Barmitzvahs | Gourmet Caterers Orange County

April 27, 2009

Gourmet Caterers does a Whole Weekend of Catering

Filed under: barmitzvahs — Tags: A Mediterranean Station, Asian Station, challenge of Passover, Dessert Station, Dinner, Gourmet Caterers, Kiddush Lunch, Shabbos Dinner, Southwestern station, Sushi Station — Nina Varkel @ 4:06 am

What a weekend it was. Gourmet Caterers coped with the challenge of Passover as well. We did a Shabbos Dinner, a Saturday morning at Shull – kiddush lunch, and a magnificent dinner party event, and Sunday brunch, for a very special Barmitzvah Celebration.

Friday Night Dinner was Matzoh ball soup, Pomegranate honey roasted cornish hen, Lightly sauteed sweet potatoes with pears and cranberries, roasted asparagus with fresh herbs. Chocolate pecan slice with parev cream.

Kiddush Lunch for 200 guests – Matzoh crackers with cream cheese, smoked salmon, egg salad, tuna salad and shredded cheese. Mixed green salad with goat cheese, golden raisins and candied walnuts with a tangerine vinaigrette sauce. Blintz souffle served with apricot and raspberry coulis, mediterranean frittata with spinach and feta cheese. Enormous fresh fruit display, dense passover fudgy brownies, and maple praline cheesecake.

Dinner for 200 (see pictures ) Appetizer hour - Sushi Station- assortment of salmon, ahi and yellow tail and california rolls and others. Fresh fresh fruit station with vegetables and dips, cheese and passover crackers. We passed on cute appetizer plates with tiny forks grilled asparagus and goat cheese corn quesedillas, bite sized brie crepes with caramelized balsalmic apples and fresh thyme, and small spoons with mediterranean vegetable and goat cheese terrine.

Then to the main meal, we did stations. A Mediterranean station With passover mini crepe “bread”, with felaffel, hummus, tehina and turkish saladChicken kebobs with Walnut and Pomegranate juice ,Greek Salad with Feta and olives

Asian Station – Vegetable Asian Cashew Stir fry with water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts and peppers in teriyaki sauce. Teriyaki sweet and sour stir fry with strips of beef, broccoli, mushrooms and silvered almonds. Stir fried rice with bean sprouts, garlic and mushrooms, Asian slaw with miso dressing

Southwestern Station – Pollo de Vargas – grilled marinated chicken boneless breast with peach and green chile salsa, Ancho corn mashed potato, greilled marianted vegetables in chipoltle vinaigrette

Dessert Station White chocolate fountain, and regular chocolate fountain with ice-cream, fruit kebabs, passover cookies, marshmallows etc.
http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid21877768&pathID=2089191 Pictures of evening Barmitzvah party

www.thebusyboarnets.blogspot.com The clients blog, with feedback about our event…. Bar Mitzvah reflections

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February 10, 2009

Gourmet Caterers does a Barmitzvah at Beth El

Filed under: barmitzvahs — Tags: appetizers, Barmitzvah, cashew crusted halibut with fruity salsa, cesar salad and garlic bread. Adults, chicken breast with peach and green chile sauce, chocolate fountain with a lot of delicious stuff., french fries, latke station, quesedillas. Kids had chicken and beef kebob, slad, sushi, wild rice and chipotle vegetables.Deserts, wonton cups with artichoke — Nina Varkel @ 11:21 pm

What an amazing Barmitzvah, for 200 guests, it was. Gourmet Caterers served the Appetizers in the Rotunda. Spectacular sushi with ahi tuna and fresh salmon, and unique california rolls. We had a latke station which consisted of Potato latkes, zucchini latkes, and sweet potato latkes, all served with accomplaments. We also had wonton cups served with delicious creamy artichoke with pesto and almonds. For the adults we served smoked cheese and caramilized onion quesedillas and for the kids just plain cheese quesedillas.

For the main menu – kids were served Chicken and Beef kebobs, french fries, cesar salad and garlic breads

The adult menu was fresh bread display, and the a Zia salad plated. Grilled marinated chicken breast, with peach and green chile sauce, and a cashew crusted halibut with a fruity salsa. This was served with a wild rice with snow peas, and a mixed grilled exotic vegetables with a chipotle vinaigrette.

Dessert was a chocolate fountain, served with fresh fruit kebabs, marshmellows , fresh oatmeal cookies, ice cream, rice crispy bars, meringues and liquorice.

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December 21, 2008

Barmitzvah in a beautiful home

Filed under: barmitzvahs — Tags: Barmtzvah, beautiful home, Cashew crusted halibut, Gourmet Caterers, Mexican carrot cake, mixed salad with yellow and red beets, pasta bar, wild rice — Nina Varkel @ 9:54 pm

For a hundred invited guests this was a great barmitzvah in a great setting. Held in a beautiful home, Gourmet Caterers served the adults Cashew crusted halibut with a fruity salsa, boneless chicken breast cooked in wine, herb and mushrooms. A mixed salad with yellow and red beets, cherries and a lime dressing. Wild rice with dried apricots and toasted pecans, and roasted mixed vegetables, marinated in a balsalmic vinagrette. The kids had a pasta bar with alfredo and marinara sauce, and roasted crumbed chicken legs. Desserts was a delicious moist Mexican carrot cake and chocolate brownies. See pictures at :
http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid21171436&pathID=2052398

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July 11, 2008

Bar and Bat Mitzvahs

Filed under: barmitzvahs — Tags: Bar Mitzvahs at Marconi Car Museum. Bat Mitzvahs. Kid, can have a party planner, can have Nationalities, Gourmet Caterers, kosher style, theme parties — Nina Varkel @ 2:41 am

Gourmet Caterers specialize in kosher style Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, , and have huge kitchens to achieve this. We do a lot of Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, and are very accustomed to what the Family require on this special day, or weekend. We often do a Friday night dinner for all the family and out of town guests, and then after the synagogue service on the Saturday, we usually do a kiddush lunch, and that evening is the big party. Often on the Sunday morning there is a brunch for the family and out of town guests.

Many of our Bar and Bat Mitzvah parties are theme parties. The kids choose a theme – sports, colors, candy whatever, we work around that theme, and decorate our tables in the theme. The room can be decorated by ourselves or a party planner, we work with a lot of other vendors. Menus are chosen around the theme, maybe a few Nationalities, or if red white and green can be Mexican food, or Italian, with a whole menu around pastas, pizza, etc. We have so many ideas to advise a client of what has worked before. We also have a lot of venues that we have worked with before, like the Marconi Car Museum in Tustin, great place to have a Bar Mitzvah. We have done a Bar Mitzvah on a beach, a BBQ, one in a park, one in a gymnasium, so if you are looking for ideas we can surely help.

Our catering - offers a unique service to our clients, and we always go the extra mile, to make it a successful for all concerned. We take care of everything. We customize a menu for all our clients, thus giving them a special menu for a special day, or weekend….

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April 1, 2008

Gourmet Caterers does Pesach

Filed under: Corporate Catering, PESACH, Shabbat Dinners, barmitzvahs — Nina Varkel @ 5:09 pm

With Pesach around the corner, we at Gourmet Caterers are getting ready. We provide an order form, where individuals can order seperate items, or the whole Seder meal can be ordered. We also cater large Seders at Synagogues and for large groups of people. Some of our delicious food items this year are Chopped herring and chopped liver, crispy meat blintzes, Matzo ball soup, a large array of fish dishes, brisket dishes, chicken, and sides like potato pudding, kugels, vegetable tzimmes, grilled vegetables. Our dessets are really good this year, fruit mousse in meringue shell, maple walnut espresso torte and other cookies and meringues. So call us soon to get your order form.

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