SAMPLE MENUS
Cocktails, Sit-down, Buffet, Brunch
COCKTAIL PARTY
all items passed
Passed Hors d’oeuvres
Cold
Sesame tuna tartare on cucumber with pickled daikon
Beef tataki on crispy wonton with cilantro and rice wine
Duck confit on crostini with mango, hoisin and scallion
Carrot with fresh sheep’s milk cheese, pistachio, honey and black pepper
Hot
Assorted vegetarian phyllo
Stuffed mushrooms with oven roasted tomato
Asparagus in brick pastry with curry mint mayonnaise
Chef’s shrimp with garlic, lemon and a touch of cayenne
CORPORATE SHOWROOM/OFFICE COCKTAIL PARTY
all items set out
Mini panini:
ham, brie, fig
turkey, cheddar, honey mustard
vegetable with goat cheese pesto
French tomato and onion tart
Chicken skewers (sesame, masala)
Hummus and spinach artichoke dips with pita and crudite
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Cookies, brownies, bars
SUPER BOWL MENU
Pork green chili
Classic chili
Vegetable chili
Caesar salad with anchovies and herbed croutons
Macaroni and cheese
Hummus, roasted shallot chevre dip with pita and crostini
Cheese, charcuterie, garnishes and accompaniments
Assorted mini cupcakes
SIT-DOWN DINNER PARTY
Passed Hors d’oeuvres
Potato crisp with roasted peppers and goat cheese
Stuffed mushrooms with artichokes
Garlicky white bean puree on crostini with lemon and radish
Spinach triangles
Vegetarian phyllo
Salad
Arugula, endive, red cabbage with grainy mustard vinaigrette
Entrée
Herb Dijon crusted rack of lamb with saba and herb oil
Ratatouille
Roasted fingerling potatoes
Vegetarian Entrée
Grilled Portobello, aspargus and fennel
Ratatouille
Roasted fingerling potatoes
Breads
Dessert
Raspberry tart with almond marscarpone
SIT-DOWN DINNER PARTY – TRUFFLE MENU
Hors d’oeuvres
Gravlox on potato crisp with fennel confit
Seared duck breast on crispy wonton with onion jam
Amuse
Sea scallop with brown butter, crostini, bufula mozzarella, truffle and porcini cream
First Course
Wild stripped bass with warm salad of chantrelles, fennel and arugula, truffle oil
Second Course
Veal strip loin, mixed wild mushrooms, fingerling potatoes
Green peppercorn and truffles
Dessert
Pear croustade with caramel ice cream
Jay’s Truffles
WEDDING RECEPTION
Passed Hors d’oeuvres
Duck confit on crostini with hoisin, mango and scallion
Sesame tuna tartare on cucumber with pickled daikon
Vegetarian egg rolls with sweet and sour sauce
Zucchini pancakes with spiced peach
First Course
Local market asparagus with Asian greens, radish and grainy mustard vinaigrette
Second Course
Grilled salmon with spring peas, fennel and mushrooms, lemon oil
Third Course
Beef tenderloin with wild ramps, fingerling potatoes, red wine sauce
Horseradish sauce
served on tables
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Ceremonial wedding cake cutting
Lemoncello tiramisu
served at table
Kids’ Menu
Chicken fingers with honey mustard and bar-b-que sauces
Strawberry tiramisu
Vendors’ Menu
Greens with vegetables and vinaigrette
Grilled salmon
Roasted potatoes
Asparagus with fennel and mushrooms
Breads
BUFFET DINNER
Hors d’oeuvres
Sesame tuna tartare on cucumber with pickled daikon
Duck confit on crostini with arugula and fruit compote
Stuffed cherry tomatoes with bok choy and ginger
Garlicky mushrooms skewers with roasted pepper
Buffet
Herb roasted beef tenderloin with horseradish and chimichurri sauces
Poached salmon salad with fennel, scallion and dill sauce
Roasted asparagus with celery root, leeks and peppers
Pebble pasta primavera
Fingerling potatoes
Endive, arugula, red cabbage with grainy mustard vinaigrette
Assorted rolls
Dessert
Carrot cake
Cheese, crackers
Cookies, brownies, bars
Chocolate barks
Grapes, berries
CELEBRATION BUFFET PARTY
Hors d’oeuvres
Cheese with garnishes and accompaniments
Assorted vegetarian phyllo
Smoked salmon on onion toast
Domestic caviars with blini and crème fraiche
Shrimp cocktail
Buffet
Green salad with arugula, fennel, radish and grainy mustard vinaigrette
Herb roasted new potatoes
Roasted asparagus, butternut squash and mushrooms
Assorted breads
From the Grill:
Tenderloin with sauces: chimichurri, horseradish, J1 steak sauce
Lemon garlic chicken
Lobster tails with lemon and drawn butter
Dessert
Cookies:
chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies
baked on site, served warm
Assorted mini cupcakes
Berries
GRADUATION CELEBRATION BBQ
Hors d’oeuvres
Hot
Mini grilled cheese
From grill:
Chef’s shrimp with lemon, garlic and a touch of cayenne
Sausages with mustards
Cold
Smoked salmon on onion toast
Potato crisp with roasted pepper and goat cheese
Buffet
Mixed greens with vegetables and vinaigrette
Pasta primavera
From grill:
Vegetables (asparagus, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes)
London broil, chicken breast, ahi tuna with appropriate sauces
Breads, rolls
Dessert
Layered yellow and chocolate cake with raspberry and chocolate
Assorted cookies
Berries
From the grill:
Strawberries and pineapple
BASEBALL TEAM BBQ
Hors d’oeuvres
Chef’s shrimp – from the grill
garlic, lemon and touch of cayenne
Cherry tomatoes stuffed with goat cheese
Salsa and guacamole with tortilla chips
From the Grill
Burgers, hot dogs, brats, chicken breast
Buns, rolls
All condiments, garnishes and accompaniments:
Cheese, onion, tomato, lettuce, kraut, ketchups, mustards, relish, BBQ
Herb roasted potatoes
Wells Street cole slaw
Pasta primavera
Dessert
Cookies, brownies, bars
Grapes, berries
50TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION BRUNCH
Brunch
Assorted croissants, scones, muffins
Frittatas:
mushrooms, leeks, Swiss cheese
scallion, tomato, peppers, zucchini, goat cheese
smoked trout with onion, capers
Whole poached salmon with lemon and dill sauce
Smoked fish:
whitefish, haddock, peppered mackerel, trout
cream cheeses, garnishes and accompaniments
Roasted fall vegetables
Heirloom fingerling potatoes
Assorted bagels and rolls
Traditional apple pie
Fruit
Cookies, brownies, bars
WEDDING SHOWER AND BRUNCH
Frittata:
bacon, onion, gruyere
vegetable with goat cheese
Waffles
cooked to order
Toppings: chocolate chips, berries, butter, whipped cream, pecans, maple syrup
Breakfast breads, pastries, muffins
Fruit
Smoked salmon and bagels with garnishes and accompaniments
(other smoked fish to by provided by hosts)
Herb roasted new potatoes with black olives and roasted peppers
Heirloom tomatoes with radish and shaved asparagus
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Cookies, brownies, bars
Strawberry short cake
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