It was a hit! GC wow'd 'em with his enthusiastic and knowledgeable tasting notes, and the food went off beautifully. Without the help of my kitchen army (C-po and Rae), I never would have been able to accomplish it all, so thank you thank you. GC was also great at helping us get the place into shape, a team effort if ever I saw one! It turns out I made a more food than was necessary, (shocker!) but with every party I throw, I learn a few more great tricks.
This time, my lesson was in letting people help. When the guests started arriving at 7:00, everything was made, but only some of it plated (yikes). Instead of panicking, I gladly delegated the small tasks of cutting slider buns in half, placing crackers with the cheese, and putting flowers into vases, into the very capable hands of guests who'd asked, "What can I do?!" Within 10 minutes, all the little odds and ends were taken care of and people got to the business of enjoying themselves.
For our next event, I'll cut back a bit on the number of food options and hopefully some of the additional prep that goes with it, and focus on a few great dishes. For the record, it turns out both soups received rave reviews, the Portuguese Potato, Kale in particular, and the guests loved the cookies, both lacy and spicy chocolate. Also, it turns out you can never go wrong with a slider!
The wine was both delicious and entertaining. GC's idea for a wine mission scored high points with our guests, most of whom took their task of finding a 2007 Syrah seriously and trekked from wine store to wine store, searching for the right bottle. We even managed to garner the respect of one wine store employee in particular whose store guests visited about 8 times on Saturday requesting '07 Syrahs. Upon hearing the premise of our shindig, this employee slyly attempted to glean an invite! Our parties are in high demand people!
Pictures to come soon!
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