I couldn’t wait to share these pictures from a private event we catered this past weekend.  Using pine roping, reindeer, candles and those glorious big red drums we turned this residence into a castle fit for Santa himself.

The client chose a pasta action station along with several other selections.  Pasta was tossed with toppings including grilled chicken, grilled asparagus, sauteed mushrooms, cannellini beans, roasted peppers and many many more.  For dessert they enjoyed a cheesecake bar.  This included slices of creamy New York style cheesecake and a variety of toppings for the guests to choose from.  The site of it all put me in such a holiday spirit that I had to share this delicious cookie recipe; one of my favorites during the holidays.  Enjoy!!

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How does a large company sprawled up and down the east coast celebrate the holiday season?  They hold an open house in their corporate headquarters and invite 1200 of their employees.  Last week J. Scott Catering took on one of it biggest events since it began 16 years ago. 

Using stations, they were able to give their guests a wide array of options to suit every taste.  From live action pasta stations to hand rolled sushi, no employee was left feeling hungry at the end of this all day event.

The hard part about accomodating that many guests is providing enough staff to ensure that everyone is well taken care of.  With two shifts and a total of over 50 staff we were able to pull off a flawlessly memorable event.

Decor included everything from white  trees with blue and silver ornaments and stars to poinsettias, red and green linen and holiday dressed bears.  We used fun props to hold foods like a drum to hold bread.  And there were dozens of large wrapped presents strewn about the office.  It seemed as though everyone left with a new sense of holiday spirit to carry them through the rest of the year.

So from everyone at J. Scott Catering-

We wish you a happy and healthy holiday season!

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Like so many of us here in the Delaware Valley, J. Scott Catering had some huge challenges presented to us during the pre-Christmas snow storm. The busiest Saturday of the month our kitchen was in full production for the end of the week getting ready for many events. Saturday’s snows came in hard and so did the cancellations of events. One event just couldn’t be cancelled and that was for a fantastic bride and groom who were holding their reception at the Phoenixville Foundry. The process of planning the reception was a true delight because of the bride’s – one of my favorites — fun, casual nature. It was just a joy to work with her and I was really looking forward to putting on a great reception for her. Well, the snow and the wind came and everyone knows the rest of this story.

Our team worked hard to get an early start on their long trek to Phoenixville. I am proud to say that all of the staff arrived early and the preparations were completed quickly and efficiently. Our bride was challenged by guests calling to say that they couldn’t make it out of their driveways, as well as some wedding vendors letting the weather get the best of them. Our bride did a fantastic job of putting on her game face and still making the very best of a difficult situation. I applaud her for her impressingly calm demeanor. The guests finally arrived on shuttles and were ready to party no matter the weather.

The bar was crowded and drinks and many plates of food were consumed. We set this reception up as action stations and used the lobby of the Foundry to create our stations. We had a chef-attended Pasta Station with Jumbo Lump Crab, Asparagus and a multitude of other toppings. We also featured a traditional carving station among other delightful selections.

In the end, everyone had a fantastic time and the bride went away with a great smile on her face. I am proud of my team for pulling and working together to ensure that JSC produced a fantastic reception no matter the challenges.
Next blog we will let you know where all the food went for cancellations.

Cheers,
Scott

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Guest Blogger: Nicole Sigda, Event Planner

For many, snow puts a damper on a holiday party.  But for one special J. Scott Catering client, their event became a winter wonderland, creating the most perfect backdrop for a fantastic holiday engagement party.

Saturday, December 5th, the Main Line received its first snowfall of the season and our client was overjoyed with the romantic backdrop to her daughter’s engagement party of 100 guests.  With her home completely decorated with trees, lights, wreaths, candles and all things Christmas, the only thing missing was snow!  I had already looked into biodegradable artificial snow for the evening, but the effect just wasn’t the same.  We let nature take its course and by 7 pm, when guests arrived, the house was covered with a beautiful blanket of fresh snow. With snow falling, valet service allowing guests to be driven directly to the front door where the festive sounds of Christmas carolers greeted kicked off an amazing evening for all.

The party began with passed hors d’oeuves including Butternut Squash Soup Shooters, Traditional Jumbo Shrimp, Petit Beef Wellingtons, and Lobster Salad Eclairs.  Guests were then thrilled to create their own risotto as our chef prepared delicious combinations served in martini glasses.  They also enjoyed a Pork tenderloin station with choices of Broccoli Rabe & Sharp Provolone or Traditional Holiday Stuffing and Cranberry Chutney. The evening was topped off with warm chocolate chip cookies served with ice cold milk, demi tas cups with homemade hot chocolate with mini marshmallows, and warm dark rum apple cider.  The evening would not have been complete without our staff offering guests warm chestnuts from our roaster as they left for home that evening.

It was a fantastic event, and our whole team is now excited to cater the wedding next year.  We wish the couple happiness and health in their life together!

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