Catering

Catering

I would love to help you create your ideal function, whether it is to host a quaint dinner party or a large celebration.

My catering menu features American cuisine with highlights from my cooking class menu including local artisanal cheese and charcuterie as well as farmer’s market inspired quenchers and nibbles. I will provide serving platters and utensils, punch bowls and glasses, flatware, silverware, linens and napkins. I will prepare, setup and clean up all food for your event.

The example menus featured below are designed for a dinner event. if you are interested in a breakfast or lunch function, please contact me for details

Quenchers and Nibbles

Price per hour up to 3 hours (if you would like a longer event, let me know!)
6-50 ppl
$16 per person for 4 passed hors d’oeuvres and 2 punch bowls
$20 per person for 5 passed hors d’oeuvres and 3 punch bowls
$25 per person for 6 passed hors d’oeuvres and 4 punch bowls

Punch Bowls

  • Housemade Lemonade
  • Housemade Gingerale
  • “No”jito-fresh mint, raw sugar, fresh lime, and club soda
  • Spiced Lemonade- strawberry, thai basil
  • Summer Berry Lemonade – fresh lemons, whole berries, mint
  • Virgin Smash – cucumber, lime, mint, brown sugar simple syrup

*Coffee, tea, juice and bottled water available upon request

Hors d’oeuvres

COLD

  • Mini dungeness crab cakes, avocado mousse and citrus
  • Chevre foam in parmesan cups
  • Foie gras terrine, brioche , strawberry compote and toasted pistachios
  • Market fish ceviche, red onion, jalapeno, lime, togarashi popcorn
  • Heirloom tomato, fresh mozzarella, basil “bruschetta”
  • Country pork pate, fig mustard, pumpernickel crouton
  • Ahi Tuna Tartar on coriander seasoned wonton crisps with pickled ginger
  • Beef Tenderloin, horseradish mousse, sourdough
  • Avocado gazpacho, spiced almonds, cilantro
  • Roasted beet salad, feta cheese, pumpkin seeds
  • Dungeness crab salad, endive, crispy shallots

DESSERT

  • Milk chocolate peanut butter mousse, concord grape coulis, salted caramel
  • Passion fruit tart, toasted coconut cream, prickly pear, green tea meringue
 HOT

  • Kobe style beef sliders, truffle aioli, house made sesame seed bun
  • Three cheese arancini, chipotle aioli
  • Lobster corndog, cornmeal, whole grain mustard cream
  • Hand cut french fries, piquillo pepper chive aioli
  • Truffle mushroom quiche, parmesan, chives
  • Korean bbq shortrib skewers, caramelized onion emulsion, scallions
  • Gourges stuffed with white truffle goat cheese
  • Tempura shrimp with spicy yuzu mayo
  • Sunchoke soup, black trumpet mushrooms, guanciale
  • Tuna tataki, grilled peppered pineapple, scallion puree
  • Grilled flatbread, fontina, wild mushroom, baby arugula, chili oil

DESSERT

  • Warm bourbon brioche bread pudding, pralines, bacon brittle
  • Brown sugar cake, vanilla roasted pineapple, salted caramel, lime zest

 

BITES – choice of 2, $5 per person per hour

  • Fresh herb and parmesan kettle chips
  • Bacon miso caramel popcorn
  • Marinated country olives and marcona almonds
  • Crisp zucchini fries, roasted garlic lemon aioli
 PLATTERS – $45 each, serves 10-12 people

  • Assorted Beehive Cheese Co. and Cowgirl Creamery Cheese Platter, grapes, spiced nuts, quince marmalade, and lavender honey
  • Charcuterie Trio, prosciutto, pork pate, salumi, pomegranate mustard, red onion marmalade, pickled vegetables
  • Grilled Flatbread, eggplant baba ganoush, baby arugula pine nut pesto, green olive sunflower tapenade

Dinner Party

4-14ppl
$45 per person
(some specialty menu items require supplement charge)

Pre-select one item from each course

Example Menu

First Course

 Bibb Lettuce and Crisp Bacon Salad
point reyes blue cheese, bitter greens, sherry shallot vinaigrette

 Roasted Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup
duck confit, pomegranate, pumpkin seed oil

 Roasted Organic Local Farm Beet Salad
baby fennel, crisp redwood hill cheese, hazelnut

Main Course

 Pan Seared Scottish Salmon
curried cauliflower, golden raisins, brown butter caper sauce

 Pan Roasted Organic Mary’s Chicken Breast
braised escarole, parsnip puree, truffle black garlic jus

Grilled Marinated Black Angus Filet
($10 supplement)
salt roasted peewee potatoes, sautéed spinach, bourbon peppercorn sauce

 Dessert

 Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Mousse
salted caramel, cocoa nibs, roasted grape sorbet

Kaffir Lime Dusted Brown Sugar Cake
roasted pineapple, coriander streusel, tahitian vanilla bean ice cream

Organic Assorted Berries
sweet cream

Banquet Style Reception

10-50 ppl
3 hours
(if you would like a longer event, ask me for details)
$60 per person

Example Menu

Appetizer Stationchoose 4 Charcuterie PlatterArtisinal Cheese PlateGrilled Flatbread with seasonal accompanimentsThai Chicken Pizza, spicy peanut sauce, mozzarella, jalapeno, cilantro

Market Fish Ceviche

Three Cheese Arancini

 

Salad Stationchoose 2 Roasted Organic Farm Beet SaladBibb Lettuce and Crisp Bacon SaladBrussels Sprouts and Baby Asian Green SaladWatercress, Arugula and Goat Cheese Salad

 

Carving Stationchoose 2 Pan Seared Scottish Salmon
baby bok choy, shitakes, soy Ginger Butter Sauce

Grilled Beef Tenderlion
salt roasted pee wee potatoes, sauteed spinach, bourbon peppercorn sauce

Lemon Thyme Roasted Organic Mary’s Chicken
cauliflower couscous, confit heirloom cherry tomatoes, tarragon poultry jus

Brined and Roasted Duroc Pork Loin
roasted parsnip puree, braised mustard greens, black mission fig mustard

 

 

 

Dessert StationChoose 2 Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Mousse
salted caramel, cocoa nibs, red grape sorbet

Kaffir Lime Dusted Brown Sugar Cake
roasted pineapple, tahitian vanilla bean ice cream

Meyer Lemon Tart
blackberry coulis, lavendar meringue, honey ricotta gelato

Organic Assorted Berries
sweet cream

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