08/15/2024
We also fall deeper in love with our venue partners and couples
Simple. Thoughtful. Nourishing
Catering the way it should be
We also fall deeper in love with our venue partners and couples
This is why I do what I do …
Asked for a fully vegetarian meal for their wedding … got it … and got one of their most memorable ones ever … and that’s always hard with events to make it all the restaurant quality I want it to be … kudos to my second in charge for this assist
0600 hours
Mornings in Maine be like
0630 hours
Mornings in Maine be like
You get to try it all!
You get to try it all!!!
Vegan and gluten free selections not only available but well thought out … bursting with flavor … and not to hard on the eyes
Group tastings mean you get to rest it all
2 years running … with only our second year on The Knot
I know what I did with my Saturday night …
How about you?
Macallan 12 Year Double Cask | Cullen Skink ... a Smoked Haddock cream based soup with potatoes and onions
Suntory Yamasaki 12 year Single Malt | Kobe Beef Doteyaki
George DIckel Chill Filtered Rye | Tennessee Hot Chicken | Cornbread Savory Bread Pudding | Apple Bacon Slaw and Fried Pickles
Writers Tears Copper Pot | Bakewell tart
Vegan Root Vegetable Pot Pies
Kicked off the 2023 wedding season with not one but 2 weddings … a middle eastern themed 90 person and a 24 person micro …
It was amazing …
Also I am tired
Sometimes you do tastings for a pescatarian wedding and a vegan marrying a carnivore on the same day by a stroke of luck …
Pescatarian Wedding :
Mediterranean Mezze (hummus, roasted beet baba ghanoush, Muhammara, tzatziki, tabbouleh, Israeli salad, stuffed grape leaves, marinated olives and feta, honey Baharat labneh, pita and veggies)
Tasmanian Pepperberry and Dried Lime Salmon
Mini Roasted Pumpkin with Corn and Summer Squash Succotash
Spinach, apple and cranberry salad
Delicata Squash
Foraged Mushroom Wild Rice Risotto
Aloo Tikka Bites with Apple and Tamarind Honey
Vegan/Carnivore
Mediterranean Mezze
Kabob Medley
Mini Tacos (Pineapple Tajin Chicken with mango pineapple salad, Orange Sazón Beef with Corn Salsa, Roasted Beet and Plantain with Mango pineapple salsa, Wild Mushroom with Corn Salsa and Crispy Brussels Sprouts)
Foraged mushroom wild rice risotto
Salt crusted potatoes
Delicata Squash
Braised Kale with Apples and Fennel
Corn Succotash
Tasting Tuesday
Steak
Brisket
Salmon
Cod Gratin
Lobster Rolls
Delicata Squash
Mushroom Risotto
Salt crusted potatoes
Patatas Bravas
Roasted root vegetables
Asparagus
Lobster BLT crostini
Mushroom Tartlet
Sweet potato fritters
Colcannon Lorettes
Poke (salmon and tuna)
We do custom but sometimes, many times, they want the proven options … the tried and true ones.
AGA & AGA Cookshop
Le Creuset
Shun Cutlery-KAI USA Ltd.
Emery’s Meat & Produce, Brewer, ME
Another Thursday another wedding tasting
From top
Steaks with asparagus
Brisket
Duck (with green beans and red peppers)
Sides:
Mac n cheese
Wild Mishroom Wild Rice Risotto
Delicata Squash
Salt Crusted Potatoes
Patatas Bravas
Roasted Root Vegetables
Haddock Gratin
Sauces for Meats : sauce Vierge and carrot green chimichurri
Apps:
Lobster BLT crostini
Mushroom Truffle Goat Cheese Tartlet
Grilled peach caprese skewers
Strawberry and Feta cups
Salmon or tuna poke
Colcannon potato Lorettes with Creme Fraiche
Sweet Potato Fritters with Chili Honey
Shun Cutlery-KAI USA Ltd.
AGA & AGA Cookshop
Le Creuset
Emery’s Meat & Produce, Brewer, ME
… Another Day … Another Tasting …
Sampling of the Main Meal Options
Yuzu Saffron Butter Roasted Lobster
Dijon-Parmesan Butter Lobster
Ribeye (will be tomahawk) with Beet Green Chimichurri and Sauce Vierge
Veg Entrees:
Parsnip Gnocchi with Foraged Mushrooms
Roasted Acorn Squash with Foraged Mushroom Risotto
Roasted Acorn Squash with Apple, Leeks, Brie & Kale
Sides:
Roasted Root Vegetables
Salt Crusted Fingerling Potatoes
Seared Brussels Sprouts with Caramelized Leeks and White Balsamic
Roasted Delicata Squash
AGA & AGA Cookshop
Emery’s Meat & Produce, Brewer, ME
Le Creuset
Shun Cutlery-KAI USA Ltd.
We can bring the tastings to you also …
Salad:
Spring Mix Simple Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
Baby Gem, Corn, Shaved Fennel with Smoked Maple Vinaigrette
Appetizer Samplings:
Tuna Poke Bites
Salmon Poke Bites
Colcannon Lorettes
Sweet Potato Fritters
Trio of Polenta Bruschetta: Foraged Mushroom, Green Tomato and Corn, Cucumber, Radish and Feta
Balsamic Strawberry and Feta
Sides:
Roasted Cauliflower
Delicata Squash
Grilled Vegetable Ratatouille
Mashed Potatoes
Butternut Squash Risotto
AGA & AGA Cookshop
Shun Cutlery-KAI USA Ltd.
Yesterday’s tasting …
Another one brought to you by …
AGA & AGA Cookshop
Le Creuset
Shun Cutlery-KAI USA Ltd.
Where the tasting and testing magic happens …
Tasting # 4 of the week …
Thankfully the only one of the weekend …
Gonna take a day off tomorrow
From the bottom:
Lobster BLT Crostini
Frisée Salad with Fennel, Oranges, Red Onion & Mint
Sauces:
Chili Honey (for Sweet Potato Fritters)
Salsa Rojo (for Bravas)
Sauce Vierge (for Steak)
Rojo Harissa Aioli (for Bravas)
Sweet Potato Fritters
Patatas Bravas
Roasted Squash with Sausage, Kale and Apples
Lobster Paella
Lava Salt Crusted Ribeye (will be a tomahawk at the wedding)
another tasting brought to you by Le Creuset & Shun Cutlery-KAI USA Ltd. , Emery’s Meat & Produce, Brewer, ME & AGA & AGA Cookshop
Home base Kitchen
Tasting 2 of the day …
Chicken & Cornbread Waffles with fried green tomatoes and peach chutney
Brisket with onion and garlic confit radish green chimichurri
Tasmanian Pepperberry and Dried Lime Crusted Salmon with Roasted Root Vegetables
Salt Crusted Potatoes
Medley of Sliders for a late night snack
Another catering brought to you by Le Creuset, Shun Cutlery-KAI USA Ltd., AGA & AGA Cookshop & Emery’s Meat & Produce, Brewer, ME
Custom can mean whatever you want …
Soup and Salad Station with some hearty vegetable sides and pasta station (not sampled) … why yes … we make whatever you want!!
Potato Leek Soup with Sautéed Salt Crusted New Potatoes, English Peas & Crispy Prosciutto
Creamed Asparagus with Shaved Asparagus (Vegan!)
Lobster Bisque with Sherry Reduction
Brought to you by …
Shun Cutlery-KAI USA Ltd.
Le Creuset
AGA & AGA Cookshop
Wedding Tastings …
Simply … Elevated
Potato Leek Soup with Sauteed Salt Crusted New Potatoes, English Peas, Crispy Prosciutto and Brown Butter
I’m not sure I don’t believe they just throw these out like we on Oprah’s favorite things show but what I do know is I am damn good at what I do … actually I’m great at it … and I do it with passion
Another tasting brought to you by …
Shun Cutlery-KAI USA Ltd., AGA & AGA Cookshop, & Emery’s Meat & Produce, Brewer, ME
Wedding Tastings … brought to you by …
Emery’s Meat & Produce, Brewer, ME
AGA & AGA Cookshop
Wedding Tastings … brought to you by …
Emery’s Meat & Produce, Brewer, ME
Le Creuset
Shun Cutlery-KAI USA Ltd.
AGA & AGA Cookshop
Wedding Tastings …
900 State Street
Bangor, ME
04401
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