The Bon Vivant of Brooklyn

The title of this post produces images in my brain of some crazy Japanese manga, or Asian film festival reject.  And these recent tentacle pictures you can see at the official blog of Sunday Night Dinner certainly give me good reason.  But the title is also completely descriptive of my evening this past Sunday, when I experienced my very first Sunday Night Dinner with a group of twenty or so very friendly strangers who shared an all-consuming passion for good food.

My girlfriend heard of this tribe when they were featured on a talk show on WNYC, and she immediately contacted organizer Tamara Reynolds, who put us on "the list".  For a suggested donation of $35 each (collected via a kitty and an honor system) and two bottles of wine (one per person) we were treated to a six course meal of epic gustatory proportions.

What follows next is a photo montage that needs no additional words.  In fact, the food was so incredible, it would be difficult to do it any justice with mere words.