The busiest three weeks of the year, planned in October.
Holiday catering compresses a year of events into the first three weeks of December. Office parties on weekday evenings, department lunches, family gatherings on the weekends, church dinners and client appreciation nights all land in the same stretch. The caterers who do it well plan it in October.
The menus run from a heavy appetizer evening for an office that wants to mingle, to a plated dinner for a company that wants to sit, to a hot buffet for a family of forty. Dessert tables and a cake close the night, and the display can carry the colors of the season or of the company.
Appetizers start at $11 per person, lunch at $13 and dinner at $15. If December is on your mind, send the date now and settle the menu later.
The sweet end of a December evening in Akron.
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Akron’s office parties follow its employers: the hospitals along East Market and the west side, the University, the utilities and the towers on South Main downtown, Signet and the Route 18 offices in Fairlawn, and the business parks off Route 8. Many of them book a weekday evening in the first two weeks of December, which is why the calendar fills from the top down.
Family holiday gatherings happen at home across the city, from Firestone Park and Goodyear Heights to Fairlawn Heights and the Valley, and in the church halls that host the congregation dinners. The kitchen at 647 E Market Street runs long hours in December, and the normal delivery ring holds, with Kent, Canton, Medina and Cleveland on scheduled runs.
New Year’s Eve and the week between the holidays book the same way. Ask early.
What comes with it.
Office parties
Heavy appetizers for a room that mingles, a plated dinner for one that sits, or a lunch buffet for a department.
Family gatherings
A hot buffet or a plated dinner at home, set and cleared so the host sits down too.
Church and community dinners
Buffet lines built for volume and a hall with its own timing.
Dessert tables
Cups, bars, mini pies and a cake in the colors of the season or the company.
You and your guests will want Dani to cater your next event! Best food there is! So much great food at reasonable prices! Tasteful Expectations will have your guests praising your event and asking for their number to cater their next event! Happy 10th Anniversary! My family is enjoying your rib dinner and grilled chicken chef salad. Delicious!
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Before you book.
How early should a December party be booked?
October. The first three weeks of December fill with office parties and family gatherings at the same time, and weekday evenings go first. Send the date as soon as it is set and the menu can follow.
Can you cater a holiday party at our office after hours?
Yes. Evening deliveries and on site service are normal in December. Give us the building access details and the start time and we schedule around them.
Do you do holiday dinners at home as well as office parties?
Yes. A hot buffet or a plated dinner for a family gathering is set in your kitchen or dining room and cleared afterward, so the host eats with everyone else.
What do holiday parties cost per person?
Appetizers start at $11 per person, lunch at $13 and dinner at $15, as floors from our request form. December staffing and the 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.