Food Glorious Food!!!

Last time, I let everyone know that we were meeting with our vendors. We have selected cakes and have a preliminary menu. I am enthused about the food at this shindig!

We chose Hilde at Magnificent Cakes to do both the bride and groom's cakes. Her work is fantabulous, and the cakes are scrumptious. When we got there, you could smell cakes baking in the oven (so my mouth had already begun to salivate). Hilde had about six or seven flavors for us to taste ranging from vanilla to peanut butter. Ken and I looked over her portfolio and conversed with her as we ate each cake on our plate. This has nothing to do with us, but I was amazed by the cakes she had created in the past. I watch Food Network all the time, so I know that creating cakes is now a true art form, and Hilde is able to create and sculpt with the best of them. Anyway, we chose buttercream icing and Italian creme filling for my cake, and Ken's cakes... well let's just say there will be five and all are candy bar flavors. Ken selected five 10" round cakes. His flavors are Oreo, Heath Bar, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, and Snickers!!! I am sure each of those cakes will be devoured---please eat some of my cake too---that is all I ask.
The picture to the right is similar to the cake design for me. Our initials will appear on the second tier instead of the top, and fresh flowers will be at the corners and on the top of the cake.

Well that is enough about the cakes... later Tuesday night, we met with Executive Sous Chef Jeff Jones to discuss menu ideas. I like to eat, but I was completely out of my element meeting with Jeff and Ken. There palates are soooo sophisticated that all I could say while I was there is "I want good."

So here is the a quick run down of what we discussed (it's not final, but it sure could be). We are thinking of having a Top Round station, gourmet mac and cheese station ( different cheeses and toppings for mac and cheese- in case you were wondering like me), prosciutto and melon/figs, grilled asparagus w/ feta cheese, grilled chicken skewers w/ various glazes, shrimp cocktail, salmon and small plate station, antipasto station, fruit and cheese displays, citrus punch, wine, and passed champagne. It's a lot of food, sure to help us ring in the new year right!!! The only thing I can say is " I can't wait..."