Re: catering a gluten-safer event

[Guest guest]

Glad it went well, Esther. Our condolences. And thank you for

bringing this topic up...there are other times I'll need to provide

larger amounts of gf food for people & this topic got some good

ideas. Maybe you (or someone) can list them in a file? Title it

something like " GF Food for large groups " ???

Hope you have a really good day, Laurel

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> We had 32 people at the post-burial event. That's a pretty good

> turn-out considering it's the middle of a work day and no real

> advance notice for people to plan such a thing.

>

> But since I'd bought food for 50, we have a few leftovers. Sent

folks

> home with as many leftovers as we could force them to carry. And we

> have the rest. (Except the hot coffee - we left all that behind for

> the caterer to deal with.)

>

> The hot potato bar was a big hit.

>

> And I don't believe I got glutened.

>

>

> Thank you again to the person who gave me the idea! It worked out

> well. As far as I could tell, no one left hungry. And every one

> who gave me comments said they thought it was lovely.

>

> Esther in RI

>

[Guest guest]

Glad it went well, Esther. Our condolences. And thank you for

bringing this topic up...there are other times I'll need to provide

larger amounts of gf food for people & this topic got some good

ideas. Maybe you (or someone) can list them in a file? Title it

something like " GF Food for large groups " ???

Hope you have a really good day, Laurel

>

> We had 32 people at the post-burial event. That's a pretty good

> turn-out considering it's the middle of a work day and no real

> advance notice for people to plan such a thing.

>

> But since I'd bought food for 50, we have a few leftovers. Sent

folks

> home with as many leftovers as we could force them to carry. And we

> have the rest. (Except the hot coffee - we left all that behind for

> the caterer to deal with.)

>

> The hot potato bar was a big hit.

>

> And I don't believe I got glutened.

>

>

> Thank you again to the person who gave me the idea! It worked out

> well. As far as I could tell, no one left hungry. And every one

> who gave me comments said they thought it was lovely.

>

> Esther in RI

>

[Guest guest]

It went REALLY well. Not a single person noticed the absence of

croutons on the salad. Not a single person noticed that the bread

was geographically by itself, so that crumbs wouldn't fall onto

the sliced meats. And the fact that the fruit bowl was far at

the end of the table, away from everything else except its own

serving utensils, plates, and napkins made me look like a health-nut

genius who supplied everyone with a sweet lovely ending to the meal

that also happened to be heart healthy. HA HA HA! (The real truth is,

of course, that I wasn't going to pay another couple of hundred

dollars for cookies and brownies that I can't eat!!) The only

glutenoids who noticed anything about the way it was all set up

were the ones already " in the know " - my nuclear family, my

dad and his wife, and my sister.

There was one Indian restaurant I investigated based

upon its being in the Triumph Dining Guide. My sister said she

was personally fine with Indian food but she wasn't sure if the

hoity-toity relatives would like it or not. When I investigated

the Indian restaurant mentioned in the book, it turns out to be

just a little lunch cart inside a train station! I didn't think

that solution would work for a large crowd. My sister said " I

was expecting Indian food " . I laughed to tell her that I didn't

think the lunch cart inside the train station could handle this

crowd, nor that this crowd could handle a lunch cart inside a

train station.

Moral - the Triumph Dining Guide holds all kinds of surprises. :-)

Yes, a file in the resource section could/should be for How

To Handle a Large Gathering with GF Safety in Mind.

I had tried some of the other restaurants in the area that have

been known to be GF-friendly, but none of them could handle a

crowd during the lunch hour on short notice, and none could do

a buffet. (Buffets are FAR less pricey than sit-down meals.)

Is there already a file on doing GF or gluten-safer parties? This

kind of topic could be added into that.

> >

> > We had 32 people at the post-burial event. ...

> > The hot potato bar was a big hit.

> >

> > And I don't believe I got glutened.

> >

> > Thank you again to the person who gave me the idea! It worked out

> > well. As far as I could tell, no one left hungry. ...

[Guest guest]

It went REALLY well. Not a single person noticed the absence of

croutons on the salad. Not a single person noticed that the bread

was geographically by itself, so that crumbs wouldn't fall onto

the sliced meats. And the fact that the fruit bowl was far at

the end of the table, away from everything else except its own

serving utensils, plates, and napkins made me look like a health-nut

genius who supplied everyone with a sweet lovely ending to the meal

that also happened to be heart healthy. HA HA HA! (The real truth is,

of course, that I wasn't going to pay another couple of hundred

dollars for cookies and brownies that I can't eat!!) The only

glutenoids who noticed anything about the way it was all set up

were the ones already " in the know " - my nuclear family, my

dad and his wife, and my sister.

There was one Indian restaurant I investigated based

upon its being in the Triumph Dining Guide. My sister said she

was personally fine with Indian food but she wasn't sure if the

hoity-toity relatives would like it or not. When I investigated

the Indian restaurant mentioned in the book, it turns out to be

just a little lunch cart inside a train station! I didn't think

that solution would work for a large crowd. My sister said " I

was expecting Indian food " . I laughed to tell her that I didn't

think the lunch cart inside the train station could handle this

crowd, nor that this crowd could handle a lunch cart inside a

train station.

Moral - the Triumph Dining Guide holds all kinds of surprises. :-)

Yes, a file in the resource section could/should be for How

To Handle a Large Gathering with GF Safety in Mind.

I had tried some of the other restaurants in the area that have

been known to be GF-friendly, but none of them could handle a

crowd during the lunch hour on short notice, and none could do

a buffet. (Buffets are FAR less pricey than sit-down meals.)

Is there already a file on doing GF or gluten-safer parties? This

kind of topic could be added into that.

> >

> > We had 32 people at the post-burial event. ...

> > The hot potato bar was a big hit.

> >

> > And I don't believe I got glutened.

> >

> > Thank you again to the person who gave me the idea! It worked out

> > well. As far as I could tell, no one left hungry. ...

[Guest guest]

We will be having my daughters wedding in

2 weeks. I was actually surprised at how easy it was to arrange. We are having

the wedding reception at the local Elks club.(a buffet dinner) When I met with

them they showed me all of the seasoning that they use and we went over the

menu. They will be using cornstarch to thicken the gravy instead of flour. I

will be making the small layer cake for my daughter and her new husband to cut

(I knew those cake decorating classes would come in handy J). I plan on using their

cake as the centerpiece for their head table. Far away from the other cake. The

kitchen fixes the bridal parties plates so that they don’t have to go

through the serving line. I plan on being in the kitchen when they make my

daughter’s and her new husband’s plates to make sure there are no mistakes.

I’ll let everyone know how we make

out.

Judy

Gettysburg PA

Is there already a file on doing GF or gluten-safer parties? This

kind of topic could be added into that.

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[Guest guest]

Sounds lovely! And I don't think any glutenoid would notice that

the gravy was thickened with corn instead of wheat. :-)

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> ...(a buffet dinner) When I met with them they showed me all of

> the seasoning that they use and we went over the menu. They will be

using

> cornstarch to thicken the gravy instead of flour. I will be making

the small

> layer cake for my daughter and her new husband to cut (I knew those cake

> decorating classes would come in handy :-)). I plan on using their

cake as

> the centerpiece for their head table. Far away from the other cake....

[Guest guest]

I would like to share 2 wonderful experiences also.

1) At my best friends wedding (I was a bridesmaid), she also had

buffet style but the wedding party was served separately. I request

to my friend to have my meal with no gravy(that was the only thing

in question). She worked with the caters and they had the gravy in

gravy boats on the head table and in a separte server on the buffet

(in case I wanted to go up for 2nds). I was so thankful they made

this effort, only to find out this place thickened the gravy with

cornstarch also!! Not even a special request!! So, gravy then

smothered my chicken! :-) (Another bridesmaid liked the gravy so

much she asked for the recipe, and thats how we figured it out!)

2) My Wedding last June (Our one year is this Sunday, YAY!). It was

a sit down dinner. The chef at the reception made my meal into a GF

version of what we chose. The baker made the top tier of our cake

GF. The top tier was held up on a pedistal above the lower, gluten

containing 3 tiers. We cut from the top tier. It worked out

perfectly! Also all the guest were served a piece of cake with

another small dessert on the side. The caters had a GF cheesecake

waiting for me as my 2nd dessert. Everything went so smoothly and

GF for me.

Although at my own brother's wedding, my parents had to cook a steak

and bring it with them to the reception so I had something to eat!

The only thing on his wedding menu I could have was POTATOES!! Talk

about brotherly love!

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> > ...(a buffet dinner) When I met with them they showed me all of

> > the seasoning that they use and we went over the menu. They will

be

> using

> > cornstarch to thicken the gravy instead of flour. I will be

making

> the small

> > layer cake for my daughter and her new husband to cut (I knew

those cake

> > decorating classes would come in handy :-)). I plan on using

their

> cake as

> > the centerpiece for their head table. Far away from the other

cake....

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Esther.

My condolences.

I'm not sure if this is the one you're talking about, but the Indian

restaurant in the old Framingham train station is a sit-down

restaurant which can seat at least 50 people, and is very celiac

friendly. It's no longer the train station, just the building. If

you're ever in the neighborhood and like Indian food, highly

recommended!

Janet

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> It went REALLY well. Not a single person noticed the absence of

> croutons on the salad. Not a single person noticed that the bread

> was geographically by itself, so that crumbs wouldn't fall onto

> the sliced meats. And the fact that the fruit bowl was far at

> the end of the table, away from everything else except its own

> serving utensils, plates, and napkins made me look like a health-nut

> genius who supplied everyone with a sweet lovely ending to the meal

> that also happened to be heart healthy. HA HA HA! (The real truth is,

> of course, that I wasn't going to pay another couple of hundred

> dollars for cookies and brownies that I can't eat!!) The only

> glutenoids who noticed anything about the way it was all set up

> were the ones already " in the know " - my nuclear family, my

> dad and his wife, and my sister.

>

> There was one Indian restaurant I investigated based

> upon its being in the Triumph Dining Guide. My sister said she

> was personally fine with Indian food but she wasn't sure if the

> hoity-toity relatives would like it or not. When I investigated

> the Indian restaurant mentioned in the book, it turns out to be

> just a little lunch cart inside a train station! I didn't think

> that solution would work for a large crowd. My sister said " I

> was expecting Indian food " . I laughed to tell her that I didn't

> think the lunch cart inside the train station could handle this

> crowd, nor that this crowd could handle a lunch cart inside a

> train station.

>

> Moral - the Triumph Dining Guide holds all kinds of surprises. :-)

>

> Yes, a file in the resource section could/should be for How

> To Handle a Large Gathering with GF Safety in Mind.

>

> I had tried some of the other restaurants in the area that have

> been known to be GF-friendly, but none of them could handle a

> crowd during the lunch hour on short notice, and none could do

> a buffet. (Buffets are FAR less pricey than sit-down meals.)

>

> Is there already a file on doing GF or gluten-safer parties? This

> kind of topic could be added into that.

>

>

>

> > >

> > > We had 32 people at the post-burial event. ...

>

> > > The hot potato bar was a big hit.

> > >

> > > And I don't believe I got glutened.

> > >

> > > Thank you again to the person who gave me the idea! It worked out

> > > well. As far as I could tell, no one left hungry. ...

>

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