The 4 different types of Catering you need to know about Catering
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We started as a two person operation mostly catering for our friends and families. These events were mainly birthday parties, engagement parties, christenings and other smaller occasions. It wasn’t long before we began to take on bigger jobs, and hired more staff. After several months, we were catering for events such as weddings, funerals and even formal corporate functions. Today, we’re an experienced team of 12 people, including gourmet chefs, professional waiting staff, and even a mixologist.
One of the biggest challenges is calculating the right amount of food and drink for an event. Food waste can be a problem in the catering industry so it’s crucial that caterers prepare properly to ensure everyone is fed while also minimising waste. This is normally easier to do for sit-down meals with structured courses, but can be a little trickier with party style food such as with buffets and canapés. However, with experience and the right preparation, you can achieve both full bellies and virtually empty bins. Especially if the food is delicious like ours always is!
For us, most of the hard work is done before the day of the event. From ordering only the best quality produce to ensuring all equipment is spotlessly clean, we put the hours in early. As the old adage goes, ‘if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail’. This includes ensuring that any guests with special dietary requirements are prepared for, all staff members are aware of the time schedule, and all food that can be prepared before the event is ready to go. Once that’s all taken care of, we can focus on providing delicious food and a professional service with a smile throughout the duration of the event.
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Sade's Catering was amazing. Her setup was spectacular. Her warm-hearted personality from beginning to end made our event stress free. Her food and professionalism only enhanced the vibe of or party.
21 Apr 2024
My wife and I have used Affordable Catering to cater two events recently, and both times we were well more than satisfied! The food tasted GREAT and was really easy to serve for large groups. Our first event was my wife's birthday, we had about 40 friends at our house. They were very helpful with delivery and set up and made some awesome specialty pizzas! My wife was so pleased with the quality and service that she reached out to them again to cater our 10-year high school reunion for about 150 people, and again they did a wonderful job. My wife raved about how helpful everyone she worked with and how affordable they were compared to other vendors she reached out to. I would highly recommend them for catering any size party. You won't be disappointed and definitely will not be hungry afterward!
21 Apr 2024
Do you appreciate incredible food, presentation, and service? Then Affordable Catering is your place. I recently had the pleasure of attending a family and friend gathering that totaled around 40 people. What a treat! These guys worked really hard to impress us. I don’t think their team could have done a better job, and was such an essential component of our friends and family event. Friends and family returned the next day to search for leftovers. We went with the Plated / Buffet to make life easy and everyone walked away full, happy, and satisfied. The 3-course meal was incredible, I started with the Gnocchi, had the Seared Ahi Tuna Salad, and had the Red Wine Braised Short Ribs for my entree. The whole group was very pleased, raving about how incredible the food was, and would strongly recommend it. The experience was beyond my expectations.
21 Apr 2024