My 30th birthday party was a blast, with great food and even better friends.  As you can see, I was the reigning Time Lord, but there were many other fantastic costumes. Unfortunatly, the heat meant that our inspired by British weather outfits were slowly shed as the night wore on–several people said we should do this again, only in the winter–but the evening was enjoyable nonetheless.

The menu was Doctor Who appropriate, with 11 dishes for 11 Doctors:

First Doctor (William Hartnell) - Turkey Meatballs, as he was frequently described as “an old turkey”
Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) – “Cosmic” pork and beans, made with soda pop, for the “cosmic hobo” (thanks, Brendan!)
Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) – Grapefruit and wine syrup, as he was fond of wine)
Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) – Pepper jelly “baby” crustini, inspired by his favorite candy
Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) – Boneless buffalo wings, to go with his ever-present celery
Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker) – Tofu hoagies, as he became vegetarian after he was almost eaten
Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) – Apple Salad, since he frequently asked apples for advice or clues
Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann) – Blood orange salad, because his half-human blood was very important
Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) – Banana kebobs, since “bannanas are good!,” as this Doctor would say
Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) – French fried chips. All the Doctors enjoyed chips, but this one had chips that made you smarter
Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) – Bowtie Caesar salad, since he’s been mistaken for Ceasar already. Also, bowties are cool.

It was, as is the nature of my parties, too much. Our refrigerator is choked with leftover food. Which does mean we’ve been eating very well these past few days…