Wife's Bday Dinner

Just so I have for prosperity:

Appetizers:
Ash Cheese and Wood Smoked Salmon Assortment (plain, pepper and cajun)
Warm, Honey-coated, fresh-roasted Almonds
Olive and Rosemary Bread Sticks

Main:
Herb-crusted tri-tip with sauces
Shitake Mushroom Sauce
Caramalized Shallot sauce
Mustard Sauce
Six hour, wood smoked, 5 spice, lemon Rotisserie chicken
Smoked Teriyaki Tofu for the vegetarians
Shitake Mashers
Lemon Asparagus Rafts

Caesar salad with garlic rosemary croutons and lemon garlic dressing

Fresh Berries and whippped cream
Molten chocolate cupcakes

Coffee Anyone?

The Bean makes me happy, so when I noticed that my Solis Crema 70 espresso machine was underperforming in the crema department, I had a peek inside. Simple fix? Lucky I have a backup press....