An Early Birthday Lunch for 3

[OzPiper]

Yes, but what did you smoke afterwards?

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Happy b-day!!

Ah mate what a feast and 50 years too, just a pup. Early congratulations cobber, many more pipes, years and good health ahead

An rud is annamh is iontach​

Thank you all
I wish I was 50 again
Officially joining the codger-hood aged 70

 

[VDL_Piper]

Where did I get 50 from early onset of Alzheimers kicking in so don’t worry about anything I say………..

 

[OzPiper]

Yes, but what did you smoke afterwards?

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Happy b-day!!

A nap in the cab going home.
Quick shower didn’t much to
refresh - it was a VERY long lunch.
Wife kicked me off to bed before 9.00pm. Said my snores was distracting her from her Korean drama

 

[JOHN72]

Next up smoked duck breasts with marinated prunes and strawberries, duck neck sausage and marinated baby beetroot
The pairing with a 1998 Recioto was sublime View attachment 175094View attachment 175095View attachment 175095

I love olives with anchovies. Nice photos. And happy birthday.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

When’s the actual day?

 

[OzPiper]

I love olives with anchovies. Nice photos. And happy birthday.

@JOHN72
Thank you.
I love Sherry
And olives, anchovies and sherry are soulmates

 

[OzPiper]

When’s the actual day?

Not for another 2 days.
Can't wait. Have a special treat planned for the day.,

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Incredible!

Happy early birthday!!!

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Thanks, Shane.
I've corrected the post.
But not before Dave spotted the typo - I did have "dick" sausage.
A tautology if there was one

Thank goodness nobody suggested any tasteless jokes involving your homeland and “penal” colony.

 

[scloyd]

Happy Birthday OzPiper. Wishing you many more.

 

[Brendan]

Wife kicked me off to bed before 9.00pm. Said my snores was distracting her from her Korean drama

Well, how many re-runs of MASH can one watch anyway...

Happy belated birthday @OzPiper - doing it again in style (I think I recall last year, something equally gastronomically divine, but not sure as you seem to eat great most of the time).

How do you top that for next year?

 

[ChonkyTonks]

Happy birthday! Looks like it was an amazing dinner. What a friend you have there.

 

[simong]

Dick Sausage?? What’s all that about then?
Never saw or heard of that when I was in Oz. Australia’s changed….when I was there it was all meat pies & Victoria bitter. Lol
Many happy returns of the day!

 

[orlandofurioso]

What kind of sausage?

Ducks have necks too.

 

[orlandofurioso]

Awesome lunch Oz. Many happy returns of the day.

 

[OzPiper]

Thanks everyone for the Birthday Wishes.
Much appreciated.

 

[cshubhra]

Happy birthday

 

[OzPiper]

Happy birthday

Thank you.
My wife baked me a cake - definitely nothing like "The Pipe" you got last year

 

[cshubhra]

Thank you.
My wife baked me a cake - definitely nothing like "The Pipe" you got last year

A nice cake, beautiful wines, dinner with friends cooked by a celebrated chef … it was a great evening

 

[OzPiper]

A nice cake, beautiful wines, dinner with friends cooked by a celebrated chef … it was a great evening

Very nice !

Family lunch today - very modest drinkers, so it will be a dry-ish affair

I've organised a dinner next Friday at my favourite Sydney winebar for a group of wine-loving mates.
Looking forward to the night of excesses.