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CONTACT ALISON@FOODMERCHANT.CO.NZ OR CALL 021 925 277
CATERING FOR CHRISTCHURCH AND CANTERBURY
BOOK US NOW FOR PRIVATE FUNCTIONS, COCKTAIL EVENTS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, SPECIAL OCCASIONS, WEDDINGS,
COMPANY DINNERS, CORPORATE FUNCTIONS, GOURMET BBQS, AND ALL OTHER SORTS OF CATERING -
ANYWHERE QUALITY, FRESHNESS, TASTE AND QUIET, CONFIDENT SERVICE ARE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR...
FOR MANY YEARS NOW, I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO TRAVEL THE WORLD, COOKING ON SUPER YACHTS IN THE PLAYGROUNDS OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS. I HAVE COME HOME TO CHRISTCHURCH, TO MY FAMILY... AND CATERED PRIVATE DINNERS, PARTIES, PRODUCT LAUNCHES, FASHION PARADES AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. THROUGH IT ALL I'VE HAD THE JOY OF CREATING GREAT FOOD THAT'S BEEN THOROUGHLY ENJOYED.
IT'D BE MY PLEASURE TO PREPARE A GREAT MENU FOR YOU AND YOUR GUESTS, WHETHER IT'S A CASUAL CELEBRATION, A SPECIAL OCCASION, SIGNIFICANT BIRTHDAY OR ANY OTHER EVENT THAT DESERVES A BIT OF SPECIAL CARE, FLAIR AND ATTENTION.
Wherever you go in the world, there are fantastic tastes and flavours. After years of catering on boats
in some of the world's most popular luxury destinations, I've brought that experience back to Christchurch with me.
Here, we add to it with beautiful, fresh ingredients that make our menus really come alive.
I USE SEASONAL, LOCAL AND FREE RANGE PRODUCTS THAT CAN TURN THE GREAT INTO THE INCREDIBLE
Wherever you go in the world, there are fantastic tastes and flavours. After years of catering on boats
in some of the world's most popular luxury destinations, I've brought that experience back to Christchurch with me.
Here, we add to it with beautiful, fresh ingredients that make our menus really come alive.
A SELECTION OF COLD HORS D'OEUVRES:
• Chicken & three herb rice paper rolls served with a hoisin drizzle
• Potato & chive pancakes with a steamed prawn & lemon cream cheese
• Tuna tartare with lime, chilli & coriander served on cucumber rounds
• Rustic bruschetta with fresh mozzarella, tomato & basil
• Kumura rosti with Moroccan lamb & minted broad bean puree
• Paprika & gruyere tartlets filled with beetroot, goats cheese & chives
• Hot smoked salmon & lemon cream cheese sandwiches
MY FAVOURITE MAIN COURSES:
• Calamari & black pudding in a hoisin, ginger & chilli dressing
• Salmon parcels in filo with a coriander pesto
• Whole seared eye fillet of beef encrusted with herbs and served with smoky BBQ sauce
• Lemon & rosemary butterflied legs (or backstraps) of lamb served with an anchovy, caper & rosemary sauce
• Chicken breasts stuffed with porcini & local mushrooms, rolled & wrapped in pancetta
• Thai prawn, avocado & sesame salad
• Pork belly with a star anaise & soy jus
A SAMPLING OF HOT HORS D'OEUVRES:
• Mini Yorkshire puddings with roast eye fillet of beef, horseradish & rocket
• Duck, plum & Asian vegetable filo parcels served with a plum sauce drizzle
• Kaffir lime crab cakes with Thai red curry sauce
• Seared scallop on a kumura rosti with curried cauliflower puree
• Sweetcorn & parsley fritters served with a creamy sweet chilli dipping sauce
• Sesame seared tuna kebabs with a soy ginger dipping sauce
• Steamed chicken & lemongrass dumplings with a chilli mojo dipping sauce
• Lamb cutlet in rosemary puff pastry with parmesan & truffle.
• Homemade sausage rolls with a tomato chilli chutney
• Mini goats cheese & chargrilled pepper quiches
SALADS AND VEGETABLES:
• Roast baby potato salad with a balsamic & cumin glaze
• Rocket, kale, bean & avocado salad with a pomegranate dressing
• Rustic Mediterranean salad with crunchy garlic crutons
• Traditional ceasar salad with pulled chicken & bacon
•Broad bean, rocket, pinenut & mint salad
FINGERFOOD DESERTS:
• Mini lemon meringue tarts
• Mini pina colada panna cottas served on a pineapple wafer & salted caramel sauce
• Mini chocolate cherry tarts
• Mini brown sugar pavlovas with fresh berries & cream
• Walnut crackers with blue cheese & quince paste
• Triple chocolate brownies & cream
• Cream puffs filled with lemon curd & passionfruit mascarpone
CONTACT ALISON MERCHANT - PRIVATE CHEF AND CATERER - NOW
EMAIL ALISON@FOODMERCHANT.CO.NZ
OR CALL 021 925 277
FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN BRING TO THE TABLE FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT.AN ESTABLISHED CATERER AND PRIVATE CHEF, BASED IN CHRISTCHURCH WITH A WORLD OF EXPERTISEAND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN CREATING THE RIGHT FOOD FOR A TRULY SPECIAL OCCASION.
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