Thanks to lots of folks

First of all I would like to apologize for not blogging for so long life gets in the way a bit some times. Secondly I would like to thank Bonnie and Jon Marsh for having us down for the 4th of July weekend. It was an incredibly relaxing weekend we both needed thanks again. And lastly I would like to thank the folks at Lydia's job that helped out with the tasting. We appreciate your candid answers and comments.

We have been looking at a few different spaces for La Bocca. We have seen something nice and something not so great. We have seen affordable and the ridiculously expensive. We are being patient and trying to find the perfect space.

We have also been watching several big name restaurants close their doors. The economy is very tough right now if you don't keep things under control. We are also seeing some encouraging signs that things are turning around but we are being cautious and trying to be as well prepared as possible.

We are planning another tasting in the next few weeks. We're doing it at the house so that I can have a little more control over presentation and portioning. Lydia did a great job at our first one but I was helpless to answer questions or help put it out, so we are doing it so that I can be there. We are also going to try and work in a marketing/ fundraising brainstorming session with the meal.

I have a tentative menu but it may change depending on what the market has to offer.

~Crostini with seared Albacore and Sicilian relish
~Heirloom cherry tomato caprese and herb salad with balsamic vinaigrette
~Pasta with crab and spinach spicy vodka sauce
~Seared Salmon on panzanella with speck vinaigrette
~Oxtail and chanterelle risotto stuffed tomato and grilled Flatiron with red wine sauce
~Fruit and custard tart

We are planning for 10 people again. Two chefs, a restaurateur, some marketing professionals, a fundraiser and all in all regular folks. Again we will be having a questionnaire about the food to help give it more appeal and plenty of Q&A about marketing and fundraising. Hopefully I'll be able to blog a little quicker this time and ad photos of the tasting. Thanks for reading.