Cincinnati Catering Menu

sample menus

To whet your palate, below you will find just a few sample menus that we have put together for some of our past clients. While we pride ourselves on working with you to create menus that are uniquely yours, use the following to get your juices flowing.

Birthday Celebration

  • Homemade Parmesan Shortbread with Fresh Mozzarella and Roasted Tomatoes
  • Thinly-sliced French Bread Topped with goat cheese, homemade orange marmalade and cracked black pepper
  • red-wine-and-herb-marinated seared lamb chops
  • homemade parmesan shortbread with rare roast beef, gorgonzola brulee, and fresh rosemary
  • chocolate-covered strawberries
  • caramel-dipped apple slices rolled in chopped pecans

Bite-Size Dessert Spread

  • Caitlin’s Cookies
  • White-Chocolate-Cranberry-Oatmeal Cookies
  • Bread Pudding
  • Angel Food Cake with Chantilly Cream and Sweet Strawberries

Continental Breakfast

  • thinly-sliced meat and soft cheese platters with assorted morning breads and spreads
  • honey-cayenne bacon
  • Nutella-smeared, fruit-stuffed crepes
  • Spring parfaits (layered with toasted granola, fresh berries, and sweet yogurt)

Drop-Off Business Lunch

  • grilled flank steak over herbed couscous with sautéed asparagus
  • simple green salad
  • Caitlin’s cookies

Funeral Reception

  • Red-Wine Smoked Shrimp with Pesto
  • Assorted Bruschetta (Wild Mushroom, Tomato-Basil, Hummus)
  • Pear Crostini with Tallegio Cheese and Honey
  • Parmesan Shortbread with Roast Beef and Gorgonzola
  • Parmesan Shortbread with Fresh Mozzarella and Roasted Tomato
  • Angel Food Cake with Sweet Strawberries
  • Caitlin’s Cookies
  • Pizzelle

Happy Hour

  • Red-Wine Smoked Shrimp with Pesto
  • Roasted Nuts with Herb-Infused Butter
  • Fried Zucchini Chips with Tallegio Cheddar Sauce
  • Cuban Sandwiches
  • Fresh Berry and Almond Butter Toast
  • Assorted Two-Bite Cookies (Chocolate Chip, M&M, and White Chocolate Oatmeal Craisin)

Ladies’ Lunch

  • Simple Orange Salad
  • Shredded Caesar Salad in Parmesan Tuilles
  • Assorted Finger Sandwiches (Smoked Chicken Salad with Steamed Asparagus, Shaved Ham with Lemon Stilton, and Herbed Goat Cheese with Chopped Walnuts)
  • Assorted Focaccia Sandwiches (Oven Gold Turkey and Dill Havarti, Ham and Baby Swiss, Rare Roast Beef and Sharp Cheddar)
  • Sweet Ricotta Blintzes with Cherry Sauce
  • Fruit-Stuffed Crepes with a Nutella Smear
  • Thinly-Sliced Meat and Soft-Cheese Platters
  • Fresh Fruit Platter
  • Assorted Quiche (Chipotle Chicken, Lorraine, Vegetable)
  • Fresh Berry Sorbets with Pizzelle Crisps
  • Croissants and Sweet Breads with Assorted Spreads

Mexican-Themed Cooking Class

  • Pan-Fried Cheese-Stuffed Jalapenos
  • Avocado Soup
  • Fried Egg Tostada
  • Cinnamon Elephant Ears

Private, In-Home Dinner (Personal Chef)

  • velvety mushroom soup
  • homemade egg-yolk ravioli in a creamy red pepper sauce
  • balsamic-rosemary pork tenderloin atop grilled polenta with fire-roasted tomatoes

Third Thursday Event

  • Smashed Black Bean Nachos with Avocado Whipped Cream
  • Rum-Soaked Pineapple Grilled with Mint Pesto
  • Baked Panko-Breaded Jalapeno Poppers
  • Homemade Chorizo Dog with Grilled Onions and Peppers
  • Skyline-Spiced Beef Tenderloin on Beer Bread
  • Hot Pretzel Panini with Ham and Swiss and Whole-Grain Mustard
  • Raspberry Bellini Floats
  • American-as-Baseball-and-Apple-Pie Apple Pie
  • Game Day Peanut Brittle

Wedding Rehearsal Dinner

  • arancini (mozzarella-stuffed balls of creamy risotto three-step breaded and pan-fried)
  • individual caesar salads piled into parmesan tuilles
  • venison canapés topped with candied orange zest
  • lemon chicken piccata on a bed of pasta
  • braciole (thinly-pounded steak wrapped around layers of Italian meats and provolone, braised in simple marinara)
  • spaghetti with homemade marinara

Please email Annie at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to plan your catered event. If it’s urgent, you can call Annie at 614.619.0509.