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Shelley-Belly’s Underground Returns: 

Five Magical Evenings This Summer

For a minute there, I thought I was going to be a food blogger.

That dream met a swift and spicy end when I got pregnant and bought an inn in the same year… then had the baby and moved to Vermont to run the inn in the same month. (Madness!)

I kept the blog around, thinking I’d eventually find my way back to it. But then life happened. My son grew some, the business did too, and the blogging world—well, let’s just say it moved on without me.

At the same time as I was inexpertly dipping my toe into the world of food blogging, I was dabbling in the world of underground dining in Miami. My little pop-up, Shelley-Belly’s Underground, was chaotic, magical, and bursting with energy. There was no sign on the door and no phone number to call—just a long waitlist and a seat at the table if you were lucky. I loved every minute of it, and I always thought I’d bring it back one day.

Well… one day has come.

This summer, The Nutmeg will revive Shelley-Belly’s Underground for just five Saturdays, from July 19 to August 15. We’ll be serving a two-course prix-fixe dinner designed to get you on your way in time for the 8pm concerts at the Marlboro Music Festival (only 8 miles down the road). 🎶

Not heading to the concert?
No problem—you’re still invited. Book our second seating at 7:30pm and linger over dinner without the rush.

🍽️ Details You Need:

  • $48 per person (plus tax + gratuity)
  • Advance booking is essential – [Book your seat on Eventbrite here]
  • Credit card required at booking
  • Beer, wine, and soft drinks available for purchase
  • Cancellations within 7 days or no-shows will be charged in full

We’re not offering a vegan menu at this time, but we’re happy to accommodate vegetarians with a little notice. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions, please reach out when booking—we’ll do our best!

👉 Room reservations should be booked separately on The Nutmeg’s website.
👉 Concert tickets can be purchased directly from Marlboro Music.

Come hungry. Leave happy. Go hear something beautiful.
Hope to see you at the table this summer. 🖤

Duck and cherry pithivier

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Shelley-belly’s Underground is very excited to be catering the wedding rehearsal of a couple that attended one of our very first underground dinners and we’ve spent the past few weeks playing with old recipes and inventing new ones to make their night extra special.

So this post is not going to be about their dinner, that menu has to stay secret for a another week or so, this post is about the dish that got the chop. It was my favorite of our discarded ideas – it was too gluteny for a dinner that [unexpectedly] has to be gluten-free.

A pithivier, really just a fancy word for “pie” (and also a town in France), is, traditionally, a sweet pastry filled with frangipane and fruit. I filled mine with braised duck and the last of the summer’s cherries and served them with charred carrots and a duck and cherry jus.

I won’t bore you with the recipe, let’s face it, we’re all mostly interested in pictures anyway, but if you’d like the recipe please email me and I’ll be happy to give it to you.

Once again, I got so involved in the making-of that I forgot to take photos so you’ll just have to take my word for it when I say that making the Pithiviers was time consuming and lots of fun.. if, like me, playing with pastry and filling is your idea of fun.

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We’re going to London to see the Queen… and also to Africa

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Shelley-belly’s Underground is taking a little break…

We’ll return with TWO events at the end of April and then back to our regularly scheduled programming offering monthly feasts in May. Details and dates will be posted on Twitter (@_ShelleyBelly) or email shelley.belly@att.com to get on the mailing list.

Happy holidays everyone, looking forward to welcoming you to our table when we return refreshed and full of new ideas.