Hosting a family reunion, graduation party, bar/bat mitzvah at your home or other location? Let Chowhound Gourmet create and serve a menu that fits the occasion, so that you can enjoy your guests!
Our countless five-stars and reviews say it all. If you’d like the same experience, Chef John Breeland will work with you to create a menu that will please every guest.
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Breakfast & Brunch
All items are a la carte
Continental Breakfast: Minimum 18 people. $14.00 per guest.
- Mixed pastries and bagels
- House made quiche bites
- Fruit Bowl
- Coffee, juice and water
Pastries : Pick two $5.00 per guest . Minimum 15 guests.
All of our baked good are made in house
- Croissants
- Breakfast Bread Zucchini
- Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
- Morning Sunrise Muffins
- Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins
- Breakfast Tart ; cranberries, apples, sweet cream
- Cheese Danish
Fruit Bowl : $5.00 per guest. Minimum 15 guests
- Pineapple, watermelon (when in season) mixed berries, grapes, apple, & other seasonal fruits.
- Add Yogurt to your fruit bowl: both fruit sweetened & plain. $2.00 per
Yogurt Parfait: $4.00 per guest. Minimum 12 guests
- Plain or sweetened yogurt , mixed berries, house granola. Portioned in high-end disposable cups with lids
Overnight Steel Cut Oatmeal: VEGAN $5.00 per guest. Minimum 12 guests
- Banana puree, sauteed apples, cinnamon, vanilla. Portioned in high-end disposable cups with lids
Mini Quiche / House Made / $24.00 per dozen / Minimum 2 dozen
- Three Cheese
- Cheddar & Bacon
- Greek (Feta, spinach, tomato, dill)
Bagel Board : Mixed bagels, whipped cream cheese, strawberry cream cheese, butter. $24.00 a dozen. Minimum 18 bagels.
- Smoked salmon spread (gf) Add $1.50 per guest
- Garden vegetable (gf) Add $1.25 per guest
Breakfast Sandwiches. Minimum 15
- Egg & Muffin, cheese, individually wrapped $4.00 per
- Egg & Muffin, cheese, sausage, individually wrapped $5.50 per
- Biscuit Sandwich, egg, bacon, caramelized onion, cheddar, individually wrapped $5.50 per
Main a la Carte Breakfast Items . Minimum 15 guests
- Scrambled eggs, chives $3.50 per (veg, gf)
- Whole Butter Crust Quiche Pies $24.00 per pie. Feeds 8 guests. Minimum of 3 quiche. Florentine, three-cheese, or bacon & cheddar
- Individual Flourless Quiche. Baked in fluted paper, easy to handle (gf) $2.00 per. Minimum of 18 pieces
- Apple Smoked Bacon (gf) $4.00 per
- Smoked Sausage Links (gf) $3.00 per
- Smoked Brisket Hash (gf) $3.50 per
- O’ brien Potatoes,: onions, peppers, redskin potatoes (gf) $3.00 per
- Potato Cakes: sour cream, chives $1.75 per (gf)
- Baked French Toast Bread Pudding: mixed berries, vanilla custard, Brioche bread $7.00 per
- Belgium Waffles: maple syrup , whipped cream $3.00 per
Full Service Breakfast Stations / chef attendant / complete setup with “satellite kitchen”. Minimum 25 guests
- Omelette Station: ham, bacon, tomato, mushrooms, onions, peppers, spinach, feta, cheddar (GF) $9.00 per guest
- Waffle Station: pure maple syrup, whipped cream, berries, bananas Foster sauce $7.00 per guest
Coffee & Beverages
- Coffee with classic accompaniments, cups & lids $2.50 per guest
- Orange Juice, individual 10 oz bottles $1.75
- Bottled Water $.75
Tea Party Menu
$26.00 per person
Includes (1) Soup, (2) Mini Quiches, (2) Sandwiches and (3) Sweets
Soups & Scones
Cauliflower bisque: root vegetable brunoise, beet chips, apricot walnut scones
Cream of asparagus: brie, wild mushrooms, orange scented scones
Sweet corn veloute: roasted peppers, sofrito, mix berry scone
Sweet potato: spiced apples, autumn scented mousse, mini apple fritter
Carrot & ginger soup: orange juice, cardamom whipped cream, orange scented scone
Cream of roasted tomato bisque: petite grilled cheese sandwich
Wild mushroom soup: potato hash, fig & apple scone
Clam & lobster chowder: puff pastry
Parsnip & apple cider soup: toasted almonds, crispy Brussels sprout petals, dried cherry buttermilk scones
Mini Quiche
Asparagus & brie
Bacon & cheddar
Spinach, Dearborn ham, Swiss
Mediterranean, spinach, artichoke, feta, grape tomato
Petite phyllo quiche Lorraine, bacon, carmelized onions,
Three cheese, mozzarella, provolone & parmesan
Shrimp & grit, white cheddar grits, tomato, chervil, andouille sausage
Chefs vegetable
Mushroom & gruyere, fine herbs, chive crème fraiche
Sandwiches
English cucumber, shaved cucumber, lemon, dill, farmer’s cheese
Apple wood smoked salmon roulade, brioche bread, asparagus, boursin cheese
Golden chicken salad, whole grain mustard, yogurt sauce, lemon, herbs, grapes, mini honey buns
Curry chicken salad, apple, currants, naan bread
Smoked turkey, fire roasted tomato pesto, arugula, whole wheat bread
Honey roasted turkey, sea salt, cranberry aioli, mix greens, cream cheese biscuits
Truffle egg salad, butter lettuce, vine ripened tomato, mini croissant
Mini reubens, classic
Savory mushroom crepes, smoke gouda, spinach
Pinwheel vegetable sandwich, herb cheese, baby spinach, shaved cucumber, radish, carrot, tomato lavash
Sweets
Chocolate éclairs
PC brownie bites, Banana walnut bread, cream cheese frosting
Lemon bars
Shortbread cookies
Petite carrot cake souflees
Chocolate truffles
Assorted cheese cake shooters
Mix berry & lemon parfaits
Sweetheart sugar cookies
Lemon tea bread with citrus glaze,
Chocolate & almond macaroons
Griddled shortbread with strawberry jam
Dessert Menus
Simple Sweet Table
$10.00 Per Guest | 3 Pieces Per Guest | Variety of 6 Types
Elevated Sweet Table
$13.00 Per Guest | 5 Pieces Per Guest | Variety of 8 Types
By The Dozen: Minimum 2 Dozen. $40.00
Mousse Cups
- Variety of Mousse Cups and accompaniments served in edible cups.
- White Chocolate Mousse, Blueberry, Chocolate Pearls
- Milk Chocolate Mousse, Vanilla Whip, Raspberry
- Banana Mousse, Vanilla Wafers
- Espresso Mousse, Vanilla Whip, Espresso Mousse
- Peanut Butter Mousse, Chocolate Whip, Toasted Peanuts
- Lemon Mousse, Vanilla Whip, Strawberry
Shooters
Served in disposable shot glass with petite spoons
- Apple Pie, Streusel, Vanilla Crème
- Berry Cobbler, Streusel, Vanilla Crème
- Peach Cobbler, Streusel, Vanilla Crème,
- Whipped Cheesecake, Pound Cake, Mixed Berry
- Coconut Rice Pudding, Pineapple Relish (Vegan)
Cookies
Chocolate Chunck, White Chocolate Cranberry, Peanut Butter or Oatmeal Raisin
Bar Assortment
Lemon Bar, Blueberry Bar, Pecan Streusel or Salted Caramel Brownie
Miniatures
- Cheesecake Bombe – Variety of Cheesecake dipped in Chocolate
- Cake Truffles – Variety of Cake dipped in Chocolate
- Dark Choclate Truffles
- Mini Canoli – Crisp Shell, Chocloate Chip Cream, Pistachio, Chocolate
- Eclaire – Baked Pastry filled with Vanilla Cream, glazed with Chocolate
- Macaroon – Assorted Flavors of Baked Meringue and Fillings
- Fresh Fruit tart – Vanilla Tart Shell, Citrus Pastry Crème, Seasonal Fruit
- Chocolate Dipped Strawberry
- Mini Crème Brulee
Individual Plated Desserts $8.00 Each
All individual pastries are served with appropriate garnish and sauces
- Triple Chocolate Mousse Tart
- Tiramisu
- Raspberry Passion
- Chambord Cheescake
- Chocolate Lava Bundt
- Creme Brulee Cheesecake
Samples Gallery
What our clients are saying
EXCELLENTTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We had our wedding last weekend with Chowhound. The food was AMAZING!! The food was so much better than normal wedding food. All of our guests commented on how good the food was. We had plated entrees and the staff was hustling. They nailed it. Everyone's food was hot and right on time. John was so great and flexible to work with. HIRE CHOWHOUND! They helped make our wedding perfect. Thank you, Chowhound!Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We had chowhound cater our wedding of 160 people this past weekend. The food was exceptional and we had so many people complimenting us on our caterer. The servers were top notch, professional, and friendly. John was amazing and made sure everything went off without a hitch. Can’t say enough good things. Will definitely recommend anytime we can. 10/10Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Simply incredible! John and the Chowhound team went above and beyond for our wedding! The food was not only delicious, but has the most beautiful plating giving an element of elegance to any wedding. So happy we were able to work with Chowhound Gourmet for our special day!Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Chowhound was the first caterer we checked out for our wedding and we were immediately impressed with the food at our tasting. The food at our wedding was outstanding and we received a ton of compliments! Communication with Chef John and Lucretia was timely, they've answered all our questions, and were accommodating when we had guests with restricted diets. We'd recommend them to anyone and would definitely use them again!Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Hired Chef John and his team for my wedding! Everything was spectacular! Some of the best food I’ve ever tasted! I hired them within minutes of tasting the food. Communication and professionalism 10/10. Also as the bride, it is a very stressful day in general and the staff really catered to me and my New husband making sure we ate and got what we needed, checking in on us specifically at least 5 times through the night, which was very very appreciated!Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Chowhound was great to work with for wedding from start to finish. Their food is amazing and the staff did a fantastic job during the cocktail hour and reception. We cannot recommend them enough!Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Chowhound did a great job catering for our wedding! The full process was great, from the tasting to the final late night snack, everything went smooth! Anastasia was great at helping us plan and answering any random request or question I had. The staff at the event went above and beyond as well - would truly recommend them for any event!Posted onTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Chef John was great to deal with, and his staff did an amazing job at our wedding. They gave great service and were very helpful. The food and the servers helped make our wedding perfect.
