Looking for simple/delicious food ideas to serve crew

[Sleepy_Dragon]

Think about a country's cuisine you like or are interested in. Then google it with "street food". Et voila!

Also, people constantly on the road or otherwise working long hours also tend to crave comfort food. So the standard American comfort foods turned into hand-sized portions would go over well too.

- meatloaf, mashed potato and horseradish ketchup sandwich, hehehe
- meatball subs
- pork chop and roasted apple sandwich
- pot pies
- corn dogs (of all the family meals I've ever made in fine dining, these always went the fastest)
- roast beast
- roast chix parts and potato wedges
- seasonal fruit pie
- salad salad salad

And so on.

I also tend to think in terms of alternating comfort with other cuisines, to help keep things interesting on a day to day basis.

[cater diva]

Thanx for all the tips. I have never had Bahn Mi...hey, I live in the midwest... but I do have a Vietnamese woman who has cooked for me on and off for a few years. Always just prepping my stuff. I have now enlisted her help to teach me her foods and how to cook some great Vietnamese cuisine. She took me to her market and "mall", where she introduced me to so many foods and ingredients that I am not familiar with. We had dim sum at the restaurant there. It's been great! I am so excited to explore this new cuisine. This site has definitely been an inspiration to me, and my clients are loving it!

[Indigo_Swale]

Originally Posted by BrooklynChef

I am not sure about what's up in the rest of the country, but here in NY, Vietnamese sandwiches (Bahn Mi) are all the rage. Imagine the gastronomic positive influence of France on Vietnam. Good, now put it on a crispy baguette. If you are not familiar with them, they come with a wide aray of fillings. Classically, they are pate, ham, mayonaise, butter, cilantro, daikon and carrots pickled in a mixture of rice vinegar, palm sugar, and fish sauce.You can add all sorts of fillings - roast pork, sardines, chicken, tofu, siracha hot sauce, jalapenos. I like mine super spicy.

Weird--I'd never heard of these before, but I came across a recipe for Bahn Mi wraps in some food magazine a few days ago (maybe it was the UK magazine called delicious?) and I totally thought about this thread!