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  1. Catering & Design
  2. Food Trends

Oh My Gourd: 10 Seasonal Pumpkin and Squash Dishes

See these caterers’ creative takes on the classic fall ingredients for meetings and events.

Michele Laufik
October 23, 2019

Pumpkin isn’t just for pie, but we do feature one of the sweet treats in this roundup of seasonal dishes that also includes soups, sides, mains, and more savory options.

This acorn squash is stuffed with farro, sweet potato, parmesan, and pecans from Royal Fig Catering in Austin.
This acorn squash is stuffed with farro, sweet potato, parmesan, and pecans from Royal Fig Catering in Austin.
Photo: Sasha Haagensen Photography
Pink Avocado Catering’s roasted pumpkin quinoa patties feature roasted pumpkin, quinoa, wild rice, caramelized onion, cranberry, roasted beets, seasonal herbs, and a red bell pepper coulis.
Pink Avocado Catering’s roasted pumpkin quinoa patties feature roasted pumpkin, quinoa, wild rice, caramelized onion, cranberry, roasted beets, seasonal herbs, and a red bell pepper coulis.
Photo: Courtesy of Pink Avocado Catering
Bird & Bone at the Confidante Miami Beach serves up seasonal items for on-site meetings and events such as butternut squash ravioli with lobster, pine nuts, kale, sorghum brown butter, and sage.
Bird & Bone at the Confidante Miami Beach serves up seasonal items for on-site meetings and events such as butternut squash ravioli with lobster, pine nuts, kale, sorghum brown butter, and sage.
Photo: Courtesy of the Confidante Miami Beach
Brooklyn-based bakery Bien Cuit’s butternut squash and praline danish is a twist on the classic pastry, which is filled with two creams, praline, and squash, and garnished with candied pecans and vanilla sugar. Catering delivery is available in New York City via food delivery services Caviar and Mercato.
Brooklyn-based bakery Bien Cuit’s butternut squash and praline danish is a twist on the classic pastry, which is filled with two creams, praline, and squash, and garnished with candied pecans and vanilla sugar. Catering delivery is available in New York City via food delivery services Caviar and Mercato.
Photo: Tory Willliams
Butternut squash fries are served with maple lemon aioli at the newly opened Catch Steak in New York's meatpacking district by Catch Hospitality Group.
Butternut squash fries are served with maple lemon aioli at the newly opened Catch Steak in New York's meatpacking district by Catch Hospitality Group.
Photo: Courtesy of Catch Hospitality Group
The seasonal squash bisque at Bird & Bone is garnished with spiced pecans, toasted meringue, and a popped sorghum crisp.
The seasonal squash bisque at Bird & Bone is garnished with spiced pecans, toasted meringue, and a popped sorghum crisp.
Photo: Courtesy of the Confidante Miami Beach
Catch LA’s roasted pumpkin soup with candied pepitas, Austrian pumpkin seed oil, ginger crème fraîche, and fresh white truffle is available through Catch Hospitality Group, which offers off-site catering for events.
Catch LA’s roasted pumpkin soup with candied pepitas, Austrian pumpkin seed oil, ginger crème fraîche, and fresh white truffle is available through Catch Hospitality Group, which offers off-site catering for events.
Photo: Courtesy of Catch LA
Bien Cuit’s seasonal miso caramel pumpkin pie, currently available for pre-order, provides an upgraded version of the traditional dessert, with the addition of miso, which gives an umami flavor to the caramel.
Bien Cuit’s seasonal miso caramel pumpkin pie, currently available for pre-order, provides an upgraded version of the traditional dessert, with the addition of miso, which gives an umami flavor to the caramel.
Photo: Tory Willliams
Or switch out the pie for this pumpkin panna cotta from Marcia Selden Catering, which services events in New York and Connecticut.
Or switch out the pie for this pumpkin panna cotta from Marcia Selden Catering, which services events in New York and Connecticut.
Photo: Julie Bidwell
At the Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa in Coronado, California, pumpkin ginger beer floats feature ginger beer, pumpkin gelato, and vanilla ice cream.
At the Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa in Coronado, California, pumpkin ginger beer floats feature ginger beer, pumpkin gelato, and vanilla ice cream.
Photo: Courtesy of Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa
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