Merry Merry

The lovely Josie Kaye and Lynn Berger of 174 Elizabeth Street ho-ho-hosted an evening of international culinary delights on December 25. They found the tree pictured above on the street the night before, but wasted no time and had it bright and sparkling and decorated with After Eight mints by the next morning. In attendance were one Brit, a Dutch family, two Indian fellows, a Greek, two Germans, a Dane, a Swede, and three Yanks, two of whom were Jews. There was a ton of crazy eclectic and delicious food. The Greek guy went all out in Chinatown and bought the tiny snacky shrimp pictured above, some shrimp dumplings, sweet dessert buns, and the first chicken foot I've ever gnawed on. Also on the buffet table were a quinoa salad, a green salad, Zabar's olives, a pasta dish with squash and broccoli rabe, some kind of meatballs, red cabbage, a spiral cut ham, green beans and brussels sprouts. We had a no-bake fridge cake lemon squares for dessert. And of course champagne, wine, and vodka throughout. Yay Christmas!