food stations

Tasting stations are based on a “grazing” concept, where guests tour various foodstations strategically located throughout the event space.

Food shooters
Food shooters are a “plated-style” hors d’œuvre offering skewered fish, meats and vegetables in stylish Cosmopolitan or Martini glasses accompanied by a colourful alcohol-infused dipping sauce.

• Coriander grilled shrimp and charred tomato with tequila
  
• Oven-roasted tamarind beef and mango with sweet vermouth
  
• Mini bocconcini, grape tomato and fresh basil skewers served with a sherry-infused forest mushroom ragoût
  
• Baked coconut chicken and coriander chutney with dark rum
  
• Forest mushroom ragoût with baby bocconcini, grape tomato and sherry
  
• Rosemary lamb in a cucumber-garlic yogurt with ouzo
  
• Salmon seviche with a yellow pepper and tequila sauce
  
• Vegetarian California roll with a sake-wasabi yogurt sauce
  
• Chickpea tagine with pita crisps and cinnamon (no alcohol)
  $5.00 per piece
  

Shanghai barbecued duck

• Marinated duck breast with orange, star anise, pepper, pumpkin and bay leaves carved at the station and served with scallion pancakes, hoisin and ginger sauce
  $9.00 per person
  

Alberta beef strip loin

• AAA Canadian beef served with Ace Bakery breads, onion compote, mustards, horseradish, cornichons and natural jus
  $9.00 per person
  

  To substitute AAA Canadian Beef Tenderloin with Alberta Beef Tenderloin, please add $3.00 per person

Rosemary leg of lamb

• Boned leg of lamb studded with garlic and rosemary carved at the station and served with hummus, roasted eggplant, minted jus and pita bread
  $12.00 per person
  

Sushi (2 pieces per person)

• Assorted fish and vegetarian sushi including maki (hand-rolled cone), nori rolls, toro (tuna), unagi (eel), emi (shrimp) and saba (mackerel)
  $7.00 per person
  

Oysters (1.5 pieces per person)

• Malpeques, Caraquet Bay, Bras d’Or, U.S. Deltas, Royal Miyagi, Cortes Island (seasonal).Oysters are shucked at the table with assorted sauces and dips (mild to wild), fresh lemon, fresh grated horseradish and condiments served over rock salt.
  $4.50 per person
  

Jumbo shrimp topiaries (1.5 shrimp per person)

• Court-bouillon poached, pesto marinated and lime pepper marinated tiger shrimp served on skewers in a topiary tree with coriander chutney, wasabi mayonnaise, traditional cocktail sauces and lemons
  $4.50 per person
  

Smoked salmon and gravlax

• Carved smoked salmon and whiskey dill gravlax with assorted breads and traditional garnishes of Bermuda onion, capers and lemons
  $8.00 per person
  For an interesting accompaniment, we suggest a traditional Danish blue cheese.
  (please add $2.50 per person)
  

Seviche with caviars

• Scallop seviche with lemon grass; peach and tequila tiger shrimp seviche with tomato; cilantro, lime, onion, grapefruit and vodka salmon seviche. Served with assorted flatbreads.
  $8.50 per person
  

Roasted turkey

• An oven-roasted free-range turkey served with rosemary and roasted garlic bulbs, a cranberry reduction and rosemary mayonnaise
  $7.50 per person
  We suggest an accompaniment of warm cranberry and apple bread pudding.
  (please add $1.50 per person)
  

Cheese display

• International and domestic cheeses garnished with red and green grapes served with flatbreads and ficelle breads
  $4.50 per person
  
• Small farm-produced specialty cheeses from Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick
  $6.75 per person
  

Crudités

• Colourful crudités display, elegantly displayed and served with red pepper dip
  $1.75 per person
  

Mediterranean antipasti display

• A selection of grilled vegetables (eggplant, zucchini, roasted pepper, onion and fennel), dried Italian meats (prosciutto, capiccolo, Genoa salami), cheeses (Parmesan-Reggiano and Asiago), kalamata and cracked Tunisian green olives, sundried tomatoes, focaccia breads and tapas-style spreads and slathers
  $6.50 per person
  We suggest adding grilled seafood salad with a roasted garlic vinaigrette.
  (please add $3.00 per person)
  

Pastas

• Penne rigate pomodoro with torn basil and shaved Parmesan
  
• Fusilli with forest mushrooms in a light mascarpone cream
  
• Farfalle with smoked chicken, olives and lemon with a roasted garlic pesto served with chili flakes, spicy oil, shards of Parmesan and fresh herbs accompanied by rosemary focaccia bread
  $9.50 per person
  

Tapas

• European breads with hummus, baba ghanoush, bisara, feta with roasted pepper
  
• Keflatas tossed with lemon juice and olive oil
  
• Spanakopita with dill
  
• Couscous with cremini mushrooms and oregano leaves
  
• Marinated feta
  
• Gaeta, kalamata and spiced olives
  
• Roasted cherry tomatoes with balsamic and chives
  
• Grilled eggplant, zucchini, forest mushrooms
  
• Stuffed grape leaves
  
• Lamb kebabs with tzatziki
  
• Traditional Greek salad with marjoram vinaigrette
  $15.00 per person
  

Pan-Asian

• Selection of dim sum (har gao, shu mei and spring rolls)
  
• Red spiced barbecued pork loin
  
• Chicken stir-fry with gylan and baby bok choy with sesame and ginger
  
• Steamed white rice with lemon grass
  
• Tamarind beef satays with mango dipping sauce
  
• Five-spiced jumbo shrimp topiaries
  
• Lo mein and sesame salad with shredded vegetables
  
• Glass noodles, green mango and fine beans
  
• Kimchee (Asian cole slaw)
  $17.00 per person

Please ask your catering representative for assistance in building a specially themed foodstation dinner.