Belle Fete worked with a local college’s Career Planning department to create a very special evening for their guests who were in Maine for a conference. The department decided to hold a dinner at the
Maine Maritime Museum.
The menu was carefully planned to highlight some of the best that Maine has to offer.
Passed Appetizers
Maine Diver Scallops with Sherry Creme
Local Maine Goat Cheese with Roasted Seasonal Vegetables on Crostini
Sundried Tomato and Basil Stuffed Mushrooms
Plated Salad- Mixed greens tossed with a homemade balsamic vinaigrette
Dinner Options
Seared Flatiron Steak with Herb Chimichurri
Honey Butter Haddock
Roasted Vegetables in Phyllo
Dessert
Blueberry Crisp
We used local wild flowers to decorate the tables. Fresh oregano was tied around the napkins to give a finishing touch to the tablescape.
Belle Fete worked with a client to create a Maine Farmer’s Market theme party. The client was hosting a conference for scientists from around the country in Portland, Maine. Many of the guests have never to been to Maine before and we wanted to highlight the best that our state has to offer.
We created a menu around what can be found a the local farmers market. We used local
Pineland Farm and State of Maine cheeses and served them with a variety of crackers.
We made a red pepper and roasted garlic ailoli as well as an herb boursin to be served with the fresh vegetable crudite.
Local sausages and cured meats rounded out the menu .
The highlight of the evening was Chef Carter’s lobster martinis. For many of they guests this was their first time eating lobster.
I hired Belle Fete to help plan my 50th birthday party. Lori Kinkade immediately understood the aesthetic theme I wanted to create, and seemed as excited to put it together as I was, even going so far as building a unique structure to incorporate into the theme. She worked with me to plan and create a superb menu that respected my vegetarian lifestyle. The food, presentation and staff service was incredible. Lori was attentive and interested throughout the entire process. I definitely plan to work with Lori and Belle Fete again, and highly recommend them for any event.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Laurie B.
Here is a super fun and easy idea that you can incorporate into type of party with a garden theme.
We incorporated a children’s umbrella with a brightly colored watering can filled with flower covered pinwheels.
We put cut floral foam to fit into the watering can to anchor the pinwheels and covered the foam with moss.
This idea can be used for place card settings or to identify food as we did for this party.
Belle Fete worked on a very special birthday party this past weekend. We were asked to create a menu that not only highlighted local Maine foods but to use a minimal amount of meat. The client wanted to create an atmosphere that made one think that they were transported from the coast of Maine to marketplace in Morocco.
Appetizers
We created a stationary appetizer display that highlighted fresh produce in several ways. We had a vegetable crudite with a homemade lemon goat cheese pesto dipping sauce.
Pappadams
Summer Rolls with a lime soy dipping sauce
A variety of local cheeses
Passed Appetizers
Crispy Polenta Squares with Goat Cheese and Fresh Tomato Chutney
Grilled Mango on Bluecheese Shortbread Rounds
Plated Dinner
Whole Wheat Pasta in a White Wine Herb Sauce with Mushrooms, Asparagus and Maine diver Scallops
Dessert consisted of assorted cupcakes
