Katie & Denis added a 9th member to Culinary Couples on November 13th with the birth of their baby boy, Brady Thomas Smirnov!  Congrats to the beautiful family!!!

In true Culinary Couples spirit, Katie refused to miss a dinner, so even though it is their turn to host, we are still getting together this December!

We can't wait to join Katie, Denis & Brady at their home for a "Stressed Out New Mom" dinner event!  Be sure to bring your favorite take-out or restaurant-inspired dish :)

Total Wine Growlers:  Heather (& Eric)

I am sad to announce that we had our first Culinary Couples sans one member.  Eric came down with a bad case of the flu and had to skip dinner.  Although we missed him, we did at least have our new member, Brady, to divert our attention!

Heather picked up drinks fom her favorite to-go place, Total Wine!  Armed with four growlers and two bottles of wine, she arrived ready to "de-stress" our new mom.  We got to choose from Dragoon IPA (arguably Tucson's best beer), Four Peaks Peach (this was MJ's favorite), Green Flash IPA, and an amazing spiced smoky one that unfortunately I cannot remember the name of.... And she even sent us each home with our own memorable growler... Thank you Heather!!!

Recipe:
https://www.totalwine.com/

Zinburger Fries:  MJ and Ryan

Ryan and MJ picked up hand-cut Truffle and Sweet Potato Fries from our local favorite!  It was difficult to tear our attention away from Brady so some of us were lucky enough to be fed while holding the sweet baby in our laps :)

Recipe:

http://www.foxrc.com/restaurants/zinburger-wine-burger-bar/

Bangkok Cafe:  Katie & Denis

The main dish was everything you hope take-out will be... Warm, comforting, incredibly flavorful, and bottomless!  Denis picked up three satisfying and seemingly never-ending cartons of amazing Thai food, including Pad Kee Mao, Pad Thai, and Kang Ped - Gin Khao!

Our plates looked beautiful!!!


Recipe:
http://www.bangkokcafe.net/

B Line Dessert Display:  Ann & Jason

Favorite Dessert?  That one was easy.... if you've ever been to the B Line you've seen the famous dessert display to the left of the counter!

Ann & Jason picked up a few of B Line's best desserts: German chocolate cake, Key lime pie, Peaches 'n cream cheesecake, Bourbon pecan pie, and Macaroons.  Choosing which one to eat was the hardest part!!

Recipe:
http://blinerestaurant.com/