Thanksgiving 2004
Thanksgiving Dinner : A Menu Poem
Guest of Honor: Kent Johnson
“Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.” —G.K.Chesterton
epigram
When I die and they bring my ashes to rest at Gary’s World of Miniatures roadside attraction
We will pass their diminutive version of the Vietnam War Memorial, the Eiffel Tower, The Great Wall and the Pyramids, the Seattle Space Needle, the Sidney Opera House….
will wander past the United Nations building, and off by the “It’s a Small World” area sits the styrofoam model of the Vatican
In the round area of St. Peter’s Square they will empty my ashes from the urn
and my scattered form will be the very essence of americana
and in that moment may I find the great poets gone before – I will tell them Kent Johnson was my friend And you’d damn well better watch out
Thanksgiving 2004 : A Menu Poem for Kent Johnson
Thanksgiving Menu
1st Course
Stir Fry of Scallops and Shiitake Mushrooms with Gingered Grits and Bacon Vinaigrette
2nd Course
Tomato consommé with an Alphabet of Vegetables
garnished with a Ron Syllabub
3rd Course
Dungeness Crab Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette
4th Course
Hamachi with Edamame Puree, Spicy Grapefruit
and Watermelon Radish Salad
5th Course
Seared Rare Ahi with a Plum Wine & Daikon Beurre Rouge
Steamed Jasmine Rice
6th Course
Fire Roasted Rack of Lamb and Rosemary Demi–Glaze
Sautéed Purple Artichokes and White Asparagus
7th Course
Asian Pear Trifle
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