If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
-J.R.R. Tolkien

I went into a McDonald’s yesterday and said, ‘I’d like some fries.’ The girl at the counter said, ‘Would you like some fries with that?’
- Jay Leno

There are people who strictly deprive themselves of each and every eatable, drinkable, and smokable which has in any way acquired a shady reputation. They pay this price for health. And health is all they get for it. How strange it is. It is like paying out your whole fortune for a cow that has gone dry.
-Mark Twain

Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.
-Orson Wells

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
-Socrates

I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.
-Steven Wright

I’m at the age when food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact I’ve just had a mirror put over my kitchen table.
-Rodney Dangerfield

The perfect lover is one who turns into pizza at 4 A.M.
- Charles Pierce

Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
-Alex Levine

I often take exercise. Why only yesterday I had my breakfast in bed.
-Oscar Wilde

The belly rules the mind.
-Spanish Proverb

I cook with wine; sometimes I even add it to the food.
-W.C. Fields

Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.
-Harriet Van Horne

A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will’s freedom after it.
-Aldous Huxley

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin ]]> http://www.cateringglasgow.com/our-favorite-food-quotes/feed/ http://www.cateringglasgow.com/november-newsletter/ http://www.cateringglasgow.com/november-newsletter/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:33:39 +0000 Catering Glasgow http://www.cateringglasgow.com/?p=319 Welcome to your latest update from everyone here at Bookabuffet.com.

It has been another eventful and thoroughly enjoyable October here at Bookabuffet.com and we look forward to more of the same in November!

This month’s highlight was undoubtedly catering for the East Kilbride Service Awards on Sunday 11th October. The awards, held at the East Kilbride Shopping Centre, were presented by Tam Cowan and Julie Hannah before the likes of Britain’s Got Talent’s Stavros Flately took over the entertainment duties in their own unique style! Bookabuffet.com catered for the entire event from the champagne and canapés through to the evening meal and full bar. (Click on Catering Glasgow)

The event itself was the end result of public voting and the retailer with the most awards in each category won a coveted Service EKcellence award. Bookabuffet.com would like to congratulate all the finalists and indeed the eventual winners of the awards. 

The clocks went back at the weekend and this is a sure sign that Christmas is coming. The bookabuffet menu is available to view at Catering Glasgow and to also download. Have a look at the Christmas Festive Finger Buffet menu and the Christmas Sandwich Platter featured below to give you a taster as to what is on offer from Glasgow and the West’s favourite Caterer’s this festive season.

As always you will find this month’s Buffet of the Month below, still at the great price of only £6.50 per head.  Our special buffet menus can be found by clicking on Catering Glasgow.

Just remember for any working lunches, training courses, seminars or any party event bookabuffet.com is only a phone call on 0845 271 2077 or click away

All the best from everyone at Bookabuffet and have a great month.

Organising your festive catering can be quite a task. If your staff is quite busy, this may be just one task too many. Let bookabuffet.com take the strain. Download our 2009 Christmas Menu Below. From our festive Finger Buffet starting at £7.75 per person to Christmas Sandwich Platter at £15.00 we have Festive Corporate lunches covered off.

christmas menu 2009

As Glasgow’s Event caterer of choice bookabuffet.com are finding this Autumn they are going from strength to strength. On Sunday 11^th of October the team catered for the prestigious East Kilbride EKcellence awards held at the East Kilbride shopping centre.

The event itself was the end result of public voting with first began in August and the retailer with the most awards in each category won a coveted Service EKcellence trophy. The awards were presented by Tam Cowan and Julie Hannah before the likes of Britain’s Got Talent’s Stavros Flately took over the entertainment duties in their own unique style! Bookabuffet.com catered for the entire event from the champagne and canapés though to the evening meal and full bar. Everyone was in agreement the night was a success. South Lanarkshire’s Council’s Chris Thompson, chair of the Enterprise resources Committee said,

“The awards are a marvellous way to celebrate success and let the people have their say about the excellent service our East Kilbride traders provide”.

Bookabuffet.com would like to congratulate all the finalists and indeed the eventual winners of the awards. The event demonstrated the quality of food and service delivered by bookabuffet.com and how crucial this is to an event’s success.

It all goes to show why bookabuffet.com is considered the Event Caterers of choice across Glasgow and the West. Visit the bookabuffet.com blog at www.cateringglasgow.com to find what else Glasgow’s busiest caterers have been up to and for those who tweet, they can also be found at www.twitter.com/cateringglasgow

The first thing you will want to consider in the planning process is the food. Often, the potential success of any party or event is determined by the quality of the food. Alleviate the burden and hire bookabuffet.com. When you hire a bookabuffet.com to cater your corporate event, you allow yourself and your co-workers the opportunity to plan and focus on the many details and the intention of your corporate event.

Before calling your catering service, consider the mood of your corporate event. Is there a theme? Is your corporate event casual or elegant? Do you need the catering service to assist you with a venue? Bookabuffet.com can provide all the amenities such as tables, cutlery, and waiting staff, to make your corporate event as successful as possible. You want to ensure that your corporate event is not only enjoyable but also memorable.

Consider the following points:

• What is your event’s intention? Do you want to reveal a new service or product? Perhaps your corporate event is a thank you party for clients and vendors?
• Prepare your guest list and set a date and time. Traditionally, two and a half to three hours is appropriate for a corporate event.
• Design your invitation and request an RSVP.
• Consider hiring a bartender if you plan to serve alcohol.
• Think about your menu options and discuss them with your catering service. Consider your guests that may have special dietary needs. Bookabuffet.com have a comprehensive range of dietary platters.
• Plan ahead, remain focused on your intention, enjoy the company of your guests and relax

The ‘Queen’ was in Glasgow last night hosting a garden party in the grounds of a flat in Finnieston and Glasgow’s most progressive caterers bookabuffet.com had a great day yesterday as they were chosen to be the caterer for Glasgow’s first Daz garden party!

The residents of St Vincent Crescent had a ball as they were the lucky winners of Daz’s own unique take on the regal garden party. Bookabuffet.com was chosen as the company thrives not only on its quality of food but also their pragmatic, reactive and enthusiastic approach to event catering. As the queen entered the grounds of the St Vincent Crescent close she was greeted by silver cloches which, when opened, revealed decadent scotch pies and rolls and sausage!

Great fun was had by all, not least on the crazy golf course set up at the rear of the garden. Indeed the stars of Daz’s current advertising campaign, Michelle Collins and Tom Watts of Eastender’s fame, had a royally good time, providing a touch of glamour to the occasion. In fact everyone at involved from bookabuffet.com had a great evening - from the mixologists creating great cocktails of lager and lime, to the chef preparing the grandest of scotch pies.

It all goes to show why bookabuffet.com is considered the Event caterers of choice across Glasgow and the West. Visit the bookabuffet.com blog at www.cateringglasgow.com to find what else Glasgow’s busiest caterers have been up to and for those who tweet, they can also be found at www.twitter.com/cateringglasgow

Since acquiring the Handmade Meringue Company in October 2008 parent company Bookabuffet.com http://www.bookabuffet.com has dedicated the first six months of ownership to developing product ranges and quality control. With their new product range such as Tablet flavoured soft centres and nine inch Pavlovas, Managing Director Scott McCormick believes that now is the time to spread the word further a field. Indeed the Handmade Meringues Company has secured a highly successful distribution partnership with the Cress Company which allows meringue lovers from all around Scotland to enjoy their new line.

 The level of feedback at the event was exceptional and now the progressive company is keen to maximise the return on the event, by developing the new suppliers and all the leads generated. Visit the bookabuffet.com blog at http://www.cateringglasgow.com       to find what else Glasgow’s busiest caterers have been up to and for those who tweet, they can also be found at http://www.twitter.com/cateringglasgow

The Bookabuffet.com entry into this year’s Lunch! Retailer of the year awards focuses very heavily on many aspects of its success - not least the corporate colour which has proved so distinctive and recognisable to the people of Glasgow and the West. Indeed Managing Director Scott McCormick points to this as an area he is particularly proud of

“It was evident that Bookabuffet.com needed the correct image to both stand out and emphasise the quality of the brand to the people of Glasgow and West Central Scotland. Our tagline is Get Fresh –our Vans are certainly that!!”

It is this fresh thinking that has propelled Bookabuffet.com in the market place and it is the continuity of the branding that they hope to impress the judges at Lunch! with. The branding extends over viral marketing, blogs, twitter and everything else bookabuffet.com touches!

As the company continues to innovate and pioneer new routes for the Catering industry, they believe they are the future and that future is pink!

 For those who tweet, they can also be found at www.twitter.com/cateringglasgow