Your Idea Of A Memorial Day Backyard Party

Memorial Day in the USA is the social, sporting, cookout start to summer. It’s the start of the interval when gentlemen may acceptably wear white clothing (which period ends with Labor Day). What’s your idea of a Bachanalian blow-out for such a special day? Mine is:

A monster grill with cherry wood charcoal

Shell-grilled oysters with tamari and wasabi

Grilled Aged Angus Prime Rib roasts, marinated in Framboise, with the Host and Hostess carving to order

Grilled Swordfish and basil butter

Bordelaise sauce

Grilled sweet potatoes with sweet butter, sour cream and chives

Grilled Perdue chicken legs and thighs, still connected to each other, marinated in Martel Cordon Blue cognac for two days

Grilled sweet corn on the cob

Liquified sweet butter, plus sea salt

Grilled beefsteak tomatoes

Kale, Arugula and Romaine lettuce salad with walnuts, garlic croutons and Balsamic vinaigrette

Ciabatta bread

Half-sour pickles

Pickled pigs feet

Grilled Hofmann’s white Coney Island hot dogs (beef, pork and veal)

Stone-ground brown mustard

Strawberry shortcake with real whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles

Full kegs of Kirin beer with multiple straws stuck in them; also, funnels

Pitchers of Perrier ice water (the ice made with Perrier water), laced with bitters and lemon slices

Freshly-squeezed chilled tomato juice; also, Bloody Marys with white asparagus instead of a celery stick

Orange soda, chocolate milk, Creamsicles, Dreamsicles

Music by Jimi Hendrix and his different bands (the Experience, Band of Gypsies),
.38 Special, Led Zepplin, The Rolling Stones, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, Queen, Cream, Santana, Mott the Hoople, David Johansson, Aerosmith, Ten Years After, AC/DC, The Who, Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run album and Molly Hatchet, plus whatever any guest has on his/her Blu-tooth portable

Appropriate gifts to the local police force

And several discretely-provided and very private bedrooms