Fandango Catering and Events Offers 4 Ideas for Office Parties

Office parties such as birthday parties and showers are often boring but don't have to be.  A couple of important things you can do to liven up an office party is to serve decent food and present it nicely, then add a fun food touch or two.

This doesn't have to be expensive! It's more about good ideas.

Here are 4 ideas for making office parties occasions that everyone enjoys:

Idea #1
Decide on a budget, then either buy the food from a reputable deli, gourmet supermarket, restaurant, or caterer or buy some food and bring the rest.  Foods served cold or at room temperature are easiest. 

Idea #2
Please do not serve the food from takeout boxes--just take 5 minutes and put it on trays or plates, even disposable plates--it will look much more festive.  If someone brings a homemade cake, try buying some chocolate sprinkles or even chocolate Hershey's Kisses and putting them on the cake to make it more festive--sprinkles all over and Kisses in a ring around the top of the cake. 

Idea #3
Whatever glasses you use for the party, whether glass or disposables, put them on a tray and they'll look 100% better.

Idea #4
We like to add "fun" food touches like flavored popcorns or ice cream sandwiches--and these fun touches can be added to your party pretty much no matter what kind of other food you serve.  Both flavored popcorn and ice cream sandwiches are easy to make but you can also buy ice cream sandwiches at the supermarket or wholesale club--try serving the ice cream sandwiches in a big tub or ice bucket with ice.  The fun lies in feeling like a kid again; nostalgic foods like these are huge right now on the West Coast even for weddings, and they do add a fun touch that's a nice break at the office.

Here are our two favorite flavored popcorn recipes--and if you have a punch bowl bring it and serve the popcorn there because for some reason people just love food served in a punchbowl!

Chocolate Popcorn
6 tbsp. powdered sugar, 3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder--toss with 3 bags popcorn and increase sugar or chocolate to taste

Sweet Chili Popcorn
3 tbsp. powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1 tbsp. chili powder, 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. cayenne powder or to taste--toss with 3 bags of popcorn and increase sugar, cinnamon, and cayenne to taste

Enjoy!

Kristina

Kristina Ríos de Lumbreras, Ph.D.
Fandango Catering and Events
(713) 522-0077
http://www.fandango-catering.com/