Whether you're searching for menu ideas to serve at company picnics and other summer corporate events—or you're already looking ahead to fall galas and benefits—here's a look at Boston caterers' latest food offerings for seated dinners, cocktail parties, and other kinds of events.
The Catered Affair offers a plated summer salad of baby beets, strawberries, rhubarb mousse, and Vermont chèvre with cabernet sauvignon vinaigrette.
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Tastings Caterers in Framingham serves up a trio of summer crostinis as a start to a formal dinner or as an appetizer at a cocktail party. Topping combinations include fresh tomato, basil, and smoked mozzarella; pineapple, creamy gorgonzola, and toasted honey walnuts; and wilted baby spinach with melted feta, caramelized onions, and five varieties of toasted nuts. For a gluten-free option, the toppings can be used to fill mushroom caps.
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Tables of Content's watermelon with cubed feta and aged balsamic makes for a summery passed hors d’oeuvre.
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La Fête Catering's seasonal menu takes advantage of local striper season with an entree of wild striped bass served with kale, mango, and pepitas.
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Cuisine En Locale has introduced a colorful farm salad served in mini cups. The salad is made with nasturtium, pea tendrils, corn shoots, and field greens from local Stillman’s Farm.
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La Bonne Maison’s summer offerings include a plated soft-shell crab with a fruity salad of raspberry, mango, and melon.
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The new Boston outpost of Georgetown Cupcake puts a twist on the traditional Boston creme pie with their Madagascar bourbon vanilla cupcake filled with Boston creme pudding and topped with a thin layer of chocolate ganache. A green fondant shamrock decorates the top.
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East Meets West Catering uses stemless martini glasses to hold fresh lobster served with spicy mango and horseradish sauce, and garnished with purple endive and micro greens.
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Instead of a plated dinner, Cuisine Chez Vous can offer passed small plates like local gingered scallops, black rice pilaf, roasted red peppers, and saffron coulis.
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From Bakers’ Best Catering’s new summer brunch menu comes the "Everything Bagel." A toasted bagel cup is filled with salmon cured in toasted and dehydrated milk powder, plus sesame and poppy seeds, onions, and garlic, topped with spiced cream cheese, pickled red onion, frisée, and Meyer lemon pearls.
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