The catering industry is constantly changing and new fun trends are always emerging. Here are our top holiday food stations and drink trends for August holidays . Let’s incorporate some of these into your next holiday celebration!
Interactive Stations – Chef manned food stations with the chef assembling small plate offerings in front of guests continues to be a popular trend. This allows guests to mix and mingle in a cocktail party setting and enjoy a variety of dishes.
Roaming Food Stations – Food is assembled in the back of house then wheeled throughout the party. This can be done on a cart, a food wall, or other unique display piece on wheels. Guests then grab what they would like as the food wheels by. This is both fun and interactive.
Grazing stations – Grazing stations provide a bountiful displays of food for guests to enjoying at their leisure while mixing and mingling.
Holiday themed cocktails with less alcohol – Substituting vodka with specialty flavored liqueurs creates a delicious cocktail without a high alcohol content.
Healthy cocktails – Creating cocktails with fresh fruit juices, infused beet juice, or kombucha, can create a guilt free holiday cocktail.
Unique Presentations- Sometimes it isn’t about what is served that is memorable but instead the presentation and experience. Draft beer walls, mobile cocktail vans, slushie carts, color changing drinks, all add an interactive and fun presentation to the bar service.
Memorable Garnishes- Dehydrated fruits, cotton candy, ice with herbs, berries or edible flowers frozen into the cube, are just a few unique garnishes to adorn your cocktails with.