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New York, New York, United States
Founded in 2002, Flossie & McKinley, A Catering Company has operated as a full service caterer for both private families and businesses. We offer quality service taking the stress out of planning a simple dinner party or gathering in your home or any place that you may travel. In addition to providing fine dining, we create an atmosphere with an emphasis on visual appeal and comfort. As a preferred philanthropic favorite, Flossie & McKinley events are considered to be a “destination spot,” serving many celebrities, including, Mayor Bloomberg, Julia Roberts, Joan Collins, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Christo and Jeanne Claude, Senator John Edwards, Prime Minister Shimon Peres, David Halberstam, Tom Wolfe, Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw and Leslie Stahl. Flossie & McKinley specializes in Classical French Cuisine, fresh baked goods, and delicious desserts. We offer private events held in every type of venue with an extensive array of possibilities to frame your dream affair. We tailor the details. There is no event too small or too large for our services.

May 15, 2019

Mall Efforts








AMERICANA
MAY 22, 2016
125 GUEST
MANHASSET

FRAGRANCE OF LEMON & CUCUMBER SOUP W BRIOCHE TOAST POINTS

POACHED SALMON
HARICOT VERTS
GREEN GODDESS VINAIGRETTE
WILD MICRO GREENS
CANDIED LAVENDER FLOWERS

PEACH ICE CREAM
CHANTILLY
LIME BISCUITS

March 23, 2016




ART GALLERY OPENING
MARCH 10, 2016
MANHATTAN
100 GUEST
7 PM

CHAMPAGNE TOAST!

HORS D'OEUVRES
POLENTA CAKES W BLACK OLIVE TAPENADE
MUSHROOM TOAST
MINI CHICKEN CORDON BLEU
SPINACH PIES
LULEH KABOBS W TZATZIKI
CHEESE PLATES
CRUDITE PLATTERS
MINI LAMB BURGERS
CHICKEN & SHRIMP DUMPLINGS W LEMON AIOLI
CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE SHOTS
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE POPS





HERE ARE THE CHOICES THAT YOU REQUESTED
PLEASE SELECT TWO TASTING PLATES PLUS EIGHT HORS D'OEUVRES

MENU CHOICES

TASTING PLATES
(SERVED IN CHINESE BOXES)

PAD THAI W LACQUERED DUCK & GLASS NOODLES
MANDARIN GLAZED SHORT RIB W CASHEW COLD NOODLES
FISH SALAD W PICKLED CARROTS & BROCCOLI
NAPPA SALAD W ORANGE GINGER DRESSING

HORS D’ OEUVRES
(ONE BITE)

STEAMED MEXICAN JUMBO SHRIMP W SCAPE AIOLI IN SHOT GLASSES
GRILLED SHRIMP W CORN SALSA ON SPOON W CHIPOTLE SAUCE
CURRY LOBSTER FRITTERS W TOMATO CHUTNEY
TRI LOBSTER SALAD OF SEAWEED SLAW LOBSTER SLAW ASIAN PICKLE SALAD IN SPOON
FRICASSEE LOBSTER FROM THE SOUTH SHORE ON CREAMED PARSNIP CELERY JUS
LACQUERED SALMON W PICKLE SLAW
SALMON FRITTERS W CURRY SAUCE
SALMON & ASPARAGUS QUICHE
ZUCCHINI CUPS STUFFED W ASPARAGUS SALAD
LENTIL CAKE W SUNNY SIDE UP QUAIL EGG & AMERICAN CAVIAR
BEIJING DUCK W CHERRY CHUTNEY
MINI BEEF WELLINGTON W MUSTARD GLAZE
BEEF BRACIOLE W TOMATO GLAZE
FIRE ROASTED CATSKILL PRIME RIB BBQ ON A STICK
MINIATURE LAMB BURGER W BLUE CHEESE AIOLI & TOMATO CHIP
RICE POUCHES W SHREDDED BEEF & JULIENNED CARROT SLAW


FEBRUARY 21, 2016
COCKTAIL PARTY
55 GUEST
MANHATTAN
7:30 PM

HORS D'OEUVRES
GRILLED SHRIMP W CORN SALSA ON SPOON W CHIPOTLE SAUCE
TRI LOBSTER SALAD OF SEAWEED SLAW LOBSTER SLAW ASIAN PICKLE SALAD IN SPOON
LACQUERED SALMON W PICKLE SLAW
ZUCCHINI CUPS STUFFED W TOMATO SALSA
MINI BEEF SLIDERS W MONTEREY JACK CHEESE SAUCE
RICE POUCHES W SHREDDED BEEF & JULIENNE CARROT SLAW
MINI BACON LETTUCE & ARUGULA SANDWICHES
VEGETABLE CHILI CUPS W GUACAMOLE

TASTING PLATES
PAD THAI W LACQUERED DUCK & CASHEW SAUCE 
NAPPA SALAD W GINGER ORANGE VINAIGRETTE


















FEBRUARY 19, 2016
LORD'S KNIGHT
BACHELOR PARTY
MANHATTAN
20 GUEST
6PM

HORS D’ OEUVRES
STEAMED JUMBO SHRIMP W SCAPE AIOLI IN SHOT GLASSES
 BEIJING DUCK W CHERRY CHUTNEY
 RICE POUCHES W JULIENNED VEGETABLE SLAW

FIRST COURSE
 CONSOMME W VEGETABLE BRUNOISE
  
ENTRE’
ROASTED CAPON STUFFED W HERBS
 SAFFRON SAUCE
 DISC OF POTATO GRATIN
 ROASTED ASPARAGUS
 TOAST W HERBED TAPENADE

DESSERT
 INDIVIDUAL POWDERED ORANGE CAKES
 LEMON CREAM
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
LADIES KNIGHT
BACHELORETTE PARTY
MANHATTAN
21 GUEST
6 PM

HORS D’ OEUVRES
MANDARIN GLAZED SHORT RIB W CASHEW COLD NOODLES
CURRY LOBSTER FRITTERS W TOMATO CHUTNEY
ZUCCHINI SOUP SHOTS

FIRST COURSE
BERNSTEIN TOASTED BREAD COLLARD TOMATO CAESAR SALAD
PASSED WARM BREAD

ENTRE’
LEMON HONEY GLAZED ROASTED SALMON
JULIENNE CARROT BROCCOLI YELLOW SQUASH
ROASTED RED BLISS POTATO CUPS

DESSERT
INDIVIDUAL CHOCOLATE CAKE SUPREME
LIME ICE CREAM 








TEA PARTY
FEBRUARY 13, 2016
SOUTHAMPTON
2 PM
125 GUEST

FIRST
ASSORTED TEA SANDWICHES
SALMON & GINGER
CURRIED EGG
WATERCRESS & BUTTER ON PUMPERNICKEL
CHICKEN CUCUMBER
GINGERBREAD MUFFINS
FLAX SEED MUFFINS
APPLE CRANBERRY SCONES
CLOTTED CREAM
MARMALADE
SOUR CHERRY JAM
TEA POTS

SECOND
TUNA TARTAR & MANGO PAPAYA SALAD W CHIVE VINAIGRETTE
BANANA CHIPS
CHIPOTLE PEPPER AIOLI

DESSERT
CREPES STUFFED W AVOCADO CREAM
WHITE CHOCOLATE MOLE SAUCE 


ENGAGEMENT PARTY
FEBRUARY 6, 2016
MANHATTAN
45 GUEST
4 PM

DRINK
 GINGER BLUE WHALE COCKTAIL

PASSED HOR D'OEUVRES
TWICED BAKED CHEESE SOUFFLE'S
ROASTED TOMATO TARTS
IMPORTED FIG & PROSCIUTTO LOGS
DILL & BAY SCALLOPS W BUTTER SAUCE

FIRST
DECONSTRUCTED MEDITERRANEAN SALAD

SECOND
CHICKEN CONSOMME

ENTRE
NEW ZEALAND RACK OF LAMB
POTATO ANNA
SWEET PEA PUREE
GARLIC & RADISH PICKLES

DESSERT
INDIVIDUAL LEMON CURD PIES




January 14, 2016



GOLDEN SEAL FILM SHOOT
CRAFT SERVICES
BROOKLYN
JANUARY 3, 2016
40 PERFORMERS
1130 AM

HOT & COLD BUFFET

RED & GOLD QUINOA W RAISINS BRUNOISE CARROT CELERY BROCCOLI SWEET PEA SALAD
GREEN GARDEN SALAD W BABY ARUGULA & SPINACH LEMON VINAIGRETTE
ROASTED CORN SALSA TOPPED SALMON STEAKS
STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST W GOAT CHEESE & SUNDRIED TOMATOES
FOCACCIA
BREAD STICKS
HOT CHOCOLATE
SPICED HOT CIDER
SPARKLING WATER
PELLEGRINO LEMON
FRESH BANANAS
PUMPKIN PIE

SNACK
WARM BANANA BREAD

V.I.P. INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED LUNCHES DELIVERED TO THE TRAILER
10 PERFORMERS 5 EACH
12 PM
SEARED PEPPERED TUNA STEAKS W ISRAELI COUSCOUS & LEMON DRESSING STEAMED GREEN BEANS

BBQ SKIRT STEAK W YUCCA FRIES & GARLIC HERB SAUCE JULIENNED SNOW PEAS

DESSERT
PASSION FRUIT CUSTARD W BERRIES






CRAFT SERVICES
BROOKLYN
JANUARY 4, 2016
40 PERFORMERS
1130AM

HOT & COLD BUFFET

THREE BEAN SALAD W CILANTRO VINAIGRETTE
GREEN GARDEN SALAD W MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE
POBLANO PESTO PENNE SALAD W ROASTED TOMATILLOS
SHREDDED BEEF BURRITOS W RICE
SHREDDED TURKEY BURRITOS W CRANBERRY CHUTNEY & RICE
SHREDDED ROASTED VEGETABLE BURRITOS W REFRIED BEANS
FRESH FRUIT BASKET
LEMON CURD BARS

SNACK
RICE KRISPY TREATS

V.I.P. INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED LUNCHES ON CHINA DELIVERED TO THE TRAILER
15 PERFORMERS 5 EACH
12 PM
SEARED TURKEY BREAST CILANTRO BROTH & EGG NOODLES W ZUCCHINI & TOMATO TART

BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS W RICE NOODLES & SHREDDED CARROTS

COLD CASHEW NOODLES W CRISPY SHALLOTS & SAUTEED JUMBO SHRIMP

DESSERT
MINI APPLE PIES & CREME' FRAICHE


















HAPPY NEW YEAR!
DECEMBER 31, 2015
SOUTHAMPTON
100 GUEST
9PM

HORS D' OEUVRES
PISSALDIERE CHEESE TARTS
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP SHOTS
COCONUT SHRIMP W CURRY SAUCE
VOULA VENTS STUFFED W BEEF CHILI
BLINIS W CAVIAR CHIVE & CREME' FRAICHE

10PM

TASTING BOXES
LOBSTER NEWBURG
PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE 
CRISPY DUCK ROLLS SPICY RICE NOODLES
CURRIED VEGETABLES
(BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CARROTS, SNAP PEAS, ASIAN CHIVES)

11PM

TASTING PLATES
THINLY SLICED LAMB ON PITA TOAST
TWIN BUFFALO BURGERS ON BABY BRIOCHE BUNS W HORSERADISH CREAM



Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be critical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.


© Max Ehrmann 1927






January 08, 2016


THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR BRUNCH BUFFET
MANHATTAN
DECEMBER 31, 2015
12:30 PM
35 GUEST

BUFFET
GARDEN SALAD
ARTICHOKE & TOMATO SALAD W CAPER VINAIGRETTE
SEARED PEPPERED AHI TUNA STEAKS
PENNE RIGATE W CAPERS CALAMATA OLIVES CHERRY TOMATOES SALAD
YUKON GOLD POTATO SALAD W MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE
NEWPORT STEAKS SEARED 
CRAB SALAD ON BOSTON LETTUCE
GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST
WILD RICE & CRANBERRY SALAD
MELON SALAD
LEMON CURD FILLED SPONGE CAKE





DINNER IN MANHATTAN
DECEMBER 29, 2015
10 GUEST
6PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLYLE

FIRST COURSE OF FUN
POO POO PLATTER
BBQ HOISINED RIBS
CHICKEN FEET IN SWEET CHILI SAUCE
SHRIMP TOAST
SHRIMP WON TONS

SECOND COURSE
BIRDS NEST SOUP W SHRIMP TOAST

ENTRE'
ROAST GOOSE
ZUCCHINI TART W PUFF PASTRY
TOMATO SOUFFLE'
ASPARAGUS 
CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

DESSERT
GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE