Which chef attended station should I choose?

yoshijo · September 2012

We have the option of 3 chef attended stations during cocktail hour. We are choosing the mashed potato bar, carving station, and are stuck on the 3rd one. Our choices are:

Pasta Station
A taste of Chinese takeout
Slider Station
Fajita Station
Scampi Station

We are also having 4 chafing stations which will probably include eggplant rollitini, a pasta, a chicken, and sausage and peppers.
Which 3rd chef attended station would you prefer?

Sue-n-Kevin · September 2012

You don't state what your served dinner meal is, but I'd probably opt for the station that provides the most "different" option than your other cocktail hour offerings, and also doesn't repeat something you are serving for dinner. Based on what you've listed for your other appetizer options, the Chinese or Fajita station would probably be the most "different".

yoshijo · September 2012

thanks for your advice. Our dinner meals will be an option of: Chicken Francaise, Filet Mignon, or Salmon, or vegetarian

lyndausvi · September 2012

Cocktail hour is
eggplant rollitini, pasta, chicken, sausage and peppers.Mashed potatoCarving station
and one of the following:
Pasta Station
A taste of Chinese takeout
Slider Station
Fajita Station
Scampi Station

Dinner is:

Chicken Francaise

Filet Mignon

Salmon

vegetarian

I know they do big cocktail hours in the NJ/NY area. I had a pretty big one myself (sushi, raw bar, 7 different passed apps, cheese and veggie display).

I would like to see something less heavy. I would get rid of maybe the pasta dish and swap it out for a nice cheese display or bruschetta or some other lighter passed app. Then put in the a pasta station.

MrsGandthebeag · September 2012

I'd go with the scampi or the fajitas.

[Deleted User] · September 2012

Omigosh can I come to your wedding!? I vote for the Chinese food or fajitas, both of those sound delish!

NOLAbridealmost · September 2012

I'd skip the fajitas because it will make everyone smell like it. Truth.

I'd go with the scampi or the pasta station. I agree with lynda; if you go with pasta station switch the stationary pasta out for something else.

SachaBee · September 2012

I think personally I would enjoy the scampi and Chinese stations the most, they sound like a lot of fun. I'm not sure pasta needs to be an attended station and personally sliders seem kind of overdone, although honestly I'd probably be lining up for 'em anyway. It all sounds delish!

VioletRays · September 2012

Personally I'd go with scampi.

No to pasta because you have a chafing station of pasta.

Chinese and fajitas sound delish but don't flow with your other choices.

Sliders are fun but not my first choice.

skantrowitz · September 2012

I'd go with scampi. Sliders seem too casual compared to everything else, and while I love both fajitas and Chinese, I don't think they mesh with the appetizers and main courses you've chosen. And pasta seems carb-heavy since you all ready have potatoes.

melb2013 · September 2012

I'd go with whatever would be the lightest. Honestly, I've been to several of these big cocktail hours and a lot of it goes to waste as it's just too much. Either that, or people stuff themselves at the cocktail hour and don't eat much of dinner. Either way, a lot of the food goest to waste if it's all really heavy.

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