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dalafleur: Downton Abbey Dinner - April 21, 2012
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dalafleur: The Menu
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dalafleur: Edwardian place setting with vintage glassware
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dalafleur: Place setting with menu and name card
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dalafleur: Charming details - Salt cellar and vintage spoon
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dalafleur: Preparing the table
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dalafleur: Final table set up
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dalafleur: Guests arriving for dinner
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dalafleur: Guests mingling in Drawing Room before dinner
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dalafleur: Guests Lady LaFleur and Lord Dizikes
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dalafleur: Drawing room table with Victorian stereo-optics and magazines of the era
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dalafleur: Plating the 1st Course of fresh oysters
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dalafleur: 1st Course (Hors d'Oeuvres) - Oysters and Chablis are served
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dalafleur: 1st Course - Oysters paired with Chablis
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dalafleur: Chablis
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dalafleur: 2nd Course (Soup) - Watercress Soup and Sherry
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dalafleur: Sherry
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dalafleur: 1912 Edwardian gold-etched crystal decanter used for Sherry
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dalafleur: 3rd Course (Fish) - Shrimp Mousse ready to serve
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dalafleur: 3rd Course - Shrimp Mousse paired with Hock
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dalafleur: Hock Wine
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dalafleur: Chef Diane preparing the Fourth Course
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dalafleur: Fourth Course Filet Mignon being served
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dalafleur: 4th Course Duchess Potatoes
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dalafleur: 4th Course (Entrees) - Filet Mignon, mushrooms in port wine reduction with Duchess Potatoes paired with Champagne
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dalafleur: Champagne
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dalafleur: 5th Course (Removes) - Rack of Lamb with Sauteed Carrots paired with Burgundy
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dalafleur: The Hostess enjoying her Burgundy
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dalafleur: Burgundy
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dalafleur: 6th Course (Punch) - Punch Romaine