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more interesting to do family style.” If bringing a pizza oven onsite is beyond your company’s capabilities (or if your venue isn’t suitable for this), Buchanan suggests par-baking your pizzas ahead of time in your kitchen and then finishing them onsite with a portable Roccbox or small tabletop pizza oven. “It takes one minute to put on the ingredients, one minute in the oven, and one minute to cut and present it,” he says. Pizza as a passed appetizer or late- night snack is always a crowd pleaser, and don’t forget about outside-the- box ideas such as breakfast or dessert pizzas.
“For a bit of bite-sized brilliance, we offer tray-passed gourmet pizza slices—mini masterpieces that are sure to mingle as effortlessly as your guests,” Rose says. In terms of how many and what size pizzas to make for an event, Lombardo and Buchanan suggest one 12-inch pizza per person. There will most likely be leftovers, so provide pizza boxes for guests. You can even take it one step further and provide custom pizza boxes, such as with the couple’s name for a wedding, or a company logo or branding for a corporate event. Also, don’t forget to consider what will be served alongside the pizza (if it’s the main course and not
an appetizer or late-night snack). The classics are of course salads, breadsticks, and chicken wings. “I think most anybody would be happy at any event with that,” says Buchanan. “Maybe it’s just what we’re used to, but I don’t associate pizza with roasted baby carrots or mashed potatoes or anything like that.” In terms of display and presentation, play into the pizza aesthetic by decorating buffet tables with peppers, tomatoes, artichokes, and lemons or use red and white checkerboard tablecloths evoking pizzeria vibes. You could even use cans of tomato sauce as risers to give the pizzas height.
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