Crave Culinary Arts-Chef Monique

10/12/2026

📍 Next Stop: Laurens, South Carolina! 🥂

✨ 90 Years. One Extraordinary Celebration.

This Friday, Crave Culinary Arts is on the move for a very special milestone celebration!

An intimate birthday soirée for 30 guests, featuring butler-passed hors d'oeuvres, an exquisite four-course plated dinner, and a grand birthday cake worthy of 90 wonderful years!

Another culinary adventure awaits… Stay tuned for a glimpse of the celebration! 🌹🥂

10/11/2026

We love it when we are loved! 💓🍾
A latest Google review:
"Chef Monique and her team did an amazing job at my sister in law’s birthday weekend. The food was incredible and her and her team were so professional, nice and overall a joy to be around. You will not be disappointed with the experience you have with Monique- she's highly recommended!" - Krista Y.

10/03/2026

FIFTY, ELEVATED | ONE LAST MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS 🤎
After an extraordinary night of candlelight, Ch*****ne and celebration, Saturday morning called for something a little different...
Country comfort, mountain style.
For the final gathering of the Fifty, Elevated weekend, we traded celestial elegance for a relaxed Ranch House Lodge Brunch — a hearty breakfast buffet designed for a slow morning around the table.
Our guests woke to Crave's signature house-made buttermilk biscuits & sausage gravy, blueberry pancakes with crème Chantilly and warm maple syrup, breakfast sausage patties, fresh fruit and eggs made to order.
And because this was still Fifty, Elevated, we couldn't simply pour a Bloody Mary. 😉
Our Epic Bloody Mary Bar came complete with house-spiced tomato juice, vodka, poached prawns, smoked bacon, celery, pickled asparagus, pearl onions, citrus and plenty of heat — alongside a full coffee bar for those requiring a slightly gentler start to the morning. ☕️
From an intimate Celestial Brunch to an elaborate five-course Grand Soirée and finally a relaxed country breakfast, each gathering had its own personality while remaining part of one thoughtfully curated weekend.
Because luxury doesn't always mean formal.
Sometimes it's a warm biscuit, a very good Bloody Mary, and nowhere you need to be. 🤎
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10/02/2026

FIFTY, ELEVATED | CELESTIAL BRUNCH ✨☀️
When we say bespoke culinary experience, we mean the entire experience.
Before Friday evening's Golden Hour Soirée came a decidedly more relaxed morning in the mountains — our Celestial Brunch, created as another chapter of the Fifty, Elevated birthday weekend.
The morning began with a leisurely brunch spread of Quiche à la Française, Parmigiano Reggiano scrambled eggs, crisp bacon, Brioche French Toast Casserole with fresh blueberries, and a collection of morning pastries.
But brunch called for a little more than breakfast. 🥂
Our Cosmic Mimosa Bar invited guests to create their own combinations from an array of fresh juices, berries and citrus, while the Milky Way Coffee Bar kept the morning warm, caffeinated and unhurried.
Fresh flowers, custom menu details and touches of the celestial theme carried the story of the weekend right through the morning.
And what came next?
An afternoon exploring what was written in the stars with a private astrology experience for our guests. 🌙✨

For Crave, multi-day private events are about much more than creating one spectacular dinner. It's about considering every moment of the guest experience — from that first morning cup of coffee to the final Ch*****ne toast.
Different mood. Different menu. Same attention to detail.

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10/01/2026

🌙 FIFTY, ELEVATED | A CELESTIAL FINALE ✨

Some celebrations are simply written in the stars!

For our Golden Mountain Birthday celebration, we envisioned a cake that would capture the magic of the evening. Something celestial, a little dramatic and every bit as extraordinary as the occasion itself.

And what a beautiful creation it was!

Beneath the midnight-blue buttercream and golden celestial details were layers of decadent dark chocolate cake with a rich chocolate ganache filling.

Adorned with a sculpted golden sun, crescent moon, delicate constellations and dramatic florals, this cake was truly a work of edible art.

A special thank-you to our talented pastry partner, Elizabeth of Dolce Design Cake Boutique, for bringing our celestial vision to life so beautifully.

It's these thoughtful collaborations that make creating bespoke celebrations such a joy.

After all, turning fifty deserves a little moonlight, a touch of gold and something wonderfully indulgent! 🥂

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Dolce Design Cake Boutique

09/30/2026

✨ FIFTY, ELEVATED | THE GOLDEN HOUR SOIRÉE ✨
An evening written in the stars.

Our Golden Mountain Birthday celebration reached its pinnacle with an intimate Grand Soirée at The Legacy Lodge in the beautiful North Carolina mountains.

An evening of celestial elegance, signature cocktails, candlelight and a bespoke five-course culinary journey designed to celebrate a very special milestone.

The festivities began with an elegant social hour featuring smoked salmon gougères, Brie and candied pecan phyllo cups, and spirited oyster shooters.

Then, the culinary journey unfolded.

🥂 THE GOLDEN HOUR MENU

First Course | Maine Sea Scallops
Sweet potato purée, ginger gastrique and organic microgreens.

Second Course | Velvety Lobster Bisque
Herb-infused broth, sweet lobster meat and crème fraîche.

Third Course | Salade Dumas
Rocket lettuce, sieved egg yolk, cornichons, capers, fresh herbs and Ch*****ne vinaigrette.

Main Course | Chateaubriand à la Maître d’Hôtel
Prime 28-day aged center-cut beef tenderloin, Maître d’Hôtel butter, fondant potatoes, prosciutto-wrapped asparagus and black truffle demi-glace.

Each course was thoughtfully complemented by a curated w**e pairing, from French Ch*****ne to a beautiful Bordeaux.

For us at Crave Culinary Arts, creating a bespoke culinary experience is about so much more than preparing a beautiful meal. It's about bringing a vision to life, honoring the occasion and creating memories that linger long after the final course.

And, of course, no celestial birthday would be complete without a little magic to finish the evening. 🌙

More on that to come…

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Thank you Etowah Florist & Flower Delivery Dolce Design Cake Boutique

09/29/2026

✨ FIFTY, ELEVATED ✨

A little celestial magic from the mountaintop…

An intimate Golden Hour Soirée, a spectacular mountain setting and a celebration designed down to the finest detail.

Just a glimpse of what we created.

The culinary journey is coming next. 🥂🌙

Thank you Etowah Florist & Flower Delivery ! Brenda, you are AMAZING!

09/23/2026

NEXT STOP: THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS ✨
On the heels of this weekend’s Georgia celebration, Crave Culinary Arts is heading north to the mountains of North Carolina for something extraordinary.
FIFTY, ELEVATED
A Golden Mountain Birthday Weekend
For several months, we’ve been quietly curating a three-day private birthday experience at a spectacular mountain estate—one designed around our client’s vision from the culinary experiences to the atmosphere, entertainment and all of those little details that make an event feel completely personal.
And this one has details. ✨
Multiple culinary experiences throughout the weekend. Live musicians. A wellness and meditation experience. A little celestial magic. A mentalist. Signature cocktails. Custom florals and tablescapes. Professional photography. And an incredible collection of creative professionals coming together behind the scenes.
At the heart of it all will be Friday evening’s Golden Hour Soirée — Under the Mountain Moon: an intimate formal celebration for 21 guests featuring Social Hour, signature cocktails, live entertainment, a multi-course plated dinner with w**e pairings, and a celestial-inspired finale.
For Crave, luxury event planning has never been simply about what arrives on the plate. It is about creating an experience from beginning to end—curating the food, the setting, the people, the pacing and the unexpected moments that guests will remember long after the evening is over.
The plans are made.
The menus are written.
The artists are assembled.
And the mountain is waiting.

09/21/2026

09/21/2026

Celebrating Ernest! 🥂

This weekend, Crave Culinary Arts traveled to Georgia to celebrate a very special birthday with a menu curated entirely around our client’s favorite flavors and requests.

We began with a leisurely Social Hour featuring Mahogany Tokyo Eggs — soy & black tea-marinated deviled eggs with wasabi — alongside Gruyère Cheese Straws and Boursin & Herb Stuffed Mushrooms.

Then, to the table…

FIRST COURSE
Crave’s Signature Wedge Salad with grape tomatoes, scallions, English cucumber, radish, bacon, house-made ranch and Bleu d’Auvergne, accompanied by warm French baguette and butter.

SURF & TURF
Hickory Farms BBQ’d Tri-Tip with Cognac Peppercorn Sauce
Center-Cut Norwegian Salmon with Dill & Citrus Maître d’Hôtel Butter
Fully Loaded Twice-Baked Potatoes
Garden Carrots & Asparagus with Prosciutto

A SWEET FINISH
Classic French Vanilla Crème Brûlée with Candied Ginger Shortbread

Every course was selected with our birthday celebrant in mind — because one of our favorite parts of what we do is creating a culinary experience that feels completely personal to the people gathered around the table.

Happy Birthday, Ernest! It was our pleasure to celebrate you. 🥂

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