It's official: I will finally be doing my own Gypsy next month! I'm excited and nervous, but it will be a great experience. I've been planning the menu now for about a month and I just learned that we already have 14 guests booked, so there's no chance it will get cancelled for lack of attendance. A teeny part of me was hoping that would be the case, but there's no backing out now!

My menu will be themed around "She doesn't know what she's missing", using a hypothetical, hard-to-please client/bride who nixes every "suggestion" I give her for her wedding menu. It will be seven courses with three mini courses, for a total of ten. It's less food than I'm used to serving, but it will be fine dining restaurant-style service which I haven't done for a while. I'm up to it, but I'm going to give it a lot of thought an planning, including a practice run just to make sure I have the recipes right.

"She doesn't know what she's missing"

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"The Bridezilla wedding menu"

Starry Nights themed amuse

1. "Too spicy"
Red curry mussels shooters

2. "Too green"
Guacamole with spinach chips and mojito

3. "Too fishy"
Salmon three ways

Starry Nights themed intermezzo

4. "Too gamey"
Duck with cherry sauce and lamb with mint sauce

5. "Too pedestrian"
Mini pot pie, mac and cheese, pizza

6. "Too expensive"
Beef tenderloin with truffled mashers and demi-glace

7. "Too sweet"
Starry Nights Elegant Lemon mini wedding cake

Starry Nights themed mignardise