Sample Menus
Fall Dinner Party
Hors d’ Oeuvre
Tuna Tartare, caviar, homemade potato chip
Delicata squash toasts, stratiatella and hot honey
Dinner
Beet and Plum Salad- Blue Cheese, Raddicco, and Balsamic
Manhattan Clam Chowder, Herb Oil
Braised Short ribs, Port and cippolinis
Seared King Oyster mushrooms, Truffle agrodolche
Roasted Brocolini, garlic and chilli
Fried Smashed Fingerlings, Rosemary
Apple Crisp, Creme Fraiche, Ginger
Summertime Cocktail Party
Stationary Platters:
Mediterranean Antipasti Bar- grilled veggies, seafood, anchovies, pickled peppers, mozzarella
Crudite platter with two dips- Choose from Homemade Ranch, Green Goddess, Romanesco,
Olive tapenade, White Bean hummus
Cheese and charcuterie grazing Board
Passed Appetizers:
Watermelon bites with Feta and Lime
Summer gazpacho shooters
Shrimp ceviche mini tacos
Tostones with avocado and pickled onion
Beef tartare with summer truffles, homemade potato chip
Lamb mini meatballs, mint pesto
Fried pickled green tomatoes, homemade ranch
Homemade mini veggie empanadas
Pop Up Dinner: “Ode to Edna”
“For the Cupboard”
Grazing board of seasonal pickles and preserves, pimento cheese, and chicken liver mousse
“From the Lakes, Streams, and Oceans”
Smoked Trout, Gumbo Sauce, Shrimp Butter
“From the Gardens, Orchards, and Farmyards”
Chicken-Fried Quail, Currant Jus
Charred Romano Beans, Head Hash Gravy
Angel Biscuits
Field Peas with Chamomile
Creamy Corn Polenta
“The Good Taste of Old Fashioned Desserts”
Tyler Pie Pot de Creme, Brandied Peaches
Meal Prep, Family of 4
Cucumber/Romaine/Cashew Salad
Lamb Meatballs with Mint Chimichurri
Roasted Parsnips with sage butter
Classic Lasagna
Mustard Braised Pork Stew
Winter Vegetable Rice
Pop Up Dinner: Black History Month
Akwaaba
Oxtail and Plantain Terrine, Pickled Pepper, Ghana Bread
The Voyage
Collards, Yam, Sweet Potatoes, Smoked Turkey Jus
Port City
Carolina Gold Rice Grits, Head Hash, Gulf shrimp
Homecoming
Whole Fried Porgy, Suya Rub
The Green Book
Edna Lewis’ Stuffed Rabbit Loin and Sides inspired by black culinary icons
Cornbread Fed
Cornbread Cake
Cooking Class: Pasta Night
Cheese Board and Accompaniments
Ceasar Salad with Demo on Dressing
Crab-filled Ravioli, Marscapone, Salmon Roe
Demo on pasta making, filling, cooking
Tiramisu with demo
Takeaway Recipe cards