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Anyone Hungry???

August 7th, 2008 @ 3:09 pm by Mrs. Hydrangea

Last week we had our tasting for the reception and man, it was G O O D! Mr. H and Mom H attended the tasting with me. We were seated at a round table with the same linens and chairs that we will be using for our reception. As the chef brought out different courses based on the items we had previously sent the hotel that sounded tasty, one of the event hosts made sure to keep our glasses filled with wine.Here’s some of the food that we sampled:

smoked turkey taco with queso fresco and mexican crema

Various cheese, fruits, antipasti, veggies , hummus and eggplant dips, foccacia and lavosh

housemade frites and chef selection of dipping sauces

latin marinated beef ribeye

fresh guacamole, tomato salsa, roasted corn salsa, queso fresco and flour tortillas

gulf shrimp wrapped with crispy bacon and jalapeño cheddar sauce

kobe beef slider with white cheddar and applewood bacon

Most of what we sampled, we chose for the menu, except we switched up our carving station. Instead of having a buffet, we are going to have hors d’oeuvres during the cocktail hour, and then three stations during dinner: 1) carving station, 2) hot station and 3) cold station.

Here’s the final menu:

Cocktail Hour
- seasonal exotic fruits, farmstead cheeses, dipping sauce, lavosh, and assorted crackers
- gulf shrimp wrapped with crispy bacon and jalapeño cheddar sauce
- buffalo mozzarella, tear drop tomato, and basil
- asian barbeque chicken with mango on crispy wonton

Carving Station
- roasted beef tenderloin, balsamic glazed red onions, horseradish cream and rolls

Cold Station
- hummus, roast eggplant dip, lavosh and focaccia bread
- vegetable spring roll with snow peas and peanut sauce
- baja style shrimp cocktail with avocado and cilantro

Hot Station
- kobe beef slider with white cheddar and applewood bacon
- smoked turkey taco with queso fresco and mexican crema
- housemade frites and chef selection of dipping sauces

Everything comes in little portions so our guests can try a bit of it all. We definitely have a run of the mill menu, but, to us, it’s fun and all of it is tasty! I couldn’t believe how hard it was to pick out everything to eat and for each station.

Did you all have a tough time when picking the food for your reception?

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12 Responses to “Anyone Hungry???”

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Kaci

Love the menu!
We are also doing stations and are featuring sliders!
But we are having a garlic mashed potato martini bar instead of frites!
Really fun though, I bet your guests are going to love it!

 
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Shanna

mmmmm those tacos look good.

 
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Shay (message)  438 posts, Helper bee

okay I am hungry

 
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Miss Sweet Tea (message)  461 posts, Helper bee

sounds yummy! You could not keep me away from frites and sliders!

 
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Nstar

Every single thing looks soooo good. I would be gorging my face out if I was at your wedding :) hahaha.

 
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Miss Pomegranate (message)  956 posts, Busy bee

All sounds reeeallly tasty!

 
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Miss Avocado (message)  1,411 posts, Bumble bee

I’m hungry now. I think sliders are like the greatest invention ever.

 
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Mrs. Penguin (message)  2,149 posts, Buzzing bee

Ohmyyummy!!!

 
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Linzerella

Uh….those tacos look sinfully delicious. I’ve already eaten lunch and am starving again!

 
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Becky

Our venue had a huge tasting reception, with about 100 couples there! I like it because everything was cooked in bulk amounts, just like it would be on our wedding day, so that really helped us see what held up flavor best when cooked in bulk. :) It was still tough though- I wanted to add all the extras and hubby had to reign me in.
:) Becky

 
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Mrsbride

omg i want your food!!!

 
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Val

Wow your food looks great! I’m having my wedding in Dallas too. Who is your caterer?

 


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