Assorted Passed Hors D'oeuvres
Calamari Fritti
Lightly breaded rings of “Point Judith” Calamari
served with a cilantro Aioli Sauce
Beef & Pineapple Satay
Choice tender beef skewered with pineapple and pearl onions.
Grilled to perfection and finished with a glaze of apricot,
Thai bird chili, soy sauce, and cilantro
Philly Steak Wellingtons
Bite Size puff pastry filled with delicate shaved beef, caramelized
onion, provolone and bell pepper
Smoked Chicken Spring Roll
Crisp, hand made spring roll of smoked chicken, Asiago and
scallion. Complimented with fresh lemon-thyme crème fraîche
Bruschetta
Toasted Rustic Italian bread with chopped fresh tomato, garlic,
anchovy, herbs, capers and extra virgin olive oil
Carpacio di Manzo
Shaved raw beef tenderloin encrusted with smoked sea salt and
course black pepper. Served with Dijon-apple relish on potato
crisp
Caviar Cheese Blintz
Lightly
Browned cheese filled pastry finished with a caviar and star
flower
Spiedini di Antipasti
(Antipasti Skewer)
Skewers of tomato, mozzarella, calamata olive, and artichoke,
with a drizzle of Balsamic Syrup
Datteri secchi con Prosciutto
Sweet dried dates filled with boursin cheese and delicately
wrapped with Prosciutto
Gamberri
Vietnamese shrimp salad of rice vinegar, lemon, scallion, fish
sauce and chili Served on a crisp wonton with fresh cilantro
Melanzane Arrosto
Creamy and zesty slow roasted eggplant with herbs and extra virgin
olive oil on toasted rustic Italian bread with grilled asparagus
and red onion marmalade.
50th Anniversary Party – Live Auction
Items:
1. Perrysburg
Progressive Party for 8
Three fabulous homes await you and your guests on this river-centric
progressive dinner! First, Opera board member Barbara Steele
opens her gorgeous brick Tudor mansion in Hickory Hill for
your viewing as you enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
overlooking the river in her beautiful gardens. Make sure and
check out her gourmet kitchen and Aga cooker! Next travel a
few hundred yards down East River Road to the Williams compound
for your main course at board member Serena Williams’ home.
Another gourmet kitchen awaits your viewing in this eclectic
converted barn, full of interesting décor and art. Enjoy
a delicious dessert hosted by Board member and bon vivant Celso
Antiporda and his wife Lea at their riverfront home amongst
tranquil white pines, hickories, and tall honey locusts. The
soaring ceilings and Arts and Crafts style will compete for
your attention with the expansive view of the Maumee River
where herons, geese and ducks are frequent visitors. This dinner
is perfect for those who enjoy gourmet food along with an introduction
to three of Perrysburg’s finest homes!
(Includes cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, entrée, dessert
and wine pairings. Date and time to be mutually agreed
upon within one year)
2. River
Road Progressive Dinner for 12
For this casual but very gourmet dinner,
start with cocktails and appetizers on the huge deck at the
home of Steve and Kim Hanson on River Road. Their "Lodge
on the River" has
gorgeous views and you can enjoy Kim's fabulous hors d'oeuvres
while gazing at the Maumee. You will then proceed to Ann Sanford's
house on Midland Avenue for your main course. Ann may whip
up something she learned to cook in Julia Child's kitchen in
Provence, or some beef from her family farm, but you
can bet it will be wonderful and served with delicious wines
to match. Then you will stroll down River Road to John
and Deborah Joslin's for desserts and a tour of this 1915 mansion
with gardens fit for a magazine spread.
(Includes cocktails, appetizers, gourmet
entrée, desserts
and wine. Date and time to be mutually agreed upon within
one year)
3. Taste of Paris in Stone Oak for 8
Start your evening at the home of
Dr. and Mrs Beverley Karp for delicious French hors d’oeuvres
and specially selected French wines in a comfortable
setting. Proceed to the beautiful home of Ford and Phyllis
Cauffiel in a classic vintage car where a scrumptious dinner
awaits you with wines selected by sommelier Dominque Simon
and music selected by Renay Conlin. End your evening
with a sinfully decadent dessert prepared for you at the
home of Renay Conlin, General and Artistic Director of Toledo
Opera and Thomas Conlin Grammy award-winning conductor.
