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These are merely some of the food choices there pretty much isn't anything chefjulz cannot cook :)


Appetizers

  • Stuffed portabella mushrooms
  • Cold shrimp with a choice of sauces
  • Grilled chicken skewers,
  • Chicken Wings or Breast tenders your choice of flavors
  • Grilled eggplant, peppers and seasonal squash
  • Antipasti
  • Warm figs with Gorganzola
  • Spinach wrapped applewood smoked  pacific bay scallops
  • 3 cheese fondue with multiple options (ask please)
  • Feta and Nut Cheese Spread wrapped in Poached Basil
  • Assorted Cheeses and Pâtés
  • Roasted Red Pepper and Spinach Torta
  • Smoked Salmon Mousse with Capers and Chives
  • House-made Quail Pâté
  • Savory Coeur ala Crème with Herbs Provencal
  • Aioli Platter with Saffron Aioli, Marinated Chick Peas and Artichoke Bottoms, Cabbage Roll filled with White Bean Compote, Roasted Garlic and Toasts
  • Saffron Chicken Skewers with Cabernet Cream
  • Bowl of Chilled Shrimp with Garden Cocktail Sauce
  •  Meatballs with Barbeque Glaze
  • Green Lip Mussels with Dijon Cream
  • Baked Portabella Mushrooms with Decadent Pine Nut Filling
  • Chicken and Pork Skewers with Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce
    Favorite Grilled Vegetable Platter with Sweet Pepper Dipping Sauce
  • Pork and Mango Skewers with Jerk Dipping Sauce
  • Duck Skewers with Plum Dipping Sauce
  • Green Corn and Beef Cockail Tamales with Chimayo Red Chile Sauce
  • Assorted Soft and Hard Gourmet Cheeses for a casual platter or an exotic gourmet platter

Soups

  • Chilled soup of mixed peas
  • Chicken or Vegetarian tortilla soup
  • Seafood or Clam chowder
  • Beet and Buttermilk Borscht
  • Cheddar and Beer (Guiness) soup
  • Traditional Beef Stew
  • Greek lemon and egg soup
  • Cream of mushrooms soup( portabella, crimini, button, shitake)

  • First Course  And Salads
  • Hearts of Romaine, sun dried tomatoes and feta cheese tossed with house dressing
  • Assorted fresh baked rolls
  • Organic greens salad  bar with your choice of ingredients ( to be shopped for at local farmer's markets the day of your event)
  • vegetarian vegan options
  • Salade nicoise with fresh ahi tuna seared with black and white sesame seeds with a tomato and tarragon vinaigrette
  • Oyster, Leek and tomato tart
  • Mushroom and Pecan tartlets
  • Burgundy sharp cheddar cheese puffs
  • Green scallion and garlic breadsticks
  • Smoked chicken, Pork, Beef or fish in lettuce cups
  • Traditional Steak tartare
  • Sushi and sashimi and california rolls
  • Sprouted Bulgar Wheat salad with fresh haricot verts and a cashew ranch dressing
  • Pea salad
  • Quinoa salad with sprouted wheat and mixed veggies
  • Texas caviar (black-eyed peas and black beans mixed with our house pico de gallo
  • Dungeoness crab salad how you want it!

Vegetarian Entrees

  • Gallery Lasagna with Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables, three Cheeses and a Light Tomato Sauce
  • Bow-Tie Pasta with Sautéed Spinach, Sun-dried Tomatoes, Toasted Pine Nuts and Fresh Goat Cheese
  • Creamy Polenta Cakes served with Roasted Seasonal Baby Vegetables and Heirloom Tomato Sauce
  • Chard Rolls with White Bean Compote and Roasted Vegetables
  • Ginger and Garlic Roasted Acorn Squash layered with Juniper Berry Spiced Tepary Beans and Wild Rice
  • Saffron Pasta stuffed with Sweet potatoes, Toasted Pine Nuts, Currants and Cardamom
    Served with Creamy Toasted Walnut Sauce or Fresh Tomato Rosemary Sauce
  • Lemon Artichoke Ravioli with Fresh Tomato Rosemary Sauce
  • Southwestern Ratatouille with Roasted Eggplant, Fire Roasted Sweet Peppers and Tomatoes, and Grilled Zucchini with a Cumin Sauce
  • Stir-Fry with Seasonal Fresh Vegetables, Toasted Almonds and Sesame Seeds
  • Gallery Quiche with virtually endless possibilities for fillings, baked in a filo crust
  • Fettuccini Alfredo with Fresh Cream, Sweet Butter and Grated Reggiano
  • Gallery Tacos with White Beans, Onions Carbonara, Toasted Cumin, Grated Sharp Cheddar, Grated Cabbage and Lime
  • Poblano Chiles stuffed with Goat Cheese, Corn, Toasted Pine Nuts and Currants

Entrees

  • Fettuccini with Alfredo Sauce or angel hair pomodoro
  • Spaghetti with smoked shrimp and basil marinara
  • Jack Daniels BBQ ribs, chicken, pork, seafood steaks
  • Grilled tequila lime, honey mustard shrimp
  • Fresh filet mignon
  • Mashed Potatoes with Garlic butter
  • Fresh vegetable medley
  • Moroccan Chicken with Dried Apricots, Tomatoes and Onions spiced with Cumin and Cinnamon
  • Chicken Florentine with Sautéed Spinach and Garlic topped with Hollandaise
  • Brazilian Chicken stuffed with Heart-of-Palm, Cilantro and Red Sweet Peppers topped with Lime Cream
  • Chicken Quarters grilled with a Raspberry Barbeque Sauce
  • Chicken Baked with Diced Tomatoes and Rosemary with a Balsamic Glaze
  • Chicken Etouffee, a Zesty Chicken dish with Cajun Seasoning
  • Curried Chicken Breast in a spicy sauce with Coconut and Bananas
  • Boneless Chicken Breast with Tomatoes, Baked Onions and Fresh Herbs
  • Boneless Breast of Chicken with Poblanos and Corn simmered in a spicy Tomatillo Cream Sauce
  • Boneless Chicken Breast served with Cilantro Pesto and Roasted Red Sweet Peppers
  • Boneless Chicken Breast with a Sun-dried Tomato Cream
  • Chicken Breast seared with Lemon-Sage Pesto
  • Roasted Duck Breast sliced with Dried Fruits and Toasted Walnuts on a bed of Risotto
  • Boneless Breast of Duck Slow-Roasted with Walnut Pomegranate Sauce
  • Roast Cornish Game Hens Stuffed with Sage, Fall Fruit and Nuts
  • Southwestern Roast Turkey with Spicy Chipotle Sage Stuffing
  • Roast Turkey with mole, a sauce of Dried Red Chiles, Nuts and Chocolate
  • Poussin -a small game bird, boned and stuffed with Oysters and Cornbread with Cabernet Cream
  • Roast Quail with Poblano Corn Stuffing and Light Chile Cream Sauce
  • Red Wine Marinated Top Sirloin Roast sliced thin with Portabella Mushrooms and Au Jus
  • Roast Beef Tenderloin on a bed of Rosemary Cream
  • Roast Beef Tenderloin Sliced thin and served Room-Temperature with Horseradish Cream
  • Herb Crusted Roast Beef Tenderloin, drizzled with a mushroom demi-glaze
  • Tenderized Flank Steak Roulade with Goat Cheese, Sautéed Spinach, and Roasted Sweet Peppers sliced thin and served with Parsley Sauce
  • Garlic Beef with Ginger Broccoli
  • Beef Fajitas with all the Condiments
  • Cornish Pasty, a decorative flaky butter pastry filled with a juicy layering
    of beef or lamb, onion, parsley and potato
  • Gallery Meatloaf, a lot of the traditional blended with a bit of the gourmet
  • Roast Leg of Lamb with Baby Limas and Dill
  • Mussaman Lamb Curry with Potatoes and Onions
  • Smoked Pork Loin with Maple-Marmalade Glaze
  • Pork Tenderloin stuffed with Feta and Figs served on a bed of Apple Compote
  • Seared Herb Crusted Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Melted Gorgonzola
  • Ginger Shrimp with Seasonal Vegetable Stir-Fry
  • Traditional Spanish Paella with Mussels, Clams, Shrimp, Chorizo, Chicken and Artichokes
  • Chilled Salmon Steaks with Mint Chutney and Lemon
  • Salmon Filet poached in Banana Leaves and served with a Zesty Tomato Veracruz Sauce or a Spicy Chipotle Fruit Salsa
  • Coho Salmon Filets grilled with Dill-Apple Cream
  • Seafood Gumbo
  • Linguini with Grilled Shrimp, Shiitake Mushrooms, Roasted Red Sweet Peppers in a White Wine Cream
  • Halibut Filet Baked in Parchment with Lemon, Butter and White Wine
  • Whole Cabrilla Filet with a Leek and Crab Stuffing
  • Sesame Rubbed Seared Rare Ahi Tuna on a bed of Ginger Noodles
  • Fresh Swordfish Steaks with Green Peppercorn Sauce
  • Halibut Filet with Fresh Tarragon and Butter
  • Cactus Tilapia with Nopalito Tomato Sauce
Side Dishes and starches
  • Scalloped Potatoes with Chives and Fresh Parmesan
  • Layered Sweet, Purple and New Potatoes with Olive Oil and Fresh Herbs
  • Garlic Roasted New Potatoes
  • Red and Wild Rice with Leeks and Chives
  • Cajun Dirty Rice
  • Coconut Rice
  • Basmati Rice with Cumin and Cinnamon
  • Traditional Mexican Rice
  • Israeli Couscous with Dried Fruits and Toasted Nuts
  • Eggplant wrapped Polenta with Sharp Cheddar
  • Ginger and Garlic Roasted Acorn or Butternut Squashes
  • Asparagus Spears with Orange-Pistachio Dipping Sauce
  • Grilled Vegetables with Fresh Herbs
  • Green Bean and Fresh Tomato Sauté with Fresh Rosemary
  • Roasted Eggplant Roulade with Fresh Basil and Tomatoes
  • Calabacitas, Zucchini with Onions, Fresh Corn and Melted Cheddar
  • Potato Planks roasted with Fresh Herbs and Grated Parmesan
  • Costa Rican Potato Tamales wrapped in Banana Leaves with a Spicy Fruit-Sesame Filling



Desserts

Desserts -remember, we are always creating new desserts, and have unfortunately forgotten many of our past favorites. Please feel free to make suggestions!

  • Chocolate souffle
  • Gallery Flan with Fresh Strawberries
  • Three Layered Mocha Terrine -Cappuccino,
    Caramel and Dark Chocolate Mousses with an Espresso Crème Anglaise
  • Award Winning Chocolate Torture -Layers of Frangelico Dark Chocolate
    Mousse and Amaretto White Chocolate Mousse with Bailey's Milk Chocolate Sauce
  • Fresh Berry or Peach Cobbler
  • Gallery Tiramisú -an Incredibly Rich Italian dessert. Ours is made with Mascarpone,
    And Layered with Shaved Belgian Chocolate and Kahlùa soaked Lady Fingers
  • Key Lime Pie with Graham Cracker-Nut Crust
  • Gingerbread Pudding with Brandy Crème Anglaise
  • Natillas -a Traditional Mexican Custard
  • French Apple Pie with Toasted Walnuts, Currants and Hard Sauce
  • Marzipan Tart with Glazed Fresh Mango or other Seasonal Fresh Fruits
    Fresh Fruit Tart Layered with Chocolate, Pastry Cream, topped with Fresh Seasonal Fruits
    Chocolate Ganache Tart with a Toasted Pine Nut Crust, served with Mango Crème Fraiche
    Buttery Apple Tart with Ginger Caramel
  • Port Poached Pears filled with Berry Compote and drizzled with Ginger Caramel
  • White Chocolate Mousse Parfait with Sour Cherry Coulis
  • Chai Rice Pudding with Fresh Seasonal Berries

Traditional cakes etc.
  • Cakes:
    Chocolate, Lemon, or Vanilla Chiffon, Genoise or Butter Cakes
    Chocolate Devils Food Cake

  • Filling Suggestions:
    Chocolate or Lemon Mousse
    Mocha, Caramel, Chocolate, Raspberry, Lemon, Apricot, or other favorite Butter Cream
    Seasonal Fresh Fruits
    Whipped Cream
    Marzipan

  • Icing Suggestions:
    Mocha, Caramel, Chocolate, Raspberry, Lemon, Apricot, or other favorite Butter Cream
    Rolled Marzipan
    Whipped Cream
    Rolled Fondant
    Poured White, Milk or Dark Chocolate
    Dark Chocolate Ganache


Buffet Menu



  • Roasted Turkey with Gravy
  • Carved Sirloin of Beef
  • Baked Salmon with a Lemon Butter
  • Steak with Peppers and Onions
  • Stuffed Chicken Breast served on a bed of Wild Rice Pilaf
  • Baked Chicken
  • Angel Hair Pasta with Pesto or Marinara sauce
  • Honey glazed ham with tropical sauce
  • BBQ

Served with:

  • Rice Pilaf
  • Mashed Potatoes and gravy
  • Buttered Potatoes
  • Red skinned garlic mashers
  • French Fries
  • Macaroni salad
  • Potato salad
  • Penne pasta and sun dried tomatoes
  • Fresh vegetable medley (seasonal veggies or specific choice)

Menu subject to change without notice


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