Culinary is the heart of Good Gracious! Events produced by a team passionate about food, memorable moments and sharing it with the world. Founder and CEO Pauline Parry along with her dynamic team have provided award-winning services in all areas of culinary, beverage, hospitality for the corporate, social and wedding markets. Our ultimate goal is to not just be exclusive but, to be the preferred for all your events. We listen, we create, we bring your vision to fruition with only the highest standards.

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Food, Fun, Love: Key Lime Cupcakes

We are so excited to share our Key Lime Cupcake recipe from Pauline Parry’s Food, Fun, Love book! Scroll down for details! Makes 16 medium cupcakes 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 large egg 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon finely grated lime peel 1/4 teaspoon neon green food coloring 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted 3/4 cup cake flour, sifted 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 cup buttermilk Lime Curd (recipe to follow) Swiss Meringue (recipe to follow) Candied Lime Zest (recipe to follow) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line standard muffin

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Food, Fun, Love: Cucumber Yogurt Dill Soup

We have another delicious Good Gracious recipe from our Food, Fun, Love cookbook: Cucumber Yogurt Dill Soup. YUM! Recipe below! 1 english cucumber, peeled seeded and coarsely chopped 3 tablespoons fresh chopped mint 2 large scallions 1-1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill 1 clove garlic crushed 2 cups low-fat or non-fat yogurt Salt and ground white pepper Garnish: cucumber wands In a food processor or blender, puree the cucumber, mint, scallions, dill and garlic until well combined but not smooth. Add yogurt and continue to puree until smooth. Chill for 4-6 hours over night. Adjust seasonings and serve the soup in

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Vote Good Gracious! Events for California Wedding Day’s Best of 2019

We are honored to be nominated as a finalist for California Wedding Day’s Best of 2019 awards! The Best of 2019 nominees are voted on by California Wedding Day’s readers and California’s bridal industry professionals. Good Gracious! Events, along with Tres LA Catering, Made by Meg, and Contemporary Catering make up the finalist for the 2019 Best Catering in Los Angeles category. We are thrilled to be in a category with such respected professionals! Voting ends on March 4th, so cast your vote for Good Gracious! Events today! The Rules: – Voting is limited to one vote per email address

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Add Us To Your Catersource Schedule

Add us to your Catersource schedule! On Monday, February 25th, 2019, in Hall R06! We are presenting a class titled “You’re Gonna Want to Eat Your Veggies!”      Chef Joanne and Chef Jennie Cooks will be discussing the vegan and flexitarian diet! They will be presenting plant based dishes from an array of cuisines that will endlessly impress you. The menu includes dishes such as:  Asian platter with wonton, dumpling, lumpia and Rangoon with dipping sauces Mexican platter with taco, taquitos, Flautas, and empanadas Chickpea Po’Boy with artichoke fritters Ramen noodles Thai Pho Italian pizza dough with topping Rice paper

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Pauline’s Points: Lighting and Audio

Lighting and audio are sometimes not regarded as being an important part of the celebration but there is not worse than not being able to hear the ceremony.  The same with the lighting it is important to see the key elements, no one wants to struggle to see the food at the buffet for instance! 1. With that said you do not want your guests to say “I can’t hear” during the ceremony and with the speeches.  This is such a precious part of the wedding celebration. 2. Your venue quite often has audio available at a price point that

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Catersource 2019! You’re Gonna Want To Eat Your Veggies!

We are so excited to be presenting another class at Catersource 2019 titled “You’re Gonna Want to Eat Your Veggies!”  Chef Joanne and Chef Jennie Cooks will be discussing the vegan and flexitarian diet! They will be presenting plant based dishes from an array of cuisines that will endlessly impress you. The menu includes dishes such as:  Asian platter with wonton, dumpling, lumpia and Rangoon with dipping sauces Mexican platter with taco, taquitos, Flautas, and empanadas Chickpea Po’Boy with artichoke fritters Ramen noodles Thai Pho Italian pizza dough with topping Rice paper rolls And this is just a taste! Check

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