Caterers can provide services for a range of events, such as weddings, corporate meetings, and major events. When hiring a caterer, there are a number of factors to consider. These factors include menu options, packages available, food station options, and accreditation of the catering company. The catering company may also offer venue hire and styling services. These items are discussed in greater detail below.
Menu
Different catering companies will offer slightly different menus.…
When you’re ready to open a bakery, either from home or as a storefront, you want to ensure that you’re ready to make your business a success. Even the best baker will need to understand some basics about actually running a successful business, including keeping up with the competition and ensuring that you’re always getting new customers to your doors. Check out a few simple but very important tips that can help.…
Employee theft is a problem that restaurant owners come across every now and then. Regardless of the good thoughts you have about your employees, there’s always a likelihood of theft. Employee pilfering in restaurants takes various forms, such as employees’ giving away free food and beverages to family and friends without permission or stealing alcohol and food for themselves. The majority of employees who steal do so because they believe they are highly unlikely to get caught.…
If you are considering storing your potatoes for some time or if you bought commercial bulk potatoes that need to be stored before use, it is important to store them the right way so that they remain fresh and last for the predetermined period. This is because poor storage of the potatoes will affect their taste and colour and you would have to throw them away, which would be a waste of money.…
Spit roasts are ideal for backyard get-togethers with friends and family, but they can be daunting when you don’t know how to work with them. If you have chosen to rent a spit from a company like Victorian Golden Roast for a summer soiree, this step-by-step guide offers smart instructions to help you set up a backyard spit roast.
Choose A Spot In Your Backyard
Before setting up spit roasts and lighting the fire, you’ll naturally wan to choose the right spot in your backyard.…
Baking has come to dominate the TV. An adding a competitive aspect to the baking process is what makes the concept work so well on TV. When it comes to baking a cake at home, the only real competition is ensuring that the cake is ready in time for the occasion for which it was created, as well as making sure that it looks and tastes great. Baking a cake at home doesn’t need to be complicated, and if you’ve been less than satisfied with the outcome so far, it’s possibly because your kitchen is lacking these basic essentials.…
If you are in charge of organising the weekly family dinner for your family you’ll know it tends to be a lot of work for the organiser, albeit enjoyable for everyone. Moving the regularly family dinner to a restaurant can lower the workload and make it a fun night for all.
Individual orders
Trying to find a dish that pleases all members of the family can be a challenge particularly if some of the food requests are opposing - for example when your teenager’s new adoption of a strict vegetarian diet contradicts Dad’s insistence that all meals need to have at least two meat ingredients!…
For many restaurants, filling the gap between the lunch crowd and the dinner crowd can be a challenge. However if you can manage to seat a high tea sitting midway between lunch and dinner you can access a whole new group of customers. Here are some of the ingredients for a perfect high tea experience.
Small savouries
High teas tend to be a communal experience, so offering a choice of small bite sized savoury options on a share platter is ideal.…
The Guangdong province in Southern China is home to a style of cuisine known as Cantonese. Western Chinese restaurants often serve a number of Cantonese dishes, but some of them have been altered to appeal to Western palates. Traditional Cantonese dishes are worth seeking out for their use of fresh ingredients and non-greasy cooking style, which often involves steaming or stir-frying. Here’s an overview of the staple ingredients and a few traditional dishes associated with Cantonese cuisine.…
Buying organic produce, dairy and meat enables you to consume less pesticides and agricultural antibiotics, but are you storing your healthy food in toxic containers, or drinking and cooking with water containing hormone disrupters? Here are three simple tips for reducing the toxins in your kitchen.
Ditch the Plastic
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical found in most plastic food wrap and food storage containers. It’s a known human carcinogen and can seep into your food.…
