Catering services can be requested for various types of events: private parties (birthdays, weddings, baptisms, anniversaries, graduations, etc.), corporate meetings and cultural events. To ensure a successful event, a few details should be taken into consideration when hiring a catering company.
Menu options
If you are thinking of using a catering service, the most important detail is the choice of food. To ensure the event is unforgettable, the menu options must be customized according to tastes, the number of guests and the seasonality of the foods. A good catering company will help the customer to choose the menu according to the trends of each event, but leaving the final decision to the customer.
Options for a catering menu include:
●Salty, based on snacks such as pizzas, pretzels and sandwiches, ideal for an aperitif;
●Sweet, suitable for a birthday buffet where it will lead to the cake;
●Gastronomic, consisting of appetizers, first courses, main courses, side dishes and desserts.
If you want to learn more, you can consult examples of catering menus at Sweet Basil Catering, designed to satisfy everyone's needs and palates when food catering in New York City.
The choice between table service or buffet
Whatever the occasion, when organizing an event, you must carefully choose between a table service and buffet. The most suitable choice for a formal reception is table service which requires each guest to have an assigned seat and await the succession of courses served by the staff.
The buffet is the most suitable solution for an informal event as it leaves the guests more freedom of movement and the right to choose where to sit after being served. You can decide whether to let the guests serve themselves or to have waiters serve. In case you choose the buffet option, make sure that there are enough tables to present the food because there is nothing more unpleasant than having to jostle to reach the food.