Recently, I attended some employer panel discussions at the McIntire School of Commerce, and the Comm School provided all the attendees with a catered reception afterwards. I had to get a red dot drawn on my hand to prevent me from getting any drinks since I’m underage. They used some crazy permanent market because that red dot took me three days to wash off.
The hors d’oeuvres were beautiful and delicious. I haven’t had such fancy food in a long time, so I was really really excited for this. Also, the catering for the night seemed to have an Asian theme going on, which was interesting.
My Plate
Here’s my plate, and I guess I’ll start from the top and go clockwise. First, there was the shrimp, which came with a sweet, tangy sauce for dipping. Absolutely mouth-watering! They ran out of this soon after I got my plate, so I sadly could not get seconds. Next, in the adorable little boats was some type of beef and noodles except they used sliced vegetables in place of noodles. I loved the presentation, but sadly, I didn’t like the taste of the combination. I was expecting so much with the cute boat and mini chopstick-forklike utensils, but it was disappointing. Another rather disappointing one was the dumpling-like pastry that looked like a dumpling but tasted like a pastry. I have no idea what was on the inside, but it was bland and had no flavor at all. Now, my favorite of the night would have to be the mini lumpia. It was delicious! This one also ran out quickly, so it was obviously very popular. The last item on my plate is the fudge ball, which was divine. It was incredibly rich, and I am quite embarrassed to say that I gobbled quite a few of them. For drinks, I could not get my hands on any alcohol, so I went with the alternative, watermelon juice, which I much preferred anyways. I was so excited when I saw the watermelon juice because I have only ever found watermelon juice in 3 places: China, Chinatown, and my house. And it came in the tiny glasses too! Amazing!
Hors d'oeuvres
This is one of the tables of food. I only took one picture because people were giving me some weird looks. I guess I did look rather strange with my camera taking pictures of the food. And I didn’t want to give a bad impression to any possible future employers, so I quickly put my camera away.
