{"id":48,"date":"2011-01-19T01:11:40","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T01:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eventsbydesign.com\/blog\/?p=48"},"modified":"2011-01-21T22:26:09","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T22:26:09","slug":"food-fun-and-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eventsbydesign.com\/blog\/food-fun-and-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Fun and Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/fb:like><\/span>
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Pauline Parry \u2013 Good Gracious Events!<\/p>\n

There just isn\u2019t enough I can say about this woman\u2026 and this company! I like to call Pauline the \u201cBritish Paula Dean\u201d. You know how Paula Dean always makes food sound so fun and exciting? Pauline has her own way of doing just that\u2026making food fun and exciting\u2026in the most beautiful sounding way! I love the way she says (insert British accent here) \u201cstrawwburry\u201d! I could listen to her talk for hours! She in an innovator and continues to inspire me every time I am in her presence.<\/p>\n

What I love about this company is the fact that they have managed to master both quality of food AND quality of service. Sigh\u2026a wedding planners dream. The service is quick, thorough and elegant. The staff is well manicured and the food\u2026de-lish-ous!<\/p>\n

Pauline has been kind enough to treat us all to the recipe of my favorite cocktail designed by GG!\u2026the LOVE Martini. When I first read the ingredients to this drink, I thought there was NO way I would like it. The white balsamic threw me off! But let me tell you\u2026I LOVE IT! The pairing of all these different flavors is amazing when they fuse together!\u00a0 Give it a try, you will be pleasantly surprised. It takes some effort but it is well worth it!<\/p>\n

LOVE Martini
\nby Good Gracious! Events<\/p>\n

Inspired by a chef\u2019s pairing of
\nstrawberries, balsamic vinegar,
\nand a hint of black pepper!<\/p>\n

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\nRECIPE
\nRim:
\nwhite balsamic pomegranate reduction (a gourmet store purchase)
\ngranulated sugar
\nMartini:
\n2 tablespoons strawberry base and 1 ounce of its nectar (recipe below)
\n2 ounces premium vodka
\nIce<\/p>\n

Method:
\nMoisten martini glass rim with white balsamic reduction and rim with sugar and put 1 tablespoon strawberry base in glass.\u00a0 In a martini shaker, combine ice, vodka, 1 tablespoon strawberry base and the nectar.\u00a0 Shake until icy cold and strain into martini glass.
\nSTRAWBERRY BASE & NECTAR
\n(for about 20 drinks)
\nCombine:
\n2 pint baskets of strawberries, diced
\n2 cups simple syrup
\n2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
\n1 teaspoon ground black pepper
\nStir and let soak at least one hour and up to 24 hours, refrigerated<\/p>\n

Pauline has created an amazing book that that depicts the art of throwing a party! It\u2019s called FOOD FUN LOVE and everyone should have one!<\/p>\n

Thank you Pauline and the Good Gracious Team! I look forward to many more events with you!<\/p>\n

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Pauline Parry \u2013 Good Gracious Events!<\/p>\n

There just isn\u2019t enough I can say about this woman\u2026 and this company! I like to call Pauline the \u201cBritish Paula Dean\u201d. You know how Paula Dean always makes food sound so fun and exciting? Pauline has her own way of doing just that\u2026making food fun and exciting\u2026in the most beautiful sounding way! I love the way she says (insert British accent here) \u201cstrawwburry\u201d! I could listen to her talk for hours! She in an innovator and continues to inspire me every time I am in her presence. Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events-by-design","category-food-and-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/eventsbydesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/eventsbydesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/eventsbydesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eventsbydesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eventsbydesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/eventsbydesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68,"href":"http:\/\/eventsbydesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/eventsbydesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eventsbydesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eventsbydesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}