We like the Leo!

Salt Lake is growing up!  We have a wonderfully unique, legitimate new player in the cultural scene here-the Leonardo.  Housed in the old Main Library building on 500 South and 200 East, the Leonardo is a contemporary museum fusing the fields of art, technology, and science.  The space is revitatlized and modern with some really beautiful touches. 

After taking a sneak peek, we were really impressed both with the space and the mission of the Leonardo and were eager to help them pull off their grand opening event this month.  The Blended Table was one of three catering companies featured and we had a lot of fun putting together a simple, sophisticated, yet playful, menu that would match the tone of the Leonardo and its eclectic opening party guest list.

We tray passed a delicious array of savory appetizers such as local Creminelli sausage and talegio cheese served on bruschetta and we wrapped Creminelli's delicious dry proscuitto around discs of juicy Green River watermelon to make 'pops'-these definitely kept the guests coming back for more.   We rounded out the appetizers with a lovely fresh fig stuffed with blue cheese for a perfect melt in your mouth combination and crab cakes served on a crispy potato and topped with spicy aoli.   

We also featured a dessert buffet with bite sized offerings that captured the essence of fall:  moist pumpkin whoopie pies, subtly sweet rosemary sugar cookies, and local Santaquin apple crumb pie topped with fresh whipped cream. Our delicious desserts never last long and this night was no exception.  

Congratulations to the Leo on a successful opening! It was a really fun event to be a part of and we're looking forward to more collaborations in the future.