Archive for March, 2010
a night of magic
In: Events
22 Mar 2010Looking for something to do this week? (Especially since Houston weather is proving to be COMPLETELY unpredictable this time of year). Well A Fare Extraordinaire knows from firsthand experience that Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Special Exhibit: Magic! is, well…magical!
The show takes a scientific approach to examining the art of magic, which makes it fun [...]
mitzvah-thon
In: Events
12 Mar 2010A Fare Extraordinaire’s dear owner, Karen Lerner, has been planning her youngest daughter’s bat mitzvah party for over a year and it was well worth the wait. Friday night dinner was at the Gremillion & Co. Fine Art gallery, Saturday’s lunch was at Reef and finally the beautiful weekend ended with an on stage event [...]
korcula jewelry
In: Events
10 Mar 2010My oldest friend, Lindley Bertin, started a jewelry line, Korcula in 2008 and hasn’t looked back since. Her jewels are classic and unique pieces you can wear with any outfit, no matter the occasion or season.  Everyone loves her designs and quality so much we were caught all wearing our glamorous garb at a recent opening!
Ok, here is [...]
where we eat
In: Food
5 Mar 2010Working for a catering company means you get really spoiled, really fast. Gone are the days where we could passively stop into a chain restaurant and enjoy ourselves. Now we scrutinize menus, critique service and mentally calculate food product costs to see if we are getting a deal or simply getting dealed.
When we endorse a [...]
things we love…truffles and pedestels
In: Food| Inspiration
2 Mar 2010We get really, really excited about small things. Literally.Â
In this case, we loved these petite porcelain pedestels so much that we ordered some our own and we came up for the perfect chocolate to perch above them, Vosges Viola chocolate truffles . We can’t wait for the next chance to use and eat them!
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Welcome to A Fare Extraordinaire's blog! We are a Houston based event planning and catering company. 25 years of culinary and event production experience has proven that practice makes perfect! Follow our blog as we seek edgy, innovative ways to throw weddings, galas, mitzvahs and more!