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Throughout the evening guests dined on an elegant three course meal in the backdrop of the majestic National Building Museum. The menu consisted of a variety of passed hors d’oeuvres including lemon parmesan artichoke bottoms, pepper crusted tuna skewers with mango, and miniature crab cakes.

Guests began their meal with a deconstructed Caesar salad followed by beef wellington served atop a bed of sautéed spinach and mashed potato cauliflower puree drizzled with a dijon red wine reduction. The beautiful evening came to a close as a desert trio of chocolate molten cakes, deep fried poached apple, and pumpkin cheesecake lollipops were served.

What a pleasure it was to share this wonderful evening with NGLCC once again, and congratulations to all of the award winners!

Sara McGregor’s Capitol Catering hosted a very exciting event this month at the US Supreme Court.  As the new Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan was sworn in by President Obama, Capitol Catering prepared her celebratory reception in the neighboring room. After the ceremony, guests flooded in to congratulate the fourth female Justice of the Supreme Court, and to sample morsels of salmon with a triple mustard cream, cucumber cups filled with chicken salad, and delicate wraps stuffed with crab, mango, and a cilantro mint cream cheese. The elegant reception was attended by 350 guests including other Supreme Court Justices, Chief Justice Roberts, and several senators. We were so honored to participate in this historic event!

1.       Concord Grapes

Try our wild rice salad with concord grapes

2.       Kobacha

3.       Pears

Try our pears with autumn red cabbage

4.       Pomegranate

Try our Pomegranate lamb and butternut squash ragout

5.       Pine Nuts

6.       Quince

Try our quince and apple charlotte

7.       Rutabaga

8.       Thyme

Try our Lemon Thyme Chicken

9.       Tuscan Kale

Try our kale and white bean soup

10.   Sheep’s Milk Goat Cheese

Try our goat cheese soufflé with red pepper jelly

While this list covers some delicious fall fruits and vegetables, it just isn’t fall without caramel apples and pumpkin pie! Try our tiny lady apples dipped in caramel and chocolate and dusted with chopped nuts or coconut; and our ginger pumpkin tartlets. HAPPY HARVEST!

D.C. Central Kitchen is a fantastic organization that Sara McGregor’s Capitol Catering occasionally partners with.  Their organization “turns leftover food into millions of meals for thousands of at-risk individuals while offering nationally recognized culinary job training to once homeless and hungry adults.”

You can see everything they do for the DC metro area on their website, D.C. Central Kitchen

Photos courtesy of Cheryl Mazo