Duet platter? Like people have to sing for their food?

(MMM yum yum yum)

Just kidding, I was totally not that clueless! There were a couple things that Mr. Hermit Crab definitely wanted to have a say in, and food was the big one. Since we keep kosher, we were allowed to bring in an outside caterer. After some extensive research, and more countless hours on the phone, we narrowed it down to three. We met with all three caterers, and decided to set up a tasting. Unfortunately, one of the caterers was terribly unresponsive. Deciding that two good options were enough, we crossed them off the list. We set up tasting appointments with two of the area's leading Kosher caterers: Foremost and Prestige.

Since I am a vegetarian, and we decided to serve a meat meal (meaning no dairy), Mr. Hermit Crab was all too happy to be the official taste-tester. That being said, I was very clear with each of the caterers that the veggie option had to be delish, since I was going to be eating it! During two tastings, we were served delicious and stomach splitting meals that included dishes such as:

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Seriously, if I could make a career out of going to tastings, I would! They were the best :)

I will say again, like with the venues, either of these caterers would have done an excellent job. Ultimately, it came down to little things like personal attention and that I didn't love the veggie meal at one of the tastings. After many full bellies, and lots of pros and cons lists, we decided to go with Prestige caterers. They were so attentive, we just couldn't get enough of the food, they were compliant with all of our requests, and they even said that they act as Day of Coordinators and we wouldn't even need to begin to think about that - score - two birds, one stone! They take care of everything from plates and drinks to dessert, and since we won't be having a cake (gasp, I know! more on that to come...), they will be providing stellar dessert options as well. Stay tuned, we'll be making our menus soon!

How did you find your caterer? Did you go on any tastings? Share your favorite dishes here!