Mangia

One of the items on our to-do list was going back to The Manor to pick out all of the menu details including cocktail hour and the reception. I'm glad that I was organized (as I always am) since (somewhat disappointingly) The Manor didn't offer too much extra help guiding us through the menu, but that's ok since we already knew everything we wanted and didn't want to be on our menu.

We started with the cocktail hour where I added on such things as my martini mashed potato bar that I've been talking about since I first saw it at Joe & Gina's wedding two years ago. We'll of course have all the traditional hot and cold plates, passed hors d'ouevres and even a seafood bar, where the ice sculpture at Mike's picking is to to be the New York Yankees logo, carving station and other hot buffet stations. You name it, I'm sure it'll be at the cocktail hour, well expect maybe sushi, I took that out.

Then if you haven't already stuffed yourself silly at the cocktail hour it's on to the main event. The first dish will be a wild mushroom ravioli, which I have personally had and they're incredible. Then we kept it simple with the Cesar salad. And for the entree it's a choice of the following:

• French Chicken Breast on Sauteed Spinach with Market Mushrooms and Pancetta 
• Grilled Salmon with Tuscan Beans and Roasted Garlic, Red Pepper Coulis 
• Chateaubriand, Sliced Beef Tenderloin, Burgundy Reduction 
• All entrees are served with the Chef's vegetables and potato 

And hopefully everyone will save room for dessert where there is a dessert sampling plate for everyone and of course wedding cake. We (somewhat randomly) chose a yellow cake with strawberries and banana filling inside. After all that food I'm sure we'll be rolling our guests out the door at the end of the night!