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"Enjoy and celebrate your own party" Dear Friends: If you are thinking about having an elegant dinner party, or a wine and hors d’oeuvres get-together, call us. We’d also love to be part of your wedding or engagement, or any special family gathering. Just give us a call at 332-9244 or (415) 289-8610 or email: kenbaker at french-restaurant-marin dot com You already know what to expect from Christophe Catering. You will enjoy the same fine French food that we serve at Christophe Restaurant. And, it will be perfectly prepared in “Your Place or Mine." When you call us, we will want to know about the type of party you want to host. Every party and event is different and the menu and set-up should be designed to meet your particular needs. Once we are clear about what you need and want, we will offer advice that will save you time and money. When you call us, we will discuss the dinner menu choices, set-up arrangements, logistics, table and chair settings, and all of the important details necessary to make the event a success. And, we can work with your budget. But let’s not forget about the food. Yes, it is about the food. And we offer delicious and wonderful choices. Our dinners, sauces and desserts and the hors d’oeuvres are first prepared in the Christophe kitchen earlier in the day by Pierre and his staff. Later, when we are on-site we finish preparing salads and cold dishes. Then, we’ll use your kitchen and oven to cook the entrees and heat the hors d’oeuvres. Chef Pierre will gladly prepare any of the dishes on the Christophe Restaurant menu and, we also can also offer more than 50 scrumptious hors d’oeuvres designed to whet the appetite and make your guests feel very good and hungry. Having enough time to plan for your event is always helpful, but we are flexible and ready to respond to spontaneous, short notice situations. We probably need a few days time to alert our staff and prepare the menu.
"Food is Happiness" Christophe Catering Case File 234 It is a warm Marin afternoon and guests will begin arriving in two hours. You have invited (18) of your dearest friends to celebrate an important event. 4:30 PM: The Christophe Catering team has already arrived and as Chef Pierre Smets, perfectionist, begins to organize the kitchen, the setup crew prepares the dining room with table, chairs, place settings, wine glasses, and silver. 6:30 PM: You look stunning as you greet guests at the door. Working out at the Club has really paid off. Everyone tells you how fantastic you look. And your husband looks ok too. A charming French waiter with a bow tie begins serving hors d’oeuvres, wine and Champagne. You have selected ahi tuna on crispy potato gaufrettes drizzled with a sweet wasabi emulsion, chicken liver pate, and duck confit with a bean puree on a crostini. Watch out French Laundry and step aside. 8:00 PM: Guests are seated in the dining room and the four-course dinner starts with an appetizer of crab “au gratin” in a pastry shell followed by an arugula salad with walnuts and a honey Dijon dressing. For the entrée, guests choose a Chilean Sea Bass in a red and yellow pepper sauce, rack of lamb in a port glazed reduction, or desserts are unsweetened chocolate cake, or a peach and pear Bavorois (mousse). 10:30 PM: The last guest leaves. Everyone has had an extraordinary time.The party was a fantastic success. The evening was stress free. For the first time ever, host and hostess did not spend the evening running back and forth carrying plates . Instead, they spent time with their friends, at home with Christophe Catering at the wheel. 10:30 PM: The Christophe crew cleans, packs up and leaves. 11:00 PM: You are happy. Your wonderful friends are happy. You don’t have to clean up. The Christophe Crew is happy because they can go home. You are not tired or sleepy. You watch David Letterman on your new plasma T.V. Life is beautiful.
"Enjoy and celebrate your own party" Dear Friends: During the past months we have had the opportunity to be a part of several special occasions. We’d like to thank a few of our friends. Thank you Richard. Greenbrae, CA. Richard was celebrating his 50th birthday. The party was held at a beautiful hilltop home in Greenbrae. We supplied the tables, chairs, plates, silver, wine and champagne glasses. There were 18 guests to celebrate Richard’s 50th birthday. Thank you Meredith. San Rafael, CA. Meredith and her fiancee Sam were celebrating a birthday and an engagement party. There were 25 guests from Marin and the Bay Area arriving at 7PM. Meredith selected a (5) hors d’oeuvres dinner. Everyone had a wonderful time. Thank you Nick. Kentfield, CA. This international firm is having a 3-day training seminar for it’s sales executives from Europe, Asia and the east coast. The party was at the home of the Regional Sales Director. The evening began with wine, cheese and hors d’oeuvres. This was followed by dinner and dessert for (12). Thank you Claude Hubert, S.F. This charming and dynamic French-Asian antique dealer has been hosting hors d’oeuvres and elegant dinners for 15-20 designers, buyers, and friends every few weeks. Each evening begins with hors d’oeuvres and Champagne followed by dinner and dessert. Guests at Rue de Grenelle are seated at 18th century dining room tables and chairs, with beautiful antique plates, glasses and silver. On behalf of Pierre Smets owner/chef at Christophe Restaurant and Catering, and our professional staff of servers Carole, Courtney, Roger and Rene, I want to say “thank you” friends and guests of Christophe. We appreciate your dining at our Restaurant we look forward to seeing you soon. Ken Baker |
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06/06