Charlene's Kitchen
 
Charlene carries the color scheme, like this lovely blue and white theme from a recent event, into her floral arrangements, too! She adds depth to her designs by using different containers and vases for the arrangements, like these blue & white vases. Her arrangements are mostly done onsite for Charlene Experience parties, but you can also order them to be picked up at the store! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #entertaining #floral #floralarrangements #charlenesarrangements #beautiful #charlenesvault #vases #blueandwhite #lovely #interiordesign #floral
Graduation is coming up! Charlene's antipasto platters are perfect for grad parties! They come in 3 sizes - small, medium and large. You can also order shrimp to be added to the platter! To make it a full meal, just order Charlene's classic caesar salad too! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #catering #caterer #entertaining #summerfood #gradpartyfood #gradparty #antipastoplatter #charcuterie #yum #bonappetit #gourmetfood #gourmettogo #platters
Charlene put together another successful Charlene Experience event yesterday! This event was a funeral hosted by Bill and Olivia Baker for Bill’s late father. Charlene brought everything blue and white from her Vault! The Charlene Experience included the blue and white plates, platters, glasses, linen napkins and forks, bar cloths, barware, and blue and white vases. Charlene also made the beautiful floral arrangements. The menu featured mac and cheese, caprese sandwiches, mini beef tenderloin sandwiches, an antipasto platter, citrus salad, tabouleh pitas, grilled vegetable pitas, fresh corn & shrimp salad, sesame chicken tea sandwiches, mini BLTs, and ham biscuits. Dessert was lemon bars and linzer cookies! At the bar, we served Charlene’s refreshing ginger lemonade.
Royal Wedding Party: Yesterday Charlene also put together a fabulous royal wedding party for Anne Beverly Jones, a longtime client and friend of Charlene! Royal wedding parties are a tradition for Anne Beverly - Charlene also catered a royal wedding party for Will and Kate’s wedding back in 2011 at Anne Beverly’s home! Charlene also does an annual Christmas party for Anne Bev! This party was the FULL Charlene Experience! Charlene brought everything from plates, platters, and glassware to a bar cabinet with a mirror, vintage round buffet table, a couch, chair, and coffee table! All of Charlene’s painted furniture like the chair and bar cabinet with mirror were done by Lauren Bruce Wodicka. Charlene also did the beautiful floral arrangements on the outdoor buffet table and bar! In addition the the floral arrangements, Charlene draped greenery around the Edison lights in the tent. All of the furniture and other pieces are available to rent through Charlene’s Vault! The clear ceiling tent was from Sugarplum Tent Company and the TV was rented from All Stage and Sound. The high top tables and the linens for high tops and dining room table were from Select Event Group. The floral arrangements inside the house and on the dining room table were from The Virginia Florist. The delicious menu featured scones with clotted cream, shrimp, tomato & egg breakfast casserole, ham biscuits, cucumber tea sandwiches, a smoked salmon platter, mini BLTs, a fresh fruit platter, and lemon bars. At the bar, Denaya, our in-house mixologist, made Bloody Mary’s with Charlene’s Bloody Mary mix and Few breakfast gin along with Pimm’s cup punch. The bar also featured South African white wine and rosé. And of course there was coffee and tea for the early morning event! Check out our Facebook posts for more pictures from the lovely party!
Last night Charlene put together a beautiful baby shower! The baby shower was hosted by new clients, Tricia and Zac Moffatt, in their newly built home with a lovely modern and contemporary design! The event was the full Charlene Experience! Charlene brought all the glassware, plates, platters, barware, floral arrangements, lanterns, and even the bar cabinet & marble table painted by @laurenbrucestudio. The monogrammed napkins were done by Susan Hyre and the cake was done by Buttercream Bakery. The menu featured an antipasto platter, mini BLTs, chicken meatballs, deviled eggs, pimento cheese dip, grilled veggie roll ups, beef tenderloin canapés, and goat cheese & sundries tomato tarts! We’re looking forward to working with Tricia again in the future! Check out our FB post for more pics from the event.
Hats are on and our royal wedding event is in full swing! Stay tuned for more pictures of the food, bar, and design!
Setting up for a fabulous royal wedding party tomorrow morning! Stay tuned for more pictures tomorrow!
Charlene’s carrot cake and coffee cake are always winners and easy to pick up for any event! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #entertaining #dessert #cake #carrotcake #coffeecake #yum #bonappetit #gourmetfood
Charlene put together a lovely fundraiser on Monday night for Roger Wicker, a U.S. Senator from Mississippi! The event was at Martha Scott Guenther's home and co-hosted by Tim and Jackie Locke. As the event was a cocktail party, the menu featured mini BLTs, lemongrass chicken skewers, crab cakes, grilled spiced shrimp, zucchini pancakes, and a crudités platter with guacamole and carrot ginger dip! The beautiful flowers were done by Jackie Locke, one of the hosts! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #entertaining #fundraiser #politicalfundraiser #wickerforsenate #springentertaining #cocktailparty #fingerfood #cocktailfood #springfood #yum #bonappetit #gourmetfood
Beautiful spring vegetable crudités platter! It looks great on one of our client's ottoman. You can pick up crudités platters anytime and they come in three different sizes: small, medium, and large. They're great for any spring or summer event! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #entertaining #summerentertaining #springentertaining #crudites #springveggies #cruditesplatter #yum #bonappetit #gourmetfood #design #beautiful #springcolors #zebraprint #veggiesanddip #springfood
This past Saturday, Charlene put together a great baby shower for her long-time client and friend Andrea Barthello’s son, Mike, and daughter-in-law, Katie! This outdoor family dinner featured burgers and portobello mushrooms grilled onsite by Charlene with all the fixings! The menu also included BBQ pulled chicken, pasta salad, toasted cous cous salad, arugula salad, vegan broccoli salad, deviled eggs, guacamole, and a crudités platter with ginger miso dip and tzatziki dip. Dessert was fresh mixed berry cobbler with ice cream! Andrea and her friend Laura designed and arranged the tables. Laura also put together the lovely floral arrangements with flowers from the Old Town farmer’s market! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #entertaining #babyshower #summerentertaining #outdoorentertaining #summerbbq #bbq #grilling #outdoorgrilling #summerfood #yum #bonappetit #burgers #gourmetfood #gourmettogo #picnicfood #buffettable #crudite #crudités #cruditésplatter
Happy Mother's Day from Charlene's Kitchen! We love these floral arrangements that are perfect for honoring all the mothers in our lives. The white birch container wrapped in oak bark from Pennsylvania adds a beautiful touch, too! Check out the floral page on our website for more of Charlene's arrangements. • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #entertaining #floralarrangements #charlenesarrangements #mothersdayflowers #happymothersday #mothersdaygift #mothersday2018 #springflowers