A Touch Of The Seasons
Posted: May 23, 2014 Filed under: Getting Married | Tags: chefs, dinner, events, fresh, katering, produce, seasons, stefano manfredi Leave a commentThere’s nothing we love more than working with others who share our love and passion for food. At a recent dinner held in the historic Carnegie Hall in Darlinghurst, Katering had the pleasure of working with some well known Italian chefs, including Stefano Manfredi from Bells at Killcare, who taught us a few new tricks in the kitchen.
Working together, we created a beautiful menu inspired by the four seasons of the year.
Guests started with canapes reflecting the summer months, follwed by an entree inspired by Autumn and designed by Stefano Manfredi. His incredible dish of risotto di funghi e castagne (a mushroom and chestnut risotto) captured the wonderful autumn flavours.
The main was created by Armando Percuoco and was designed to reflect the winter months. A deliciously warming vitello con barbabietola e salsa verde (veal medallions with caramelised beetroot and salsa verde) was served with garlic and rosemary potatoes.
For something sweet, Donato Toce put together a fabulous spring dessert of fragolina de bosco (wild strawberry sorbet), with a burnt honey mousse, bergamot jelly and pistachio crunch.
The night perfectly captured how changing seasons influences our dishes and we had such fun working with a new team.
Wedding Videos: Why You Should Use Them
Posted: May 17, 2014 Filed under: Getting Married | Tags: events, katering, Soda, video, wedding Leave a commentAs the Creative Director for Katering’s fabulous events and weddings, Kate can’t recommend the use of videographers enough.
Worried about bright flashing lights and obtrusive crew? Relax. You’ll hardly notice the team at Soda are even there.
Kate recently styled a wedding for a wonderful couple who were thrilled with their decision to include video, in fact the bride said she loved it more than the photos.
“It captured the emotion on people’s faces and filled in the gaps that the bride doesn’t see on the day,” she said.
Take a peek at Bianca and Caine’s wedding video here…
https://vimeo.com/sodafilms/review/93228162/08cc5b06d9
Their wedding day was an especially windy day and the video added to the movement and softness not captured in still photos.
The team at Soda are professional and passionate about what they do. Check them out here…
Kate’s Lucky Listener
Posted: May 17, 2014 Filed under: Getting Married Leave a comment
Just in case you needed another reason to tune into Kate’s Wedding Show on 2GB… this lucky listener was helped out with a wedding cake for his big day.
Calling in to ask Kate for some last minute advice, Nick revealed he had yet to organise a wedding cake. Kate was quick to respond and gave away one of her delicious cakes to complete Nick’s day. See her famous recipe in Kate’s Wedding Book.
The Wedding Show airs on Wednesday nights at 950pm with Steve Price and on Saturday nights with Glen Wheeler. Tune in for her tips, advice and often hilarious real life stories, you never know what you’ll walk away with.
A Sparkling Night To Remember
Posted: May 1, 2014 Filed under: Getting Married | Tags: AME, canapes, events, katering, private parties, ring, wedding Leave a commentThe Strand Arcade in Sydney was turned into a scene reminiscent of an English white wedding to celebrate the launch of the commemorative Australian Marriage Equality ring on Tuesday night.
Designed by award-winning jewellery designer and creative director of Mondial, Nadia Neuman, all proceeds from the sale of the ring went towards Australian Marriage.
Katering was honoured to not only provide the delicious food on the night, but to also donate 20 signed copies of Kate’s wedding book to the first 20 rings sold.
As though at a wedding reception, guests were treated to a selection of hand-picked canapes including:
- Yabbie en croute with lime aioli and avruga caviar
- Smoked salmon served on a dill blini with horseradish, crème fraiche and pickled cucumber
- Tuna tartare in a crisp cone with seaweed toasts
- Chicken, herb and celery ribbon sandwiches
- Caramelised onion and duck parfait with sauterne jelly on brioche crust
- Peppered beef on a potato roesti with truffled aioli and rocket
- Fresh asparagus with goats cheese and pesto mayonnaise wrapped in char grilled eggplant
- Smashed broad beans, pecorino and mint on charred bruschetta
The sparkling and pivotal affair was attended by Sydney politicians and celebrities in what was a truly magical night.
K A T E R I N G 