"I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I've just had a mirror put over my kitchen table."

My secret love for direct comedy is something that sneaks into my daily life every once in a while. I love Rodney Dangerfield; he reminds me of a time you could be blunt without worrying about being publicly flogged. 

As some of you also know, I love food. No, I adore food, sometimes having my favorite meal of mussels at Chambar makes me want to bliss out to the point of forgetting where I am. I read food memoirs religiously- you can blame that on Anthony Bourdain, who also knows a thing or two about direct comedy. 

So if you're so so about food, don't understand what it means to have a meal that makes you want to lick the plate and ask for more, this might not be the post for you.

This my friends, is the penultimate of food porn- the wedding menu.

Something to keep in mind for the following post: these are not actual pictures of the food we will have, in fact the thing to remember is this- its going to be like this, but this isn't it

Why do I not have pictures of the food that we had a tasting for from our caterer? Because man you're not supposed to look at it, you're supposed to eat it! Food changes over time; those subtle hints of awesomeness you are bound to miss in the first bites will never come back if you sit there just taking pictures.

Plus, me and S were hungry that day. 

So let us begin!

Canapes: "A canapé (hors d’œuvre, “open faced sandwich”) is a small, prepared and usually decorative food, held in the fingers and often eaten in one bite."

Bella's interpretation: Its the pregame show, its meant to set you off on the right foot. 

Beef skewers
'Pemberton Meadows' grass-fed beef cubes, flavoured with braised pearl onions, tomato confit and maldon sea salt.

Arancini
crisp risotto balls stuffed with provolone and sundried tomatoes and basil oil

Pate de campagne
housemade country style ‘Sloping Hills’ pork terrine on a brioche finger with roasted apples, grainy mustard and micro greens

Mini stuffed potatoes
baby potatoes stuffed with crushed potato, bacon and shallots, garnished with creme fraiche and chive

Summer fruit platter
grapes, blackberries, gooseberries, raspberries, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, blueberries, figs, and pineapple

Side Dishes and Salads: "A side dish, sometimes referred to as a side order... is a food item that accompanies the entrée or main course at a meal"

Bella's interpretation: The Fixin's 

Classic caesar salad
crisp baby romaine hearts and croutons tossed with a classic house-made caesar dressing, shavings of grana padano cheese, garlic and lemon 

Summer salad

organic mixed greens, tossed with fresh local berries, shaved red onion, toasted almonds, 'Macedonian' feta cheese, dressed with a house-made raspberry vinaigrette.

Grilled zucchini
grilled zucchini with basil pesto and shaved grana padano cheese

Mushroom rice pilaf
fragrant basmati rice and oyster mushrooms, in a rich miso broth with scallions

Potatoes boulangere
sliced potatoes layered and baked with caramelized onion and grana padano cheese

Fresh artisan dinner rolls
artisan rolls served with sea salt and real butter

 Entree: "An entrée (pronounced /ˈɑːntreɪ/ ahn-tray, French "entrance") is a dish served before the main course, or between two principal courses of a meal"

Bella's interpretation: The Main Event

Pasta 

Summer tagliatelle
tagliatelle with summer baby vegetables, sun-gold tomatoes, zucchini, patty pan, shaved grana padano cheese, olive oil and herbs (this would be our veggy meal...pretend the picture has no meat!)

Chicken chasseur
roasted 'Farm Crest' chicken breast in a sauce of mushroom, tomato, white wine and 'Fraser Valley' bacon

Halibut provencal
baked wild halibut with a tomato, garlic, olive lemon and caper sauce

Roasted leg of fraser valley lamb
roasted 'Fraser Valley' lamb leg, with herbs, lemon and garlic, with natural jus

Dessert: "A dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food. The word comes from the French language as dessert and this from Old French desservir, "to clear the table" and "to serve."

Bella's interpretation: The After Party

A Dessert Buffet, which shall remain a mystery!

*Breathes*

I should have worn stretchy pants today for this post

So gentle readers, what do you think? Tell me what was your favorite dish on your menu or what you have planned for food!

Also, that's right, the Feature of the Week has been updated!

Until next time

Adieu,

Bella

*** all descriptions taken from Wikipedia****