culinary lifestyle blog by private chef Gretchen Stoops Luongo
Hello! I'm sorry to put so many pics up, but the wedding was gorgeous! Beautiful site
(Casa Vecchia in Kenwood), great event planner (Green Girl Events), radiant couple, and abundant sunshine; hence, great camera shots.
From the top: herb and shallot rubbed tri-tip with grilled peppers and onions, the salad of local greens and and an avocado herbed vinaigrette with nasturtiums, the bread boards (and Roz, one of my awesome helpers), the orzo salad with shaved summer squashes (grown for the event by my good friend), toasted pine nuts, lemon, and thyme, and the hors d'oeuvres plates: homemade Rosemary crackers with honey and olive-oil marinated goat cheese and grilled peppery figs (picked from a friend's tree) and classic bruschetta with grilled bread.
There wasn't a kitchen, so we had to build one with a tent, some tables, a "sink", and a BBQ. A total blast and I'm super proud of the event.
If you would like to see more pictures of this gorgous event there is an amazing gallery on stylemepretty by Hendricks Photography Weddings.
Take care and much love from kitchengretchen
Gretchen is a private chef working in the Bay Area serving exclusive cleints. She is an avid vegetable gardener, crafter, mother of two, and hospitality extraordinaire. She is a grad of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, and went to cooking school and worked in a boulangerie in France.
Follow Gretchen on Twitter @kitchengretchen
Contributed by Gretchen Luongo
Gretchen is a private chef working in the Bay Area serving exclusive cleints. She is an avid vegetable gardener, crafter, mother of two, and hospitality extraordinaire. She is a grad of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, and went to cooking school and worked in a boulangerie in France.
Follow Gretchen on Twitter @kitchengretchen
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