Meat-Free Cuisine by Fireside Catering

October 5, 2018

At Fireside Catering we offer menus that are full of sumptuous fare designed to please a variety of taste buds. When Laura and Vikram approached us about booking their wedding at the beautiful Bradley Estate, they wanted their entire menu to reflect their food values, which meant no meat on the menu!

Our culinary team, led by Executive Chef Karen Osterberg and Executive Sous Chef Julie Larocque, rose to the challenge creating a meat-free menu including an abundance vegetables, grains, pasta and cheeses that left all the guests satiated and excited to celebrate Laura & Vikram’s special day.

Fireside Catering sources ingredients locally whenever possible. During the New England growing season, we are able to provide a variety of fruits and vegetables from our own Gibbet Hill Farm in Groton, Massachusetts. Continue scrolling to see some of the gorgeous, vegetable-forward cuisine served at Laura & Vikram’s Bradley Estate wedding.

Passed hors d’oeuvres included Goat Cheese Tartlet, Grilled White Pizzetta, and Mixed Mushroom Tartlet.

Westfield Farms Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onion, and Pear Tomato Tartlet, aged balsamic reduction
Grilled White Pizzetta, asparagus, mushrooms, caramelized onions, garlic confit, fresh herbs
Mixed Mushroom Tarlet, sweet garlic custard

In a nod to Vikram’s ethnicity, additional passed hors d’oeuvres included Potato Vegetable Samosas and Chickpea Vindaloo.

bradley estate action pizzetta samosa — Potato Vegetable Samosa, mango chutney

bradley estate vindaloo — Chickpea Vindaloo, mint yogurt, naan, cilantro

Guests sat down to a Baby Spinach and Strawberry Salad.

spinach salad — Baby Spinach and Strawberry Salad, golden raisins, cinnamon spiced pecans, Westfield Farms goat cheese, tart cherry vinaigrette

The entree choices were Creamy Penne Pasta, Roasted Vegetable Napoleon, or Pumpkin Mascarpone Ravioli.

napoleon penne vegetarian ravioli — Creamy Penne, Sweet Peas, Pecorino, blistered baby tomatoes

Dinner was complete with sweet tastes of wedding cake, carrot cake bites, and an assortment of homemade pie.

Best wishes Laura & Vikram!

Signature Drinks at Your Wedding

February 26, 2016

One of the fun aspects of planning your wedding reception is deciding on the beverages. There are lots of options available and many couples like to add a personal touch by offering a signature drink or cocktail.

These libations can be a nod to your heritage, reflect your hobbies, an homage to your relationship, or simply flavors you enjoy!

Whether it’s a cocktail or a mocktail, your signature drinks will be one more detail your guests will be talking about for years to come!

Flower Girls and Ring Bearers

February 12, 2016

What do flower girls and ring bearers have in common? They are young people in your life that you love and selected to be in your bridal party.

Choosing these special young attendants can bring a little apprehension given the unpredictable behavior in this age set, but don’t let that stop you! Our team will be there to help the young ones make their way down the aisle, but read on to see what advice they have for you when it comes to working with flower girls and ring bearers.

If you have particularly young attendants, Amy Hudon, Director of Sales and Events for The Estate at Moraine Farm, suggests that the flower girls or ring bearers do not practice in the ceremony rehearsal. “They always do great at the rehearsal but then the next day, there is suddenly more than a hundred people staring at them and they get nervous…”

“Flower girls and ring bearers should attend the rehearsal, so they are familiar with the space…but just wait until the actual ceremony for them to walk down the aisle, and they will be none the wiser.”

Tim Holmes, Director of Sales and Events at The Bradley Estate and Fruitlands Museum, reminds us, “Rehearsed or not, it won’t go perfectly…keep it light and go with the flow.”

Maura McCarthy, Director of Sales and Events at The Crane Estate, says, “It helps to have more than one flower girl or ring bearer, or even a junior bridesmaid there to help out. There is strength in numbers!”

And perhaps Jessica Belanger, Director of Sales and Events for Fireside Catering, sums it up perfectly, “You have to let the kids just be kids, and no matter what they do it’s going to be adorable!”