Charlene's Kitchen
 
All of these beautiful items were rented from Charlene’s Vault for last Tuesday’s event! Charlene’s Vault has all the rentals you might need for your event - from glasses to furniture and even props! Try renting from Charlene’s Vault to take your next party to another level! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #entertaining #eventrentals #partyrentals #charlenesvault #thecharleneexperience #platerentals #glassrentals #barrentals #vintage #beautiful #gold #springentertaining #floral #tablesetup #placesetting
Love this shot of the birthday cake from last Tuesday’s event! The cake is red devil’s food cake with white buttercream! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #entertaining #cake #birthdaycake #charlenescakes #reddevilsfoodcake #beautifulcake #dessert #dessertsetup #cakestand #gourmetfood #gourmetcake #yum #bonappetit
Charlene and Jessica always perfectly color coordinate! This lovely spring color palette was carried through the specialty cocktail, bar & table set up, and even Jessica’s outfit!
On Tuesday night Charlene catered a lovely work team dinner hosted by Jessica Killin! This was the full Charlene Experience - everything was rented from Charlene’s Vault and Charlene did all the floral arrangements! And the lovely calligraphy was done by the talented @queenstreetcalligraphy! The menu featured spinach artichoke stuffed mushrooms, eggplant tomato stacks, toasted couscous salad, spring risotto with shrimp & scallops, orange and roasted beet salad, and lemon chicken piccata. Charlene made three desserts to go along with the delicious meal: strawberry rhubarb crumble with lavender ice cream, chocolate crackle cookies, and red velvet cake. And at the bar, the signature drink was a Lavender French 75! Photography by @victoriaheerphotography.
Sneak peak at Charlene’s indoor plants! They’re kept inside over the winter - just waiting for spring! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #gardening #gardener #indoorplants #springplants #planting #planters
Author Hilton Carter has a new book out called Wild at Home! Charlene suggests picking up a copy of this amazing new book that was just released. It will be your new home plant guide! Also, he’s a local author as he’s from Baltimore!
This classic chair is getting ready for Charlene’s Vault! Stay tuned for the after picture to see the transformation! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #entertaining #charlenesvault #eventrentals #furniturerentals #chair #armchair #vintage #vintagechair #reupholstery #refinishing #diy #handpainting #thevault #transformation #upholstering #partyfurniture #rentals #custom #custompainting
Beautiful shot of food for a wedding brunch that we delivered on Sunday! Pictured are two fruit platters, deviled eggs, pecan coffee cake, and lemon ginger muffins! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #entertaining #brunchcatering #brunchcaterer #brunchfood #brunch #weddingbrunch #springentertaining #gourmetfood #gourmetdelivery #brunchdelivery #fruitplatter #coffeecake #deviledeggs #lemonmuffins #bonappetit #yum
On Saturday, Charlene catered a lovely meet & greet for the McLean School Class of 2027 at the Murphy home! All the glasses, platters, and the bar cloth were rented from Charlene’s Vault. The menu featured mini BLTs, mini avocado toasts, mini beef tenderloin samdwiches, smoked salmon lettuce rolls, and an antipasto platter with grilled shrimp! At the bar, there were mocktails made with Charlene’s blueberry lavender shrub and pineapple coconut shrub!
Take a look at some of the great shots after dark from the book signing party on Thursday evening! Charlene used lanterns and string lights to light up the Kittredges’ lovely backyard. Charlene even added string lights to forged branches as an added touch! Photography by @victoriaheerphotography.
On Thursday night, Charlene put together a lovely book signing hosted by Jacquelyn Kittredge and Suzanne Corcoran Early at the Kittredge home! John Kenney, the author, is good friends with Jacquelyn and Suzanne. Ally Kirkpatrick, the owner of @oldtownbooks, was there with copies of John’s books. Many of Charlene’s other clients were at the event, including Megan Madigan (@madiganschuler did the Kittredges’ interior design work) and Karen Barnes (@north.view.design did their landscaping)! This was a full Charlene Experience party! Every part of the beautiful bar set up was rented from Charlene’s Vault including the glasses, bar cabinet, pitchers, trays, and lanterns! Charlene also did all the floral arrangements, all the green potted plants at the bar, and all the flowers on the dining room table. All of the calligraphy was custom by the talented @queenstreetcalligraphy! The menu featured little beef tenderloin sandwiches, grilled spiced shrimp, ham biscuits, deviled eggs, mini lump crab cakes, mini BLTs, curry chicken mini pitas, and grilled vegetable salad! At the bar, Charlene made shrubs for cocktails and mocktails. Photography by @victoriaheerphotography.
Sneak peek from a lovely book signing this past Thursday at the Kittredge home! Stay tuned for more pictures coming soon! • • • #charleneskitchen #oldtownalexandria #alexandriava #caterer #catering #alexandriacaterers #dccaterers #bar #barsetup #craftbar #springparty #springentertaining #outdoorentertaining #backyardparty #booksigning