great food great wine!!

It's always a treat at DF's, always. It was a celebration. I'll let him do what he's good at to talk about the food and of course, the wines (here and here). Please read about the wines, they're were spectacular (they better be at that price)!


The night started off with great food and ended off with an awesome photo shoot with multiple wardrobe changes! When people are enthusiastic about the shoot, then results are just THAT much better.

Thank you again for the hospitality.

Dinner of the Harvest

Beautiful dinner orchestrated by my good friend David. So much thought and consideration invested in this feast he prepared for us. Do yourself a favour and go to his blog to get inside the mind of someone who cares about how a meal should be served.

It was a marathon, 10 course meal! I really appreciate the time and effort David put into this dinner. It wasn't a try it on the spot kinda deal. This was weeks of trying out each dish before presenting it his guests.

The light was setup with 3 speedlights (2xSB-800, 1XSB-900) trigged by CLS around the room. I trusted the TTL system to work it's magic. Still experimenting. Simple set up to just light everything up. I took some chances with this series of photos. The selection is a bit more towards what looks right and not only what is technically perfect. The cropping is focused on details. The saturation more ambitious than what I'm used to. Further experimentation needed.

Good food, good wine, good friends, can't ask for more.

Thanks David!

bacon wrapped scallops

Fresh bacon from the farmers market
Large scallops from the farmers market
Fresh squeezed lemon
Sea salt and pepper to taste

Clutch!!!

I would probably do this in the oven next time with butter, lots of butter