Married... the menu!

 

Now that things are all said and done, it's worth pondering: which came first, the proposal or the pig? It's a question without an answer, because there was no real proposal - we just all of a sudden moved getting married from the "maybe" to the "why yes, let's" list.

And then Matt started talking about the pig. Or he had been talking about the pig all along. I'm not sure. In any case, Matt needed a pig, and Farmer Pete had just the one. Pete and Matt slaughtered the pig and put it in the freezer a few months before the wedding.

The rest of the menu was designed to complement our porcine guest of honor. It was easy to decide what to eat: we just picked all our favorite things from all our favorite places.

Cocktails:

Rosie's sangria
Two Pennsylvania brews:
Victory Hop Devil and Lionshead

Wines selected by AV Restaurant:
Terlato Pinot Grigio
St. Antonius Riesling Spatlese
Toasted Head Barrel Reserve Pinto Noir
Paul Louis Vn Mousseux Blanc de Blanc

 Cocktail hour hors d'oeuvre:

Cow's milk cheeses from Calkins Creamery
Goat's milk cheeses from Ardith Mae Farm
Breads from Mockingbird Bakery (aka Matt):
walnut rye, sunflower sesame flax, olive,
and whole wheat sourdoughs, and ciabatta
Salumi platter by Pat Quinn
Roasted vegetable platter by AV
Smoked trout mousse and Sundried tomato white bean dip
by Summerhouse Grill
Olives, Hillside Farms butter

Supper:

Green salad with Hakurei turnips and scallions
from Skoloff Farm and Prospect St. Gardens

Garlicky ranch and Fig chutney salad dressings
by Toby Landon of Fig

Bean and corn salad and Fresh cucumber salad by AV

Macaroni and cheese with LeRaysville cheddar by Soup Chic

Homemade vegan sausage and peppers
by Can't Stand the Meat?

Pulled roasted pork from Clodhopper Farm
with Matt's rhubarb chutney

Sweets:

Raspberry buttercream and Lemon curd cupcakes with Daisy flour
by Emily Severson

Gluten free chocolate brownies by moi

...the above made with Hillside Farms butter and local eggs
Amazing artisan, raw, vegan chocolates by Immortal Mountain

 

 

Tent photo by Michael Mullen

Matt with pig and goat cheeses photos by Tonia Eden Mayton

The boys with pig and cupcakes photos by Michael Poster