Fabulous birthday party at home!

Where did you host your birthday party?
At home

How many guests attended?
125 friends and family attended Estelle’s special celebration.

Did you have a theme? What did you wear?
Not specifically a theme, but cool, chic and sleek!!!! I wore a Zuhair Murad dress.

When you were planning your birthday party, what were the three most important things to you?
Hard to settle for three, but think it was more – excellent, food, drinks, service, the atmosphere and music!!!!

What was the most memorable part of your celebration?
All of it!!!!

If you could do it all again, would you change anything?
Nothing.

Why did you choose Dine as your caterer?
Because everything Dine do is exquisite!

Where did you first hear about Dine and would you recommend us to friends and family?
We have used Dine for many events over the years.

Which other suppliers did you use?
We used event planner Susannah Richardson at Everything Organised, Flowers were by Amie Bone – London, Iain Richardson Photography and we used Peppers Marquees.

Canapés

Welsh Rarebit Beignets with grain mustard hollandaise

Seared Scallop with minted pea purée, pancetta shard

Dine’s Bloody Mary with Mini Tabasco with a skewer of rare roast beef & horseradish dressing

Foie Gras Brûlée

Bowl Food

Masala Lamb Curry with rice & mini onion bhaji

Smoked Chicken Salad with shredded Thai Vegetables, 27 flavour dressing and popcorn chicken

Starter

Tiger prawn & red mullet with solfino saffron fondant & solfino vegetables and lobster bisque

Main

Fillet of aromatic angus steak seared & marinated in ginger, lemongrass, fennel & sichuan pepper, with oyster and enoki mushrooms, shaved purple carrot, saffron potatoes & pak choi – sticky teriyaki beef spring roll

Dessert

Eton mess topped with strawberries & raspberries crumbled freeze dried raspberries

Rich chocolate ganache & raspberries soaked in framboise

Cocktail ‘callipo’ lollies – mojito with lime & elderflower & rum with blood orange & mango

Range of coloured jellies – raspberry & pink champagne – blackcurrant & cassis – lemon & ginger