MC2: Modern Catered Cuisine
MC2: Modern Catered Cuisine
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  3-course dinner party

5-course dinner party

small plates party

food platters/stations

passed hors d’oeuvres

signature cocktails

wine suggestions

personal chef/prepared meal drop-off
 
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3-COURSE DINNER PARTY


salad of arugula, honeycrisp apple, chiogga beets, sherry vinaigrette
broiled whitefish with pinenuts, spinach, lemon-caper sauce
chocolate beignet, sweet ricotta, macerated strawberries

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chilled spanish white gazpacho with grapes, pinenuts, radish, tarragon
fresh linguine with lobster sauce, crispy leek
warm chocolate bread pudding with bourbon ice cream, toffee sauce

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cold-smoked salmon with poached quince, bitter greens salad
crispy skin chicken, toasted almond cous-cous, hot mustard-apricot jus
apple tarte tatin with vanilla bean ice cream

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salad of shaved fennel, radicchio and ruby red grapefruit
charred argentinean style skirt steak with basmati rice, avocado, chimmichurri sauce
vanilla bean creme caramel

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classic ceaser salad with parmiggiano-regiano
herb encrusted rack of lamb, black olive creme fraiche, steamed broccoli rabe
old fashioned chocolate soda with chocolate “tartufo” ice cream

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salad of baby spinach, fried goat cheese, pickled sultanas, blood orange citronette
sauteed monkfish, potato pierogi, trumpet royale mushrooms, pan jus
lemon pudding cake

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asparagus soup with essence of white truffle
seared diver scallops with morels, sauce vermouth
rhubarb granita parfait with champagne “jell-o” and ginger cream

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steamed mussels & frites
blackened catfish with corn pudding, braised mustard greens
crepes with bananas foster

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peach & prosciutto rolls, burata cheese, aged balsamic
blue prawn with saffron risotto, fava beans, preserved meyer lemon
summer berry crostata with sour cream

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5-COURSE DINNER PARTY


cucumber & beet napolean with smoked trout creme fraiche
turnip soup with poached quince, basil oil
roasted pork shoulder & butt over collard greens, garlic preserves, potato veloute
cactus pear granita
caramelized pumpkin crostata with clove cream

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watercress-apple-jicama salad, toasted cumin, lime vinaigrette
sunchoke soup with seared scallops, coriander, preserved lemon
charred skirt steak with avocado, crispy cous-cous, smoky paprika sauce
kiwi popsicles
“horchata” creme brulee

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wagyu carpaccio, brioche crostino, garlic aioli, fried capers, parsley
smoky butter bean “minestrone”
striped sea bass, creamless creamed corn, trumpet royale mushrooms, eggplant broth
prosecco sorbet with poached bartlett pear
tiramisu

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salad of arugula, michigan cherries, ricotta salata, hazelnut vinaigrette
shrimp “bloody mary”
pan roasted halibut with fingerlings, garlic confit, white wine sauce
passionfruit sorbet
warm chocolate bread pudding, bourbon caramel sauce, sweet cream ice cream

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soup of canteloupe, charred radicchio, feta
salmon croquette with field greens, smoky sherry vinaigrette
braised beef in red wine with carrots, potatoes, bacon & pearl onions
heirloom apple sorbet
chocolate terrine with pistachio creme anglaise

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green papaya salad with roasted peanuts, chile-lime nuoc cham
corn-lemongrass soup with enoki mushrooms, kafir lime, fried shallots
scallop & short rib “tom kha” with eggplant, wild ramps, lotus root chips, thai red curry
iced fresh lychees
coconut tapioca with kiwi, date, mango sorbet

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salmon tartare, root vegetable chips, horseradish sauce
spicy tomato gazpacho with grilled calamari
leg of lamb with french lentils, whole roasted torpedo onions
blueberry crisp “martini”
chocolate-cherry clafouti with pignoli ice cream

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salad of watercress, endive, gorgonzola, walnut vinaigrette
butternut squash soup, curried apples, pancetta
salt-brine roasted rack of pork, potato gratin, thyme jus
cocoa sorbet, amaretto-espresso “soda”
key lime cheesecake with gooseberry sauce

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SMALL PLATES PARTY


Small plates can be made from just about any plated dinner course.
They’re simply smaller portions that are specially designed for easier handling
whether guests are sitting or standing.

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FOOD PLATTERS/STATIONS


artisan cheeses
with Red Hen Bread, fruit chutney, crackers & grapes

charcuterie
a fine selection of mortadella, saucisson, pate, rillette, salami, served with crostini, figs, olives,
cornichons, caperberries, fancy mustards

pates & rillettes
potted salmon rillette, chopped chicken liver, foie gras mousseline, served on a board with toasted baguette

green city market fruit and vegetable crudites
with housemade dips and pistou

mini gourmet sandwiches
beef & horseradish, curried chicken & mango, porco tonnato,
blackened salmon, black truffle burgers, and more...

classic gravlax
with toasted brioche, truffled creme fraiche, classic garniture

sushi maki rolls
served with fresh wasabi, pickled ginger, ponzu

oysters on the half shell
with mignonette, horseradish, cocktail sauce, lemon wedges, saltine crackers

ceviche shooters on ice

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PASSED HORS D’OEUVRES


late summer corn fritters with lemon aioli
sweet potato frites with curry-banana chutney
cucumber cups with smoked mackerel-creme fraiche
braised oxtail on rice puff with poached kumquat
brandade tartine
smoked salmon croque monsieur, tomato marmalade
wood-grilled lamb rack lollipops with chile-garlic sauce
duck confit roll with armegnac prunes
crispy potato puff with black truffles, crème fraiche
steamed pork dumpling, star anise-roasted plum sauce
crostini of heirloom beets and goat cheese
spicy yellowtail tuna spring roll, tobiko caviar
salmon rillette profiteroles
crispy manchego balls
lamb albandigas with smoky paprika sauce
fried fresh mozzarella with arabiata sauce
grilled chicken satay, thai peanut sauce, mint
shrimp “bloody mary”
grilled cardamom lamb and vidalia onion skewer, mint-yogurt sauce
ceviche shooters with tequila, lime, cilantro
tartine of forest mushrooms, garlic confit, parsley puree
arborio risotto cakes with peas, carrots, bacon
beef tongue empanadas with cilantro
garlic sausage-fennel-grape tartlet
lobster bisque “cappucino”
tomato-watermelon shooters with cucumber frozen yogurt
malaysian BBQ pork butt on a stick with toasted shallots and garlic


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SIGNATURE COCKTAILS

smoky margarita
reposado tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice, rose water, smoked sea salt

mango-habanero margarita
silver tequila, triple sec, lemon juice, sweet & sour mix, mango

frozen blueberry daquiri
light rum, blueberries, lime sour

yuzu fizz
vodka, yuzu juice, simple syrup, soda

ginger sparkler
domaine de canton, natural italian lemon or orange soda

cucumber tonic
death’s door gin, cucumber slices, lime juice, tonic water

dark & stormy
mount gay dark rum, ginger beer, lime

southern cola
amaro & coca-cola over frozen lime ice

domaine de canton mojito
ginger liqueur, mint, lime, light rum

seasonal cosmopolitan
rhubarb, lychee, pear, cranberry, blood orange, fresh berry, papaya, guava, passionfruit or pomegranite

st. germain cocktail
prosecco, elderflower liqueur, soda

hibiscus cooler
hibiscus flower, hibiscus syrup, champagne, orange zest

canton royale
ginger liqueur, dry champagne

french 75
cognac, lemon, simple syrup, champagne


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WINE SUGGESTIONS


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PERSONAL CHEF/PREPARED MEAL DROP-OFF

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