil, roasted avocado (way to man the grill, Meg!), and goat cheese. Not only was it really tasty, but I liked the fact that there was a command from Tammy to put one roasted cherry tomato in your mouth before taking a bite of the bread/avocado/cheese combo.
MEG: Yes, the crostini were divine. Also to be mentioned was the speck and fava beans dish. Who knew you could just eat the whole bean like that! TASTE! (as the Nguyen-Tu cousins would say). Nice job on the cheese grating for that dish, SET. By the way, perhaps Tammy’s readers would like to know how you got your nickname and more about the party’s honoree, Miss Nguyen.
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were called. And I agree; the veal (wrapped around fresh spinach leaves) was indeed flavorful. My own favorite dish, though, was the crostini with oil, roasted avocado (way to man the grill, Meg!), and goat cheese. Not only was it really tasty, but I liked the fact that there was a command from Tammy to put one roasted cherry tomato in your mouth before taking a bite of the bread/avocado/cheese combo.MEG: Yes, the crostini were divine. Also to be mentioned was the speck and fava beans dish. Who knew you could just eat the whole bean like that! TASTE! (as the Nguyen-Tu cousins would say). Nice job on the cheese grating for that dish, SET. By the way, perhaps Tammy’s readers would like to know how you got your nickname and more about the party’s honoree, Miss Nguyen.
SET: Well, S, E, and T are actually my initials, as you would probably know since you have been calling me that for about ten years now, and I believe you and Hien coined the term yourselves. Oh, and Miss Nguyen. You mean my sophomore-year Chemistry lab partner? Fun times, fun times. Some of our Chemistry concoctions (main ingredient: H2SO4 concentrate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfuric_acid) were as complicated as Tammy’s bluefin crab ceviche with cucumber, yogurt, Thai basil, and cornnuts. That last unexpected ingredient sealed all the unique flavors together. Speaking of crabmeat, Meg, don’t you remember frantically rushing around the Fairway (while you held Tammy’s freshly ironed white outfit delicately on one arm), searching in four different aisles for a “tin” of "jumbo lump” crabmeat? www.fairwaymarket.com
MEG: Oops, I kind of felt like Jessica Simpson with the fish of the sea thing. Who knew that Tammy didn’t mean canned Bumblebee lump crabmeat!! Clearly I am not a very good sous-chef, but was certainly honored to watch the expert at work. We will be waiting for your Top Chef appearance, Tams!
MEG: Oops, I kind of felt like Jessica Simpson with the fish of the sea thing. Who knew that Tammy didn’t mean canned Bumblebee lump crabmeat!! Clearly I am not a very good sous-chef, but was certainly honored to watch the expert at work. We will be waiting for your Top Chef appearance, Tams!
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