We were Wright There!
When asked to design an appetizer catering menu for Southwest Airlines, located at Love Field in Dallas, Texas to celebrate the Wright Amendment, we selected six new destination cities that Southwest can now fly nonstop. Researching those cities for what foods are popular, or what the area was known for, we selected the following catering menu for this grand, historic celebration. Taking some history of the city, transforming traditional foods from that city into appetizers, allowed us to create a very unique menu. And, since guests would be arriving in shifts over a 6-hour period, catered food stations allowed the appetizers to be fresh from start to finish.
Baltimore
Land of great corned beef and Corn Beef Row, we chose mini corned beef sandwiches and some great Cole slaw to celebrate this city.
Chicago
What’s more perfect than the Chicago Dog? We created a mini version of this famous hot dog complete with all the toppers, a picture and directions to make them. As a side item to accompany those, potato salad seemed perfect.
Orlando
Since there is a strong Cuban presence there along with Florida producing over 70% of the United States’ citrus supply, we created mini Cuban sandwich triangles and offered some fabulous citrus fruit to complement this city.
Las Vegas
With it’s own Chinatown, which was developed nearly 20 years ago to preserve Asian heritage in Las Vegas which dates back to before Nevada was even a state, egg rolls and spring rolls seemed fitting to honor this city. We served those with some plum sauce and fresh fruit salad.
Los Angeles
Since Los Angeles was a Mexican territory until 1848 when it officially became a part of the United States we thought street tacos were the perfect fit for an appetizer. BBQ beef and veggie street tacos and all the toppers were complimented with Mexican style rice.
Denver
And last but not least was the city of Denver. Because a trademark for the name “cheeseburger” was awarded to Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In in Denver, Colorado, we felt mini burgers were a must have on this appetizer menu. For those not eating beef, we also offered chicken sliders and then added a macaroni and cheese station to complete this city’s menu.