Buffets
Beautifully decorated buffets highlight the feast at hand. Whether this is a family style buffet to be created at each guest table, or a separate station all together, guests will enjoy a variety of dishes.
salads
- arugula, goat cheese, toasted pine nuts and a meyer lemon vinaigrette
- baby lettuce with toasted walnuts & orange raspberry vinaigrette
- belgian endive and roquefort with walnut vinaigrette
- black mission fig, prosciutto, & baby arugula with a balsamic glaze
- caesar with anchovy filets and toasted garlic croutons
- crisp romaine w/ radishes, almonds, celery, raisins & red wine dressing
- farmer’s market lettuces with buttermilk dressing, avocado, radish, currants, and sunflower seeds
- french feta, cucumber, red onion, tomato and kalamata olives
- mixed field greens with champagne vinaigrette
- organic greens with gorgonzola blue cheese
fresh fish and seafood (main dish)
- alaskan halibut with roasted peppers and tomatoes in a saffron broth bouillabaisse
- broiled sea bass with papaya basil salsa
- dungeness crab cakes with rèmoulade
- ginger steamed mahi mahi with chili-scallion soy
- grilled mahi mahi with cilantro pesto and orange vinaigrette
- grilled salmon with watercress aïoli
- horseradish crusted salmon
- lobster and asparagus ravioli
- lobster tail with fresh drawn butter
- mediterranean baked prawns with feta and tomatoes
poultry (main dish)
- chicken breast with artichokes hearts, picholine olives & tomatoes
- chicken piccata
- chicken roulade with spinach, mushrooms and gorgonzola
- chicken pot pies with a sour cream crust
- chicken tagine
- chipotle marinated chicken with a black bean-corn salsa
- dijon chicken
- duck breast with pomegranate glaze
- duck with spicy plum sauce
- lemon roasted cornish game hens
beef and veal (main dish)
- beef stroganoff
- grilled tri tip with a roasted tomato relish
- roast beef tenderloin with caramelized shallots and rosemary jus
- citrus shrimp with mango basil beurre blanc
- steak au poivre
- sweet and tangy beef ribs
- tenderloin of beef with fresh grated horseradish cream
- veal scaloppini with port wine sauce
- veal marsala
lamb (main dish)
- garlic roasted leg of lamb with oregano pesto
- herb crusted rack of lamb
- leg of lamb filled with pine nuts, sun-dried tomatoes and feta
- lamb ragout with orange, sage and pine nut gremolata
- lamb stew with cardamom, dried cherries & great northern white beans
- rack of lamb with rosemary honey balsamic glaze
- souvlaki
pork (main dish)
- braised short ribs with bing cherry sauce
- double pork chop with caramelized onions and gruyère
- garlic roasted pork tenderloin plum chutney
- grilled pork loin with dijon sauce
- lemon and ginger pork loin with fennel confit
- maytag blue cheese crusted pork loin with sautéed apples
- pancetta wrapped roast pork loin
pasta and grains (main dish)
- fettuccini bolognese
- gnocchi with asparagus and meyer lemon sauce
- gnocchi with brown butter, pancetta and shiitake mushrooms
- penne with pancetta, chicken, english peas & mustard cream sauce
- sage gnocchi with gorgonzola sauce
- serrano ham and english peas with penne and white wine sauce
- spaghetti with ricotta and radicchio
- spaghetti with pesto genovese
- steamed mussels and clams in a garlic herb broth over pasta
- wild mushroom risotto with truffle oil essence
potatoes and grains (side dishes)
- armenian red lentils
- brown rice pilaf with almonds and wild mushrooms
- couscous with currants, almonds and parsley
- creamy polenta
- dill potatoes gratinée
- greek lemon roasted potatoes
- italian parsley crushed potatoes
- potato and celery root puree
- potatoes gratin
- saffron-cardamom rice
vegetables (side dishes)
- baked summer squash and zucchini with garlic herb butter
- braised cabbage and apples
- grilled artichokes with herb aïoli
- ratatouille
- roasted root vegetable medley
- roasted trio of bell peppers
- sautéed garden peas
- steamed artichokes with drawn butter
- sugar snap peas with sesame oil
- sweet potatoes baked with maple syrup and pecans
desserts
- assorted cookies
- cardamom and red wine poached pears in puff pastry with candied cherry and almond bread pudding
- chocolate dipped strawberries
- chocolate hazelnut bread pudding with dried fruit brandy sauce
- chocolate mousse
- chocolate sour cream cake
- chocolate truffles
- cornmeal pound cake with black berries and mascarpone cream
- crème brûlée
- miniature tartlets