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Plated Sit Down Dinner
Buffet Sit Down Dinner
Cocktail Reception
Heavy Hors d'oeuvre
Please choose two of the following
1. Steamed Chicken and Shitake Mushroom Dumplings
2. Smoked Ham, Jalapeno and Gruyere Cheese Melts (Croque-Monsieur)
3. Porcini Mushroom Sauté on Garlic Toasts with Parmesan Cheese
4. Creamy Feta, Granny Apple, Cranberry & Toasted Pecan Salad in Endive Spears
5. Shrimp, Roasted Pepper and Cucumber Salad on Crispy Corn Tostaditas
6. Creamy Roquefort on Crostini with Balsamic Glazed Fig & Toasted Almonds
7. Crispy Phyllo Pies with Spinach & Creamy Feta Cheese - Spanakopita
8. Minted Zucchini Cakes Topped with Tomato Confit & Olive Tapenade
9. Mini Grilled Blue Cheese with Caramelized Onion & Toasted Pecan
10.Sweet and Spicy Asian Vegetable Salad in Sesame Crusted Wonton Cups
11.Wrapped Asparagus Spears with Serrano Ham, Brushed with Truffle Oil
12.Miniature Crab Cakes Topped with Lemon and Tarragon Mayonnaise
Please choose one of the following
1. Warm Pecan Crusted Goat Cheese with Organic Spinach Salad Tossed with Red Wine Vinaigrette and Pears Poached in Red Wine
2. Baby Spinach Salad with Granny Smith Apple, Crumbled Feta, Sun Dried Cranberries, Toasted Pecan Halves and Aged Sherry Vinaigrette
3. Greek Caesar Salad with Grape Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Kalamata Olives, Focaccia Croutons & Greek Caesar Dressing
4. Wilted Leek, Gruyere Cheese and Herb Tarte Served with Organic Leaf Lettuce Salad with French Dijon Vinaigrette
5. Roasted Sweet Pepper, Zucchini and Eggplant Napoleon Layered with Tapenade, Pesto Goat Cheese, Served with Tomato Coulis
6. Wild Smoked Salmon Bundle filled with Lemon-Chive Cream Cheese in Bibb Lettuce Cup, Served with Chopped Cucumber Salad
Please choose one of the following
1. Crispy Crusted Free Range Chicken Breast Stuffed with Spinach and Leeks, White Wine Jus, Garlic Mashed Potato Cake and Roasted Organic Vegetable Mélange
2. Southwestern Achiote Rubbed Free Range Chicken Breast with Fresh Mango Salsa, Creamy Parmesan Polenta and Steamed Asparagus Spears
3. Applewood Smoked Salmon Filets with Honey & Lemon Glaze, Served with Cucumber Cream, Basmati Rice Pilaf and Wilted Spinach Mélange
4. Cabernet Glazed Organic Beef Tenderloin Medallions with Cabernet Sauce, Garlic Mashed Potato Cake and Sautéed Mushroom Mélange
5. Pan Seared Market Fresh Fish (seasonal selections available)
6. Herb Crusted Free Range Lamb Chops with White Wine Jus, Golden Fingerling Potatoes with Parmesan Butter and Roasted Ratatouille
7. Seared Jumbo Maine Sea Scallops, Truffle Stuffed New Potatoes and Steamed Asparagus Spears
8. Double Entree - Organic Beef Tenderloin Medallions and Jumbo Shrimp Wrapped with Serrano Ham, Garlic Mashed Potato Cake and French Haricots Verts
Please choose one of the following
1. Roasted Apple and Caramel Cream Filled French Macaron
2. Rich Chocolate Truffle Layered Cake with Feuilletine Crunch & Edible Gold Leaf
3. Poached Whole Bartlett Pear with Hot Fudge Sauce and Vanilla Crème Chantilly
4. Valhrona Chocolate, Espresso Cream and Hazelnut Crunch Pie
5. Rum Soaked Coconut Cake with Vanilla-Bean Roasted Pineapple
6. Luscious Lemon Curd and Berry Layered Trifle in Parfait Glass
7. Fresh Strawberry and Raspberry Shortcake (seasonal)