Wedding Food

The wedding was beautiful, quite small and I thought quite nice. The lunch after was stunning. The first dish was turtle soup--which really excited me, as I've never eaten turtle before. It was served with shrimp, however, and as I'm allergic to shellfish I couldn't eat it. My husband pulled the head waiter aside and informed him of my allergy, so some substitutions were made on other dishes. For example, the first course after the soup was potato salad topped with a shrimp sauce and scallops; I was served potato salad topped with a tomato salsa and pastry. It was delicious, and beautiful.

The second course was a foie gras croquette topped with a fried potato, served on a drizzle of brown gravy. Stunning.


The third course was fish with fresh vegetables. Again, my plate was served with tomato sauce, but everyone else had a creamed seafood sauce. It was very good.
After the fish, we were served a small dish of sherbet to cleanse our palates. Refreshing, a little sweet with just a hint of lemon.
The last course before dessert was Kobe beef. I can't even begin to describe how good this was. It was stunning.
Dessert: a heavy cream lemon ice cream, with a bowl of fruit. Mmmm.
Followed by coffee and truffle. I exploded my truffle all over the table when I tried to cut it with my spoon. Cocoa powder went everywhere. I was so , so embarrassed. I didn't get a picture of the wedding cake--but it was strawberry shortcake and super delicious. The wedding was such a nice blend of the bride and bridegroom's personalities, I was really touched and enjoyed it very much.