The hour before dinner, or the whole evening.
Appetizer catering covers the events where nobody sits down: the cocktail hour before a reception, a networking mixer, a gallery opening, a retirement send off in the lobby. Small bites passed on trays, stations people graze from, and fruit and cheese displays that give the room somewhere to gather.
It also covers the evening where appetizers are the meal. A heavy appetizer menu with eight or ten items carries a three hour party better than a buffet does, because people keep moving and keep eating. Desserts from the same kitchen close it.
Appetizers start at $11 per person. Tell us the headcount, how long the event runs and whether appetizers are the opener or the whole plan, and we build the menu to it.
The grazing table and the hot line at an Akron reception.
See more from real eventsLobbies downtown, mixers on Route 18.
Akron’s standing events happen in a handful of places. Downtown, the lobbies of the towers on South Main, the halls around South High and the galleries near the Art Museum host receptions, award nights and nonprofit evenings. Out Route 18, the offices in Fairlawn and Montrose run client mixers and open houses. Church anniversaries and school fundraisers fill the halls in Firestone Park, Goodyear Heights and North Hill.
Passed appetizers need a server; stationed appetizers need a table and a wall. We plan the format to the room and to the staff you want on site. The kitchen at 647 E Market Street is close enough to downtown that hot bites arrive hot, and the normal ring reaches Fairlawn, Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Hudson and Green.
For a pickup order of appetizers with no setup, see appetizer platters. For a table that is the centerpiece, see grazing tables.
What comes with it.
Passed hors d’oeuvres
Small bites on trays carried through the room by someone from the team, for a cocktail hour or a formal reception.
Stationed appetizers
Hot and cold stations guests return to, staged along a wall and restocked through the event.
Heavy appetizer menus
Eight to ten items that carry a whole evening without a sit down meal.
Displays
Fruit, cheese and crudite displays that give a standing room somewhere to gather.
This place offers ALL of your catering needs. I don't believe there is anything she can't provide for you. I have had SO many meals and attended SO many events. The Taste of the City (Akron) she provided so many great "samples". An outdoor hibachi grill party with all the trimmings, steak, shrimp, chicken, rice, fresh vegetables also one of my favorites. The taco bar and loaded potatoes are great for staff meetings. The seafood is always top quality, the largest shrimp! The desserts made from scratch are amazing. Cakes, cheesecakes, individual desserts, it doesn't end. Give them a try! Best prices around with professional service.
Ava WalkerGoogle review, a year ago
Before you book.
How many appetizers do you plan per person?
It depends on whether appetizers open the evening or are the evening. A cocktail hour before dinner needs a few pieces per person; a heavy appetizer party needs a lot more and a wider menu. Tell us the run of show and we plan the count.
Do you provide servers to pass appetizers?
Yes. Passed service needs at least one person from the team on the floor, and larger rooms need more. Availability varies by date and the staffing is priced on the quote. Stationed appetizers can be set and left.
Can appetizers be hot, or only cold?
Both. Hot bites travel in chafing service and hold at a station, or go out on trays in rounds. Cold bites and displays are built on site. A good menu mixes the two.
What do appetizers cost per person?
Appetizers start at $11 per person as the floor from our request form. Passed service, hot items and a heavy appetizer menu move the number. Give us a budget per person and we build to it.
Two ways to start.
Know your date, headcount and menu direction? Send the short form and we will call you. Prefer to give us everything at once? Use the full catering request.
Tasteful Expectations, LLC.
647 E Market Street
Akron, OH 44304 330.573.2738 Tastefulexp1@gmail.com
Every request gets a reply within three to five business days.
647 E Market Street
Akron, OH 44304 330.573.2738 Tastefulexp1@gmail.com
Every request gets a reply within three to five business days.