Stephanie Block’s 51st Birthday

Stephanie Block’s birthday party was out of this world! The Cosmic Princess turned 51 so her party theme was Area 51. Event Planner Robert Fountain, whom she works with every year, put on a spectacular alien-themed house party and probed the depths of UFO lore to create the perfect ambiance. Stephanie’s gracious mother, Myra Block, hosted the brunch in her Pacific Heights home. She was a little alarmed when 10 foot blow-up aliens came up the stairs, but thankfully they did not beam up her extensive contemporary craft art collection. Magnums of champagne and a kilo of caviar from female-owned The Caviar Co. delighted guests, who were dressed in fabulous UFO-inspired looks. Taste Catering exceeded Stephanie’s expectations, instructed as they were to create food that “would scare people.” Between the petri dish shrimp en blue gelee and meteorite avocado puri bites, that goal was achieved. And cheers to the cocktails! They all had foggy elements including an interactive smoke bubble that Earthlings could pop. Plus it was an old fashioned house party so green Jello shots with eyeballs were de rigueur. As always, there were sugar-free options because Stephanie has Type One Diabetes; Taste Catering made sure there were special offerings that didn’t require insulin injections. About 80 extra-terrestrials attended from various nebulae, including Stephanie’s sister, her mom’s best friends from her sorority days, fellow standup comedians (Stephanie is a comic), and San Francisco’s most galactic glitterati. Drew Altizer’s Jessica Monroy photographed the day, but government agents quickly relegated all images to X Files. Hopefully some get leaked because the birthday brunch was a big bang!