Red, White and Bleu Dinner.

Here is a photo that Linda shot this February of one of the tables in our big entertaining room set for a benefit dinner called "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner." (I love how our little dog is in the background.) Dinners are held in about twenty private homes around Austin and then everyone meets at a big central location to have dessert. The diners pay to attend and all the money goes to Project Transitions, a local group which helps people in the late stages of AIDS.

We also had two talented local signers, Christine Albert and Chris Gage, come serenade the diners with Edith Piaf tunes. The next day they sang at Governor Ann Richards' funeral which was held in Erwin Center -- a huge venue here in town -- and some of our guests called to say they saw them on television.

The entree, by the way, was Beef Tenderloin Bordelaise with Thyme-Parsley Pesto, Creme Fraiche and Herbed Brie Butter.