Loved bartending this wedding at the View at Plum Creek! This is our last wedding of the year (well,until new years eve ) , I don't know what I'm going to do with myself 🤣🤣
I had so.much.fun. putting this all together .
A man from John Deere corporate office called me a few months ago, he was scouting locations for a company retreat. He wanted to take his team of 10 ,who are from different parts of the country to some distilleries and out for a nice dinner, but still be able to be somewhere serene and wooded for their accommodations.
I told him that I happen to have some experience catering and if he was willing, he could rent some cottages , rent our event center for a few hours and I'd make it their own private restaurant.
He agreed and tonight was the night.
I wanted to do a nice table scape so I did Burgundy with black linen napkins, silver flatware and white China with clear water goblets.
Each place setting got a little side of butter , and a salad was put at their place before coming into the dinner.
Warm buttermilk biscuits and cornbread with honey and apple butter were waiting for them when they arrived.
Since this was their first night here, to get them in the mood for bourbon, I set up a few bourbon tastings while they waited for dinner to be served. They helped themselves to tastings of wild turkey makers mark,jim beam and four roses. I also made kentucky mules with four roses and ginger ale over ice with fresh lime.
After they had their drinks and salad was completed, I had dinner set up buffet style for them to help themselves .
Garlic crusted pork tenderloin
Pulled chicken sliders with brioche buns and jim beam maple bbq sauce , roasted red potatoes with garlic and parmesan and homemade macaroni and cheese.
After dinner, each person was served apple cobbler with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a caramel bourbon syrup David Skaggs and I made together. They also each got a cookie and an evan Williams bourbon ball.
David came and helped me collect plates and take things over there.
Everyone seemed very pleased and there wasn't many leftovers!
I don't do much catering anymore because it's hard