Catering in Washington DC: Summer Salad Daze Revisited!

“Grilled Romain Heart Summer Salad” Summer Salads with Teatime Delicacies, Inc. is one of my favorite menus to explore.  The most recent adventure featured Grilled Romain Hearts topped with Fresh Sugar and Gold Corn on the Cob, Gorgonzola Cheese and Balsamic Vinaigrette.  Match this with a couple of slices of Buffalo Chicken Pizza, and you…

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Catering with…Whoopie Pies! in Washington DC

Most Excellent Snack Ever.    My buddy Art, he LOVES a good Whoopie Pie.  I am from Maine, and he often vacations there.  Years ago he mentioned his travels with the aforementioned  Pie.  Apparently can’t get enough of them.  I’m a caterer, I like a challenge.  This doesn’t involve a kitchen with no water.  It…

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Catering In Winter Washington DC

not moving. at. all. “We have a wedding on Saturday.  4 days from right now.  Outside,  in a heated tent.  And there’s a major snow storm forecast for tomorrow.  Excellent.  I think I will just pretend I’m sitting here poolside deciding on what to drink…”  we are not in Maine any more, honey “No,…

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Catering at St. Francis Hall in Washington DC

“Great Job, Ruth!! The food was absolutely Yummy!!” – Thanks from our hostess at the St. Francis Hall in Washington DC. www.myfranciscan.org  located at 1340 Quincy St., N.E. Washington, DC 20017 St. Francis Hall is a charming event space adjacent to the beautiful Franciscan Monastery in the quiet Brookland neighborhood of northeast Washington, DC.  Built…

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Ruth Talks about Catering in the Washington DC and Northern VIrginia suburbs

“It’s all about the butter, baby!” Here’s the other side of Ruth MacBean, owner of Teatime Delicacies, Inc.  I started Teatime almost by accident.  I was a musician, a club singer over 30 years ago in New York City.  Different life, different marriage.  When I first landed in Alexandria VA I was bar tending at…

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Catering News 2013!!! Washington DC and Northern Virginia.

Teatime is delighted to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Award for 2013!  FIVE, count that, FIVE years in a row!!!  Teatime has won this prestigious award as determined by reviews from past clients.  WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards 2013 recognizes the top five percent of wedding professionals nationwide. Many of our clients have taken the time…

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Catering with the Best Staff Ever

Blue Cake Ruth Bob is getting married on Friday.  My dear friend and former staff person of many years has found his gal, and the knot gets tied in 3 days.  I am honored to be his caterer.  He recently provided me with a heartfelt note detailing his years with Teatime, “You’re the best Ruth. …

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The Caterer interviews one of WeddingWire Photographers

Now THAT’S a CAR! As a caterer I know how to suggest finding a wedding caterer for your wedding, but I really have no idea what you need to know when searching for a wedding photographer, so I asked Jay Farrell, a Nashville, TN based freelance photographer specializing in journalistic wedding photography, portraiture, and fine art. …

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The Caterer asks the Dj: What about those iPods??

Gotta Dance!!!! Teatime thought she would ask some of her fellow vendors to weigh in on the blog postings with wedding and/or event related subjects for a change of pace! I asked Dave Melton of Black Tie Djs http://www.musicaldj.com located right here in Washington DC what he thought about the increasing usage of iPods at wedding…

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Teatime Delicacies Caters Her Own Dinner!!

well, that screams yummy… What does a caterer eat for dinner the day after catering TWO wedding receptions?  Whatever is left over – creatively!  Stir fried some scallions and diced tomatoes (left from Ruth’s House Salad), snow peas, pasta, feta , sun dried tomato and dill (from Farfelle Pasta Salad w/ Feta, Sun dried Tomato…

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What Our Reviews Say About Teatime Delicacies Catering, Inc.

Staff at the George Washington Masonic Temple Owner Ruth MacBean (r) with Terri We are so very blessed to have an abundance of rave reviews on www.weddingwire.com and having just attended a day long conference at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC yesterday, I have taken the time to reflect on how these reviews brand…

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