Charlene's Kitchen
 
Love this Christmas tree set up designed by Charlene! It was one of five tree set ups at the Jones’ Christmas party. Charlene used beautiful vintage ornaments on a classic Douglas Fir to make the perfect Christmas tree set up! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #entertaining #eventsetup #holidayparty #holidayentertaining #christmastree #christmasparty #vintagedesign #Douglasfir #douglasfirtree #beautifulsetup #christmasdecor #christmasdecorations
Delicious braised short ribs going out last night! These were for a dinner party hosted by Robin Fennelly. The rest of the menu featured sausage stuffed mushrooms, mixed grilled vegetables, marscarpone grits, and a classic chocolate cake! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #entertaining #winterfood #comfortfood #braisedshortribs #shortribs #dinnerparty #dinnerpartyfood #yum #holidayfood #bonappetit #gourmetfood #gourmettogo
Lots of food going out on Friday! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #entertaining #yum #bonappetit #gourmetfood
Antlers are a great extra touch this time of the year! You can use them to dress up any table or bar. It adds great texture and can be a conversation point at any event! Charlene has a collection full of antlers and other props that can be rented for any event! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #entertaining #parties #eventrentals #charlenesvault #props #antlers #holidayparty #holidayparties
Staff getting ready for an event! We’re catering an office Christmas party at Old Dominion Boat Club tonight!
Our hot artichoke and crab dip is a crowd pleaser! Order some for your next party. • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #alexandriacaterer #dccaterer #entertaining #catering #caterer #parties #holidayparties #hotcrabdip #crabartichokedip #yum #buffettable #buffetfood #holidayfood #bonappetit #gourmetfood
It’s so great seeing clients at our events! Denise Austin was a long time client of Charlene’s - unfortunately, she moved to California so we don’t get to work for her anymore. Denise was at the Lukens’ holiday party on Saturday and it was great to see her again!
On Saturday, Charlene catered another full Charlene Experience Christmas party! This party was hosted by Joanne and Walter Lukens, and it was absolutely lovely! The menu featured thai pork with rolls, lettuce wraps, roasted red pepper sauce, spinach pesto, jalapeños, and cilantro. Also on the menu were lobster mac & cheese with truffle, lemongrass chicken skewers, grilled shrimp pepper plate, hot crab artichoke dip, green beans, brussels sprouts, and spelt salad with apple, celery, and fennel. All the platters, plates, glassware, serving utensils, votives and candles, forks, knives, napkins, bar ware, bar trays, and the bar table & cloth were from Charlene’s Vault! Charlene also brought the lovely antique walnut wooden barback. Charlene used the barback to design a beautiful craft bar set up - vintage green, gold, purple, blue, and gray glasses looked gorgeous against the walnut barback! Charlene also used custom designed pine for an additional festive touch! This was a great second holiday party of the season! More pictures from the event are on Facebook! Photography by @nehalismailphotography.
Love these shots of some of the guests at the Jones’ holiday party last Friday! It’s always great seeing our clients at parties! Check out our FB post for even more pictures from the party!
Photos from The Jones party on Friday are up on Facebook! Check out our FB posts to see all the pics. This past Friday was our first holiday party of the season and it was a big one! The Jones’ annual Christmas party is always amazing, but this year Charlene took it to another level! It was the FULL Charlene Experience - almost everything was rented from Charlene’s Vault! All the glasses, platters, props, barware, couches, linens, cowhide rug, greenery, fire place, mantle design, topiaries, antlers, deer head, whitewashed small tables, table toppers, vintage ornaments, and Santas were provided by Charlene. Charlene also brought in lots of Christmas trees and greenery and did all the floral design! There was also a lovely clear heated tent with festive green drapes and a plank floor from @sugarplumtents . The chandeliers were provided by SugarPlum, but the greenery design on the chandeliers was done by Charlene. The whitewashed ‪farm table‬, ghost chairs, black cloths, and white plates were rented from @selecteventgroup . The menu featured veal beef balls, deviled eggs, mini BLTs, ham biscuits, shrimp canapés, crispy crab stuffed mushrooms, grilled beef tenderloin, smoked salmon platter, artisanal cheese station, antipasto station, and grilled vegetable roll ups. For the bar, Charlene made some of our delicious winter shrubs for cocktails! This Christmas party was a great start to the holiday season! We’re looking forward to more amazing holiday parties the rest of the month. Photography by @nehalismailphotography!
At the beautiful Charlene Experience holiday party last Friday, we had two bars! At the second bar, Charlene used one of her whitewashed bar backs and a festive red & white PA quilt as a bar cloth to take the bar to the next level! Also, the cowhide rug, glasses, props, and napkins are all from Charlene’s Vault! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #parties #holidayparty #holidaybar #barsetup #craftbar #whitewashedfurniture #charlenesvault #eventrentals #redandwhite #beautifulsetup
The bar setup from Friday’s Christmas party was absolutely beautiful! Everything pictured is from Charlene’s Vault, including the glasses, props, calligraphy sign, and even the antlers! For the bar, Charlene made some of her winter shrubs, which can be used to make cocktails or mocktails. • • • #charleneskitchen #caterer #catering #entertaining #winterentertaining #holidayentertaining #holidayparty #parties #bar #holidaybar #winterbar #redandgreen #craftbar #charlenesvault #eventrentals #shrubs #decor #evensetup #beautifulbar #barsetup #vintageglasses