British Comedy Guide's - Come Dine With Me.
If you've not seen the show, well done, you're employed. Basically five people, each take it in turn throughout the week to put on the perfect dinner party and their guests score them at the end. The one with the highest score at the end of the week, wins £1000.
I don't have £1000 to spare, so just for funzees:
What would be your perfect dinner party menu? Would you provide entertainment or would you rely on the company of your guests?
GO!
I've seen the show... I watch the episodes back to back. 
Love it. It's my secret pleasure.
Anyway... Ellie's perfect dinner party would be a smart occassion.
Nibbles and champagne served by a smart waiter as people arrive.
I would make a simple but delicious prawn coctail with avacado to start.
Main: I would cook Slow Roasted Salmon With Sweet Mustard Sauce plus baby potatoes.
Desert: Raspberry White Chocolate Mousse.
I would have music playing the background and think I'm entertaining enough to keep the night going without tacky entertainment.
Hand me my £1000 now. 
No Bacon and Cheese sarnies? I'm out.
KFC.
I would never, ever have any kind of dinner party, as I am a mean, unsociable bastard.
Having said that, if I did, there would probably be naughty ladies involved.
My celebrated Satsuma Soufle.
When I was little, my dad used to take me to a pie n mash shop in Greenwich called Goddards.
It's not there anymore but, to this day, pie n mash remains my fave meal.
Quote: Aaron @ July 7 2009, 3:01 PM BSTKFC.
Quote: Aaron @ July 7 2009, 3:01 PM BSTKFC.
Mega bucket! Give that man the prize.
Quote: sexy girl @ July 7 2009, 3:04 PM BSTWhen I was little, my dad used to take me to a pie n mash shop in Greenwich called Goddards.
It's not there anymore but, to this day, pie n mash remains my fave meal.
That was a great place. Had some lovely pie and custard there. That bit of Greenwich is bloody awful now.
Quote: Aaron @ July 7 2009, 3:01 PM BSTKFC.
*Ellie sat in cab*
Well after finally getting out of Aaron's lair I am extremely glad to be breathing fresh air again. The KFC had obviously not been cooked by Aaron and there was no effort in presentation as he laid down the bucket and paper plates in the middle of his carpet and expected us to pick it up like that. We could hardly move for the DVD's, pictures of Zooo and English flags. At the end of the meal he insisted on playing us reruns of an old sitcom he'd remade himself using cuddly toys and himself, and I can't believe he did the whole thing in an apron and nothing else. It was a nightmare every time he turned around. Aaron also only spoke to us in binary and there was no fast forward button.
Truly revolting night... 1/10... and the 1 is for his cat who was very cute.
Hmmm. I could spend weeks planning this, but off the top of my head:
Informal, greeted with cheaper champagne alternative -Prosecco probably, as then you can call it 'Italian champagne'- or whatever you preferred. As long as I had it.
Starter would be tapas, lots of different flavours and things to get people talking if need be. Nothing outlandish presentation wise.
Main, Sea Bass with potatoes and roasted potatoes baked in white wine, courtesy of the River Cafe cookbook.
Dessert, Chocalte souffle with raspberry coulis.
No entertainment - because I hate anything like that and like ellie, I'm entertaining enough - honest. Failing that, I would just do dramatic readings of some stuff off 'critique'... :0)
Quote: EllieJP @ July 7 2009, 3:05 PM BST*Ellie sat in cab*
Well after finally getting out of Aaron's lair I am extremely glad to be breathing fresh air again. The KFC had obviously not been cooked by Aaron and there was no effort in presentation as he laid down the bucket and paper plates in the middle of his carpet and expected us to pick it up like that. We could hardly move for the DVD's, pictures of Zooo and English flags. At the end of the meal he insisted on playing us reruns of an old sitcom he'd remade himself using cuddly toys and himself, and I can't believe he did the whole thing in an apron and nothing else. It was a nightmare every time he turned around. Aaron also only spoke to us in binary and there was no fast forward button.
Truly revolting night... 1/10... and the 1 is for his cat who was very cute.
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Quote: sexy girl @ July 7 2009, 3:04 PM BSTWhen I was little, my dad used to take me to a pie n mash shop in Greenwich called Goddards.
It's not there anymore but, to this day, pie n mash remains my fave meal.
It's still there I think. I <3 pie mash. Generally go to Manzes in Sutton. Or Harrington's in Tooting if I'm feeling adventruous.
Quote: EllieJP @ July 7 2009, 3:05 PM BST*Ellie sat in cab*
Well after finally getting out of Aaron lair I am extremely glad to be breathing fresh air again. The KFC had obviously not been cooked by Aaron and there was no effort in presentation as he laid down the bucket and paper plates in the middle of his carpet and expected us to pick it up like that. We could hardly move for the DVD's, pictures of Zooo and English flags. At the end of the meal he insisted on playing us reruns of an old sitcom he'd remade himself using cuddly toys and himself, and I can't believe he did the whole thing in an apron and nothing else. It was a nightmare every time he turned around. Aaron also only spoke to us in binary and there was no fast forward button.
Truly revolting night... 1/10... and the 1 is for his cat who was very cute.
What Gav said.
Quote: EllieJP @ July 7 2009, 3:05 PM BST*Ellie sat in cab*
Well after finally getting out of Aaron's lair I am extremely glad to be breathing fresh air again. The KFC had obviously not been cooked by Aaron and there was no effort in presentation as he laid down the bucket and paper plates in the middle of his carpet and expected us to pick it up like that. We could hardly move for the DVD's, pictures of Zooo and English flags. At the end of the meal he insisted on playing us reruns of an old sitcom he'd remade himself using cuddly toys and himself, and I can't believe he did the whole thing in an apron and nothing else. It was a nightmare every time he turned around. Aaron also only spoke to us in binary and there was no fast forward button.
Truly revolting night... 1/10... and the 1 is for his cat who was very cute.
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