Thinkin' about your end-of-year party ? 

We can do anything from a Gourmet Splash to Affordable Luxury. 

Bookings and venues are filling up quickly. 

Get your name down now before our diary fills up!

Example Christmas menu from $35/person (includes cutlery, crockery, table cloths and service). Your choice of venue, or let me know if you need help with choosing a venue. If you would like additional courses such as an entree, this could be easily added. I am licensed, so will be able to provide a bar service and/or alcoholic beverages if you require it.

Appetisers

Crostini topped with pea pesto and cherry tomatoes

Savoury mini muffins topped with salmon mousse and chives

Mains

Turkey breast stuffed with cranberry and bacon

Jewelled rice

Sautéed green beans, mushrooms and capsicum

Dinner rolls and butter

Dessert

Cassata

Kiwi fruit dipped profiteroles

Tea and coffee

Add a cheeseboard for an additional $80 for 50 guests.

Things are starting to pick up speed for the Kapiti Food Fair

to be held at Lindale on Saturday 1 December 2012.

Nadia Lim, 2011 Masterchef NZ winner will be our celebrity chef this year.

Check out our Facebook Page (a "like" will also not go amiss!

Kapiti Food Fair 2012 Facebook Page

Nadia's Website

Valhalla

Great night at Valhalla Restaurant in Raumati 

with the Kapiti Beefsteak and Burgundy Club last night:

Blind wine tasting, matched perfectly to the meal by our winemaster, Stewart MacPherson:

Seafood Chowder

(wine Villa Maria Private Bin East Coast Viognier 2010)

Most of us picked this to be a Pinot Gris rather than a Viognier. Beautiful apricot, honeysuckle and spice, with a dry palate, which developed well with the rich flavour of the seafood chowder

Beef Wellington

2 wines with the red meat:

Arriba Tempranillo. 

Lovely fruit flavours of plum and black berry fruit, cinnamon and memories of Christmas and Apres Ski. Proud to say that our "children's table", six of us under 50 years old, got this wine varietal right!

Cateau Bourgneuf 2006 Bordeaux

We thought this may be either Italian or again from the Iberian Peninsula, possibly Montepulliciano or even Tinta Barocca. Robust tannins with sweet berry fruit. Australia got strong support, and everyone was surprised that this delightful wine was a Bordeaux. Nobody got it completely right, though again, the children's table, in the person of Ava got the Merlot component right. She was the only one in the room to pick up on this aspect. 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc. Quite a few thought possibly Cabernet Sauvignon.

Upside Down Creme Brulee with berry reduction

Blandy's Duke of Clarence Madiera

Everyone guessed that this was an Iberian Pensinsula wine. Tawny Port, Ruby Port, Sherry were the offerings. Only one palate got it right - Madiera.

All in all a great evening's entertainment and degustation.

Thanks to Jeff & Cathy Whitfield we used our Chef to the  rescue service this week-end.
Here is the lifeline PartyPerfect threw out for their event when their chef took ill:

1. PartyPerfect Brown Onion chutney & Bourdin Chevre goats cheese Vol-au-vents;
2. Smoked salmon and cream cheese blini
3. Kransky sausage and basil pesto crostini
4. Smoked chicken, brie & cranberry jelly Melba toast
5. Sausage, cheese and cherry tomato skewers
6. Petit Fours: Lemon Meringue, Choc Caramel, Passionfruit-Mango, and Berry Crumble

Cheese board:
Kapiti Te Horo Swiss, Kapiti Kikorangi, Brie
Chicken liver & cognac pate, Crackers &  fruit
PartyPerfect's quince jelly, fig jelly and feijoa relish

Antipasti:
Danish salami, Pastrami, Feta, Olives, Roasted capsicum, Artichoke hearts and Crusty Chiabata, Creamed balsamic and virgin olive oil

Blind Tasting

Working on a "blind tasting" menu for the Kapiti Beefsteak and Burgundy Club. 

Next month not only the wine will be a blind tasting, but also the food!

This will be our second event for them, members for the last year or so... 

Great food, great wine, great company

... and for tomorrow's performance:
Afternoon Tea for the Ladies:
Scones with Strawberry Jam and Whipped Cream, Chocolate brownies, and a selection of sandwiches, including brie and cranberry...

Jack Penman Photography

A link to our Photographer friend Jack Penman's site, 

with some photo's he has taken of our work

Jack Penman Photography

Leukaemia and Blood Cancer

A big thank you 

to Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand

http://www.leukaemia.org.nz/

for choosing PartyPerfect 

as caterer

 for your   

Central and Southern NZ Continued Medical Education  on 24 July 2012. 

We appreciate your custom. 

Cooking beautiful pork belly tapas for tomorrow's Wellington On a Plate Event 

Kapiti Vintage with Simon Wislang.

The Theme is 

La Cocina de Espana:

http://www.kapitivintage.co.nz/

Wellington on a plate

PartyPerfect's Chef Jeanine van Kradenburg 

will be assisting Chef Simon Wislang in Saturday's Wellington on a Plate: Check out the event venue and details:

http://www.kapitivintage.co.nz/

http://www.kcnews.co.nz/story.php?storyID=4429

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