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Fatted calf time; Cooking for a lot of people, times three
Topic Started: Sep 29 2015, 06:18 AM (1,088 Views)
heatseeker
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Our son is getting married on Friday, and there will be a reception for about 200. Thankfully that is all laid on at the Old Mill in Toronto.

But the happy couple have asked us to play host to more than 30 people for the rehearsal dinner on Wednesday, and to serve breakfast, or brunch, to half a dozen groomsmen on the day of the wedding.

On Saturday, we will have a whole crowd of our friends and relatives from out of town over for drinks and a barbecue.

We are serving tapas and tapas like dishes for the rehearsal dinner, and are getting a head start on it today -- Spanish meatballs with a lot of garlic nutmeg; a white bean salad, also Spanish; roasted red peppers; a whole salmon, poached and served cold, probably with curry mayonnaise; a couple of large Spanish tortillas (egg, potato and onion); and some desserts.

The groom and his pals get scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, and fruit.

For the bbq we will keep it simple and do burgers with potato salad and probably a huge apple crisp for dessert.

After all this we will be happy to head out to our country place and collapse for a week or two.
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goldengal
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Everything sounds wonderful Heat, and I love the Old Mill. Best wishes to the bride and groom.

Reminds me of when our daughters were married. They too had around 200 guests at the wedding and we did the food for after the rehearsal as well as the day following the wedding for the out of town folks. First wedding was July '88 and the hydro went off for something like 6 hours if memory serves, and the second was July '89 and didn't the hydro go out again, but fortunately for a short time.

Take care,
Pat
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agate
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Congratulations to the happy couple :wineglasssmile.gif: and to you both
for all the hosting.
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angora
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My dates took me to the Old Mill when they wanted to impress. Classy!
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The bride's family are Italian. It has been amusing to hear about the efforts to get the Old Mill food people (think: prime rib, Ye Olde Toronto, etc.) to make decent tomato sauce and other things Italian.
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angora
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Odd choice for an Italian family. Surely they have a relative in the restaurant business. Oh, oh my Waspiness is showing. ha ha
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I was thinking the same Angora. Many Italians I know have their receptions at the "Italian Centre" here in the city! They are always large affairs. I was to one wedding a client, while working, the food was to die for, not too mention the free bar for the entire evening.
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But the Old Mill is a really pleasant spot.
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Here is the back story. Matt and Jenn were planning a wedding in Prince Edward County, in a barn repurposed for such events. But the operator was less than candid about the many extras involved. When they found out what the real total would be, they realized that it would be far less expensive to have it in a high end venue in Toronto.

However, the county exercise wasted months, and The Old Mill was the only place remotely central that they could book, if "remotely central" is not an oxymoron.

Our daughter had her reception at the Carlu in the former College Park, and it was great.
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The groom and his pals get scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, and fruit.


A sign of things to come for the poor guy?
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Actually, he and bride to be are both pretty good cooks, when they choose to be. And they love good food.
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I remember a wedding at the Old Mill and no doubt it was perfectly lovely in all sorts of ways, but what I remember most is that the bride's mother and sister made gravlax, mounds of it! What a treat!
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angora
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The place in Prince E sounds as though it would have been lovely. Too bad they weren/t forthcoming. The Old Mill is very nice and I'm sure y'all will be very happy with it. Anyway, it's usually the little disasters everyone remembers in years to come. We all remember that I was late for the ceremony because my father was placing bets with his bookie and we left for the church late. :) Then, I of no direction sense, got the wedding party lost on the way to the reception in Newmarket. :). To add to that, one of my father's staff loaned me a lucky sixpence that had been in her family "for generations". Naturally, I lost it and it hasn't turned up to this day. What fun!
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Angora your wedding disasters made me laugh!

We were married 46 years ago next month in "small town Sask"! I lived in Vernon B.C. DH was posted in Vancouver. Our attendants were all from B.C. making the trek to the N.E. Sask, a journey they all remember ( not fondly) I'm sure to this day! The weather did not cooperate, it rained, it snowed, I had to wear plastic over my white shoes to the church! The roads in rural Sask were not paved, making the journey to my parent's farm nearly impassable! Fortunately my Dad had a large reception and open bar catered for 200 people, in the nearby town. After a few drinks the miserable weather became a distant memory! Oh yes and not to mention the guy tending bar,(was not a fan of the police,). He as a joke, saw fit to add an addition of "home Brew" to the bar!!! One of the groomsman detected it, and my dad had to have a chat with his friend! It was after all an RCMP wedding and " home brew" is illegal. Fun times and we laugh about it all now!
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Darcie
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Sure glad I didn't have a big wedding seeing as how my marriages turned out.

I eloped for both.
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Sure glad I didn't have a big wedding seeing as how my marriages turned out.

I eloped for both.

You were smart. I wanted a small family wedding in B.C. for obvious reasons! My parents (Dad) wanted me to come home so out of "respect" I honored their wishes!
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