BD 54 // Get Out

As I’m writing this battle blog for Get Out I’m realizing we did Inside Out for #52… “Out” is so IN right now!

Normally we do these as dinners and when we picked horror as the genre at the end of BD 53 our guest couple shouted out “Ohhh hell no!” She is scared of horror (isn’t that the point?), so we came up with a solution that was to be another first for Battle Dinner: 

BATTLE BRUNCH.

Yep, we opted to calm our guests’ nerves by offering a daytime showing and while it sounded like a cool way to mix things up, I didn’t realize the added complications a brunch brings to the mix.

  1. It’s at 10:30am

  2. Brunch needs to have some breakfast vibe

  3. It’s at 10:30am

So why is 10:30am such a big deal? I’m not a pro chef and oftentimes I’ll spend a full day prepping for our Battle Dinners and the timing has to be perfect. With a morning start, I had to prep everything the day before and there was no room for error. If I screw this up… there is no time to run to the store.

Cue Queen + Bowie, Under Pressure.

THE REVEAL

We adopted the “slow reveal” menu concept a few dinners ago and it really makes it a blast. We used to show the whole menu right up front but now we show each “course” as it’s being prepared. That way the visitors are piecing together the clues throughout the course of the dinner.

MENU

  1. DRINK – HPNOTIQ Mimosa with Orange Peel

  2. APPETIZER – Jumbo Shrimp cocktail from Chef John

  3. MAIN – Blackened Whitefish with poached eggs and smoked bacon lardons 
    On a bed of spring greens (is that also a side?)

  4. SIDE – Hash Browns

  5. DESSERT – Green Tea Opera Cakes

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BD 54 // Get Out

Our guests (ok… Bev, specifically) hates scary movies so for this one, we did Battle Dinner as a brunch. It was a blast but having a brunch party instead of dinner was waaaaay harder than I expected!

Talladega Nights // SUPER thin pancakes!

He loves winning. Also SUPER thin pancakes, so let’s get cooking crepes! We’re your pit crew on this race, so don’t be intimidated. Anyone can make these with basic ingredients you have in your pantry right now!

BD 52 // Inside Out

I’m soooo overwhelmed with this dinner! Animation is the genre so let’s theme it up and get Inside Out.

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