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vvvanessa
January 5, 2011
what a generous and fun splurge! that menu looks unreal. i hope you had a few bucks left over for some digestive enzyme chasers : )
Soozll
January 4, 2011
What a generous way to share your good fortune! Well done! Although, I would have bought one of those La Creuset 7 1/2qt dutch ovens with some of it..uh.. to use it to cook the party food! (cough, cough...yeah I would!)
fiveandspice
January 4, 2011
Awe inspiring! I'm sure I wouldn't have survived the evening without my stomach bursting from eating so much incredible food!!
Rhonda35
January 4, 2011
This is excellent! I am green with envy - wish I was one of your friends! Love your video - esp. the music and your mom. Thanks for sharing with all the Food52ers.
aargersi
January 4, 2011
Possibly the best use of prize money EVER - nicely done! What a great party!!! Lotsa work, but the FUN kind!!!!
DanaD
January 4, 2011
I can't imagine how you could get close to spending $1000 without being way over or way under. Or how you could prepare so many dishes for 30 people. Or how you could be alive to clean up the next day. Congratulations!
Brita
January 4, 2011
Its true. Full disclosure: my final receipt read $1119.63. So in my attempt to really indulge I went a little over. I definitely did not carry a calculator with me down every aisle, so pretty close I'd say!
AntoniaJames
January 4, 2011
Except of course that the total price tag of the party is what was on the Whole Foods receipt, plus whatever is owed in income tax to the feds, state and city on the winnings, because that Gift Certificate is not a gift at all, but income subject to tax.
Kitchen B.
January 4, 2011
OMW - Oh My Word. Again I love food52 - it is a forum that draws out the deep desires of homecooks, gives them room to share their unique voices and makes everyone feel welcome. What a great movement for foodies. Well done Brita!
Sagegreen
January 4, 2011
How fun! Thanks for sharing this. So nice to see all the help your mom gave, too! Very cool, indeed.
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