February 2, 2013. 36 Photos.
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Project Transitions presented Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner this past Saturday, February 2. We dined at the theme dinner “Mambo Italiano, A Celebration of Food, Drink, and Dance of the Film Big Night – in Seven Courses” held at the gorgeous Gateway Guesthouse with hosts Blaise Bahara and Bess Ginnakakis -
The guests at Mambo Italiano begin to mill and check seating assignments -
Mambo Italiano pre-party at Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Sat., Feb. 2 -
Getting in the “spirits” at Mambo Italiano pre-party at Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Sat., Feb. 2 -
Mambo Italiano pre-party at Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Sat., Feb. 2 -
Mambo! at Mambo Italiano pre-party at Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Sat., Feb. 2 -
Hostess Blaise Bahara begins the reading from Big Night. We passed the book around and enjoyed assigned read-alouds for each course. -
Chef Bess and crew hard at work -
Chef Blaise works on the risotto -
The colors of the Italian flag, ala risotto! -
Guests enjoy the soup course as a passage is read from the book Big Night -
Chef Bess carves the lovely Timpano, one of the early courses of the evening -
Timpano is served! -
Beets and asparagus at Mambo Italiano -
Italian green beans at Mambo Italiano -
Squash at Mambo Italiano -
Roast chicken at Mambo Italiano -
After the dinner, the group headed over to Nest for the Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception and met up with groups from other elegant dinner parties held across town -
Carlos and Jose with Elaine Holton, Project Transitions Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator -
One group of lovelies at Nest for the Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception -
Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest -
Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest -
Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest -
Desserts to die for at Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest -
Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest -
Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest -
Guess Who?! -
Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest -
It’s all about the volunteers at Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest. There wouldn’t be an event without them! -
Elton and Don at Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest -
Dapper Dans at Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest -
A couple of dandies at Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest -
Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest -
Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest -
Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest -
Part of the Mambo crew reunites at Project Transitions’ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Champagne & Dessert Reception at Nest