Event Catering
Information about menu planning, food & beverage, and appealing to your guests' sense of taste.
Signature Cocktails May Be Just the Drink Recipe for Your Next Event
Event planners should be familiar with a variety of cocktail drinks and cocktail drink recipes so that they may incorporate popular and trendy cocktails for their events. These cocktails and their recipes are certain to be a hit.
Event planners should be familiar with a variety of cocktail drinks and cocktail drink recipes so that they may incorporate popular and trendy cocktails for their events. These cocktails and their recipes are certain to be a hit.
Food and Beverage Trends and Tips for Your Next Event Menu Selections
Although it seems that many restaurants and hotels have preset food and beverage menus, it's important to incorporate popular catering trends into your selections. The National Restaurant Association's 2008 chef survey highlights top items and tips that you may want to incorporate into your next event menu.
Although it seems that many restaurants and hotels have preset food and beverage menus, it's important to incorporate popular catering trends into your selections. The National Restaurant Association's 2008 chef survey highlights top items and tips that you may want to incorporate into your next event menu.
Chef Favorites for 2008 Restaurant Menu Items
Identify the latest restaurant menu and hotel catering trends for your next event directly from the chefs themselves. Locally grown produce, tapas and energy drink cocktails are on that list.
Identify the latest restaurant menu and hotel catering trends for your next event directly from the chefs themselves. Locally grown produce, tapas and energy drink cocktails are on that list.
Three Course Menu for Italian Theme Event
Event planners who are interested in creating an Italian theme or atmosphere for an event may look to this menu for inspiration.
Event planners who are interested in creating an Italian theme or atmosphere for an event may look to this menu for inspiration.
Three Course Menu for English Theme Event
Event planners who are interested in creating a British theme or atmosphere for an event may look to this menu for inspiration.
Event planners who are interested in creating a British theme or atmosphere for an event may look to this menu for inspiration.
Three Course Menu for German Theme Event
Event planners who are interested in creating a German theme or atmosphere for an event may look to this menu for inspiration.
Event planners who are interested in creating a German theme or atmosphere for an event may look to this menu for inspiration.
Food and Beverages for a Spanish Theme Reception
For anyone interested in hosting a cocktail reception with a Spanish food theme, perhaps they should consider some of these traditional Spanish menu items.
For anyone interested in hosting a cocktail reception with a Spanish food theme, perhaps they should consider some of these traditional Spanish menu items.
Three Course Menu for Canada Theme Event
Event planners who are interested in creating an Canadian theme or atmosphere for an event may look to this menu for inspiration.
Event planners who are interested in creating an Canadian theme or atmosphere for an event may look to this menu for inspiration.
Three Course Menu for Caribbean Theme Event
Event planners who are interested in creating an Caribbean or Bahamas theme or atmosphere for an event may look to this menu for inspiration.
Event planners who are interested in creating an Caribbean or Bahamas theme or atmosphere for an event may look to this menu for inspiration.
Three Course Menu for Eastern European Theme Event
Event planners who are interested in creating an Eastern Europe theme or atmosphere for an event may look to this menu for inspiration.
Event planners who are interested in creating an Eastern Europe theme or atmosphere for an event may look to this menu for inspiration.
Healthy Breakfast Buffet Menu for Business Meetings
Sometimes you just want to go off the menu and create your own healthy breakfast buffet for your morning business meeting or event. Check out this menu which was designed for a 100 attendee breakfast meeting with an agenda that was focused on health and wellness.
Sometimes you just want to go off the menu and create your own healthy breakfast buffet for your morning business meeting or event. Check out this menu which was designed for a 100 attendee breakfast meeting with an agenda that was focused on health and wellness.
Building the Menu: Lunch Options
A closer look at the various lunch menu options for your meeting or event, and what unique touches will make your meal memorable.
A closer look at the various lunch menu options for your meeting or event, and what unique touches will make your meal memorable.
Catering Trends: Chef Survey
A national survey of chefs by the Restaurant Association identifies the hottest trends in catering and menus. Bite-size desserts tops the list.
A national survey of chefs by the Restaurant Association identifies the hottest trends in catering and menus. Bite-size desserts tops the list.
Planning Considerations for Event Catering
Menu selection involves more than simply selecting from a list of items that your catering manager offers or just calculating which items fit in your budget. Keep these suggestions in mind to plan a great event.
Menu selection involves more than simply selecting from a list of items that your catering manager offers or just calculating which items fit in your budget. Keep these suggestions in mind to plan a great event.
Building the Menu: Breakfast Options
A closer look at the various breakfast menu options for your meeting or event, when it makes more sense to select a continental breakfast vs. a plated breakfast, and what unique touches will make your meal memorable.
A closer look at the various breakfast menu options for your meeting or event, when it makes more sense to select a continental breakfast vs. a plated breakfast, and what unique touches will make your meal memorable.
Catering Services for Your Event
Event planners must consider several items before selecting catering services for their events, including menu selection, buffet vs. plated arrangements, special needs considerations, and budget.
Event planners must consider several items before selecting catering services for their events, including menu selection, buffet vs. plated arrangements, special needs considerations, and budget.
How to Hire a Private Caterer
For those events that aren't based at a hotel or restaurant, corporate event planners often hire caterers for internal events and privately hosted events. Follow these steps to make the caterer really work for you.
For those events that aren't based at a hotel or restaurant, corporate event planners often hire caterers for internal events and privately hosted events. Follow these steps to make the caterer really work for you.
2008 Governor's Ball Menu (Academy Awards)
Chef Wolfgang Puck has been creating the menu for the Oscar's Governor's Ball since 1994. Consider some ideas from his 2008 menu for your next gala or dinner. The event included a combination of reception stations (4), passed hors d'oeuvres, plated meal and a signature dessert.
Chef Wolfgang Puck has been creating the menu for the Oscar's Governor's Ball since 1994. Consider some ideas from his 2008 menu for your next gala or dinner. The event included a combination of reception stations (4), passed hors d'oeuvres, plated meal and a signature dessert.
Tips for Negotiating Food & Beverage
Negotiating food & beverage expenses as part of an event program is becoming increasingly challenging. Tips on price, complimentary items, guarantees, and service/staffing ratios.
Negotiating food & beverage expenses as part of an event program is becoming increasingly challenging. Tips on price, complimentary items, guarantees, and service/staffing ratios.
How to Select Wine Pairing for Your Event
Not sure which wine you should select to go with Asian foods, turkey, duck, lamb, beef, etc.? The Food Network has developed a great cheat sheet that helps event planners know when to select a Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinor Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and so on. Memorize these wine pairings before meeting with you caterer.
Not sure which wine you should select to go with Asian foods, turkey, duck, lamb, beef, etc.? The Food Network has developed a great cheat sheet that helps event planners know when to select a Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinor Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and so on. Memorize these wine pairings before meeting with you caterer.
Restaurant Industry Facts
Did you know that the restaurant industry reflects $537 billion in sales, offers a choice of more than 935,000 locations, and employs 12.8 million people? That provides a lot of choices for event planners. Find out more industry statistics.
Did you know that the restaurant industry reflects $537 billion in sales, offers a choice of more than 935,000 locations, and employs 12.8 million people? That provides a lot of choices for event planners. Find out more industry statistics.