Wedding Wednesday: The Food

Fair warning: you might want to have a napkin at-the-ready for this one or at least some sort of drool-catching-system. There's some downright purdy grub below!

When we began planning the wedding, one of our biggest priorities for the reception was the food. We're not really the dancing-up-a-storm type, so the idea of a restaurant-style meal was very enticing. So, we found a really ideal situation at the Union League Café. They were so wonderful to us- the event coordinator, Amy Healy (who immediately made us feel at ease) was on maternity leave for part of the time and their General Manager/Director of Operations Jean-Michel Gammariello took amazing care of us. There wasn't a single thing we would have changed or imagined could have gone any better. It was an absolute dream. Here is the menu they offered:

There were passed hors d'oeuvres:
Provencal Style "Cuisine" of braised and grilled vegetables with assorted sauces, aioli, vinaigrette, cream cheese and herb
Assortment of farmed, artisanal and organic cheeses and fresh seasonal fruits, served with a selection of toasted sourdough bread and baguette
And a raw bar with East and West Coast oysters, shrimp, clams, and crab claw.

The guests were given a menu once seated (seen here) and chose between:

Appetizer:
Terrine of Duck Foie Gras and Rabbit ConfitMache salad, truffle vinaigrette

Diver Sea Scallops with tomato concassee, pistou of Swiss chard



Sorbet course:
White Peach Sorbet, Fresh Lime Juice



Entrée:
Roasted Maine Lobster with fricassee of celeriac, roasted chanterelle mushroom and chestnut, lobster emulsion
Roasted Rack of Colorado Lamb Organic with ricotta and arugula tortellini, pequillo peppers, caramelized onions and tomato confit
Roast Duck Breast Glazed with baby turnips, fava bean puree, natural duck jus and savory

Say it with me now: "nom!"


Ah, and we mustn't neglect the wine:

Champagne Toast: Cremant de Limoux Domaine Collin N.V.

White Wine: Vignoble d'E Domaine Ostertag 2009
Red Wine: Bourgogne Domaine Gaunoux 2008

Amazing, right!? If you're ever in the New Haven area, we absolutely recommend that you go. And give them our best :-)

Next week: Desserts!!