concord nh catering

Grazing Tables and Charcuterie Boards

For the longest time our displayed apps like Artisan Cheese, Antipasto, Veggie Crudité, Mediterranean Trio and Fruit have been put out with the utmost attention to detail to be appealing to the eyes and taste buds.

A couple of years back we introduced our “Grazing Tables” that have a combination of meats, veggies, fruit, the best cheeses, etc. The colors, the contrast and the various elements that go into building them make it so enjoyable. To see the look on the face of the catering client and their guests is always the best part (for us anyway). Grazing Tables are our version of charcuterie boards.

Twelve 31 does not see this as any sort of “fad”. We plan to keep our grazing tables as an option for years to come.

It is fun to match the tables a little to the event when possible too.

Once we were able to hit St. Patrick’s Day and a Baby Shower all within 72 Hours of each other.

Catering Service on Short Notice

We love the opportunity to offer you “Catering Advice” that can also help you on all aspects of event planning.

Let’s talk about “Short Notice.”

Yes… it is possible. And a great example to use is how we are able to help our client, Eversource at the last minute.

Eversource expects a lot of their employees and subcontractors when storms threaten to knock out power. Therefore… They treat them well! They set up meals for them all day for multiple days.

While this is hard work for sure… we are able to pull off feeding a lot of people with catering services on short notice.
Since mother nature does not plan events, this is expected. But you have a little more time (probably).

While we probably can pull something off for you, what are the cons of short notice if you were to “procrastinate?”

Availability. We can not be there for every situation like we are for the power company.

Product Availability. As you get closer to your event if you don’t have the details of which food nailed down, there is a chance it may not be available, thus limiting your options.

Prep. Some selections require much more prep time than others if it is available.

If you have the luxury of time… use it!

The time of year to book catering

Winter is time of year for bookings and reservations for Catering Spring, Summer and Fall 2023 Events.

While we have made many last-minute catering requests work over the years…
resulting in our standing record being 4 Weddings on the Same Day!

The Advice is to book early to not be locked out.

We provide food for the most important events in peoples’ lives.

That’s why we take so much pride in what we do. The Food will be as Memorable as the Occasion.

Per Person Catering or Per Tray Catering

A conversation we have a lot with customers planning all sorts of events is…

“Per person or just make sure we have enough food to feed everyone?”

It is definitely a good idea to let us know how many people will be eating.

And the “per person” exact number applies to certain menus. In fact, some of our menus are only “per person.”

Most of our deli options and even our new “curated” lunch catering menu are geared toward having the right amount of food for the head count.

And of course… plated meals and staffed buffets are all carefully calculated to the guest count. (Always plenty of food too!)

It really depends on the event!

Also popular are our tray favorites for catering (with 20 servings per tray) and our hot and cold hors’derves priced by 50 pieces.

These options are great for delivery or just basic set up.

We love to help our customers and clients properly plan out their events so they can get the experience they want, the food they want and still stay on budget! It just takes a little collaboration.

Restaurant-Quality Catering

When you’re looking for a good catering service to cater your next event you might be on Google searching for “Restaurant Catering.”

It’s important to know the difference between looking for restaurant-quality catering and a restaurant that offers catering.

Catering companies only dedicated to catering do not operate full-service / sit-down restaurants. Catering services exclusively doing with catering only cater.

A restaurant might still be a good option, you’ll just have to do your homework.

Other things to consider…

Are you looking for the catering company to also provide the space for your event? This is certainly a benefit if a restaurant can be the right fit for your event.

Most catering is brought onsite by the caterer, so you have flexibility in choosing your venue.

At Twelve 31 Events we are not a restaurant but our food is certainly restaurant-quality.

Our tasting room fits up to 30 for a reception-style event and 20 for a plated meal.

If you found us searching “Restaurant-Catering,” know that we will deliver the quality and the taste that will exceed your expectations, we just choose not to be in the “restaurant business.”

concord nh catering

Grazing Tables and Charcuterie Boards

Catering Service on Short Notice

The time of year to book catering

Per Person Catering or Per Tray Catering

Restaurant-Quality Catering

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