In the Kitchen with Michele Gan

Each March Serves You Right! Catering owner, Michele Gan, looks forward to the arrival of delicious and fresh spring produce. So when she was approached to host a private cooking demonstration, she was thrilled to design a menu that featured all her favorite savory seasonal spring ingredients!  

As a starter, Michele prepared a puree of fresh crushed peas and fava beans, which was paired with creamy burrata cheese and served with grilled bread and Marcona almonds. 

Spring is the beginning of artichoke season, which is why she thought our grilled artichoke salad would be the perfect item to feature for the first course. The salad includes baby spinach, radicchio, pickled baby artichokes, whipped goat cheese, pine nuts and a shallot vinaigrette.

For the entree course, Michele prepared a beautiful pan seared Alaskan halibut with lemon caper sauce. It was served over a bed of asparagus risotto with sautéed Spring vegetables.  

These three dishes encapsulate everything we love about savory spring produce. Stay tuned for something sweet!  

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a business pioneer in an up and coming neighborhood? Follow the link to check out Tara Campbell's video interview with Serves You Right! Catering owner Michele Gan to find out.

A Brilliant Birthday Bash

Yesterday Serves You Right! Catering was delighted to coordinate an intimate birthday luncheon at a private West Hollywood penthouse.

Serves You Right! tapped Sweet Pea's Custom Floral to create beautiful centerpiece arrangements that incorporated some of our clients favorite flowers.   

As guests arrived, they were treated to passed hors d’oeuvres and miniature boxes of popcorn, which were displayed in a vintage concession stand. The unique piece was later used for guest favors.

Guests were then invited to enjoy a special performance in honor of our client’s birthday. Following the performance, lunch was served in a four compartment plate. The meal included a kale & quinoa salad with citrus vinaigrette, roasted tomato soup with a grilled cheese wedge, grilled winter vegetable antipasti, and poached shrimp over a bed of cucumber & shaved radish.  

What kind of birthday would it be without cake and ice cream? Serves You Right! Catering does everything to go above and beyond what is expected and ordinary to make your day spectacular, just like we did with these artisan ice cream sandwiches, seasonal berries and plates of assorted miniature desserts. 

Left: Chocolate Chip Cookie with Chocolate Ice Cream Center: Red Velvet Cupcake & Seasonal Berries Right: Blueberry and Oatmeal Cookie with Fig and Mascarpone Ice Cream