Salty Meats, Wedding Edition

I am going to write a separate post about the wedding and the wedding food from Schmat instead of using the comments option because I think we all have a lot to say.


First, let me say the wedding itself was very lovely and I felt it represented our friends and who they are. It was classy, fun, elegant and simple all at the same time. And our bride was beautiful. I can honestly say, I don't think I've ever seen her happier.

Onto the food! (and booze!) The food. Well I for one would just like to quote Rose here "A secret stash of cheese!" that is what awaited us in the bridal room at The State Room. It was delic. And it was even more delic when we went into the room to bussel the wedding dress and we needed some extra energy to achieve that task. Yes secret stash of cheese!

We entered the cocktail hour (white wine only - to keep us from 1) spilling and 2) staining our teeth red before photos) anxiously awaiting the brie en croute. I was staring at the table - where are you oh melted cheesy goodness? Sadly, it was not yet ready for me. From there I moved on to prosciutto wrapped around melon balls. One of my favorite snacks. And the fresh mozz and tomatoes that Schmat described. I agree with Schmat here, the presentation was amazing. It was not only lovely but very easy to eat! I did not have the shrimp glasses, but people (the boys) seemed pretty excited about them during photos. I also did not get the kobe beef things that Schmat was immediately raving about. I am sad about that, I am not going to lie.

Following photos, the brie and I saw each other across the room. Our eyes met and we moved rapidly towards one another. It was amazing. Perfectly melted and scooped up with our wonderful crackers. The conversation at our cocktail table stopped as we all dug into the two plates in front of us and chowed down. We were then called into dinner.

Dinner was fabulous. I loved the fact that it was a buffet (also b/c I got to go through the line first! Yeah Bridal Party!). Why did I love buffet? Let me tell you why - it kept folks moving, talking and honestly didn't take forever to wait for food for plates to be cleared etc. I am officially a fan.

The actual food - delicious. The asian stand was my favorite. I had the tuna - amazing - with a ginger soy dressing, , fresh veggie rolls, pork shumai. I skipped the pasta entirely but had some salad from that stand and some veggies, which were amazing. Then I saw my other love - lamb. I beelined for it. My dress had a poofy skirt which I am extremely grateful for b/c it meant I could eat whatever I wanted and no one would see Olivia sticking out! (And it had pockets! But this blog is about food, not about fashion.) The lamb and au jus were great. Perfectly medium rare. Yummy. I can still taste it.

Drinks wise...I think the bartender hated us a little, but that's cool. Whatevs. The bar by the band did not get much action - but the other guy seemed okay and supported my vodka cranberries (or as Nicole liked to say "JE's drink of choice!"). For some reason the cranberry leaves me feeling less like shit the morning after - which is more than I can say for some of our other friends. I also loved the enormous glasses the drinks were served in - less trips to the bar, more time to shake my booty with some of the greatest dancers EVER. Thumbs up, State Room!

Rehearsal Dinner. Rehearsal Dinner food was also delic. It featured some amazing salty meats! I like salty meats if you can't tell. We started with a lovely antipasto plate with salty meats, asparagus and artichokes. Three of my favorite things. They were delicious and fresh.

We then were served butternut squash ravioli, veal/chick parm and mini tiramisu. There was more food there but I may need some help from my co-bloggers to remember it all. Overall though it was great - not too much and not too little. Service was great and "my favorite man" (the waiter) kept filling my red wine glass. God bless him.

Here's to the lovely couple, good food, good drinks and amazing friends!