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Occasion: Our work holiday party that always happens after the the holidays to accommodate every one's crazy, busy and hectic schedule. Hosted by Dr. Lieberman and Catherine. Good food and good company, what else can you ask for? January 22, 2011. Sorry for the super late update (yes on year late). It was just sitting on my drafts folder for the longest time and I thought it would be appropriate to post this before I post pics from this year's holiday party! We love David Monson and his catering team so much, we've hired them for our past 3 holiday parties. If you're planning a party and need a caterer, I'd highly recommend hiring him!! He's sociable, fun and cooks up some delicious food!
Passed Hor d'oeuvres
Ahi tuna
tartar with mango, cucumber and wild rice on a crispy wonton
They were a delightful appetizer to start the evening with. Chunks of sweet mango and and cucumber balls added a refreshing taste to each bite.
Seared Rosemary and coriander marinated shrimp with meyer lemon
I love seafood and this was another great teaser before our actual meal! Plump, seasoned perfectly and delicious!
Potato and celery root pancake with horse gravlox, sweet mustard, dill and icicle radish
Another amazing appetizer. If it's anything, it's the taste and texture of the starchy potato that I love. The marriage of flavors on this one was definitely a winner! Yum!
Arugula and Belgian endive salad
with marinated duck breast, candied kumquats, pomegranate and blackberries in a mint ginger vinaigrette
Our first entree of the night was amazing! I've always loved the flavor that arugula brings to a dish as it adds somewhat of a peppery taste to it, but I've never been too fond of endives. The two veggies worked together though. How? I don't know...perhaps it was the sweetness and the acidity of the vinaigrette and the kumquats that made the dish so refreshingly good! The duck was tender and seasoned perfectly. What an impressive first dish already.
Chilean sea bass with a lobster ravioli in a saffron broth with shaved asparagus
The seabass melted in my mouth and the ravioli came in one big piece stuffed with lobster meat. It was perfect because I'm big on seafood. After this dish, I was pretty stuffed, but it was so good I just had to continue. Definitely something I'd order at a restaurant. 
Marinated beef tenderloin with herbed spaetzle, caramelized parsnips, and sweet carrots in a Merlot thyme sauce
By the time this dish came out, I was super stuffed with food and yummy drinks. From what I can recall, it was good, though I probably would have preferred my meat more on the rarer side. Anyhow, another beautifully presented dish.
Angel cake or pound cake with a grand marnier sauce
I was so in love with last year's bread pudding that I was secretly disappointed that we got served this instead of the anticipated bread pudding. It wasn't what I was expecting, but still good.
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