I was lucky enough to be a guest at Undomesticated Brooklyn’s dinner party last night. It was great fun but I don’t want to give too much away. It’s is her story to tell. Here is an excerpt from UB about last night. There is more to come:

Tonight is the Academy Awards, but last night was my night in the spotlight. There was no red carpet, but guests did get gussied up for my First Ever Dinner Party (and they all looked fabulous!)

I’ll give you the full report in due time (although there’s too much for just one blog post), but first, let me assure you that nothing burned and nobody was injured in the course of the evening. In other words, it was a big success!

After loading up on groceries at both Fairway and The Park Slope Food Coop on Friday, I started to panic…

“Do I have enough food?” I have never cooked for so many people before, so it was hard to judge how much to buy.

I resolved to pick up some last-minute items on Saturday, but I continued to fret.

“Should I serve the cheese at the end of the meal like the French or at the beginning of the meal?” I asked Avo.

Avo, who is an unabashed Euro-file (he crosses his sevens!) was surprisingly insistent that we should have a cheese table for people to graze on (paired with wine, of course) when they arrive. He even had the great idea of printing out labels for the cheese and sticking them on tooth picks so people know what they’re eating.