A private dining event in a chic historic building in Downtown LA’s “Historic Core” called for some chic food styling! I did a mixture of easy and time-heavy recipes:
Pulled Pork with a Fennel-Apple Chutney
Hummus and Cucumber Wraplets
Saffron Israeli Couscous with Grilled Lime Shrimp
Ricotta-Mint Crostini with Roasted Black Grapes
Cardamon Cashew Blondies
I have recently been obsessed with making the perfect pulled pork with an Indian flare, so that simply had to happen:
After several hours of slow cooking, we are ready to pull the pork!
The full spread:
A fine dining spread: curried pulled pork with fennel-apple chutney; mint-ricotta crostini with roasted black grapes in sea salt; dill-cucumber-hummus wraplets; saffron Israeli couscous in white wine with sauteed shrimp in lime and sea salt; white chocolate cashew-cardamon blondies. A feast, to say the least!
Saffron Israeli couscous in white wine served with sauteed shrimp spritzed with lime and sea salt
We are hummus-cucumber-dill on lavash wraplets and we are delightful.
Crostini with ricotta-mint spread and roasted black grapes in olive oil and sea salt
Healthy spoonfuls of curried pulled pork topped with fennel-appple chutney and micro-greens – yes!
White chocolate cashew and cardamon blondies (edible flower included)
All in all, it was a delicious evening. Guests were duly impressed and there were even leftovers to take home. 🙂
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