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Elizabeth on 37th Holiday Tasting Menu
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Last night our two families came together to toast the holiday season at Elizabeth’s on 37th, our favorite Savannah restaurant. Each holiday season the restaurant has three nights of holiday fun including carolers, a seasonal seven course tasting menu, and the uncorking of their famous Gregarious Eggnog. The cost of this evening, $100 per person before alcohol, is expensive but well worth the price.
The interior was decked inside and out in warm, festive lights welcoming us for the evening.
Everything on the menu sounded amazing, including the wine tasting that my dear aunt and uncle gave us as a Christmas gift.
We started the evening with an amazing champagne, Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc 2008. I’m already trying to find this in Savannah as it was a smooth, crisp, and delicious way to start the meal!
Our first course was a rich lobster and Georgia shrimp puff paired with a tomato reduction.
This was quickly followed by their famous blue crab cake served over creamed corn and tomato-chive butter. This was my favorite course of the evening, filled with fresh crab.
Between this course and the next they brought out our next wine, a Ramey 2008 Chardonnay that was spicy and full without having too much oak.
Our next course, was my brother’s favorite of the night, the seared sea scallops topped with tuna tartare relish and wasabi cream.
Surprisingly, the puree of wild mushroom soup over Georgia shrimp and royal trumpet mushrooms was one of the most decadent courses of the night. By the time I finished this course I was so full I couldn’t bear to think about three more courses!
Luckily, I have never been a fan of Elizabeth’s famous organic mixed green salads. Each day the staff at Elizabeth’s pick fresh herbs and greens from their garden for the evening salads. While some people, such as Bo and my mom, love these salads I am not a fan and therefore took a break during this course. I will say that I heard wonderful things about the warm goat cheese.
Last but not least, was the course that the men at our table were looking forward to all evening. The Meyer Ranch beef tenderloin paired with a Madeira cream sauce, roasted new potatoes, and spinach feta torte was heaven for our men. While I only enjoyed a bite before sharing my plate with the table, the bite proved that the meat was perfectly cooked and the rich spinach was a perfect pairing.
We enjoyed a short break before the final course of the evening, the uncorking of the eggnog and the desert sampler. I was excited for the sampler, as the presentation was beautiful and petite.
How adorable are these petite desserts? The desserts were a pecan almond tartlet, chocolate baby cake, and red velvet baby cake. My favorite was of course the red velvet baby cake though the rest of the table said the chocolate baby cake was “to die for.”
The real excitement started when the eggnog arrived. The two brothers, Greg and Gary, who own Elizabeth’s on 37th have been making the eggnog for years and make enough to give each family a bottle after their tasting menu experience and also as a final toast to the evening. Very different from Bo’s eggnog, this recipe has more brandy and cinnamon than most. Even though I rarely enjoy eggnog, last night I enjoyed more than a few healthy sips of this decadent treat! I am sure our personal bottle will be opened this week while we continue to celebrate the holidays.
After the wonderful meal was done and the last toast had been made, we gave holiday hugs and posed for pictures in front of their beautiful tree.
The Elizabeth on 37th Holiday Tasting was a perfect way to kick off the holidays with our families and taste the most amazing and indulgent Southern seasonal food Savannah has to offer. While I’m not sure we would do this every year, the wonderful carolers throughout the evening and delicious food make it a tempting proposition.
Question: What is your favorite holiday cocktail? Eggnog? Hot Toddies?
Barbecue Three Ways
Yesterday my brother hosted my parents, Bo, and his sister for the big University of Georgia versus Georgia Tech football game. 
My brother is still finding his way through owning his first home and has really done miracles with the 60s ranch home he bought in Savannah.
I spent most of the time in the kitchen helping my brother with the food. He had quite the barbecue feast planned for us centered around the idea of barbecue three ways: baby back ribs, bratwurst, and a slow cooked Boston Butt! Bo and I rarely eat barbecue up in New York so it was a true treat to enjoy home cooked barbecue yesterday!
Other than the kitchen and his comfortable living room sofas, the pool room was the next most important room yesterday! We spent a few hours playing pool as a group, enjoying the great space and some delicious beverages including our favorite Georgia beer, Sweetwater 420.
My brother has a knack for finding amazing antiques. The mini bar he has in the pool room is an original piece from 1837!
The barbecue lunch and dinner were a mix of Thanksgiving leftovers, fresh sides, and mouth watering meat!
My brother put his new meat cleaver and cutting board to the test yesterday, during which time we both quickly learned that when chopping meat a heavy duty cutting board is a better fit. My favorite dish of the day were definitely the ribs, they were seasoned perfectly and the meat literally fell of the bone! Bo’s favorite was the barbecue butt, seasoned and slow cooked to a level of tenderness that was perfectly conducive to barbecue sandwiches when soaked in sweet Johnny Harris barbecue sauce.
After a late lunch and an easier than expected Georgia Dawg win, we headed out to the movie theatre for The Muppets Movie!
We all loved the movie even more than we expected! My parents were laughing the entire time while I was caught singing more than once! I highly recommend it for a fun evening out after a long day or a pick me up after a bad day. You can’t look at a Muppet and frown!
After the movie we enjoyed a few more rounds of pool and a fire in his huge fireplace, even though it was 60 degrees in Savannah!
It is so nice to have a fun place to hang out in Savannah complete with a fire place, big screen tv, fire pit, and pool table. I can tell that we’ll be hanging out at my brother’s more and more each trip home!
Question: During the holidays. how does your family most enjoy spending time together? Board games? Pool? Movies?
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