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Intimate Dinner Party for 6

This dinner was a lovely celebration of a milestone birthday. My clients and their guests started with champagne and hors d’oeuvres on the patio then moved inside for a 3-course plated dinner and birthday cake.

Hors d'oeuvres:

  • Tapenade bruschetta - olives, eggplant, garbanzo beans, red peppers, garlic, parsley

  • Gochugaru spiced fried oysters

  • Lemon & rosemary baba ghanoush w/ Goat Feta

Soup:

Potato & herb puree, dry roasted local mushrooms, crispy carrot hay

Salad:

Heirloom tomatoes, goat ricotta, micro greens, peach coulis, basil oil

Main:

Local Rock Fish, smokey & savory poblano creamed corn, charred summer squash, chile butter

$130pp

COCktails & Canapes

My client wanted to celebrate retirement in a casual but delicious style so we created an exciting menu of canapes that were both passed and plated and complimented wine and cocktails for toasts.

Summer Squash & Feta Bruschetta

Marinated summer squash, garlic, feta

Chorizo & Manchego Pintxos

Artisan bread, chorizo, manchego, red wine salt

Grilled Vegetable & Halloumi Kabobs

Squash, mushrooms, tomatoes and halloumi with balsamic drizzle

Lamb & Beef Kofta

Succelent kofta spiced, sumac, parsley, lemon, za’atar spice, tzatziki 

Gochujang Meatballs

Beef & Gochujang meatballs, soy-apricot sauce

Crab Cakes

Maryland Style mini-crab cakes, cocktail sauce

Marinated Petite Lamb Chops

Smoked Paprika marinated lamb chops, yogurt sauce

Shrimp Salad

Chipotle Shrimp salad with corn salsa on toasts

$65pp

Family Style Fête

For my client’s daughter’s graduation she wanted to gather family from near and far for a hearty & comforting meal. We designed a multi-course family-style menu to suit every taste and featured some of my treasured favorite recipes. I was excited to share my signature dishes with this wonderful family in celebration!

Appetizers:

Crab Stuffed Mushrooms

Herb marinated local cremini mushrooms stuffed with crab imperial

Shrimp Al Aijillo Skewers

Grilled shrimp marinated in chiles and rich, fragrant garlic oil

Grilled Halloumi Caprese

Local heirloom tomatoes, grilled halloumi, basil, balsamic reduction, maldon, micro greens

Salad:

Baby arugula & baby kale, sunflower seeds, pomegranate seeds, chevre, mint vinaigrette

Mains

Christopher’s Casunsei

Handmade butternut squash infused ricotta ravioli in a creamy sage brown butter sauce, dusted with pecorino romano

Seared Scallops

Coriander, chile, white pepper & garlic rubbed scallops, lime zest, watercress

Signature Short Ribs

Biber Salçasi, red wine, and smoked paprika braised short ribs, jus reduction, turmeric pearled couscous

$150pp

Samples are meant to serve as illustrative examples of services, menu choices, and pricing.

Options are not limited to what is shown and pricing varies by engagement and ingredient availability.