A gardener's meal...Dandelions, Basil, Cucumbers and Snails

This Friday, for the first time ever, a special party is being thrown by J.P. Bullfeathers for Garden Walk Buffalo and ALL the people cranked up for a weekend of garden touring.

Pre-Garden Walk Party

Friday, July 29
7-Whenever p.m.
J.P. Bullfeathers, 1010 Elmwood Avenue (in the heart of Garden Walk territory)
RSVP ASAP to 886.1010 or email info@jpbullfeathersbuffalo.com
$20 includes Open Bar (beer & wine and Lavender-scented blueberry wine punch), DJ, and hors d'oeuvres like:

• Fresh mozzarella, grape tomato, and basil skewer
• Snail & brie cheese in filo
• Steak in the Grass – Flat Iron on spinach Tortilla crisp with Guacamole
• Bruschetta with asiago cheese & a balsamic pepper drizzle
• Chocolate dipped Strawberries

Special dinners!

In addition, they'll be offering a garden-themed dinner menu, in the dining rooms, with these specials:

• Snail hors d'oeuvres
  Snails sauteed in garlic, white wine, tomato, butter and fresh herbs in a puff pastry shell....$10.95
• Sunflower-Crusted Salmon
  with Dill creme fraiche, rice pilaf, and vegetables du jour...$15.95
• Sauteed Chicken Breast
  with dandelions fritters, watercress, grape tomatoes, and strawberry jam...$14.95
• Lavender-Scented Jumbo Shrimp
  with wild mushroom risotto...$16.95
• Farmer's Market Salad
  A variety of select fresh produce from the Elmwood-Bidwell Farmer's Market

And drinks? 

Oh man...

• Blackberry-Rosemary Sparkler
  Blackberry-rosemary syrup, chardonnay, seltzer...$8
• Strawberry Basil Cooler
  Fresh strawberry puree, fresh basil, citrus vodka, seltzer...$8
• Cucumber Collins
  Muddled cucumbers, fresh lemon, sugar, Tanqueray gin, seltzer...$8
• Lavender-Scented Blueberry Martini
  Lavender-infused simple syrup, blueberry vodka, vanilla vodka, blueberry schnapps, splash of cranberry...$8
• Garden Bloody Mary
  Bullfeather's famous Bloody Mary with fresh cucumber and fresh basil...$8

Bullfeathers is a Garden Walk Buffalo sponsor and is not only ON the Walk, but the owner's home on Lincoln Parkway is also on the Walk this year. They're going all out this year.

Bullfeathers is a Buffalo institution (I've been going there since my first week at Buff State in 1980!). Come and meet Garden Walk committee members and Garden Walk gardeners, as well as other Garden Walk fans!

If any of the above sounds good to you, please be there! Will we see you there?