Which food(s) do you think are over catered and what are some that you would like to see offered by caterers??

Question

personally i use fresh herbs to start and finish a dish.

Answer 1

Chicken parmesean is very overrated. Everytime I see it or hear someone talk about it I want to rip my hair out.

Answer 2

As a caterer I've been chickened and tri-tipped to death.        I love theme and ethnic menus. The hot trends are fresh, seasonal, local , green and sustainable. Vegetarian and vegan foods are also very big. Almost every client wants some type of this food for their menu. I'd like to see more family style service versus the buffet or sit down. Kid's buffets are hot too with toys and balloons. Two way meals where we take the same ingredient such as chicken and cook it in two styles is big as we often are providing food for guests from two very different cultures. This can be applied to appetizers where people are a little more adventurous as well as main dishes.

Answer 3

**At my 21st I specially requested that the caterers had lots of kebabs because I really like them (just small ones to match all the other party food) and they went down such a treat.**

Answer 4

i would like to see turduckin it might be a seasonal thing but nobody does it up here.

Answer 5

Where I live (middle America) basic catering menus are all pretty much the same. Hot food choices usually include rigatoni and meatballs in tomato sauce, Swedish meatballs, chicken Marsala, baked chicken, sliced roast beef or ham, scalloped potatoes, roasted potatoes, baked fish, sausage and peppers, warmed vegetables. There's nothing wrong with the basics, I can appreciate the need for economical ingredients, ability to prepare large amounts and holding time for serving foods. I've often thought that a simple addition of fresh herbs to dishes when baking or right before serving could change the run-of-the-mill to fantastic. Examples could be fresh parsley and chives added to scalloped potatoes before baking, fresh chopped dill sprinkled over baked fish.