EVENT PLANNING

Second Helpings can plan and manage all aspects of your special event. Our high standards for food quality will help make your event a very special one. Our reputation for creating natural, organic meals with gourmet appeal provides a perfect foundation for a successful event.

Choose from among our popular menu items starting as low as $9.95 per person for platters of our delicious wraps that can be picked up from our cafe, or customize the menu for a unique culinary offering for very special events including:

  • Engagement parties / rehearsal dinners / weddings
  • Anniversaries
  • Bridal / baby showers and baby namings
  • Birthdays
  • Holidays
  • Intimate dinner parties
  • Bar/bat mitzvahs
  • Communions/confirmations
  • Graduations
  • Themed parties 
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Food for Thought: sample menus and dish ideas

As experienced caterers, Second Helpings will also make the process a smooth one. Click here to learn more about event planning and execution.

  LIGHT AFTERNOON GET TOGETHER ($9.95/ PERSON)

Assorted specialty wraps (plattered)
Homemade cumin dusted potato chips

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   CASUAL COLD BUFFET ($23.00/person)

Assorted wraps
Baskets of home made cumin potato chips
Field green salad
Chickpea salad w/ apples & orange vinaigrette
Pan roasted green beans w/ onion & soy
French lentil salad
Quinoa & adzuki bean salad w/ chimi churri sauce
Baskets of whole wheat focaccia w/ whipped sweet butter
Coffee & tea
Assorted cookies & brownies

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  Casual Celebration ($35.00/ PERSON)

Hors d’oeuvres (passed)
Southwestern salmon cakes w/ jalapeno tartar sauce
Smoked chicken taquitos w/ chipotle crema
Indian lentil cakes w/ coriander chutney
Exotic mushroom egg rolls w/ sweet chili sauce
 
Entrees
Roast black angus eye round w/ chimi churri sauce
Cold fish platter ( salmon “pastrami,” house smoked salmon & pepper crusted tuna
 
Side dishes
Curried chick peas w/ apples & orange vinaigrette
Wild rice w/ cranberries & coriander vinaigrette
Field green salad

Dessert
Dense chocolate cake w/ raspberry coulis
Coffee & assorted teas

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  Vegetarian Menu ($36.00/ PERSON)

Hors d’oeuvres
Exotic mushroom egg rolls w/ sweet chili sauce
Indian lentil cakes w/ coriander chutney
Plantain cakes w/ grilled pineapple salsa
Falafel balls w/ tahini sauce
Polenta cubes w/ eggplant relish
 
Entrees
Portabello mushroom lasagna w/ smoked mozzarella
Senegalese peanut stew
 
Sides
Brown basmati rice w/ cardamom & sweet peas
Sautéed collard greens w/ garlic & olive oil
Roasted root vegetables w/ olive oil & marjoram
Field green salad
 
Dessert
Vegan chocolate ganache w/ peach filling
Coffee & tea

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  Haute Dinner Party ($150.00/person)


Hors d’oeuvres
Gazpacho oyster shooters
Salmon pastrami w/ honey mustard
Diver sea scallops wrapped in proscuitto
 
First course
Fricassee of wild mushrooms in pastry
Smoked mozzarella & marsala wine sauce
 
Second course
Vietnamese matzo ball soup
Lobster, lemongrass & kaffir lime leaves
 
Entrée
Grassfed lamb shank
Garlic smashed potatoes, creamed kale & gremolata
 
Dessert
Coconut- banana bread pudding
Cinnamon caramel sauce

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  Additional Menu Items

SEAFOOD
MARYLAND CRABCAKES W/ JALAPENO TARTAR SAUCE
SOUTHWESTERN SALMON CAKES W/ AVOCADO REMOULADE
ASIAN PEPPERED SEA SCALLOPS W/ MANGO SALSA
SALMON “PASTRAMI” ON RYE TOAST W/ HONEY MUSTARD
HOUSE SMOKED SALMON W/ HORSE RADISH CREAM
TUNA TARTAR W/ WASABI MAYO
GRILLED SHRIMP MARINATED IN CHERMOULA
MINI BAKED POTATOES W/ SOUR CREAM & CAVIAR
CAJUN SHRIMP

POULTRY 
TANDOORI CHICKEN SKEWERS W/ MANGO CHUTNEY
CHICKEN “PASTRAMI” ON RYE TOAST W/ HONEY MUSTARD
TURKEY & CRANBERRY SAUSAGE IN PUFF PASTRY W/ CRANBERRY RELISH
VIETNAMESE GRILLED CHICKEN SKEWERS W/ MINT

VEGETARIAN  
YUCCA SCALLION PANCAKES W/ SWEET CHILI SAUCE
POTATO PANCAKES W/ SOUR CREAM & APPLE SAUCE
ORGANIC CHEESE PUFFS
CHEESE STRAWS
PORTABELLO MUSHROOM QUESADILLA W/ CHIPOTLE CREMA

ENTREES
POULTRY (ALL FREE-RANGE) BONELESS, SKINLESS CUTLET
 
SOUTHWESTERN
SMOKED
ITALIAN MARINATED
MOROCCAN
MIDDLE EASTERN
VIETNAMESE
THAI LEMONGRASS
THAI BBQ
JAMAICAN JERKED
PROVENCAL
TANDOORI
CHINESE BLACK BEAN
GINGER- SOY
PESTO
BUFFALO
MARSALA
FRANCAISE
BALSAMIC GLAZED
GREEN PEPPERCORN VINAIGRETTE
 
ON THE BONE
 
MARINATED ROTISSERIE CHICKEN
BBQ CHICKEN  
WHOLE ROAST TURKEY


These are just some of the available dishes at Second Helpings, please let us know your preferences.  

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