Author: Ciara Greenwald

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

Savory stuffed turkey, buttery mashed potatoes & sweet pumpkin pie. Besides the delicious food, Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks. We are thankful for our amazing clients and the hard-working BLC team that help bring our events come to life. We offer private chef…

Here Comes Fall

Here Comes Fall

Fall colors are starting to appear at the Farmers Market but Summer ingredients are at their peak. We are relishing the last weeks of the heirloom tomatoes, summer squash, sweet and spicy peppers and eggplant, whose flavors are so abundant before it turns cold. All…

Down by the Russian River

Down by the Russian River

“It’s your river. We protect it.” For the past 26 years, the Russian Riverkeeper organization has devoted themselves to restoring and protecting the Russian River. The 3rd Annual Ripp’n River Bash, hosted at Healdsburg’s Front Porch Farm, is the largest fundraiser that supports the RRK’s projects. Their mission is to inspire the community to care for the river. This includes volunteering for annual trash cleanups and working on the floodplain restoration to help local fish and birds.
We drew our menu inspiration from this year’s event theme which was  “Country Picnic on the Farm”.  The family-style menu started with an Heirloom tomato salad that included mixed basils, white pepper, coriander pesto, Cabécou and sherry vinaigrette. Next, came the entrée of Buttermilk fried chicken, Cabernet braised beef brisket, curry coleslaw, roasted green beans, mashed potato salad & biscuits. To finish, our dessert menu featured made from scratch banana puddings, sea salt chocolate chip cookies and platters of seasonal fruit, including Front Porch Farms Obsidian Blackberries.

 

Photos: Tibidabo Photography

Venue & Flowers: Front Porch Farm

Planner: JoLee Blooms

Rentals: Encore Events

All You Need is Love. And a Great Barn.

All You Need is Love. And a Great Barn.

  Straus Home Ranch is a magical place. Dappled light. Coastal breezes. Happy dairy cows. A eucalyptus grove with a breath-taking Tomales Bay view. And a barn that oozes character & romance. Our menu for this wedding was designed around June ingredients – Chandler Strawberries,…

Wine Country Rehearsal Dinner

Wine Country Rehearsal Dinner

Gundlach Bundschu is a Sonoma County winery steeped in history. It is the oldest family owned winery in California. The Rhinefarm estate vineyard site sits at the crossroads of the Sonoma Valley, Carneros & Napa Valley appellations. We were lucky enough to be a part…