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The opening salvo was a darkened dinner setting with beams of black light (actually ultraviolet rays), which played against the huge sprays of white phallaenopses and the parchment paper menus.
The first course was a sheer elderberry jelly, spiked with gin tonic and exuding a subtle, smokey taste. Perched on a glass serving dish, the transparent jelly was like a spark in the dark. It was named Gist Glow, suggestive of the luminous and ethereal quality of the encantada or enchantress, protector of the forest.
Kathleen “Maymay” Liechtenstein, culinary whiz and treasurer of Ballet Philippines’ (BP) board of trustees, is famous for her dramatic, thematic dinners. To herald BP’s 42nd season, she prepared a dinner for the press at her residence, which told the story of “Encantada” through her gourmet plating.
Источник: Inquirer.net
