You are an excellent cook. Your friends absolutely rave about your vegetarian lasagna, and Aunt Doreen specifically requests your carrot cake at family functions. Admirable though your dishes may be, with the utmost respect, you aren’t a caterer. And even if you were, there are a good many reasons not to cook for your own event, and instead hire out the pros. Here are five of them to ponder when party planning.
Setting the main stage for your dream wedding or annual conference comes down to fine tuning the details. Food, location, date, these are early decisions and generally a breeze to square away. But if you’re shooting for a va-va-voom baby shower or holiday bash with some razzmatazz, the rental options are endless to wow the crowd.
Once you sign with All Occasions Catering, your file doesn’t lay dormant in a drawer until game day. In actuality, a flurry of work commences, ensuring your event runs on time, all the necessary supplies and ingredients are on hand, staff is scheduled, and everyone knows their individual duties. While many hands are at work, each client can expect a specific flow of personnel who step up to the plate and execute your vision.
Not every event meets the size or budget that necessitates professional catering, but every guest list deserves a knock-‘em-dead dinner. Turn your small but mighty gender reveal, your coworker’s retirement cocktail hour, and your holiday singles mixer from a beginner grade soiree to a top tier fete with a few of our insider tips.
Do-nut be overwhelmed by the thought of making homemade donuts. It’s easier than you think! These donuts, baked instead of fried, are wonderfully moist, infused with just the right amount of pumpkin flavor. They are the perfect compliment to a hot cup of coffee, tea or cocoa on a crisp, fall morning!
Employers can benefit from embracing neurodiversity and providing accommodations for their neurodivergent employees. These individuals bring a new perspective with great strengths and capabilities.
Summer in Wisconsin goes by in the blink of an eye. But right now we’re in the sweet spot. The days are still long and warm. The smell of burgers on the grill frequently fills the air. And there are sweet corn stands on what seems like every corner. We love to cook with things that are in season, with fresh produce bursting with flavor.
If you’re a fan of grilled sweet corn, try this recipe for Grilled Mexican Street Corn – one of our all time favorites!
Party planning can be as hands-on as you want it to be. If you prefer to hang every last wreath, fold each and every napkin, and light all your own Sterno cans, you are certainly welcome to it. This list will help keep things in order, but a good partner will off-load some of the worry and a ton of the labor. Reach out today to get started on your next epic celebration.
Break out the beach blankets, it’s limbo season. And what pairs better with sun kissed shoulders than an Independence Day, Labor Day, or regular old Saturday fiesta with friends? We’re all about good pairings here at All Occasions Catering, with summer side dishes that will make just about any of our main courses sing.
This summer, let’s all take the time to slow down and talk to each other. We need to get back to having real conversations. It’s how we sort out problems and connect. Talk to people. Go to the show. Make that reservation. Call an old friend. Help lies in the communities we have built over time.
Food is so much fun. As chefs we are equally chemists, physicists, and artists, whose job is daydreaming new recipes into existence. What could be better than that? Well, eating those recipes, I suppose. You can do just that with any of our newly minted menu items, a sampling of which you can learn about below.
No one pre-games like the Midwest, with legendary tailgates kicking off everything from sporting events to corporate picnics to high school graduations.