2012-2013

Catering: Broadway Gourmet

http://www.broadwaygourmet.com/

Cost: ~$500

Need to buy Napkins, Plates, Tablecloths (~$50)

Fall 2013:

Catering: Russo's

http://www.russoscateringboston.com/  

Pros:

• Good food
• Somewhat less expensive

Cons:

• Took "deliver food at 8" to mean 8am, without asking or clarifying
• Didn't give any serving utensils, didn't even ask if we wanted them

Desert: JP Licks

Pros:

• Provided bowls, spoons, napkins, tablecloth (none of which we used because we'd bought our own), ice cream scoops, and ladles. 

Cons:

• Would have charged us extra to deliver late at night (we ended up picking up the ice cream)
• No good way to keep ice cream cold (ended up using coolers, which worked but wasn't simple)
• Really expensive: $110 for 4 quarts of ice cream and some toppings that we really could have bought ourselves
• Proposed alternative: Buy ice cream and toppings from verde's during ensemBall. No need to keep it cold, far less expensive, less organization needed.

Budget: 

• Food from Russo's: $250
• Tablecloths, plates, utensils, bowls, napkins (from amazon): $60
• Ice cream from JP Licks: $110
• Drinks from a store: $10

Food quantities:

(attendance: 21 people)

• 1/2 pan of chicken parm: all got eaten
• 1/2 pan of eggplant parm: about half eaten
• 1/2 pan of pesto: about 1/4 eaten
• 6 lbs veggies (green beans, veggie medley): about 1/4 eaten
• 2 bread baskets: less than 1 eaten
• 3 lbs potato prosciutto: all got eaten
• 4 quarts ice cream: less than 1 quart left over