Dinner with Friends

We had our friends over for dinner this past Saturday. It was a thank you for all of the help that they provided us during the pruning season and beyond. We began the dinner with this 2020 sparkling Auxerrois from Bel Lago. We paired this wine with crabcakes and shrimp cocktail that our friends brought over, procured from SeaWell which exceeded our expectations. The seafood paired very well with the sparkling Auxerrois.
The wine has a special significance for us because we "know" the winemaker (Charles) and our friends have relatives near the Bel Lago winery and have visited the winery and brought back some wine from there. We didn't know that our friends were headed to Michigan and we asked them if they could do us a favor and bring Charles a bottle of our still Auxerrois. They said sure, so our 2020 Auxerrois is headed for Michigan!

We moved on to the main meal which was a Sam Choy stuffed pork chop that my husband made. In Sam Choy's recipe the stuffing is made from macadamia nuts, shiitake mushrooms and a whole lot of flavor. The stuffed pork chop is placed on a bed of bok choy and sliced, grilled red onions.
We paired this meal with a Krug Cuvée 170ème Édition because our friends have a special affiliation with two bottles of 1985 Krug, one from Clos du Mesnil and the other a Vintage Krug Champagne which they shared with us and the memory has imprinted Krug in our minds. The meal was decadence to the max.The meal did the Krug justice.
The dessert was from the New York Times, using fresh strawberries called Double Strawberry Shortcakes.
Here is a photo of the meal we had with our friends:

Who needs to go to a restaurant when I have a husband that can cook a meal like this!