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In mid-March, the Ronald McDonald House held a special event at the Log Cabin…a 20th Anniversary roaring 20’s Murder Mystery dinner. The interactive evening had guests starting the social hour in the Southampton room, with an array of hors d’oeuvres including the Special Welcome (a flowing display of domestic and imported cheeses, fresh seasonal fruit, vegetables, dip and fancy snack mix), and then hand passed by the servers were apricot chicken salad in pastry cups, asparagus fries with horseradish sauce, BBQ salmon with red onion jam, mini Philly cheesesteaks, sweet potato and maple turkey risotto, vegetable potstickers, Gorgonzola croquettes with chive dipping sauce, and peppercorn bacon scallops.

These hors d’oeuvres are some that we don’t see often, which just goes to show the variety that the Log Cabin kitchen can prepare. The social hour came to a hault with a scream, beginning the murder mystery performance, which continued through the seated dinner.

Dinner began with the signature breadsticks and french onion soup, followed by the Savannah Bell salad (exotic mixed greens, spiced nuts, grape tomatoes, grapes, crumbled bleu cheese tossed in a champagne-walnut vinaigrette).

After the salad came the first entree of bayou scallops lightly dusted in a cajun spice, pan seared on a bed of asparagus with horseradish cream sauce. This was followed by the second entree of petit filet beaujolais which is grilled filet medallions with sauteed spinach and mushrooms finished with a tarragon demi-glaze, accompanied by a chef selected starch. 

If guests had room for it, the dessert course was served family style and consisted of cheesecake lollipops, fresh fruit tart, and chocolate mousse, and of course coffee and teas.

While the food menu and interactive entertainment were party enough, there was also something exciting featured on the beverage side of things. Aside from the cash bar, and a martini bar, there was a martini glass ice luge that guests enjoyed.

Check out some great photos from the evening, taken by Dani Fine Photography!