We started off by cracking open that bottle of wine we brought (it was a stressful week). And they gave us some binders of linens and rental stuff to look at. They then started bringing out the hors d'ouevres. First were the mini open faced pork tamales. AMAZING! Of course Chris couldn't say they were better than his grandma's but they were pretty damn close. By the way I abandoned my vegetarianism for this tasting so I could try everything and approve. Second hors d'ouevres were mini kobe beef sliders with truffle aioli and aged cheddar. These were also amazing and I hate hamburgers. Third was curried butternut squash shooters served in mini shot glasses. It was soup in a shot glass but I wanted a whole freakin bowl! So far we were totally impressed.
Next came out the salad. I love salads with greens, gorgonzola cheese, candied nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans, whatever), apple slices and some type of vinagrette. This was exactly that salad and I was in love. I ate the whole thing even though my belly was started to fill up.
For the main course we were given full plates of each of the three entrees we had chosen to try. My eyes got big because I didn't know if it would all fit! I didn't want to waste it and it was sooooo good. We tried horseradish crusted salmon over roasted asparagus and mashed potatoes, beef bourguignon over mashed potatoes, and butternut squash raviolis in a cream sauce. I am hungry now just typing this stuff out. We forgot to take pictures of the entrees :-(.
Finally we finished off with 6 (count them!) samples of cakes. We are still unsure what to do with dessert because the cake I really want is in Northern California and the bakery doesn't deliver or ship (not even down the street). Sigh. But these cakes we tried were pretty good. Our favorites were the chocolate macadamia nut mousse and the strawberry bavarian. yummmmm
Not only was the food amazing, but the owners Kim and Sam are very nice genuine people. We sat around for about an hour afterward and talked about non-wedding stuff. I could tell that they are passionate about what they do and would make sure our wedding was perfect. I think we may do a few more tastings (free food right?) and then make our decision but we are extremely sold on Toast Catering.
Toast Catering
