Food Station Suggestions

Food stations are a fun way to get your guests to mingle. Generally food stations offer a single type of food like seafood or a particular cultural theme like Middle Eastern
. Choose several to give your guests a variety of tastes and perhaps the chance to try something new!

Seafood Tower

King Crab Legs
Grilled Oysters
Jumbo Shrimp
Maryland Blue Crab Cocktail
Grilled Octopus
Seaweed Salad with Mignonette, Cocktail Sauce, and Chive-Garlic Aioli

Spice Road – Middle Eastern Street

Lamb Kofta
Chicken Shawarma
Tabbouleh with Parsley, Mint, Lemon and Tomatoes
Za’atar Grilled Halloumi

Love Philly

Miniature Philadelphia Cheesesteaks with Sautéed Onions, Peppers and Ketchup
Porchetta Sandwich with Provolone, Broccoli Rabe
Italian Market Caesar with Parmigiano, Focaccia Croutons, and Long Hots
Soft pretzels with Yellow Mustard

Our Food

Entertaining Tip

BY STEVE POSES

Paying for the Differential of Quality

Here’s one way to think about paying for quality. If you planned on spending $10 for a serviceable olive oil and instead spent $18 for a really good bottle, the cost of the really good bottle was only the differential, or $8. A standard hothouse tomato may be $1, compared to a $2.50 heirloom tomato for a salad. That’s a difference of 250 percent, but it’s just a $1.50 differential, and the difference in quality is great, at least 250 percent. If you’re worried about cost, you can decide to use less of a really good ingredient. Have a small tomato salad
. Use a few drops of olive oil. Eat a 6-ounce portion of a really fine steak rather than 8 ounces of a just-okay steak. If you calculate the lifetime cost of selectively, paying for quality isn’t substantial — but your enjoyment is.