1 Champagne at Julia Child Memory Lane luncheon in Denver,
Nov. 13, 2013
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| Placemat with menu |
Sunday, a week ago today, I traveled Memory Lane to host
again my once-annual Julia Child luncheon.
Last Sunday’s lunch was not just a memory, but the real thing. Missing though was the first key ingredient,
Julia, herself, bon appetit; but I
know she was seated in the chair-of-honor I set for her, enjoying all the
praise she received from her guests.
A fitting ending to the 9th annual Denver International Wine Festival, at the Omni in Broomfield, Colorado, the Julia
Child Memory Lane luncheon was co-hosted by the creators of the DIWF, Darcy and
Chris Davies. The menu I had created in
1989 for my first luncheon for Julia at the Jerome hotel in Aspen (with GM then
and now Tony di Lucia) was replicated: from the divine fried chicken to the
deliriously maddeningly decadent chocolate cake, all washed down by Champagnes
GH Mumm Cordon Rouge, and Mumm Rose, Taittinger’s Brut La Francaise and Brut
Rose, and, from the oldest house in Champagne, Gosset’s Grande Brut and Grande
Rose. Sabering was in order, and Chef
Mario acquitted himself admirably.
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| Chef Mario Clapes and Madeleine de Jean |
Memory Lane it was, guests standing to remember
Julia: her recipes, her help with their
careers (Cliff Young of his famous and eponymous restaurant in Denver, spoke movingly
of this), her enthusiasm and fervor in bringing gastronomy, freeing America from
death-by-frozen-TV-dinners.
I was sorry her niece and nephew-in-law, Phila Cousins
and Bob Moran, could not be with us as in the past, but they are in Venice
gondola-ing the cannels on a second honeymoon.
Admirably was I assisted by the Omni’s Champagnettes, Julie, Meredith, and
Mary.
Until the next one, November 22, 2014, bon appetit to us all!
your friend,
Madeleine
Click here to view the photo gallery from this delicious event!
Wonderful blog post! Darcy and I really appreciated all of your support and participation this year!
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