Tuesday May 22, 2012

Mother’s Day Dinner

After the Parade

Sunday Evening, May 13

After freshening up a bit at the TFC office, we went to John J. Jeffries to meet Roy and Deb. This was their Mother’s Day gift to me.

We told Roy and Deb to make the appointment for 5:30, because we didn’t know where we would be placed in the convoy.

Since we were in the first third of the parade, we were finished early and arrived about an hour before our appointment. Cerwin loved this chair. Notice the big leaves.

Since John J. Jeffries restaurant is located in the old, remodeled tobacco warehouse in Lancaster, we soon realized that these are tobacco leaves.

While we waited for Roy and Deb, I enjoyed paging through a huge book in the lobby that featured Lancaster County towns and villages in the early 1900s.

Before long 5:30 arrived, and we were seated in a beautiful area of the restaurant.

The interesting menu made it difficult to choose.

Notice the exterior between Deb and Roy. If it had been a calm evening, we could have eaten outside. The temperature was warm enough, but it was too breezy.

The first food we received was this strawberry palate cleanser.

Then it was bread and a fermented oriental dish – which I really liked.

Deb’s appetizer – Crispy Pork Belly Love

Organic Stone Milled Grits, Sweet Potato Johnny Cake and Pennsylvania Maple Syrup

It was quite good and reminded me of a breakfast.

Roy’s appetizer – Asparagus, Spring Onion, and Potato Bisque

Everything was delicious – but this was fabulous. Roy gave each of us a taste, then very wisely never passed the bowl around the table again.

I don’t remember ever drinking coffee from a French Press. If I remember correctly, the coffee grounds are put in the pitcher first, then boiling water is added and the press is attached. After a certain amount of time the press (which has tiny holes) is pushed to the bottom, and voila! Delicious coffee.