Family Style Wedding Reception Catering

Looking for something less formal than a seated plated meal for your wedding reception, yet more intimate than a typical buffet style menu?  As a caterer in the Washington DC and Northern Virginia community, we are seeing more requests for Family Style Service.  Catering staff will circulate with passed appetizers and stations during the cocktail…

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Healthy Menu Tips for 2016

Northern Virginia Catering:  Salad for Dinner Best Catered Salad EVER! I LOVE Summer Salads with ingredients fresh off the grill.  One of my favorites is a bed of mixed field greens tossed with a balsamic vinaigrette.  On top of this go tiny golden farmer’s market grape tomatoes, chopped chives or scallion, dried cranberries otherwise known…

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Northern Virginia Catering Pasta Ideas

Bow Tie Pasta Salad Pasta! When we cater a wedding reception in the Washington DC metropolitan area, almost all of our menus will feature a pasta side dish.  With the growing gluten free pasta options now available, we can offer a pasta option for any diet.  One of our most popular warm weather options is…

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Northern Virginia Caterer Rocking Reviews

Miniature Chicken and Waffles As the owner of Catering By Teatime, a local caterer in the Washington DC metropolitan community, I am blessed by the abundance of wonderful reviews left by many of our former clients.   Christie:  “As far as the menu – Ruth created a passed appetizer for us, to honor one of my…

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Heatlhy Menu ideas for 2016

Cooking with Kale and Ancient Grains As a caterer in the Washington DC area, I have heard for years the many benefits of Kale, “the queen of the greens”.  It’s always been a little too Green for me eaten raw, but I have discovered gently sauteed is the way to go.  While enjoying a Sunday…

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Virginia Country Weddings

Catering in Middleburg VA – Middleburg Community Center Sarah and Mark Entrance to Middleburg Community Center   Recently weekend we had the honor of catering the wedding reception of Sarah and Mark at the Middleburg Community Center in Middleburg VA www.middleburgcommunitycenter.com.   An easy hour drive from Washington DC through Virginia countryside.  As printed in their…

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Best Caterer Northern Virginia

Cast and Crew of Catering By Teatime Happy Valentine’s Day from the cast and crew of Catering By Teatime, a Northern Virginia Catering company for 33 years.  Our tag line, “Congratulations!  You have found your perfect caterer!”  Stop the search and let’s start talking. We do have fun.  And that is what your next event…

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Chocolate Weddings!

Chocolate Fudge Truffles aka Death Balls Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and once again our thoughts melt towards Chocolate! Catering By Teatime serves our famous Chocolate Fudge Truffles at many wedding receptions as the perfect chocoholic indulgence. A former client ironically nick named them “Death Balls”. While the February holiday often elicits cravings…

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Eat This Pie NOW!

Red Velvet Whoopie Pie Here’s a Valentine inspired question:  What food could you not live without?  A recent column in the food section of the Washington Post Newspaper www.washingtonpost.com titled “Food We Love” asked editors to provide stories of their favorite food items, memories, can’t live without ideas.  So I ask you readers – what…

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The Very Best Catering in Northern Virginia

Catering By Teatime at Old Town Hall Fairfax VA How gorgeous is that salad?!?!  Nothing more refreshing and delicious at a warm summer wedding reception than Ruth’s House Salad.  This time we mix it up a bit using Mixed Greens, Tomato, Scallion, Dried Cranberry, Toasted Pecans – and instead of our traditional Gorgonzola Cheese we…

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Caterer in Northern Virginia

Old Town Hall Fairfax VA Catering with Catering By Teatime Newly Mr. and Mrs. enjoying a cocktail before dinner   Catering By Teatime is always delighted to cater at one of our favorite Northern Virginia wedding reception venues in the heart of Fairfax City, VA:  Old Town Hall www.weddingsinfairfax.com And what a fantastic bride and…

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Northern Virginia Catering

Teatime’s Staff THE BEST! Staff of Catering By Teatime “Ruth MacBean, pictured center, is the owner of Teatime Delicacies, Inc. Her staff is consistently complimented on their warmth, style, and attention to detail. Whether they are behind the scenes in the kitchen or on the floor serving, Teatime is there to make your most special…

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Catering Spring Wedding Dreams in Northern Virginia

  Catering Spring Wedding Dreams Let it snow…..  Once again, hours before Snow Insanity arrives in Washington DC, Catering By Teatime is preparing to cater a luncheon reception at St. Francis Hall, next to the Franciscan Monastery. www.myfranciscan.org We have been grateful to have this opportunity for several years, and the threat of a major…

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Old Town Hall Fairfax City Virginia Catering

Catering with Teatime Delicacies, Inc. at Old Town Hall, Fairfax VA Bridal Party posing for photos in garden outside Old Town Hall, Fairfax VA   Catering By Teatime caters many wedding receptions at the historic Old Town Hall in Fairfax Virginia www.fairfaxva.gov  Conveniently located in the heart of Fairfax City,  VA – Old Town Hall…

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Maryland Wedding Caterer

Montgomery County Maryland Wedding Venues with Catering By Teatime Lodge at Little Seneca Creek   Catering By Teatime not only caters wedding receptions throughout Washington DC and Northern Virginia, we also serve awesome venues in Montgomery County MD as well as Prince George’s County MD.  A hidden gem is the Lodge at Little Seneca Creek…

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