I found out my friend was preparing to have a milestone birthday in the winter when I needed something to look forward to and her June birthday was just the thing! These are my favorite kind of parties to plan. I get to be in charge of the decor and the food is catered! It looks like i might be responsible for some of the food but I assure you that is just not the case.

Ann Horner Truitt and her Plentiful Foods team took this party to the next level with their incredible service and amazing fare. First off, I thought they were just dropping off the food. They showed up with all kinds of delicious foods and went to work making sure we had everything we needed to get that food to the table. They cleaned up my cut flower stems that were all over the floor as I rushed to set things up outside. They put heart-shaped watermelon hearts in all the chilled peach soup bowls and set up a charcuterie station that dressed to impress. I don’t know how they make beef tenderloin so on point every time. Add the horseradish sauce and I’m not convinced there isn’t magic involved! The tomato pie, a new menu item was unbelievable! Think cheese straws but in a crust with tomato goodness on top. It was a generous crust and I wanted to marry it!

The good news is that you can order regular weekly meals from her magical team and make any weekday a party or host your own soiree for all your friends!

Now back to my friend! It was so special to bear witness to her life. She is a great connector of people and we are glad to be called her friends. We were surrounded by her parents and long-time friends that had known her for decades. We got to listen to stories that we hadn’t heard before and saw our friend celebrated in such a special way. There were toasts and songs. Like Bilbo Baggins, she gave us presents and the entire evening truly felt like a foretaste of our heavenly feast to come! SM

Her favorite mixed drink is a Gin and Tonic so we made that the cocktail of the evening!