Our Menu and "Tasting"

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

When we were on our planning trip last weekend, we met with our caterer. Duane was an interesting character, but I think it's going to be a really great meal. We also worked out the bar details. We have to provide the non-alcoholic drinks to bring our bill down a little. Has anyone done that before? What would you suggest for 100 people if we also have alcoholic drinks available?
Anyway, back to the food. We decided our menu for the hors d'overs during cocktail hour would be:
Bacon Wrapped Sea Scallops w/Cucumber Wasabi Sauce
Cremini Mushrooms Stuffed w/Spinach, Crab, and Cheese
Fresh Melons and Seasonal Berries served w/ Honey Yogurt Dip, Wheels of Imported and Domestic Cheese, Cheese and Herb Spread, Pineapple Cheese Ball, and Spinach Dip w/Grape Garnish and Assorted Crackers.

For dinner our buffet menu will be:
Caesar Salad
Assorted French, Multigrain, and Rye Breads served w/Salt-free Whipped Butter
Baby Red Roasted Potatoes Sautéed w/Fresh Scallions, Olive Oil, Coarse Black Pepper and Sea Salt
Grilled Fresh Summer Vegetables: Asparagus-Corn on the Cob-Red and Green Peppers-Onions-Mushrooms
Chef Carved Tenderloin of Beef Served w/Béarnaise and Horseradish Sauces
Chicken Marsala
YUM!
Later that evening, we went back to the restaurant to do a "tasting". We were somewhat disappointed because we didn't get a tasting like other caterers do, but his restaurant is an Okoboji-fixture, so I guess we were just supposed to know what they had. Now I feel kind of stupid - the restaurant was AWESOME. It's a very small place, but it's FULL of character. We picked a few things they had on the menu that we thought might be close to what we would be serving our guests.
Here is the Cesar Salad.
This is the Chicken Marsala.
Mr. S ordered the crab cakes and they were VERY good. Now we need to figure out if they can be incorporated or not.
We had a wonderful house white wine (this is what we requested for the wine at our wedding since we don't have many wine drinkers). After dinner Duane came out of the kitchen and we complimented him on the food. He offered to buy us dessert so we got Banana Foster - it was VERY good too.
All in all, we're really happy in our choice of caterer and the food. We hope our guests enjoy it too.
What will you be serving at your wedding?

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