2 Week Dinners - Tyler's Birthday

So I had this idea about a month ago to start something called 2 Week Dinners. The basic premise is that I'd have 2 weeks to prepare a meal that not only challenges me as a cook - but also challenges my guests and their palates. For each 2 Week Dinner I'll be giving myself a set of rules or challenges to stimulate creativity and ingenuity.

The first 2 Week Dinner that I'm in the process of putting together is in honor of Tyler's birthday. I've given myself some interesting perimeters with this one. Every dish needs to be 2 of the following: Wheat-free, Soy-free, Sugar-free, Meat-free or Dairy & Egg-free. Pretty tall order I realize. Plus - things gotta taste good. So here we go.

The menu, as it stands:

Sweet Potato crème brulée in fig jackets with pear and tamarind vinegar carmel, ginger sand

Roasted Fennel, and potato crisps in savory pistachio cream with soft boiled quail eggs

Chocolate rubbed filet mignon, pumpkin gnocchi fried pasta, walnut macadamia and rosemary pesto, pears with a port coffee cherry sauce, fig seeds and pine bud extract, pumpkin and pear pureé

Walnut beet and portabello mushroom pate, lemon mint cream, crouton, aged balsamic, olives, and cucumber caviar and vodka mini shot

orange blossom Elderflower sweet corn cake, deep fried rose petals, olive oil and coconut raw gelato, black olive brittle