Friday, July 20, 2007

Office Parties

by nicole margrate

If you are in charge of planning a corporate event, you are probably most concerned about the budget you have, and making sure all of your guests needs and requests are seen to. After all, you need to work with them again the following day! Often office parties can range from a large scale orgranisation, that needs to entertain and cater to its 1000+ employees, through to a social function of 25 employees in a small business.

They can require simple catering or even extensive event management preparation. Either way, you need a competent caterer who is ready and able to take control of your function and let YOU know whats going on, instead of leaving you with lingering questions of whether or not Fridays going away party is really going on or not.

Some large office parties require Caterers to then work in with other service providers, such as pirotechnics, amusement operators, other caterers, and any challenging circumstances you may have, such as outside functions, special timings of the event, or different themes that need to be worked with. Any function you do, you need to question your caterers experience, dedication and professionalism to their task at hand. Ensure that they have an addequete range of products to be able to cater for your many guests special needs, dietry requirements, and make sure that they are flexible enough to go that extra mile just for you, to treat your job as an individual case rather than simply another number.

Some caterers actually have current event mangement experience and qualifications. This makes for the best combination, a dedicated team that can arrange their own affairs and simply call on you for confirmation rather than always asking questions on different matters. If any of your current service providers have event management experience, you are already well on your way to have a very succesful smooth running function.

Fabulous Fingerfood is set to release new gourmet fingerfood menus. Below is a sample of what is going to be on offer. All packages will of course still include all the regular Fabulous Fingerfood extras you need and the service you would expect from Melbourne's Best Fingerfood Caterer who are Catering Melbourne .

Mini Stuffed potatoes Crumbed Chicken with Plum Sauce Pumpkin, Onion Jam & Feta Tarts Bacon & Egg & Potato Slice Filo Triangles with assorted fillings Minted Pinwheels Asparagus & Parmesan Filo Rolls Mini Frittata Spring Rolls or Samosas with Sweet Chilli Sauce Chicken & Bacon Filo Rolls Spicy Meatballs / Thai Style Chicken Balls Chicken Kebabs with Plum or Peanut Sauce Marinated or Stuffed Chicken Drumsticks Bacon Wrapped Chicken with Walnut & Mushroom Stuffing Falafel with Tahini Sauce Crispy Lentil & Parmesan Patties Leek and Feta Fritters.