Posts Tagged ‘northern virginia’
Northern Virginia Chocolate Wedding Cakes – Teatime Catering
Chocolate Fudge Truffles Teatime has a long running love affair with our Chocolate Fudge Truffles. Many years ago a client referred to them as “Death Balls” and we have called them this ever since. A decadent blast of chocolate-butter-cream packed into such a tiny bite! You can try making these yourself on a small scale…
Read MoreNothern Virginia Caterer and Social Media Washington DC – Teatime Delicacies, Inc.
Telephone from Bryant Pond, ME I LOVE this post, so here it goes again!!!!! 1. I took this photo with my Iphone. 2. This phone is our actual family phone from my childhood. Social Media. It’s mind blowing. I lived in one of the last areas of the United States that still had crank telephones, circa…
Read MoreTeatime Delicacies Catering in Leesburg VA – Thomas Birkby House
Wedding Cake at Thomas Birkby House This weekend’s catered wedding reception took place at the fabulous Thomas Birkby House in Leesburg VA www.birkbyhouse.com/ . The wedding cake, yellow butter with fresh raspberry filling and Red Velvet with cream cheese filling, is sitting inside the front room of the venue’s historic house. It is decorated with…
Read MoreCatering at Cabell’s Mill in Centreville VA
Cabell’s Mill, Centreville Virginia Breath taking photo. OK. Now that we have that out of the way, this is the sunset at Cabell’s Mill, the venue from our most recent wedding reception, courtesy of my awesome staff person Gio. (pause for staff applause) www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hprs/cabells.htm Cabell’s Mill is one of Fairfax County’s Historic Properties here in…
Read MoreTeatime Delicacies Inc – Wedding Catering Myths – Washington DC
Ruth MacBean of Teatime Delicacies, Inc. Congratulations! You are newly engaged and need to hire a caterer for your wedding reception, correct? You may very well be overwhelmed with choices let alone sticker shock. Let’s explore some common misconceptions with regards to off site catering and caterers. Ten Common Catering Myths 1. This…
Read MoreCatering A 40th Wedding Annivsersary Party
Lemon Butter Cake with Raspberry Filling Saturday night Teatime catered a 40th wedding anniversary in Fairfax VA. Daughter’s Angela and Sara provided me with an original photo of the their parents cutting their wedding cake, and I tried to replicate the design, although the powder blue tux was optional! The bride and groom, or rather…
Read MoreTeatime Delicacies Catering and Cake Toppers in Northen Virginia
These two pups seem to be singing! Over the many years Teatime has designed and decorated hundreds of wedding cakes. Take a trip with me down memory land to explore the myriad of ideas used by brides and grooms when purchasing or making a cake top for their wedding cake. Pets and/or animals have been a…
Read MoreCatering A New Venue In Northern Virginia
Inside Goose Creek’s 60 x 90 Tent This past Saturday we were the first wedding reception for Goose Creek Gardens & Pavilion in Ashburn VA, just outside of Leesburg VA www.goosecreekgardens.com Light Display at Tent Ceiling The property sits along a beautifully landscaped property adjacent to Goose Creek. The stunning tent can accommodate up to 300…
Read MoreVegetarian Catering with Teatime Caterers in Northern Virginia
Most amazing vegetable side dish EVER!! From the February issue of Bon Appetit. www.bonappetit.com, comes Parmesan-Roasted Cauliflower. Preheat oven 425 degrees. Cut 1 head cauliflower into florets; toss on a large rimmed baking sheet with 1 sliced medium onion, 4 thyme sprigs, 4 unpeeled garlic cloves (I used twice this), and 3 Tbsp. olive oil;…
Read MoreWhy Catering Costs in Washington DC and Northern Virginia
Bartenders at the Inn at Little Seneca, Boyds MD The winter months of each year are the times when wedding vendors see an influx of new inquiries. “What does Menu #1 on your website cost?” “We are on a tight budget…” “We don’t want to pay more than xxx for the reception”. Wedding receptions…
Read MoreRuth Talks about Catering in the Washington DC and Northern VIrginia suburbs
“It’s all about the butter, baby!” Here’s the other side of Ruth MacBean, owner of Teatime Delicacies, Inc. I started Teatime almost by accident. I was a musician, a club singer over 30 years ago in New York City. Different life, different marriage. When I first landed in Alexandria VA I was bar tending at…
Read MoreCatering News 2013!!! Washington DC and Northern Virginia.
Teatime is delighted to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Award for 2013! FIVE, count that, FIVE years in a row!!! Teatime has won this prestigious award as determined by reviews from past clients. WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards 2013 recognizes the top five percent of wedding professionals nationwide. Many of our clients have taken the time…
Read MoreTeatime Catering Favorite Venues in Washington DC Area
Being an off site catering affords Teatime the opportunity to visit and utilize many great venues in the Washington DC – Northern Virginia – Maryland area. The metropolitan community has a surprising number of historic venues available for rental as well as just some really cool spaces. Here are a few of this year’s suggestions,…
Read MoreCatering in Virginia Outdoors!!
And then came the wind… And then came the rain… And then came the breathtaking sunset. Outdoor weddings can be wonderful and full of surprises. This past Saturday certainly filled the bill. 1/2 hour prior to the ceremony the sky opened up and delivered gusts of 70 mph wind, and lashing rain at a…
Read MoreTeatime Delicacies, Inc., First-Time Catering Blog Efforts
Teatime introduces What’s New at Teatime, an informational supplement to http://www.teatimeinc.com. There will be periodic updates, testimonies, new venues, menu trends and specials listed in this space. Please bear with us during this initial launch as this is a new medium for our communication efforts. We’ve been in business for 25 years, servicing Washington, DC,…
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