Celebrating the holidays - NYC style - a holiday cocktail event

One of the highlights of this years holiday events for the culinary and service team of CuisinEtc Catering  and Special Events was this fun and delicious holiday soiree we created for one of our financial clients on the festively decorated Fifth Avenue by the Park.  A virtual feast of holiday catering for corporate clients was well received and a great way to end the corporate catering holiday events for the CuisinEtc team.

As the festivities began, Guests were offered a glass of sparkling Prosecco with fresh raspberries along with other refreshing beverages from the glowing satin gold bar.

Tall gold and glass stands
with colorful Terra Chips
provided a tasty munch
to accompany the holiday drinks.

The office space positively glowed with the holiday spirit and decor.

The large board room where the party was held is a beautiful space with an old world feel that overlooks the winter wonderland of Central Park.

To compliment the warm and rich feeling of the room, CuisinEtc Event Stylist Lisa Teiger embraced natural decor such as fresh rosemary  trees surrounded by blood red pomegranates and baby artichokes, farmers market wreathes with fresh leaves, gold indian corn, dried flowers and beautiful holiday touches such as fresh cabbage roses.


Clusters of nuts sprayed with gold, and triangular bowls floating red votives and fresh cranberries accented the satin gold napkin rolls and long green linen runners  that spanned the 24 foot table making the buffet look like a giant wrapped present!

holiday cheese and fruit display

love the olive and mozzarella snowflakes

One side on the immense table featured our beautiful hand hammered copper cylindrical chafers hosting a bevy of delicious hot food 

.. Wild Mushroom Risotto

.. Buffalo Chicken Meatballs 

with Blue Cheese Dip 

and Pretzel Skewers

.. Citrus Sauteed Chicken 

with White Wine, 

Artichoke and Leek Fonda

Guests were able to help themselves to a festive variety of fork friendly foods 

which besides the chafing dishes 

and cheese display included

a trio of cocktail sandwiches

bbq pulled pork,
smoked salmon with wasabi cream cheese
+ rare filet of beef with roasted pepper pesto 

a delicious display 

of

individual jumbo shrimp cocktails 

in white china sake glasses

who doesn't love jumbo U16 shrimp?

CuisinEtc's ever popular Indian Fusion Cuisine Samosas

kept warm on a copper triangle riser with a duo of red and green chutneys displayed on the wrought iron holiday tree.

touches of holiday abound

and lump crab Asian and fresh spinach noodle salad 

served in black take out boxes 

accented with red chopsticks.

The Asian take out boxes was an ode to the tradition
of NYC Jews eating chinese food on Christmas Day!

and as if this wasn't already enough to satisfy a variety of appetites and tastes,   butler  passed hors d'oeuvres and short plates were also offered for the guest's pleasure - and from the comments the favorites were the lobster mac and cheese in mini pots 

not your mama's
lobster mac and cheese
in individual serving pots
with cocktail forks

and the rosemary lamb lollipops atop a bed of fragrant rosemary with dual holiday colored dipping sauces (pomegranate chili sauce and fresh mint jelly)

but there was still more on the hors d'oeuvres menu that night ... a literal groaning board of delicious and enticing small bytes and short plates.

housemade
green veggie dumplings
with edamame filling

steamed edamame 

and smoked tofu 

vegetarian dumplings 

in spinach wontons

fingerling potatoes
creme fraiche
and panchetta
made these
"potato skins"
EXTRAORDINARY

not your average 

potato skins

tri colored fingerling 

potato cups 

with creme fraiche, 

chives

and crispy panchetta   

presented 

on bamboo squares

atop a "jingle" platter

a new and exciting bite-lyte this holiday season 

is the Oaxacan Mole and Duck Tamale 

Oaxacan Mole and Duck Tamale
handmade in the CuisinEtc Kitchens
and presented in doll house sized ceramic dishes

Swanky Kobe Beef Hot Dog Coins
served from a catchers mitt
in a field of wheat grass

thai peanut chicken in lotus cups

organic bloody mary soup sips 

with vodka, roasted tomato and pepper soup 

served in glass demitasse cups with a skewered olive.

after enjoying the buffet and passed hors d'oeuvres and listening to speeches from company leaders,  and a brief respite a trio of desserts were passed...  Corporate Holiday Catering in NYC never had it so good!

fresh hot out of the oven 

chocolate chip and fudge filled  

warm cookies with ice cold milk shots

grand marnier orange 

chocolate mousse 

on petit china spoons 

dotted with fresh raspberries

and 

wild blueberry 

and organic banana tartlets 

along with a Kahlua enhanced 

Eggnog shots with cinnamon stick stirrers.

hot cookies and cold milk
served with retro oven mitts
oh what a treat, Santa would be jealous!

here's a toast from the team at
CuisinEtc Catering and Special Events!!

HO HO HO - HAPPY HOLIDAYS and ENJOY THE NEW YEAR!!