Party food ... good ideas for business party / BBQ to impress?

if you want a hand,i do a lot of BBQ for mates,pay my travel expenses,and provided I'm not elsewhere ill come along.I scrub up well.!

on a practical side,make sure everything is cooked through,which doesn't mean charcoaled on the outside!

Stuff like chicken thighs are best microwaved first,then just colour them off on the grill.I par boil sausages first too,them same technique.

Dont buy cheap prepared BBQ stuff.Butchers invariably use commercial dry rubs to disguise cheap meat,and commercial burgers are an abomination.Its also cheaper to make your own from minced steak.I won prizes for my burgers in the 80`s

Cold buffet-cant go wrong with whole salmon-farmed is cheap,looks impressive,served with mustard mayo+dill sauce covers up the relative lack of taste,wild is better.

I make my own gravard lax too,a really good use for farmed salmon

If you need anything else get in touch

You will find a kitchen helper a vast help.i use a mate,to clean up behind me etc

Doing it all yourself is more tiring than you think it will be

Also,chocolate fountains always seem like a salmonella farm to me

I make a GREAT lingine salad that everyone LOVES and it is diffrent

1 pnd linigine cooked

1 can sliced black olives drained

1 can baby corns drained

1 stick of pepperoni cut into chunks

1 pint cherry tomatos cut in 1/2

1/4 cup parm cheese

1 8oz bottle italian salad dressing

3/4 a bottle of salad supreme sold in the spice aisle

Mix all ing. together and put in frig is best if you can make the night before

I also made potato salad but instead of boiling your potatos I baked them

I don't know where you live and if you have access to fresh shrimp but a wonderful appetizer is grilled shrimp and pineapple wedges. The two go together great. Use a toothpick to place a shrimp and pineapple wedge together. It is a great finger food with no mess.

Sounds a good idea, but you may want to consider a veggie option - don't want to offend anybody , especially business contacts. Not being a veggie myself I can't recommend anything off the top of my head, but maybe somebody else could? Hope it goes well!

i do face painting and went to a millionaires house when he had a Reunion party (kids included)

he only had basic BBQ food hamburgers hot dogs minuet steaks, salads and massive banoffee cheesecakes and chocolate gateaus

BBQ butterflied leg of lamb looks and tastes great.

I was at a thing recently where they had new potatoes with their skins still on done in the style of baked potatoes with different fillings.

cold salads that can be done in advance, pasta, cous cous, potato salads. cold meats and cheeses, lots of fresh bread. roasted cherry tomatoes, roasted baby vegetables.

fresh fruit salads, cheesecakes etc are always nice.

tandoori chicken , chinese spare ribs , and swordfish steaks , do all 3 , dont forget mediteranian salad and lemon