From Captain Stuart Green
Although your MESH captain forgot to take a photo of the proceedings last night, he can attest that 19 guests attended the Shomrei MESH Cafe on a brisk fall evening, and were very well taken care of. (more…)
From Captain Stuart Green
On a warm October evening that felt more like May, fifteen appreciative guests dined at the MESH Café. A relaxed and level-headed Chef Melissa Elbaum cooked up a delicious main course of baked cod in citrus marinade, supplemented by food left over from the Syrian Supper Club – hummus, baba ganoush, crudité, pita, rice, pasta, green beans, green salad, rice pudding, and fruit.
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From Captain Stuart Green:
It was a gala opening night of the 2017-18 MESH Cafe season at Shomrei. Sixteen guests joined us for dinner.
Chef Rachel Kanter prepared a sumptuous meal of roasted and marinated salmon fillets, orzo with pesto sauce, green salad, and cookies and fresh fruit. All this was prefaced by hearty lentil/barley/vegetable soup which had been frozen and repurposed from IHN. There was plenty of food for seconds and take-homes. (more…)
From Captain Stuart Green:
On a blustery January night, twenty guests joined us for the MESH cafe. The first course, classic Tuscan minestrone soup, was prepared by the gang from STOM. Lynne Kurzweil, assisted by Melissa Elbaum, cooked the rest — mouth-watering maple-crusted chicken legs, sumptuous farm-raised baked sweet potatoes, creamy salade de chou (cole slaw), and for dessert, madeleines and other curated cookies and locally-sourced (ie, Shop Rite) fruit salad.
From Captain Stuart Green:
Whether or not they had voted in the New Jersey presidential primary (and, to judge by the dinner conversation, quite a few had), 24 guests joined us for Shomrei’s MESH Cafe. Celebrity chefs Aileen Grossberg and Lynne Kurzweil, using a resourceful combination of leftovers and fresh ingredients, whipped up a hearty meal of salsa and chips, green salad, whole grain bread, shepherd’s pie, roasted vegetables (cauliflower, brussels sprouts, peppers, and carrots), and cinnamon crisps served with pareve ice cream and fruit. The chefs seemed to be having so much fun cooking and schmoozing that they hardly wanted to go home! Shomrei super teens Amalia, Gus, Isaac, Matt, Sam, and Roy handled the setup, serving, and cleanup, with help from MESH staffers Adrienne, Bonny, Andi and Dev. Your captain, who’s been away for a while, was impressed by how smoothly everything ran. Indeed, there was relatively little for him to do. If only the presidential primaries could be so pleasant!
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