Bored

Bored bored bored? Bored of hunkering down in your house? Bored of all the movies on TBS?

You could have been a Russian Czarina, sloshing in vodka and noshing on blini. They managed to be glamorous in Siberia, why can’t you?

The “culinary outings” from the Outing Lodge in Stillwater are some of the most creative takes on the big dinner. This past weekend they rang in the Russian New Year with a re-enactment of the last dinner hosted by Czar Nikolas in his Winter Palace. Borscht, pheasant, caviar, vodka? Better than stale popcorn and pizza delivery.

They’ve made a actual Babette’s Feast, hosted a traditional English Christmas dinner with roast goose, played croquet in a tribute to Monet’s luncheon on the grass and celebrated German food and engineering with a Mercedes chat and chew.

Looking ahead they have Valentine’s and Mardi Gras events, a Tuscan spring menu and a meal and chat inspired by Paris in the 20’s and Papa Hem’s A Moveable Feast hosted by Lynne Rosetto Kaspar.