Timing is so important. You have be up front with your customer about the timing and people's expectations.
I threw a bridesmaid's social for a good friend Friday as my wedding gift to her. She wanted heavy HD. The event was 12:30-2:30 so people were going to come ready for lunch. It went really well though and the bride was so happy. Her favourite dessert and what she always requests is tiramisu (not the easiest thing to cleanly serve). So I did individual ones in champagne glasses--they looked so wonderful and the presentation was visually impressive--One I'll definitely have to keep on the books.
I've discovered that in situations where controlling the amount of food eaten is important (ie a client not willing to pay enough for what they really want...). It's goos to have HD that the consumer has to put together. Otherwise, pick up a cracker, schmear with pate or what have you; takes more investment than just picking up an already put together HD; seems to help things last longer. Ditto for wedges and blocks of cheese to be cut v. pre-cut cubes... Just be sure to have a mix of items so as not to disturb good flow.  |