Festive 60th Birthday

This weekend we served a festive and tasteful 60th birthday party with interactive stations for guests to enjoy.

 Our caprese station featured a variety of tomatoes, mozzarella, and artisanal salts and dressings as well as a selection of smoked salmon and seared tuna.

 Plum, heirloom, green, and red tomatoes

 Seared ahi tuna with cucumber ribbons

Smoked salmon with capers, lemons, and red onions

 Our Asian street food-inspired station featured "Szechuan noodles-to-go", among other delights.

The highlight of the dessert table was a beautiful baked Alaska.

Holiday Nostalgia

It's almost February, but we are still having flashbacks from a fantastic holiday season. Here are highlights from some 2011 Christmas and Holiday events. Think of it as inspiration for next year!

This tent held one of our bars, coffee and hot chocolate station, and an amazing 18foot dessert station!

View of one side of the lengthy dessert station, guests enjoyed pick-up sweets like themed cookies and creme brulee and whole desserts like baked Alaska and bread pudding.

Cake pops and coconut cakes

Chef Carlien Replenishing fruit platters on the buffet

Signature smoked salmon and avocado terrine, served with lavash and crackers. This item is a very popular appetizer in any season.

We never forget about our kids during the Holiday season. Here are some images of an elaborate kid's holiday buffet, serving among other things, healthy treats like salad dippers and fresh fruit.

Front view of the kid's salad station, with self-contained salad dippers. Each plastic cup had a fresh lettuce stack with a bread stick and creamy ranch dressing at the bottom.

We served a festive S'mores Station, where in guests could roast their very own s'mores, under close Added Touch supervision of course.

One of our younger guests enjoying his very own roasted marsh-mellow

We like to maintain the holiday spirit all year round!

Small Plate Stations Make-up a Hearty and Healthy Buffet

Sometimes it is more fun to have a few tastes then a single large buffet. This woman’s birthday party took place in a stunning pent house in the 1010 Midtown building; we wanted our food selections to be as chic and airy as the building itself.

Different textures in the furniture helped to highlight the amazing windows in this penthouse!

Guests were invited to enjoy the hostess’s favorite cocktails at a “GIN ‘n JUICE” BAR; there they were served “The Double D” – Chilled White Wine and “The Down ‘n Dirty” Gin Martini.

Station #1: Salmon, Two Ways serving smoked salmon tartar presented in a potato chip bowl & seared salmon on sauteed bok choy

Salmon Fillets

Station #2: A standing Mirror Holding “Stuck-On” Individual Seared Tuna Sashimi Salads

We also used standing shelves to supplement the mirror

Station #3: Chicken the View! Serving chicken lettuce cups with cilantro yogurt and seared chicken pot stickers with Ponzu sauce

A room with a view and stations with substance!

Crazy For Carly's Concoctions!

For this Bat Mitzvah we wanted our food and set-up to create the same sense of crazy fun energy the Bat Mitzvah girl exudes. The fair needed to be kid and adult friendly and maintain the funky fresh feeling of the entire event. Hosted at the newly renovated Buckhead Theater and in conjunction with Event Design Group, we wanted to utilize the theater’s old world meets new world feel.

The kid’s buffets and beverages were right next to the dance floor, so the kid’s did not have to stop dancing all night!

The adults started the evening with a fabulous sushi station and gourmet “comfort food” appetizers.

Corned Beef and Turkey Pastrami Roll

Sophisto Joes paired with a Beer Shot

While adults enjoy appetizers upstairs the kid’s enjoyed our cool and colorful chip bar, with numerous types of homemade chips and tons of great sauces!

Adults enjoyed a chef attended diner-style station called, “Carly’s Counter.” The chefs prepared boutique burgers for guests, like a restaurant counter.

Freshly grilled on site

Tenderloin Steak Sandwiches

Miso Salmon Burgers

Curly potato fries served on a stick!

Kid’s and adults alike enjoyed this wall of pick-up chopped salads served in martini glasses and cabbage salad in adorable mason jars.

Among many other desserts, we served tasty, yet not too messy, chocolate gram cracker smores, torched live in front of guests.

Bright lights, bright colors, to facilitate bright smiles!

A Beautiful Tasting at Added Touch!

Some highlights from the Added Touch Kitchen!

Seared Tuna on a Wonton Crsip

Chicken and Apple Sausage in a Puff Pastry

Warm Tomato, Feta, and Fresh Basil Tart

Garden Green Salad with Parsnips and Tangy Pear Vinaigrette

Perfect Poached Salmon with Red Pepper Tartar Sauce, Dill, and Lemon Rounds

Tenderloin of Beef Served with Creamy Horseradish Sauce, Steamed Asparagus, and Caramelized Onions

Mini Lemon Tarts, Meringue Pavlovas, and Gooey Molton chocolate Cookies

Layered Turtle Mud Pie with Caramel and Mousse

Sweet Wishes!