Private Dinner Party Chef, Surprise Dinner, Michelle, Jon and Family

May 24, 2015

I do enjoy a Celebratory Dinner Party and it was a fabulous event in Southampton for my latest Surprise Birthday Gourmet Feast. Being made to feel so welcome from arrival, it was a huge pleasure to cook and serve up some delectable canapes and a further delicious seven courses for such lovely people in their beautiful home. :) I had a split menu as half the guests were vegetarian and so I got to cook up some amazing dishes and play around with some fabulous ingredients. Setting up as usual around two hours prior to the first course, I arrived with all the food, crockery, cutlery and my box of tricks. I managed to stay a surprise until the Beautiful Birthday Girl arrived and it was a brilliant start with Champagne and Vegetarian Canapes followed by a Fantastic Food Journey right up to my "Trio of Desserts" and Petit Fours. Enjoying a glass of Warming and Fruity Malbec with everyone at the end of the meal was a highlight and topped the evening off perfectly.

Menu

Canapes:

Bruschetta, Plum Tomato and Red Onion Salsa,
x x x
Curried Vegetable Fritter, Sweet Chilli,
x x x
Pimento Red Peppers, stuffed with Green Olive,

x x x

Roasted Red Pepper, Tomato and Basil Soup,

x x x

Seared King Scallops, Sauve Vierge, Coriander Seed, Tomato, Basil,
or
Tian of Avocado, Red Onion, Lime, Tomato, Balsamic Toast,

x x x

Ravioli of roasted Squash and Feta, Pumpkin seeds, Balsamic,

x x x

Raspberry Sorbet

x x x

Lamb Loin Wellington, Spinach, Wild Mushroom Duxelle,
Crispy roast Shoulder, Redcurrant Gravy,
Celeriac Puree, Buttered Greens,
or
Roasted Aubergine, Moroccan spiced Vegetable and Cous Cous Filo Parcel,

x x x

Trio of Desserts:
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Brownie, Sticky Toffee Pudding Ice-Cream
x x x
Lemon Curd and Rasberry Mille Fuille
x x x
Strawberry and Elderflower Jelly,

x x x

Petit Fours.