Versatile Gourmet Caterers of Orange County, does it again with delicious food for the two day Conference held at a venue near St Josephs Hospital, for a 100 guests. The quick breakfast for the first day was Pastries, croissants and sweet breads more on the healthy side, assorted bagels with butter, jellies and cream cheese. Yogurt and granola and fresh fruit. Fresh fruit juices and coffee. Mid morning snack was Oatmeal cookies and beverages. First days lunch was assorted breads and rolls with herb butter. Fresh Watermelon Gazpacho soup, fresh fruit and cheese platter. They had a georgous selection of healthy salads for lunch: – a Thai chicken saladwith mango and pineapple, a penne pasta salad with spinach pesto and seared tuna. An Orzo salad with roasted red peppers, feta cheese and fresh herbs. A Three Bean Caprese salad with kidney, white and green beans, with mozzarella and tomato with a balsalmic vinagrette dressing. Marinated artichoke, asparagus, olives and mushroom salad with a lemon dill Vinaigrette. Spinach salad with sliced strawberries, baby corn, red onion and slivered almonds with a sun dried Tomato vinaigrette. Dessert was freshly made Lemon squares , peach iced tea , lemonnaide and water . Afternoon snack small tortilla rollups with olive cream cheese filling.Dinner was a hot buffet, with passed Appetizers of Brie cups with grape relish, and Spinach truffels. Main course was Rolls with butter, Pollo de Vargas- which is grilled marinated boneless breast with a peach and green chile Salsa. A herb and vegetable stuffed salmon which was Honey-soy broiled. Mixed salad with marinated diced red and yellow Beets, dried cherries and a Lime dressing-delicious. Tropical Couscous with diced Mangoes, and toasted Pine nuts. Grilled vegetables in a Chipotle Vinaigrette. Dessert was wonderful Carrot Cake with Creamy frosting.Breakfast day 2: Was bagels with Egg Salad, and cream cheese, pastries and muffins, fresh fruit and juices. Lunch was To-Go boxes. with a Jerk Chicken with a Calypso Rice Wrap OR a Roasted Vegetable Wrap. filled with all peppers, zucchini and roasted red pepper hummus. Fresh grapes and a tropicl Key Lime Macadamia Nut cookie, and sweet potato chips with a spicy dipping sauce. This was a delicious end to a successfull two day Conference.See pictures at http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/22372786
August 20, 2009
June 21, 2009
Corporate Anniversary Party
Gourmet Caterers of Orange County catered for “FOOSE” celebrating their 10th Anniversary in the business. What a great party it was, at a most spectacular home in Orange County.Marguaritas were offered the whole night long. The selected menu was Portobello mushroom brushetta, Breaded cheese ravioli with chunky tomato sauce and brie tartlets with grape relish for appetizers. The Entree was Cesar salad and breadrollls, a pistachio crumbed chicken breast served with an artichoke cream sauce, pasta with fresh tomatoes, onions, basil and parmesan cheese, grilled marinated vegetables in a balsalmic vinaigrette. Dessert was pumpkin cheesecake, and a birthday cakeSee pictures
June 2, 2009
Fundraiser-Charity event
Gourmet Caterers did another outstanding event in Orange County for the JNF. We catered for 150 guests. A special Donor Appetizer event took place before the dinner. We served incredible appetizers - Portobello mushroom bruchetta, which includes butternut squash and goat cheese, balsalmic vinegar onions. Crunchy asparagus rolls- with cream cheese, chives, asparagus and parmesan cheese. Mini eggplant rolls broiled and stuffed with herb and goat cheese and served with a homemade tomato sauce . Mini won ton cups with creamy warm artichokes, topped with almonds. Baked brie tartlets served with a grape relish with balsalmic vinegar and fresh rosemary. The main dinner was a martini glasses filled with layered salad and fresh breadroll. Fresh Halibut marinated in a teriyaki sauce and broiled and served with a delicious fresh salsa of mango and cantelope, red onion, ginger and cilantro. Wild rice with toasted pine nuts, green onion, red pepper, parsley, mushrooms and asparagus. Grilled vegetable kebabs with mini bell peppers, baby zucchini, and baby patty pans , red onion and mushrooms. Dessert was fresh fruit tartlets, with strawberry, kiwi fruit fruit and mandarins.
May 8, 2009
Gourmet Caterers does Wedding at Pacific Edge
Gourmet Caterers - Catering for all of Orange County, did a magnificent job at Pacific Edge Hotel in Laguna Beach. Great venue- a beautiful house on the beach, who could ask for better. The Sunset Wedding took place on a Sunday in April with 130 guests. There was four stations of appetizers, our first one was a wonton cup station where we served Brie and pear salsa, creamy spinach and creamy mushrooms. We had a Mashed Potato Station served in Martini glasses with toppings of spinach pesto, sauteed mushrooms, sundried tomatoe with olives and garlic,also shredded cheese and sour cream. We did a Felaffel Station, mini pita served with freshly made felaffel balls, cabbage and Israeli salad and hummus. We also had a Crostini Station with goat cheese and olive spread, creamy artichoke and roasted red pepper pate.A delicious Butter Lettuce Salad with sliced strawberris, sun dried tomato , avocardo, plam hearts and nuts served with a red wine vinaigrette dressing, was served to our guests at their tables.Chilean Seabass with a macadamia nut crust, served with a cantelope cream, over a Long grain Rice dish of chestnuts, scallions, asparagus and parsley. We gave them a Roasted mixed Squash Medley, with an assortment of summer squashes.Dessert was mini Individual meringue shells with cream and berries, and a slice of our delicious moist Mexican Carrot Cake, with pineapple, coconut and nuts inside.We were certainly complimented as the best Caterers in Orange County,.See pictures at http://www.PictureTrail.com/
May 6, 2008
Suggestions and Ideas on Planning that Special Party
So many decisions to make…Firstly the reason for having the party. A birthday, Anniversary, Bar mitzvah, wedding, or corporate holiday party. Venue is of the utmost importance. Depending on what you are having, whether its a sport museum, or home party, or just a large venue-Gourmet Caterers can assist you with lots of suggestions-we have catered in most venues in Orange County so we can certainly advise you on whats out there. Then you have to decide what time of day you want your party. In Winter an outside venue would need to be a morning to midday party, or you would need to bring in heaters, although this is fine, its not optiomal. In Summer, a nice beach Luaui or outsid e BBQ is great. Entertainment is something else to think about, a disco, band, a comedian or kids entertainment, we can assist you with all of these and more. Decor is very important, and again Gourmet Caterers with all their experience can help you, create that special vibe and look for your party, we have lots of vendors that work with us. We also work with wonderful vendors who can help with Lighting, video, photography, decor and entertainment. Of course to us the most important is the Menu. Choosing the right menu to fit the right setting and right kind of party. We offer a lot of different Nationality catering. Mexican, Indian, Mediterranean, Asian, french and any other cuisine that you want, we love doing nationality stations. Also when planning the menus, do we need an appetizer hour, to either pass appetizers or an appetizer station, with cold or hot foods so guests can help themselves. Depending on the amount of guests that are invited, we have many options of serving the foods. We can have a few stations around the room, examples are a salad station with a selection of 6 salads, a meditteranean station with Schwarma, fellafel pita and fillings, a pasta station with a selection of three pastas and fresh hot pizza, and an asian station with sushi, and a couple of stir frys being done in front of guests. Or you could have all in one or two lines, salad and breadrolls, two main entrees- rare roast beef served with mushroom sauce, a stuffed chicken breast, two vegetables – asparagus and spinach, and two starches – a risotto rice and potatoes in onion sauce. And a dessert buffet, with an assortment of little pastries and dessert french style. Or you could have every course served to the table. We at Gourmet Caterers offer a great variety and can help you every step of the way to select competent vendors, great food and make it so you can enjoy your party like a guest.