appetizers, grazing boards & entertaining trays
Enchanting Tiny Bites For Entertaining Ease
ENTERTAINING TRAYS & PLATTERS (priced per person – minimum 25 people)
- Olive, Pickled Vegetable & Relish Tray $2.50
- Chips & Salsa $2.50
- Artisan Breadbasket w/ Butter $3.25
- Fresh Cut Vegetables w/ Peppercorn Ranch Dip $4.00
- Seared Beef Carpaccio w/ chèvre, truffle vinaigrette & micro greens $6.00
- Cold Dressed Asparagus w/ balsamic, avocado oil & parmigiana reggiano $6.00
- Baked Pita Chips & Dip Trio – chickpea spread, olive tapenade & baba ghanoush $6.00
- Fresh Sliced Seasonal Fruit Tray w/ Greek yogurt berry dip $5.00
- Assorted Chef’s Selection Petite Cakes & Pastry Display $7.50
- Domestic Cheese & Select Crackers $6.00
- Cured & Smoked Meat Tray w/ local mustards $6.00
GRAZING BOARDS & DISPLAYS (priced per person – minimum 25 people)
Cerveza Poached Prawns | $9.00
Chilled poached prawns served in an ice bowl display with a spicy Bloody Mary cocktail sauce, lemon and lime wedges
Imported Specialty Cheese Board | $11.00
A centerpiece for any entertainer’s table and sure to please the most discriminating of palates. Assorted cheese artfully arranged on a wood board and lavished with seasonal fruit, grapes, and berries. Includes crostini, pita crisps and select crackers. An essential menu choice for wine receptions
The Ultimate Antipasti Board | $12.00
Roasted & marinated vegetables, olives & piquant pickles, premium hard Italian cheese, genoa salami, prosciutto melon bites and more served with warm focaccia
Charcuterie Board | $15.00
Specially cured and smoked meats w/ local mustards, domestic and imported cheeses with dried & fresh fruits, nuts & fig jam bordered by house made crostini, pita crisps and warm focaccia. A number one choice for evening receptions where guests can come back for more again and again
Baked Brie en Croute | $75.00each (serves 30-40)
An entire wheel of aged, triple crème French brie baked in a beautifully decorated, golden buttery puff pastry shell served w/ toasted hazelnuts, bourbon berry preserves and fresh baguette. A fabulous centerpiece to the table
Cured Trout Side | $145.00 each (serves 30 - 40)
Entire side of house cured steelhead trout, fresh dill, citrus cream cheese, pickled asparagus, crostini & seed crackers. Makes an impressive display
The Cross-Canada Oyster Station | $15.00 per person (minimum 50 people) *Requires On-site Shucker(s)* seasonal only
East Coast Malpeque & Pacific Oysters; 3 per person. Served with the Following Garnishes: Mignonette Pearls, Fresh Grated Horseradish, 3 Varieties of Hot Sauces & Lemons
CANAPÉS ($3.50 per Canape – minimum 3 dozen of any one variety)
- Dolmades w/ lemon dill sauce, pickled cucumber
- Asiago Puff Pastry Straws
- Bacon & Maple Salted Brown Butter Tarts
- Spanish Ham & Melon Bites w/ Figs
- Caprése Salad Picks, marinated bocconcini, heirloom tomatoes, basil pesto
- Petit BLT Baguette Slider
- Watermelon & Feta Salad Spoons w/ Aged Balsamic Spheres
- Salmon Nigiri w/ yuzu soy sauce, black sesame dust, pickled ginger & wasabi
- Cured Salmon w/ lemon tarragon cream cheese & pickled asparagus on seed cracker
- Chili Lime Garlic Prawn Shot, celery Slaw, spiced Caesar
HOT HORS D’OEUVRES ($3.50 per Hors D’oeuvre – minimum 3 dozen of any one variety)
- Warm Artichoke, Asparagus & Spinach Dip w/ flatbread & tortilla chips ($5.00 per person)
- Smoky Bacon Wrapped Baby Potatoes w/ buttermilk maple cayenne dip
- Pan Seared Polenta Skewer w/ herbed chèvre & oven roasted tomato
- Red Lentil Falafel w/ minted cardamom raita
- Vegetable Samosas w/ apricot 5-spice chutney
- Chicken, Brie & Saskatoon Berry Fried Wontons
- Spanakopita w/ Greek yogurt tzatziki
- Crispy Curried Cauliflower & Corn Fritters w/ lemon parsley cucumber yogurt
- House Made Sausage Rolls, spicy tomato chutney
- Mini Turkey Shepard’s Pie, cranberry relish
- Wild Mushroom & Black Truffle Petite Pot Pies, candied carrot, fried shallots
- Dore Lake Northern Pike Tacos w/ jicama slaw, pico & chipotle avocado crème
- Sliced Pork Belly w/ apricot garlic soy sauce, scallions & peanuts
- Lemongrass Green Thai Curry Chicken Skewer, coconut, serrano basil sauce
- Mini Yorkshire Pudding, rare beef tenderloin, beet horseradish cream, pickled onion
- Prime Rib Burger Sliders on brioche buns w/ cheddar, bacon, greens & smoky tomato aioli
- Fonos Fish Smoked Pickerel Cakes w/ corn pepper relish, lemon olive oil mayo, chive oil
- Seared Sea Scallops wrapped in double smoked bacon, applejack reduction
- Harissa Roasted Lamb Lollipops, crushed pistachios, pomegranate molasses, mint ($6.00 each pc)
Chef’s Choice Hot Appetizers (5pc per person minimum guarantee) $15.00pp
A delectable selection which may include an assortment of the following: mini quiche, dry garlic ribs, spring rolls, cheese & sausage pinwheels, chicken wings, spanakopita, cheese puffs, farmer’s sausage bites, dry garlic ribs, phyllo parcels, etc. Appropriate sauces & dips will accompany this selection. Excellent choice for larger groups.
** Each Appetizer catering menu is also available in an Individual Boxed format with some discretionary modifications
ENTERTAINING TRAYS, BOARDS & PLATTERS (priced per person unless otherwise stated– minimum 25 people per order)
A canapé is the feminine word for hors d’œuvre, a small, prepared and usually decorative food held in the fingers and usually eaten in one bite. Because they are often served during cocktail hours. It is desired that a canapé be either salty or spicy
Please note that menu ideas are only suggestions. Please feel free to discuss any of your own ideas with our catering expert. Here at Chef de Partie Catering we make planning your event easy. From galas and fundraisers to gourmet boxed lunches, cocktail parties, media events, weddings, and seated dinners, we can assist you with all aspects of planning.
We are always well prepared to accommodate special dietary requests for all events. If you or members of your guest list require alternative selections, simply let us know in advance and we will take care of the rest. We cannot accommodate garlic or onion allergies