See Inside Lea Michele's Intimate Birthday Dinner

Lea chose not to have a blowout party. Instead, she and her seven closest friends dined on her backyard patio amid a refined-rustic tablescape.

It's no secret that Lea loves her kale, kombucha, and Gwyneth recipes. She added Claire's new cookbook to her collection.

Lea stopped to take a snap with the chef of the evening.

Pastel-colored flowers and marigold checkered napkins added brightness to the tablescape.

"Tonight's beautiful b-day dinner table . . . So much fun with the most amazing friends and such delicious food! What an amazing birthday!" Lea gushed on her Instagram account.

Claire designated the birthday girl's special spot with blue plates instead of white.

Guests sipped on sangria blanca, made from Club W wines, white peaches and nectarines, strawberries, and rose syrup.

Just because you're an adult doesn't mean you can't have party favors. Lea's guests took home a package of homemade muffins.

Appetizers included a burrata platter with nectarines, arugula, mint, and chilies . . .

. . . As well as a roasted garlic crostini with sautéed mushrooms and herbs.

Guests then sipped on spoonfuls of velvety cauliflower brie soup(!!!) and passed around heaping bowls of Epic Kale Salad with croutons, raisins, pine nuts, mint, and red wine vinaigrette.

Claire chose two mains for the evening: Mexican Coke carnitas with habanero papaya salsa and burrata roasted tomato lasagna.

To end the evening, Lea noshed on chocolate devil's food cake with a chocolate buttercream.

It looked like a birthday to remember!