Sent: 23.51
Subject: Dinner with Rosie and Stephen: Assessment
Comments:
Food:
Soup: Tasty, good combination of flavours, although slightly too cold.
Main Course: Excellent duck with highly imaginative sauce.
Side Dish: Adequate.
Salad: Not to my taste. Too many lentils.
Dessert: Extremely enjoyable; fruit soft, crumble very crisp.
Wine: Pinot noir, with nice balance of fruits.
Hosting:
– Effort: Excellent.
– Conversation: Satisfactory. Mostly enjoyable, although no particularly stimulating topics.
– Ambience: Mostly good. Pleasant home. Awkward lulls well covered.
Scores:
Soup: 7
Main: 9
Side: 6
Salad: 5
Dessert: 9
Wine: 7
Hosting: 7
Overall average: 7
Matthew Phillips
Barrister
New Green Chambers
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From: Charlotte Wells
To: Dinner At Mine
Sent: 00.12
Thanks for dinner, Rosie and Stephen. To be honst, you lose points for trying to set me up. And for keeping me wiating for my dinner for so long. That
explns why I’m so drunk now. Fuck, the buttns on this screne are annying. Wine tho was very good. And there was lots of it.
To be fair, the food was p;retty tasty. I did like the soup. The duck was pretty good as welll. Dessert was ok, but a bit too heaby by that point.
I have to say iThe geusts were pretty boring. Is that your fault? You did invite them. And you actively encouraged them to talk. So that’s bad. Wait, Im home now.
Score: 6
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From: Marcus Thompson
To: Dinner At Mine
Sent: 00.51
Subject: Dinner
The evening began promisingly, with excellent aperitif snacks which went well with the sherry. However, the good impression was rather marred when we
were left on our own for long periods waiting for a dinner that was very late in starting.
When the meal finally began, I was disappointed that a good overall concept was slightly betrayed by the execution. The soup’s taste was mostly bacon saltiness and
it was too cold.
Although the pomegranate was a good flavour, and well integrated into the dish, it was let down by overcooked duck. Okra was also not a suitable side dish as it has a
similar bitterness; the pomegranate demanded a fresh taste to cut through it. The rice was over-boiled.
The lentil salad was enjoyable in small quantities, but too much beetroot is difficult to stomach. There was also far too much lemon juice in the dressing.
The crumble was not what was advertised, for which points must be deducted. It also did not fit the tone of the rest of the dinner. While it was sweet and not too cloying,
overall this course was a disappointment.
The hosting was, on balance, good, although the faults identified earlier pull the final score down from seven to six.
Score: 6
Marcus
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From: Justin Davidson
To: Dinner At Mine
Sent: 14.32
Subject: Dinner last night
Sorry this is a bit late, we were so tired last night. And then this morning I had volunteering. I don’t really have much time to write, but
I’m so busy with this Malawi project this afternoon that I’d better send something now. (Not that I’m complaining – it’s an excellent programme. I’ll tell
everyone about it properly next time.) I think I remember that no one is reading this yet anyway, so I hope it won’t matter being a bit late.
Thanks very much for a lovely meal. I think we liked the soup best. It was fresh, tasty, and chilled just the right amount. The main course was very tasty too, and we do
appreciate that you made a proper
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