The Wedding Catering Cookbook (Nitty Gritty Cookbooks) Paperback – September 1, 2005

We are beginning the harrowing journey of catering our own wedding for about 200 people.Finding this book was like finding a lifeline in a storm.There is a lot of information packed into this small book, It goes into detail and gives us a reason to think we might be able to succeed. Now to calculate costs for doing it ourselves or hiring it catered. What to do, what to do?

This is by far the best cookbook I have found on the subject of large quantity cooking for ANY type of event! I'm playing with the notion of catering my own wedding and have been trying to find recipes for 50 people that don't involve a lot of mayonnaise and cheese displays. I've looked online, at the library, asked friends and family, and finally bought some books off amazon.I bought this book along with Cooking for a Crowd and The Best-Make Ahead Recipe Cookbook, and I was also loaned a copy of Food for 50. This book by far exceeds the others! The recipes actually sound yummy and there is a nice variety and everything serves 48-50. And everything sounds simple enough to make too! The book is cute and small and too the point.I think this would be good for anyone trying to cook for their own event, not just weddings. And the beginning has a nice section with tips about wait staff, beverage station, and preparing to make all this food on your own. Really helpful!I only gave it 4 stars because I wish there had been a section on beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic).

This book is basically useless. It clearly defines things that are common knowledge. Instead of offering tips on how to safely keep food at correct temps, or how to store food and reheat for serving, it just says "keep food at safe temps." Um! Hello! This is just about how every topic is explained; very vague and extremely useless. There are no Pictures and no useful recipes. Don't Waste your money!

Not mani pics of the outcome product, was getting them as gifts for gift bags, wasn't a fan at all.

Lot of great info i was looking for.It came within the designated time.

Excellent information on cooking large scale (50++) events. Great menu suggestions, excellent tips, OUTSTANDING RECIPES. Certainly not just for weddings - can easily adapt recipes for even family events (the recipes are that good!)

My son got married and I catered the event. 200 people and not one glitch! This was a great, helpful book!

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