Pairings With Pizzazz

Pairings With Pizzazz

The holiday season is upon us. To provide you with inspiration, we’ve paired cuisine from leading caterers with eye-catching place settings that are sure to dazzle your loved ones. Le Dimora, Bloomingdale’s, and McNally Company Antiques set beautiful tabletops with cuisine from Coast Catering by Barry Layne, Cardiff Seaside Market, and Pamplemousse Grille. Let the toasting begin.

Coast Catering by Barry Layne’s holiday offering features Pecan & Bacon Wrapped Turkey Tenderloin, Panzerotti, Goat Cheese, Cranberry Pesto, Puff Pastry, Pave, Stacked Butternut, Golden Yukon, Winter Herb Gremolata. Paired with Perlina dinner plate and saucer, Donatello charger, a “Deck the Halls” place mat, Veronica flatware, and frosted base Champagne glass and wine goblet — all from Le Dimora

Cardiff Seaside Market plates Colorado Lamb Chop with Cherry Cabernet Reduction and Butternut Squash Risotto. Paired with Raynaud Tresor china, Vera Wang polished gold flatware, and Waterford Diamond Lismore crystal — all from Bloomingdale’s at Fashion Valley

Pamplemousse Grille features Roasted Acorn Squash with a Ragout of Lobster, Crab, Scallop, and Shrimp with a Champagne Glossage and a Roasted Acorn Squash & Pumpkin Squash Soup. Paired with “Timeless Elegance” Wedgwood circa 1940s, Tonquin Ruby China surrounded by S.Kirk & Son sterling silver flatware in the Repousse Pattern circa1925/32, Crystal Stem and Wallace sterling water goblet circa 1940s — all from McNally Company Antiques in Rancho Santa Fe

Photography by Vincent Knakal