Picnic Nuptuals

We love original weddings! It's fun for us to pair menu items with the theme in addition to decorating the buffet. This picnic theme really worked for the bride and for the venue too; it was in a beautiful backyard in Highland.

On the menu were our signature pulled pork sliders with optional "angry onions"...

 

...mini potato bites with an herbed cheese spread...

I just love the signage we made for this wedding!

...handmade meatballs with three different sauces: lemon-thyme cream sauce, chimichurri, and a southwestern sauce...

It was fun for the guests to come back several times and try a different sauce with each visit!

...and we made a new appetizer, Italian bites with marinara dipping sauce.

These Italian bites are filled with melty mozzarella cheese.

For drinks we served our Brazillian Mojito in individual milk bottles. It fit so well with the Bride's theme!

 This was an interesting decorating task. Picnics are very causal: eating on blankets, serving drinks out of coolers, etc. However, weddings are on the opposite end of the spectrum. We decided to display the various finger foods on long buffet tables, and incorporated little picnic touches: daisies in mason jars, wooden crates, picnic basket, and burlap.

 Congratulations to the bride and groom! We sure loved being a part of your celebration.

Fine French Financiers

 I love our French Financiers. It's a winning combination of fruity flavor, sweet icing, and moist pound cake. One of the great things about it is that you can pair any fruit flavor with it: guava, raspberry, blood orange, grapefruit, etc.

These pictures feature passion fruit, blackberry and raspberry French Financiers.

 

What flavor would you pick?

Thanks to Bekah Loss Photography for the amazing pictures

Duck or Pork Wontons

Today we are featuring one of our unique appetizers: the Duck Wonton.

This crispy wonton triangle is topped with a duck medallion, a sweet potato slice, and our signature tropical mango salsa. The sweet mango pairs nicely with the duck meat and the chip makes it easy to eat!

 

Too afraid to eat duck? Try it with pork- it'll be just as delicious.

 

It's easy to think outside of the box and serve unusual- yet scrumptious- menu items to please your guests. Make your party memorable and choose Savory as your caterer.

Thanks to Bekah Loss Photography for the drool-inducing pictures.

Drill Team Banquet

At Savory we cater all kinds of events. Last month we catered a banquet for Salem Hills High School Drill Team. The team was saying goodbye to all their graduating seniors and celebrating a great year.

We served warm herb and cheese rolls, creamy fetuccini with grilled chicken, carrot flowers, a fresh green salad, and passion-fruit financiers.

The buffet table was decked out in "Salem Blue". Even our signage wore the Salem Colors

We add an extra special touch to our carrots by serving them as little "flowers"! Fun!

 

Our buffet designer, Haley, added these fresh raspberries to our financier multi-tier stand. We love to add fresh elements to our buffets, whether it be fruit or flowers.

 All in all the girls and their parents had a great time. We love to feed people and have them enjoy their event! Good job SHHS Drill Team!

10 Reasons to Choose Savory for Your Caterer... part 1

10. Every dish is presented beautifully

 One of the three "P"'s of cooking is Presentation. How the food looks is just as important as how it tastes. At Savory, we plate and display our food so it looks appetizing. It also provides an entertainment factor for the guests- they are excited to try new things because it looks good.

Guava and Coconut parfaits. These single serving parfaits are always a hit at our events.

Even something as basic as fruit is artistically arranged

We love to stack our salads vertically- It makes it much more fun!

This fancy mocktail is served in a crystal martini glass with an edible glitter sugar rimmer

9. No regrets

One of the worst feelings is regret. We're here to help you never feel that after your event! That's why you hire professionals. Our Chef has been catering for 13 years, two of which have been at Savory. She knows the ins and outs of catering and how to make a wonderful event so you won't have any regrets afterwards.

8. Respectful and knowledgeable staff 

Our Savory catering "family" of employees is a great group. We strive to make every event a wonderful occasion for all- host, guests, and crew members. They are very friendly, willing to help and know how to enjoy the moment. We had a customer once remark to us that our "service [was] a 10+!"

7. Decorated buffet table, for free

Remember back on #10 what I said about the presentation of the food being important? Well, the table decorations is just as important. It's doing beautiful food a disservice when it's displayed on a drab and uninviting table. We bring all the necessary platters, risers, and cake stands to fit the style of your event. Best of all, it's included in our service!

This buffet's theme was rustic refined. We had a lot of natural details like tree leaves, burlap and many different kinds of seeds.

This was a silver winter themed table scape. The overriding motif was mirror and glitter. See how the candlelight reflects against the mirror? Beautiful

One of our favorite additions to a buffet is our light box. We have this semi-transparent tray on which we display all kinds of food and let soft lighting shine through. Light on the buffet is very important.

Our displays also include signage. It lets the guests know what we're serving and it helps tie in the theme. For this event it was a traditional rural-Irish theme.

6. Customized menus and flavors to fit your personality

 Our Chef loves to make new dishes that reflect your personality, especially for our brides. This makes the event special and a true celebration of that couple. One couple loves breakfast food so for their luncheon we served all their favorite breakfast foods. 

For this event the couple met in a music class. We incorporated that detail in the garnish for the chocolate creme brulee.

The second part to "10 Reasons to Choose Savory for Your Caterer" is coming soon!

Mango Salsa

Not many people like to mention their obsessions, but we proudly declare that we are

 addicted to Mango Salsa.

We hand-make our mango salsa and sometimes we can't get enough of it! It looks beautiful on the plate with bright yellows, reds, and greens. Our favorite ways to eat it is also the easiest- serving it with salty tortilla chips. The salt of the tortilla chips pairs well with the sweet taste of the salsa.  It's also a nice topping for meats, including fish, chicken, and duck.

 Big, juicy chunks of mango are complimented by smaller, crunchy red bell pepper chunks.

 Including different colored chips with the mango salsa is a fun way to add color and flavor.

 Mango salsa is great for cocktail hour, buffets, and appetizers

 The mango salsa goes well with fish! This is a breaded tilapia with a serving of 

brightly colored mango salsa.

One of the great things about our mango salsa is that it is great all year and for many different occasions: it works great with casual parties or as a topping for a fancy dinner. Whatever the occasion, make sure you add our Mango Salsa!

Check back tomorrow for the coveted recipe!