Catered Food Station – What is that?

Catered food stations are a great way to provide food for your guests while allowing them to mix, mingle, and enjoy the event. Typically, the portions are smaller at food stations, enabling you to offer more menu variety than you could with a traditional catered buffet or plated meal. The best way to present these is to situate different stations throughout the venue, allowing guests to move around and chat with other guests.

No matter which you select, your guests will be treated to an extraordinary event!

Italian Theme Food Station
Mexican Style Food Station
Around the Word
Fun Holiday Activity Stations

Stations are designed for 50 or more guests.  Volume discounts are available!
We can also compliment your theme with beverages, party rentals, and place settings.

Italian Theme Food Stations

Appetizer Pasta Bar Station
Grilled chicken, beef meatballs, bacon, rotini, and bow tie pasta, pesto cream, and marinara sauce, sautéed veggies
Parmesan Chicken Medallions
Chicken breast medallions with our signature Parmesan breadcrumb mix served with marinara sauce
Caramelized Flatbread
Fresh zucchini slices and red onion accented with fresh basil, Parmesan, and ricotta cheese baked on flat bread
Charcuterie Board
Prosciutto, salami, ham, provolone, Havarti, and gouda cheeses, assorted olives, and grapes. Served with mustard, crackers, and party breads
Caprese Skewers
Marinated fresh mozzarella skewered with fresh grape tomatoes and basil and drizzled with balsamic
Fresh Fruit Kabobs
Fresh Hawaiian Gold Pineapple Chunk and Strawberry
Party Sugar Dusted Lemon Square
Mini bars of creamy lemon custard baked on top of a shortbread crust, dusted with powdered sugar
Party Cheesecake Cups
Individual cup creamy cheesecake on graham cracker crumbs, garnished with whipped topping and sprinkled with more cracker crumbs. Add fresh berries for a special touch

Mexican Theme Stations

Street Tacos Station
Select fajita beef steak, chicken, or veggie tacos served with a fresh lime wedge
Bacon Wrapped Chicken
Chicken breast tenders and a strip of fresh jalapeno pepper all wrapped up with bacon and marinated with a sweet and spicy glaze
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Sweet and spicy marinated shrimp and fresh jalapeno slice wrapped in bacon and marinated with a sweet and spicy glaze
Queso & Chips
Tortilla chips, Queso, cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, diced fresh tomatoes sliced jalapeno peppers, and sour cream
Pineapple Mango Salsa
Tropical mango and pineapple salsa served with cinnamon flatbread strips
Fresh Fruit Kabobs
Fresh Hawaiian Gold Pineapple Chunk and Strawberry Kabob
Caramel Flan
Sweet custard with caramel sauce

Around The World Food Stations

FRANCE

Mini Chicken Cordon Blues (French)
Breaded chicken stuffed with ham and Swiss cheese
Smoked Salmon Crostini
Sliced smoked salmon, cream cheese, fresh lemon, and dill on toasted garlic crostini toast
Almond Crusted Brie
A wheel of buttery soft brie smothered with toasted almonds served with flatbread strips
Party Cream Puffs
Chocolate Eclairs

MEXICO

Street Tacos Station
Select fajita beef steak, chicken, or veggie tacos served with fresh lime wedges
Bacon Wrapped Chicken
Chicken breast tenders and a strip of fresh jalapeno pepper all wrapped up with bacon and marinated with a sweet and spicy glaze
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Sweet and spicy marinated shrimp and fresh jalapeno slice wrapped in bacon and marinated with a sweet and spicy glaze
Caramel Flan
Sweet custard with a caramel sauce

GREECE

Spanakopita
Phyllo triangles filled with spinach, feta, cream cheese, and a touch of garlic
Greek Veggie Tarts
Plum tomatoes, Greek olives, cucumber, onion, and feta tossed with Greek vinaigrette and served in party phyllo cups
Marinated Olives
Jumbo green olives, pitted kalamata, and mixed olives
Baklava
Crispy phyllo dough layered with honey and nuts

ITALY

Cocktail Meatballs with Marinara Sauce
Parmesan Chicken Medallions
Chicken breast medallions with our signature Parmesan breadcrumb mix served with marinara sauce
Caramelized Flatbread
Fresh zucchini slices and red onion accented with fresh basil, Parmesan, and ricotta cheese baked on flat bread
Charcuterie Board
Prosciutto, salami, ham, provolone, Havarti, and gouda cheeses, assorted olives, and grapes. Served with mustard, crackers, and party breads
Caprese Skewers
Marinated fresh mozzarella skewered with fresh grape tomatoes and basil and drizzled with balsamic
Party Tiramisu
Sponge cake, espresso-flavored mascarpone mousse and whipped cream

AMERICA

Party  Sliders
An assortment of beef steak, chicken, veggie, and brisket slicers  served with cheddar cheese
Macaroni and Cheese Station
Served with diced ham, bacon, and shredded parmesan and cheddar cheeses
Mashed Potato Bar
Country mashed potatoes or whipped sweet potatoes served with a host of toppings
Parmesan Kettle Chips
Our signature house-made parmesan chips
Mini Fudge Brownie
Decadent fudge walnut brownies studded with dark chocolate chunks

Fun Holiday Activity Stations

We even created some Holiday Activity Stations where guests can create their take-away gifts as a special treat from you…just for the holidays!  Let them eat, enjoy, and make a gift to take!

Make and Take Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
Guests will layer ingredients for chocolate chip cookies in a gift bag, tie with baking instructions and a bow
Make and Take Cranberry Cookie Mix in a Bag
Guests will layer ingredients for cranberry white chocolate  cookies in a gift bag, tie it with baking instructions, and a bow
Holiday Trail Mix Gift Bags
Guests can make custom trail mix with Chex mix, Cheerios, pretzels, white chocolate chips and M&M’s
Holiday Hot Chocolate Gift Bags
White, Mexican, or regular hot chocolate mixes assembled in a mason jar or a container you want to use
Cookie Decorating Station
Giant sugar cookies guests will decorate with icing, sprinkles, colored sugars, cinnamon candies, M&M’s, and peppermint S’mores for Two Treat BarBaskets of graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate bars wrapped in a holiday gift bag complete with a bow
Ornament Painting
A clear ornament guests will decorate with acrylic paint, swirling their color choices inside the ornament

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.

How to plan an office appetizer buffet catering

Last week we prepared an office appetizer buffet catering menu using their board room as a venue and appetizers for the menu. Using appetizers to create a meal offers a great change to the typical office box lunch or hot meal. When planning the menu, you will have to provide enough of the appetizers to replace an entrée, a couple of side items, salad and even dessert. The variety you can offer is much greater using hot and cold appetizers and you can even create a theme using foods from a similar cuisine. For example, and Italian Appetizer Buffet catering menu could include beef meatballs in marinara sauce, parmesan or pesto chicken strips, creamy artichoke dip, caprese skewers, fresh fruit, and an antipasto platter. Then for dessert Tiramisu would be perfect.  Have fun with the menu, just make sure you provide enough food and choices to replace a traditional lunch.

Beef Empanadas

A pastry filled with seasoned beef, pimento & bell peppers

Fajita Chicken Quesadillas
Fajita chicken and roasted red peppers smothered in cheddar cheese and sandwiched by flour tortillas, then tossed on the grill

Shrimp wrapped with Bacon and Fresh Jalapeno
Sweet and spicy marinated shrimp and fresh jalapeno slices wrapped in bacon

And a Fresh Fruit Tray
Fresh seasonal fruits surrounded by
Muenster, Gouda and Havarti cheeses served with assorted gourmet crackers
They also had a professional wait staff attendant there to assist the guests and refresh and replenish the food. Even though this was a small gathering, having it professionally catered makes it a special event. Know how many appetizers to plan for your party? Planning appetizers as a meal, before a meal, or passed? Not all menu items are suitable for passing and not all menu items are suitable for stations so let your caterer can help you with how much and what to serve so your party is a successful one.

Large or small, we cater it all!