From savory dishes like eggplant stuffed with wild rice and crimini mushroom pastry pizza to sweet desserts like a caramel apple-cherry tart, these heart-warming menu ideas will help satisfy guests during the colder months.

Crimini mushroom pastry pizza, by Elegant Affairs in New York
Photo: Courtesy of Elegant Affairs Caterers

Moroccan-spiced wagyu short rib with semolina puree and parmesan funnel cake, by Wolfgang Puck Catering in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington
Photo:Â Antonio Diaz

48-hour blueberry short rib, served with carrot puree, charred broccolini, pickled shallot, and pistachio, by Drake Catering in Toronto
Photo: Courtesy of Drake Catering

Carrot risotto with carrot greens, cassis, fennel, sage, and pepitas, by Drake Catering in Toronto
Photo: Courtesy of Drake Catering

Eggplant stuffed with wild rice, sundried tomatoes, pecans, and arugula, by Elegant Affairs in New York
Photo: Courtesy of Elegant Affairs Caterers

Purple mashed potatoes with gorgonzola cheese, by Elegant Affairs in New York
Photo: Courtesy of Elegant Affairs Caterers

Beef tenderloin with a roasted salad of shiitake mushrooms, asparagus, cherry tomatoes, and farro and paired with a buttered mushroom soy sauce, by D’Amico Catering in Minneapolis
Photo:Â Noah Wolf

Caramel apple-cherry tart paired with salted caramel shortbread, dried cherries, and a salted caramel drizzle, by D’Amico Catering in Minneapolis
Photo:Â Noah Wolf

Rigatoni cacio e pepe, by Wolfgang Puck Catering in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington
Photo:Â Antonio Diaz

The dish is prepared at an action station, with fresh pasta displayed behind the chefs.
Photo:Â Antonio Diaz