The Hard Backyard Supper Club


The Place: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY

The Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008.

The Chef: Millicent Souris, Egg

Formerly at Queen's Hideaway in Greenpoint, now at Egg in Williamsburg, and a judge every year at Enid's apple pie contest on Manhattan Avenue, Millicent Souris is famous throughout the borough for her mastery of artisanal ingredients and techniques – especially Southern-style BBQ, down-home pastry, and drop-dead delicious biscuits.

The Host: Susan Kowal, Visionaire Magazine.

The Menu: Deviled eggs & tea sandwiches, pig's head salad & goose liver pate with radishes, seasonal Southern-style pickles, cheese grits with fresh peas and mint, chilled melon soup, grilled chicken thighs with apricots, Greenmarket corn & jicama salad, and a mighty fine fresh pie.

The Wine: A selection of Old World wines from small, farm-based producers, courtesy of Farmstead Wine's Anthony Nicalo.

The Price: A suggested donation of $70. All net proceeds go to the Scotty Hard Trust.