The Cloisters at the Church of the Intersession

When one of CuisinEtc's good friends and long time client,

called amid the madness of March and April to ask us

to cater her daughters graduation celebration

we agreed on the date and decided that neither of us

had time at that point to suss out the menu.

Having worked together catering many events

at the magnificant Neo Gothic

Church of the Intersession

for the last 5 or 6 years,

both of us were confident and happy

to just book the date

and figure out the details and menu

when the time was right.

the cherub overlooking the cheese display fit right into the cloisters

Kira's favorite color is purple, she loves polka dots - and she wanted a special cake that was a stack of presents

so Mom found the perfect cake designer Lora Hollien
contact: lora@chocolora.com

the stack of presents cake was a huge hit

and fit in well with CuisinEtc"s bold designs and colors

presents and candy -

what more could a young woman want

the details of bows, ribbons
and polka dots is incredible!

Lis and Kira infront of the rivers of chocolate dipping pond

note the polka dotted dress Kira is wearing

in keeping with the purple and pink theme, Chef Andrew's hors d'oeuvres station was skirted in sparkling purple with colorful hat boxes serving as riser to hide the work going on behind. Sometimes it makes sense to have the chef right out on the floor preparing and finishing the hors d'oeuvres in front of guests. They love the interaction, smells and visuals and it means the food is not traveling through halls and corridors before it reaches the guests.

Chef commented on the lovely cool breeze that

despite the hot day,

he was grateful because

it was one of the few times

he had a cool comfortable space to work from

sassy Southern Indian samosas
peaking out from behind the screen

auntie dai's dumplings served on pink asian spoons

Waitress Shadia Wilkins consults with Chef Andrew Crossan -
which hors d'oeuvres platter
to pass around next

Chef Andrew Crossan working
the action hors d'oeuvres station
at Kira's Graduation Party

Rivers of Milk and Dark Chocolate with Lots of Dippable Goodies including Baby Banana, Marshmellows, Fresh Driscoll Strawberries, Cookies, Biscottis, Wafers, Honey Whole Wheat Pretzel Sticks and MORE.......

it was Kira's party and she got to cut to the head of the line!

the Reverend and some of his sweet flock

kids of all ages enjoy this CHOCOLATE AND CANDY indulgence

you know they say that dark chocolate is a "healthy indulgence"

New York State of Mind Menu A
Passed Hot and Room Temperature Temptations
...teriyaki steak biscuitgrilled teriyaki steak with sweet chili jam & greens
in a country basket decorated with botanicals

...pot of gold mac and cheese balls
delicious mac and cheese with a touch of
black pepper provolone cheese, breaded with panko
& fried for that delicious fun twist on a traditional favorite

...cows in the comforter
aka pigs in the blanket but with kosher all beef hot dogs,served in a catchers mitt
in a field of wheatgrass with mustard dip

...orange bbq meatballspetit cocktail meatballs with orange – bbq glaze
...auntie dai’s dumplingssteamed chicken and veggie dumplings
passed on asian spoons with wasabi- soy sauce

...coco loco chicken
panko & coconut chicken tenders served with apricot mustard (can be done without coconut too more Italian or wingless dinger hot boneless breaded chicken with blue cheese dip or grilled chicken with soy ginger glaze

...sassy samosas
a signature favorite of crispy cumin scented potatoe triangles
served with our infamous coconut cilantro chutney

...QUESADILLA CHEF ACTION STATION....
~eurotrash spinach quesadillas - with fresh spinach, swiss & carmelized mushrooms
~baby shrimp with sundried tomato & peppered provolone on a multigrain quesadilla

~american gigilio quesadillas grilled cheese, crispy bacon, tomato and scallions. the best grilled cheese ever!!!