Appetizer Catering - Passed and Displayed Appetizers & Small Bites
Designed Thoughtfully. Crafted Lovingly. Presented Beautifully.®
Appetizer Catering - Passed and Displayed Appetizers & Small Bites
Designed Thoughtfully. Crafted Lovingly. Presented Beautifully.®
Appetizer Catering - Passed and Displayed Appetizers & Small Bites
Designed Thoughtfully. Crafted Lovingly. Presented Beautifully.®
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Gourmet Appetizer/ Hors d'Oeuvres Catering in a Wide Range of Themes and Formats
Bite Catering Couture was founded on our signature appetizer/ bite menus. We love the concept of combining the many different flavors and prominent tastes that come with great appetizers (and desserts). Our menus focused on Appetizers and Hors d'oeuvres can be used for cocktail parties, the start of a meal, or extended into a tasting menu that can become the meal itself!
We offer a wide range of themed menus and formats (from delivery through premium full-service items) that should give options for any event. If you don't see exactly what you're looking for on this page, please feel free to use the search bar or reach out for help. We'd love to guide you to the best appetizers for your catered event!
Our Approach to Appetizers at Catered Events
Our approach to catering appetizer menus is that each one should make its presence felt. This is not an entree that stays in front of you for an extended period. Every individual piece gets only a moment to catch your attention with its presentation and a bite or two to convey its texture, flavor, and essence.
With a passed service, we also believe that moment of engagement should not be artificially extended. We recommend staffing ratios with bussing that allows for the quick handoff (directly to a server or to a discreetly placed bussing tray) of any toothpicks, napkins, spoons, shot glasses. or other elements used in presenting or serving the food. This allows the guest (our avatar is an elegant model in a black dress with a glass of bubbly in her hand) to quickly sample another morsel or greet someone in conversation without trying to figure out why they are still holding a toothpick (or worse, a shrimp tail).
While ordering appetizers, it's often important to get a mix of different flavors and ingredients to make sure you've got something all of your guests can enjoy. We also recommend figuring out the pacing of food amounts for your event. For Passed apps, we generally recommend ~3 bites/hr and a bit more for stationary displays.
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Example Appetizers/ Bites / Hors d'oeuvres Events
Poker Party display
We put together a beautiful display for a poker party. As seen, we focused on bite sized foods that could be eaten quickly and without much of a me...(click on highlighted event's name for more details)
FAQs
You might guess from a company named Bite that our appetizers and hors d'oeuvres are going to lean toward bite-sized. As a default, our client avatar is an elegant lady in a beautiful dress who maybe holding a drink in one hand who will want to be able to take a passed bite and be able to consume it in 1-2 bites without any mess or interruption in the conversation. That said, the essence of some of our appetizers and small plates will lead us toward something bigger...nachos perhaps!
For people planning an event, the important element tends to be a "meal equivalent". A happy hour is less, a tasting menu for a dinner would be more. We generally calibrate 13-15 bites as a meal equivalent, so our sales team will help you curate a menu that should provide the target amount of food for your event and guests!
Custom-themed Bites are one of our specialties! We love to be creative and make something that fits a theme, color, story, or other special element. Please ask about requirements and minimums.