Holiday Pies

University Catering has the great opportunity to work with those in the community as well on campus. For us the holidays are a great way to aid others share their appreciation for the people who make their business successful.

During the month of November University Catering has held a Pie and Roll sale to promote our in-house Triple Beam Bakery tasty products.

 For the past two years we have been excited to help a local business Parker Real Estate show appreciation to their clients by baking pies for each of them. 

Our Chefs and Catering Manager helped get every last pie ready.

Transport arrived and the loading began!

Everyone worked together to get the pies to the new owners! 

It is a pleasure to work hand in hand with Jeremy Moon and Parker Real Estate to brighten so many homes during each holiday season. 

The Festival Of Trees

Holidays are most often associated with food. Traditional dishes that bring back special memories of the holidays you celebrate with family and friends.

At Utah State, ASUSU is always looking to make students feel at home. During their annual Festival of Trees, trees were decorated by student organizations and at the end of the event each of the decorated trees were donated to the Bear River Head Start Program. As part of this celebration, ASUSU worked with University Catering to have special desserts for each day the trees were showcased.

  

Each dessert was chosen carefully to help the attendees remember their traditions and bring back memories.

 Day one showcased holiday inspired eclairs. These flaky, cream filled, chocolate covered delights were not only a pleasure to look at but definitely brightened the day of those who got to taste one. The eclairs were festive, being decorated with holly berries.

Day two featured our signature Big "A" cookies dipped in glaze to resemble Santa Hats. The cookies went so fast we could barely snap a photo! Needless to say, sugar cookies are a student favorite. 

 

The final day of the Festival of Trees had a combination of colors and flavors with an assortment of cupcakes. Red and mint green butter-cream topped chocolate cupcakes, withe vanilla butter-cream and peppermint sprinkles complimenting the vanilla cupcakes. 

This display of sweets added a special touch to the end of this celebration. We were honored to be a part of such a special event.

Intimate Wedding for the Right Price

The perfect wedding! To some that may mean a quiet, intimate gathering of their closest friends, or a large celebration that they have been planning for their entire life.

For any wedding type, University Catering is always glad to be a part of that special day. For one couple, we were able to team with the bride and groom to create the atmosphere and menu which met all her needs for an intimate wedding.

The bride's color scheme involved eggplant purple and black with touches of ivory and silver. We incorporated her colors into the table settings, centerpieces, buffet line, and cake table!

The wedding colors were incorporated into everything

Beautiful Centerpieces

The place setting

The guests were served a full buffet which included Rosemary Chicken with Lemon, Roasted Red Potatoes, German Blend of Vegetables, Tossed Green Salad, Dinner Roll, and Aggie Sparkle. We loved being able to create a meal that satisfied all who attended their special day.

The Bride's vision of her wedding cake unfolded during her important day. She envisioned a combination of wedding cake and cupcakes. An 8" red velvet white fondant cake adorned with a flower bouquet, ribbon, and strands of pearls. The cake sat atop a mirror held by glass cylinders. Displayed beneath the cake, red velvet cupcakes topped with small pearls were placed around the glass vase. The presentation was amazing and just want the bride was dreaming of. 

We were thrilled to be a part of this Bride and Groom’s perfect day. 

Everyone I've ever met loves to be told that they have done something well. I can't think of anyone who wouldn't want a little recognition after they have put a lot of care and attention into something that mattered to them. At USU Catering we do care, A LOT, about the events we do. Our mission is to "Exceed Expectations, Every Event, Every Time" so when someone comes in afterwards and tells us that they appreciate something we've done, I can't even express how great that feels.
Today one of our clients came in to finish paying for their event. When they arrived, they had made a packet complete with photos of their event and a thank you note printed on front. They said we were a lifesaver and was so grateful our staff was able to make their event go just the way they had imagined.



The front cover of the Thank You Packet



  

 One thing I love about University Catering is the amount of time and dedication our staff puts towards the events we do. It's something we care about and most of all, we want to make sure your guests remember and care too.

Bus Wrap Trivia Revealed!

School has started and Utah State University Catering has finally revealed the answers to the bus wrap trivia you have been pondering! USU Catering has a couple "food for thoughts" that will be seen this semester.  As I read them, I was surprised, especially about the sandwich origins. Who would have thought?!

 

Recognize this? You'll see it if you ever take a bus to campus. The answer to this mind boggler is:

The sandwich, which is most popular with world-wide eaters, functions as a noun or a verb and usually prefers to have its name pronounced as SAND wich. Besides the more obvious occupation of being something edible between two or more slices of bread, metaphorically speaking, it also likes to squeeze in between two other people, places, things, materials, etc. For example, he is willing to sandwich in an appointment between two other meetings or her car was sandwiched between two other cars in the parking lot.

The word sandwich that we use today was born in London during the very late hours one night in 1762 when an English nobleman, John Montagu (1718-1792), the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, was too busy gambling to stop for a meal even though he was hungry. The legend goes that he ordered a waiter to bring him roast-beef between two slices of bread. The Earl was able to continue his gambling while eating his snack; and from that incident, we have inherited that quick-food product that we now know as the sandwich. He apparently had the meat put on slices of bread so he wouldn’t get his fingers greasy while he was playing cards. It’s strange that the name of this fiend should have gone down in history connected to such an innocent article of diet. 

You know how fast technology changes and what was amazing even 5 years ago is now so ordinary you wouldn't know how to function without it? Well, the same things go with food development over the years. Here is how potato chips came to be:

The potato chip was invented in Saratoga Springs, NY in 1853 when George Crum, chef at the Moon’s Lake House, served them to a patron who complained that Chef Crum’s French fries were too thick.  Chef Crum proceeded to shave some potatoes paper thin, fry them in oil and serve them to the patron who then encouraged Crum to open his own restaurant across the lake. 

Crums new restaurant opened without taking reservations and so the rich and famous, such as Commodore Vanderbilt had to stand in line like everyone else who wanted a taste of the famous Saratoga chips.

Not that complaining always gets you involved in a fantastic invention that will alter the course of dietary history, but speaking your mind in the right place and time can work miracles!

Last but certainly not least, here is the last fun trivia fact on a fruit favorite. One of these a day can do so much more than just keep you out of the Doctor's office, it can even make a fun holiday game.

The answer? Apples are made of 25% air, that is why they float! Throw that out at the next Halloween party.

That's it for now, but watch out for some more food for thought from your University Catering.