After weeks of deliberating whether or not we would throw Harry a First Birthday Bash, we finally bit the bullet and went ahead with it. Why not? You only turn one once right? Also, given his parent's track record of enjoying parties, we knew for sure that our little man would love it too. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, right?
I know people say, including myself, what's the point?!! He's not going to remember it! Why waste the time, effort and money? Well, after the year we have had, moving to a new city and all the challenges of new baby in a new place, we wanted to give back to all of our amazing friends, who we consider family now, who are always inviting us to their homes for parties, dinners and getting me out of the house for a coffee or playdate. Including us in their lives as if we were their own kin is something that we don't take for granted and we wanted to show them our appreciation and gratitude. So while it was all about Harry, it was also a big thank you for all of our guests.
First on the agenda; find the perfect venue fit for our prince Harry and his fellow royal mini guests. Guess where made the cut? Southern Cut Barbecue made the cut! Just look at the picture above and see how homely, bright and warm it looks. As we live in an apartment, it didn't suit to have everyone over to our place. This venue felt just like we were at home though. Melissa Schero and her team there did such an amazing job decorating the place and even safety locked all the plug sockets so that no tiny fingers could find their way in. Thanks to Matt Moore for allowing us to take up so much space on a Sunday afternoon! It was just so bright and cheerful with exceptional service and don't even get me started on the food!
On the menu were some pulled pork sliders, sliced brisket sliders, baby back ribs, deviled eggs, tuna tartare and mixed green salad all to be washed down with some Voveti Prosecco and delicious wine from Napa. The kind waiter there kept topping me up all day so I was nicely warmed up with velvety red wine in time for my little speech :) Their drinks selection was really good with lots of variety and I hear they do a great Irish whiskey here too..I think it's called 'Egan's' :) The food was so good and I saw lots of people go up for seconds! Thanks to Lee Ann Whippen, the chef at Southern Cut, there was plenty to go around. I luckily got to steal some to bring home which I am nibbling on as I write this!! Sadly, unlike at Southern Cut, nobody is here to bring me a warm, wet towel to wipe my hands with afterwards. Also a big thank you to the kitchen who baked a beautiful cheese cake and decorated it especially for Harry! Unfortunately none of this was left over to take home. Oh well, I'll just have to go back again.
