Stephanie & Stelios steal the show!
we had such an amazing time working with stephanie and stelios on their august 2019 wedding. when cody, from amore events, reached out about catering their wedding she let us know food was a TOP priority for this client. not only have stephanie and her mom been in the wedding business before, stephanie owns her own amazing pasta company and is a talented chef (we encourage everyone to check out https://www.scratchpastaco.com/)
we ended up doing two tastings with stephanie, stelios and her amazing parents jill and john to make sure they had their dream menu. we even ended up doing a pop-up foodbar tapas night + added new offerings to our catering menu from some of the items that our culinary team created with the couple.
the big day itself was quite the production! at the helm was cody with the help of an amazing vendor team. the actual ceremony was held at the virginia episcopal school chapel, while the reception was held at academy center for the arts. blue ridge event production, ms events and white glove rentals helped our team transform the box office and black box theater space. while amy + her amazing team from the arrangement company decked out the spaces with some of the most beautiful arrangements we have every seen. the melodious strings, lew taylor, and the powerhouse band made sure the guests were always entertained with amazing music while dj alan dever kept the afterparty going at jimmy on the james. michael & carina photography and shaking hands videography were on site to capture the amazing day. anita from maliha creations made sure guests had a delicious wedding cake to satisfy their sweet tooth at the end of dinner.
=WEDDING MENU=
=COCKTAIL HOUR=
PASSED HORS D'OEUVRES
mini jalapeno- corn waffle (v)
pimento cheese, house red pepper jelly
pork belly blt
house cured belly, tomato jam, brioche, greens, tarragon aioli
crab hush puppies
chesapeake lump crab, remoulade
burrata toast
burrata, tomato jam, caviar, mico greens baguette
lamb meatballs
cucumber-yogurt, mint
spicy tempura shrimp
sambal mayo, sweet soy, miniature forks
chicken biscuit
buttermilk fried chicken, warm house biscuit, pimento cheese, local hungry hill's honey sambal
smoked chesapeake bay rockfish pate
grilled crostini, summer blackberry preserves
FOODBAR STATION
chef manned, small plates
octopus
wood grilled octopus, fresh oregano, caramelized lemon
pepper
blistered peppers, edaward’s surryano ham, maldon, mint
shrimp
carolina shrimp, grass fed butter, garlic
farmers stand
quick pickled local vegetables, black garlic duke’s mayo, bamboo cones
andouille
house made free union grass farm duck andouille, hungry hills honey, barboursville cab franc
olives
castlevetrano olives, evoo, banuyls vinegar, grilled scallion, oregano, sweet paprika
=DINNER=
AMUSE
beet napoleon (v, gf)
sous vide purple and golden beets, caromont farm goat cheese, orange peel preserve, pistachio brittle
zardetto, rose sparkling wine nv , italy
FIRST COURSE
salad
caromont mont alto, local greens, heirloom tomatoes, grilled pickled chile's orchard peaches, quick pickled farmers market vegetables, golden basil- balsamic vinaigrette
bread baskets
little hat creek farm multigrain sourdough & farmhouse white
herb compound butter
SECOND COURSE
beef
wood grilled, dry aged beef tenderloin, chermoula, horseradish whipped yukon golds, summer bean & heirloom carrot sauté
barboursville cabernet sauvignon reserve 2014, virginia
fish
seared north atlantic sword fish, heirloom tomato & castelvetrano olive relish, creamed leek byrd's mills grits, wood grilled farmers market vegetables
pollak viognier 2017 , virginia
cassoulet (v/vn)
black eyed peas, smoked spaghetti squash, summer vegetable ragout, pepitas, crispy shitake, scallion spoon bread
pollak viognier 2017 , virginia
=AFTER PARTY=
Jimmy on the James
gyros in mini paper boats
assortment of local lamb & grilled chicken skewers, pita, tzatziki, local tomatoes, local onions
assorted fries in paper cones
shoestring parmesan truffle fries , red pepper flakes
sweet potato fries, sambal mayo