Blue Ribbon Cooking & Culinary Center

Happy Birthday, Vanessa! 🎂✨

Today, we’re celebrating Blue Ribbon’s fearless leader, creative visionary, and professional magic-maker.

Being part of your team is truly the BEST! You have an incredible gift for turning wild ideas into unforgettable celebrations, impossible timelines into beautiful realities, and ordinary moments into stories people talk about for years. You do it all with heart, humor, generosity, and enough sparkle to light up the stars. 💫

From belly laughs and perfectly timed mischief to big ideas and spontaneous adventures, life around you is never boring—and we wouldn’t have it any other way!

You are the heart and brilliance behind every sparkling event, and we feel so lucky to work alongside you—and even luckier to call you our guiding light. Your joy and energy brighten every day!

Wishing you a birthday filled with endless happiness, generous slices of cake, and just enough silly pranks to keep you on your toes. 🎉💫

We’re so excited for these two as they begin their next chapter together! It was an honor being a part of their beautiful wedding celebration at the Seattle Design Center. From the moment guests arrived, the evening was filled with joy, time with friends and family, and celebration as they danced the night away! ✨

Blue Ribbon Cooking delighted guests with a delicious menu, from appetizers to flavorful entrées! View the full menu below!

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Venue: The Seattle Design Center | .events
Catering:
Videography:
DJ: DJ G-Stav |
Photographer:
Florist:
Day of coordinator: Athina Mangouras

✨Stationed Appetizers✨
Puerto Rican Papas Rellenas with Roasted Garlic Aioli
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Tiropita
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Greek Meatballs with Tzatziki Dipping Sauce

✨Plated Dinner✨
Blackberry & Champagne Vinaigrette with Delicate Greens, Local Chevre Cheese, & Vanilla-Chipotle Spiced Pecans
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Artisan Bread with Herb infused Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar
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Flat Iron Steak with Argentinean Chimichurri Sauce (on the side, silver sauce ramekin) served with Oven Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes & Pike Place Market Vegetables
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Braised Chicken Thighs Riganati Style with Oregano and Lemon served with Brown Butter Mizithra & Pike Place Market Vegetables
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Spinach Riccotta Ravioli with Rich Tomato Sauce served with Pike Place Vegetables

✨Wedding Cake✨
Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting