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!

Elegant Wedding for Creative Couple

This wedding celebrated the union of a painter and writer. We needed the design to exemplify the unique tastes of these creatives, while maintaining the class of an elegant wedding. The linens were saturated purples, greens, and oranges inspired by the bride’s paintings. Even the Wedding cake was designed to mimic her paintings! Our food was chosen with this color scheme in mind. We satisfied the couple’s eclectic tastes by having many different stations, in a way; the guests were sampling the many facets of their personalities.


The Wedding Cake was inspired by the Bride's paintings.
The Guests wrote their messages to the bride and groom on a type writer, all the guests' entries were then put into a scrapbook keepsake.

A partial view of the elegant and elaborate Dessert Station

One of the many Buffets; this was an Asian themed station with Seared Tuna and various types of Sushi. Yum!
Like the Guest Book, the Groom's Cake honored the Groom's passion for the written word.

Healthy Lunch or Dinner Recipe- Sushi Salad

We have had many requests for our recipe for the “Smoked Salmon and Avocado Sushi Salad.” This salad is light enough to be a side for a heavier meal, but substantial enough to be the main course for a smaller one. It makes an excellent healthy, protein packed lunch; its vibrant, complimenting, green, and pink hues, make for an elegant treat.

Recipe:

SUSHI SALAD

3 Cups Sushi Rice – Best if cooked the day before, cook according to instructions.

Carrots –Grated very finely

Cucumbers –Matchstick (Sliced into thin strips)

Tinned Corn Drained

Avocado – Sliced into Strips or Squares

Spring Onions – Chopped

1 Pack of Smoked Salmon – Cut into thin strips

Red Pepper -Sliced into thin strips

Edemame Beans

Pickled Ginger- Sliced

Dressing

Mix and Shake or Stir Well

1 cup mayonnaise

1/2 Cup Soy Sauce

2 Tsp Wasabi

6 tsp Sugar

2 Tbs Water

Make three cups of sushi rice at least a few hours before making the salad (best if it is made the day before) and leave it at room temperature. Mix all of the Ingredients (except the Avocado) together in a bowl and toss with the dressing. Lay the Avocado Slices around the salad and add more Pickled Ginger if desired. Serve and Enjoy!

“Wok and Roll” Appetizer Library

Sometimes we feel like we have an encyclopedia of Hors devours options. We are always challenging ourselves to display our many appetizers in a creative manner. In playing with this idea, we came up with the “Wok and Roll” Appetizer Library.

We displayed our various appetizers on chic black book shelves, stacked with individually re-titled books that served as menu cards.