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Planning a holiday party sounds like a lot of fun, but for many companies, it’s actually a pretty stressful task to take on. As the person planning the event, you likely want to make this year’s party the best one ever. And that can definitely put a lot of pressure to come up with a unique concept and plan a great menu. When it comes down to it, the biggest driver of holiday party success is how much fun everyone has while attending and a lot of that excitement will be based on how tasty your food choices are. So to make your life a little easier and your week a little less stressful, let us show you how Waiter.com can make your party planning a breeze.
Planning a great holiday party menu can make or break this year’s event – here are our favorite appetizers to serve!
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To become the hostess (or host) with the mostest, you don’t need to come up with a super elaborate spread with crazy ingredients from around the globe. Keep in mind that you’re planning a menu for a broad range of preferences and palates, which means planning with a variety of flavors that everyone can appreciate will help you find the most success. And since most corporate holiday parties aren’t of the sit down variety, make sure everything you serve is easy to eat while standing – minimal utensils needed. Here are a few of our favorite menu items that will definitely fit the bill:
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Friday, November 28th, 2014 with
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When you’re looking for an easy, well-rounded option for your lunch delivery today, chili can be a great choice. Packed with protein from the beans and meat, it offers the energy you need to power through your afternoon. Loaded with tomatoes, chili is filled with vitamins and minerals, including lycopene, which can help prevent heart disease and the human papilloma virus (HPV), a major cause of uterine cancer. And with traditional toppings like cheddar cheese and sour cream, you’ll also get your lunchtime serving of dairy. But if you want to mix up your usual order and are looking for some new topping choices to try, we’ve compiled our top five topping choices that make for great accompaniments to your favorite chili order below!
Choosing unique sides and garnishes for your chili – like cornbread – can create unique flavor combos you’ll love!
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Thursday, November 27th, 2014 with
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When it comes to today’s celebration, your focus is probably on making sure the food is delicious, that the table is perfectly set, and your guests are having a good time. One thing that you likely won’t have to think about is why your Thanksgiving turkey (and the rest of your delicious spread) looks so yummy. There’s actually a lot of science and research that goes into just that: our visual perception and sensory analysis determine how foods should appear and when different products are at peak freshness and quality.
Special tools, including something called visual spectroscopy, are used to measure the color differences regarding the foods we eat to make them look a whole lot tastier when they show up on our tables, whether it’s a light lunch or a big feast, like Thanksgiving. Because we all are, somewhat unknowingly, judging whether our food is good based on what it looks like, and we tend to associate specific colors with the quality of the foods we buy, food producers have to use the newest technologies to make sure their products are not only acceptable to those of us shopping at the grocery store, but also to the chefs at the restaurants they supply.
Ready to learn more and have something unique to talk about at your Thanksgiving dinner? We’ll tell you all about this fascinating food research below!
Whether it’s for a company event or your Thanksgiving table, the foods we eat are made to look delicious based on how our brains perceive color. How cool is that?
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 with
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When it comes to maintaining energy throughout your workday, finding foods that naturally increase your productivity and ability to focus are definitely essentials to your lunchtime diet choices. You’ve heard a lot about the ingredients that will leave you feeling sluggish and tired throughout the afternoon – mostly heavy, greasy meals that are best reserved for a treat once in awhile. But are you considering the superfood ingredients that can help power you through the afternoon? To help you make delicious lunch delivery choices that also jumpstart your ability to knock out your to-do list after lunch, we’ve compiled the five top natural energy boosters you should be looking for in your food choices for more workday stamina.
Ordering your next salad with asparagus can help you have a more productive afternoon. Learn why below!
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Monday, November 24th, 2014 with
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With Thanksgiving just around the corner – well really, in just a few days – you might find yourself craving some of those fun festive tastes a little earlier than expected. And really, you have an excuse to celebrate the flavors of Thanksgiving all week long, because it’s National Stuffing Month! Taking advantage of this delicious side dish has never come with more variety than it does today. If you’ve been looking for some tasty variations on the traditional stuffing you love, we’ve compiled our top four favorites that you should try adding to your lunch delivery this week.
Stuffing dishes that incorporate cranberries into the mix are a delicious and healthy way to bring some festive flavor to your lunch today!
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Friday, November 21st, 2014 with
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If you’ve had it before, you already know that fondue can be a delicious, light meal that involves dipping small pieces of different foods into hot sauces, like cheese, broth, or chocolate. And while it’s a dish that’s typically reserved for nighttime dining, it’s also a really easy meal to serve during the day. When it comes to spicing up your corporate catering options, fondue can be a fun – and tasty! – way to change up what you normally serve. And it can be a really healthy way to dine, if you do it right.
Serving a variety of veggies, grilled meats, and fruit (for dessert!) is a great way to offer a variety of food groups to your employees. Adding a side salad into the mix allows individuals to choose something in addition to the main course that can help to balance out their meal, and help everyone get a full lunch, since cheese fondue is typically consumed in small morsels. And since Waiter.com can bring the best fondue options right to you, it’s never been easier to celebrate National Fun with Fondue Month with the rest of your team. To help you get started, we’ve pulled together a short guide to serving up a great fondue meal at your next corporate meeting.
Cheese fondue – or chocolate, for dessert – can be a great way to bring something new and exciting to the corporate catering table!
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Thursday, November 20th, 2014 with
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As we’re entering the time of year when we all start thinking a little more about our health – namely, the open enrollment period of our health insurance plans – it’s the perfect time to plan a healthy living lunch and learn for your staff. Not only will it give you the opportunity to share how employees can take advantage of the benefits a plan offers, it brings up an opportunity to answer some of the biggest questions the staff has about health care and other benefits offered. Additionally, it’s a good way to start promoting any changes you’ll be making from a wellness perspective with your team, to help them know what to anticipate in the new year.
That might sound like a lot to cover over a one-hour lunch and learn, and depending on the amount of information you plan on presenting, you might need to extend your sessions a bit. For example, you could offer an extended lunch and learn, which would take up an extra hour of your staff’s afternoon, or spread the sessions out over two lunchtime sessions, depending on what works best for your company’s structure. Remember, there’s not a one-size-fits-all option here. Planning the right session for your team is about making the lunch and learn work best for the information you want to get across to your staff and creating the format that works best to keep your business operating at full productivity. And the place to start is by determining what information you plan on presenting within this engaging session for your employees.
A company-wide lunch and learn can help your staff understand what your health care benefits are – and how to take advantage of them.
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2014 with
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At Waiter.com, we’re all about community. We believe that we’re all in this together, and we want to work to make the world a better place. We know that the best way to get people to sit down together is with the help of delicious food, and that happens to be our speciality. With that in mind, we’re sitting down with some of the region’s best organizations, who are working each day to help those in need and make our communities and the world better. We’re sharing their stories, as well as information on what you can do to help, in our Building a Better Bay Area series. Today we’re featuring the SF-Marin Food Bank.
While many of us don’t realize it, the extent of ‘going without’ is pretty extensive within the San Francisco and Marin area. In just this year alone, SF-Marin Food Bank has served 225,000 people and delivered nearly 46 million pounds of food throughout the San Francisco area. They distribute 107,000 meals worth of food every single day, and serve 30,000 families each week. With these staggering numbers, it’s easy to see what a huge role SF-Marin Food Bank takes on in our community – and how many people benefit from their services every day.
We dined with the SF-Marin Food Bank’s Operations team. They taught us so much about the need for their services in the Bay area.
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Monday, November 17th, 2014 with
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While you’re probably already immersing yourself into the season, there’s one event this week that can definitely bring some extra autumn flavor to the office. National Apple Cider Day is tomorrow, and it is the perfect opportunity to integrate a workplace wellness focus into your company culture – as well as a great way to promote collaboration among your staff. When it comes down to it, you might be wondering how a day dedicated to one of the most popular fall drinks in America could help you strengthen the value system within your company. So let us explain just how beneficial a day that includes apple cider can be, and share how to best bring this type of event to your team.
Use National Apple Cider Day as an excuse to treat your team and promote a culture of wellness at the same time!
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Friday, November 14th, 2014 with
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Paella is a delicious rice, vegetable and meat dish that originated in Valencia, Spain, during the days that the Moorish Kings were in power. According to legend, it’s a dish that melds two different old cultures: the Romans – who made the special pan within which paella is cooked, and the Arabs – who brought flavorful rice to the table. After royal banquets, servants would mix leftovers in large pots to take home, constituting early versions of this now-famous dish. The recipe was eventually refined and spread throughout the entire country, which created a huge explosion of paella dishes that include a variety of meats, veggies, and flavors that we call get to enjoy today!
There are two reasons why paella makes a great lunchtime meal delivery option for you: first, it’s a naturally balanced meal between the rice, meat, and vegetables that are mixed into the dish. A well-balanced lunch means you’ll get the right combination of food groups to feel full and sated, and be better able to sustain your productivity throughout the rest of your day. Second, the flavor is amazing – and since there are so many different options for how this particular meal can be made, you’ll never feel like you’re getting the same humdrum meal two weeks in a row. Intrigued? Let us tempt your tastebuds – here are three of our favorite Spanish paella dishes you could order in for your office meals today!
Traditionally, paella is made with a combination of meat, seafood, rice and veggies and saffron flavors – the perfect melding of cultures!
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