The Lush family is building up a tradition of fine Christmas Eve dining. Last Christmas we were living in New York City and enjoyed dinner at Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill. This year we are living in Atlanta and were blessed with Hugh Acheson’s (now of Top Chef fame) Empire State South prix fixe Christmas Eve dinner. The menu was 6 courses and included a warm winter salad, roasted leg of lamb, broccoli gratin, veal sweetbreads, a wonderful cheese plate, and finished with a croquembouche (French cream puff). BUT, you know I focus on the libations, and they were top notch as well. Shown above are: + Hugh’s Egg Nog+ Crimson King: Prunier VSOP, Cognac, Carpano Antica Formula, Drambuie, 2005 Tayor Fladgate Port LBV+ Lucifer’s Lampshade:  Deaths Door Gin, Punt-E-Mas, Cynar, Celery bitters, grapefruit oil Photo credit: Lush Lady

The Lush family is building up a tradition of fine Christmas Eve dining. Last Christmas we were living in New York City and enjoyed dinner at Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill. This year we are living in Atlanta and were blessed with Hugh Acheson’s (now of Top Chef fame) Empire State South prix fixe Christmas Eve dinner. The menu was 6 courses and included a warm winter salad, roasted leg of lamb, broccoli gratin, veal sweetbreads, a wonderful cheese plate, and finished with a croquembouche (French cream puff). BUT, you know I focus on the libations, and they were top notch as well. Shown above are:

+ Hugh’s Egg Nog
+ Crimson King: Prunier VSOP, Cognac, Carpano Antica Formula, Drambuie, 2005 Tayor Fladgate Port LBV
+ Lucifer’s Lampshade:  Deaths Door Gin, Punt-E-Mas, Cynar, Celery bitters, grapefruit oil

Photo credit: Lush Lady

Posted on: Dec 27, 2011 at 9:08 AM

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