Editor’s Note: When we previously posted this event, the designer credit for Kim Albers Events was left off in error.  We sincerely apologize to Kim and have added it now.  We are so proud to show off another astounding event by Kim Albers and are always excited to be able to do such FABULOUS events with such a wonderful vendor partner!

Today I want to share a recent Bar Mitzvah we did at one of our favorite venues, The Leonardo in downtown Salt Lake City – and what a show stopping event it was!  The theme, David’s World Tour, was a fantastic over-the-top experience for the guests and was chock full of fabulous florals, extraordinary decor, and, of course, delectable food!  I think this event definitely shows that The Leonardo is a one of a kind venue for a beautiful wedding or an extravagant affair fit for a rock concert!  Take a look!

Congrats to David!  Culinary Crafts loved being a part of your Bar Mitzvah and being a key component to such a AMAZING event!  Happy planning everyone!

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Photos by Kelli Bramble of Pepper Nix Photography

Designed by Kim Albers Events

Well, we are at Culinary Crafts are blushing with all of the love we’ve received for the Grand Opening of our new space,The Tasting Room, in downtown Salt Lake City!  We are so thrilled to share that Utah Bride Blog just did a venue spotlight on their blog and we are so happy!  Check it out here!  Thank you again to all of our friends who are sending out the word and love for The Tasting Room!  You are AMAZING!

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Did you know Utah is home to many OUTSTANDING foods?  If you know anything about Culinary Crafts, you know our love of using the freshest local products !  Our very own Mary Crafts-Homer thought she knew all of the local foods that Utah had to offer, but was pleasantly surprised to find another fantastic local product we can use in our menus!  Did you know we have a pistachio orchard right here in Utah?  That’s right!  Red Rock Ranch Pistachio Orchards are located in southern Utah and are the cultivators and growers of some truly delectable pistachios!  We are so excited to have found them and I know Mary is looking forward to creating many new and delicious menu items with these pistachios!  You can pick some up on their website here or at your local Harmon’s.  Enjoy!

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Photos via Red Rock Ranch Pistachio Orchards

Hi all!  As I’m sure you know, Culinary Crafts had the great pleasure of hosting our Grand Opening for our new venue, The Tasting Room, in downtown Salt Lake City last week!  It was an amazing night and we are so thankful to everyone who made it a success!  Miss Tessa Woolf of Salt Lake/Park City Bride and Groom Magazine let us know she featured her take on the opening on her blog today.  You can see it here.  We are so thankful to you, Tessa, for sharing our new and exciting venture!  We here at Culinary Crafts are so excited to see what happens next!!!  Happy Tuesday everyone!

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Photograph by Logan Walker of Pepper Nix Photography

It’s here!!!  We are so THRILLED to share our new offices and venue with you all!  The Tasting Room had its Grand Opening on Tuesday and it was amazing – Great food, gorgeous venue, and fabulous people!  You can’t get better than that!  Without further ado, take a look at The Tasting Room, starting with the menu which was TO DIE FOR!!!

Gorgeous, right!?  We are so happy to call this space our home and share offices with the fantastic people of Events by LMG and Pepper Nix Photography!  This is truly a dream come true and we are so lucky to have such a beautiful and unique venue in downtown Salt Lake City!!!  Mary would also like to offer a special thanks to her friend, Chef Eric Levine, for his inspiration and recipes which gave her so many great ideas for this special night. Friends like Eric and The International Caterers Association are a huge part of Culinary Crafts success today, so from the bottom of our hearts, thank you! Happy Thursday everyone!

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Photos by Logan Walker of Pepper Nix Photography

Floral Design by Scenemakers

Hello readers!  Not only was yesterday the AMAZING Grand Opening of our new offices/venue space, The Tasting Room (Photos to come soon!  I promise!), but I also was thrilled to find that we had been featured on the fantastic LDS Bride Blog!!!  You can check it out here.  Thank you to all of the wonderful ladies at Gateway Bridal and Prom who put this gorgeous blog together!  Stay tuned for more to come on the Grand Opening too, everyone!  It will knock your socks off!

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Today, I thought it would be fun to share the annual motorcycling trip the Culinary Crafts gents take every spring before the busy wedding season begins!  Culinary Crafts’s staff is full of awesome people and we really are more like a family than anything – so it makes sense that even though we work together, we still like to hang out on weekends and go on vacations together!  (I guess that’s what makes us at Culinary Crafts such a great team!)  Here’s a quick word from Ryan Crafts about the trip!

“Four years ago, a group of Culinary Crafts staff all rode our motorcycles together to Moab, Utah to spend the week seeing the National Parks in that area.  The trip was so much fun, it has become a yearly tradition!  Every spring before we get too busy with our wedding season, we take a local camping trip to see some of the beautiful scenery Utah has to offer.  Most of us ride motorcycles on this trip, but we also have others who follow behind in one of the company pickup trucks.  This year we passed our time riding Utah’s various scenic byways, shooting clay targets with shotguns, and playing lots of Texas Hold’em.  One of the other fun things that always sets our group apart from other campers wherever we go is the amazing meals we prepare and enjoy while traveling.  Fellow travelers always comment on the unusual sight of a pack of motorcyclists who so easily trade their leather jackets for aprons at meal time.  It may seem odd, but for us it’s completely natural to move seamlessly from a conversation about cubic centimeters, power to weight ratios, lean angles in the canyon, and miles to the next fuel stop, to a conversation about julienning the sweet peppers we picked up at the farmers market, when to brine the chicken, who will flambe the peaches, and whether or not to substitute some almond flour in tomorrow morning’s blueberry pancakes.  Gourmet food and two wheeled vehicles may not be known for sharing a close relationship, but to us it makes sense!”

Happy Monday everyone!

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I am so sorry for the lack of posts, dear readers, but believe me it is for a good reason!!!  We are so excited that our space is just about to open and we are putting in all of our time (and blood, sweat, and tears!) to make sure everything is perfect – and believe me, it’ll be worth the wait!  Stay tuned for news and updates coming soon!  Happy weekend everyone!

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I know you’ve all heard me talk about my love of details.  I love the personal touches that make an event unique and one of a kind.  After all, those are always the most memorable events, right?  Well, today I had our very own wedding planning extraordinaire, Holly Fowler, give us her take on personalizing your big day and tips on small things that will make a big impression!  Take it away Holly!

Every bride wants her wedding to be perfect, but brides today also want their special day to reflect their personal style. There are endless personal touches you can add to make your wedding uniquely yours.  Over the years, Mary and I have been to so many different types of weddings – intimate gatherings, grand affairs, and everything in between. To us, the most memorable events are always the most personal ones, and that’s a quality that has nothing to do with size, style, or budget.  Celebrations stand out in our mind when the couple includes the people, places, and things that are significant too them. Sound intimidating?  It shouldn’t.  After all, you’re the expert on the little things that mean a lot to you. Start getting creative to put your stamp on your big event.  Here are some very easy, but very impactful, ways to personalize your event!

Cake Toppers - Think of it this way, your wedding cake will probably by the most dreamed about dessert of your lifetime.  Finish it off with a detail that’s as memorable as you both and your guests won’t soon forget how beautiful it was and so very YOU!

Drink Flags, Signage, Escort Cards - Paper elements are a great way to incorporate a design you’ve created for the invitations that can be carried throughout all the little elements of your wedding day.  Using your color palette, style, and any graphic elements, your signage is a fun detail that also lets your guests know what is going on, being served, or where their seat is!

Banners - Fun signs that are in the style of your overall event create eye catching details that your guests will love!  Want something romantic?  Go with a lovely banner that encapsulates your romantic vibe.  Want something fun?  Do a fun and casual sign that tells your guests to boogie!

Custom Back Drops – This trend is so in right now and we’ve loved seeing really creative and stylish brides creating custom backdrops for their weddings!  Whether you are just trying to make a focal point for the ceremony location, a fun wall to frame the head table, or something to set the cake table apart, the options are endless!  A perfect way to personalize your event and to have fun doing it!

Monogramming - Incorporating a monogram is one of the most straight forward ways to personalize your event and it definitely adds an air of elegance!  Monograms are a definite show-stopper and a perfect way to show of your new unity and shared name (if you choose to take his!).

Favors – Use a family favorite cookie recipe to send off with your guests, sea salt from the ocean you took your first trip together, a CD of your favorite music, or a duo of treats that are handpicked by you and your groom!

Happy planning everyone!

Check out our website at www.culinarycrafts.com!

Photos by Pepper Nix Photography and Logan Walker of Pepper Nix Photography

We at Culinary Crafts were so thrilled to cater the KUER book party for the fantastic How to Eat Weekends by Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Sally Swift!  Lynne Rossetto Kasper (host of The Splendid Table) was in attendance and signing copies of this fabulous book as well as joined in a Q & A panel with esteemed local food critics, all making for a seriously stellar event.  Held on Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican Comida meal was created by Culinary Crafts with inspiration and recipes straight from the pages of How to Eat Weekends, of course!  We served Beehive Cheese Co.’s fresh cheeses with tomatillo salsa,  mango and jicama sticks with chile and lime (CAUTION!  These were HOT!), yucatan pork in banana leaves, black beans and rice, house made corn tortillas, and chile-spiked Mexican wedding cookies (these were the crowd favorite).  Take a look!

It was amazing to meet Lynne and be a part of this event!  This cookbook is a great addition to any home cook or foodie’s collection and we at Culinary Crafts were so honored to be able to work with Lynne and KUER to create these very special dishes for this AMAZING party!  Happy cooking everyone!

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Photos via KUER, taken by Louise K Pollard