Just in time for fall events—and the corporate holiday parties coming later in the year—we talked to Chicago caterers about their latest food offerings for cocktail parties, seated dinners, and other kinds of events. Here's a look at the latest additions to their event menus.
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Suited for brunches or lunchtime events, Boutique Bites' Bloody Mary pipettes include shrimp, which the guests eat before squeezing the spicy cocktails into their mouths from the pipettes.
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Starfruit's new Flat Belly food truck brings healthy snacks to meetings and events. On the menu: the Diva Smoothie, made with blueberries, mango, banana, flaxseed, and pomegranate and vanilla kefir.
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New offerings from Phil Stefani Signature Events include truffled quail eggs.
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Limelight's new Quick Pickle Stack appetizer pairs veggies with wild Pacific Coast spotted prawns.
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Entertaining Company consistently creates new cocktails with unusual garnishes. New on the beverage list is a blend of vodka, ginger ale, and pink lemonade topped with a doughnut hole stuffed with mascarpone mousse. Pink frosting and sprinkles top it all off.
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For a recent event, new catering firm Paramount Events introduced passed appetizers including vegan avocado and cucumber soup shooters with toasted almonds, grilled shrimp skewers with papaya mustard, smoked salmon cones, beef tenderloin on brioche toasts with shallot-cassis marmalade, ginger chicken in cucumber cups, and blue cheese mousse with roasted grapes on nut ficelle.
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Sodexo Leisure Services at the Shedd Aquarium prepares menu items with sustainable seafood. New options include tequila-cured Kodiak Island salmon with cornmeal pancakes, chive oil, and micro cilantro.
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Slated to launch around mid September, Sweet Spot Macarons is a French macaroon truck that will travel to events. The truck comes stocked with treats in staple flavors such as chocolate, strawberry, and pistachio. Seasonal items for fall will incorporate flavors such as maple, pumpkin, and cinnamon-apple.
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For an upcoming event, Food Evolution created a trio of autumn dishes. The menu includes a baby spinach salad with dried cranberries, white balsamic vinaigrette, and toasted almonds served from a potato-lattice basket; butternut squash and Fiji apple soup served from a shot glass; and a wedge of blue cheese.
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Calihan Catering's new beverage list includes cotton candy martinis, which are prepared at action stations. The mojito flavor pairs lime cotton candy with a mojito mixture that's mixed in a martini shaker and poured over the treat; the liquid causes the candy to melt.
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