While we understand barbecuing as a type of food preparation, on another level, it is a celebration of open-air, community, and good times. A BBQ can be a flavourful addition to a casual backyard get-together, a corporate team-building event, or a truly unique wedding reception. While a barbecue is a simple event, a great catering solution can help you increase the level of engagement so everyone can leave with a smile on their face. Here are five catering BBQ ideas to achieve that.
Backyard BBQ Bash
For any casual occasion that calls for fraternising with friends and family over a plate of food, the Backyard BBQ Bash makes a great setting. It welcomes guests into your backyard with a boisterously fun outdoor atmosphere for your catering barbecue event.
Theme and Decorations
Either go for retro-cabin rural or industrial-urban modern in your backyard BBQ – the choice is yours. Simple checkered tablecloths; string lights; Mason jars with wildflowers – you got it.
Menu Ideas
Meats – smoked ribs (beef, pork, seafood), brisket, sausages Vegetarian – grilled zucchini, corn on the cob Sides – coleslaw, baked beans, etc Potato salad – everybody should learn to make this side.
Entertainment Options
Bands can perform live, outdoor lawn games – cornhole – can be set up, and there’s even a s’mores station at a fire pit.
Corporate Cookout
Pump up professional networking by adding the casual ambience of a barbecue into your Corporate Cookout. This type of company event screams ‘team building’, providing a down-to-earth space where boundaries that usually keep everyone in their place are temporarily erased.
Setting the Professional Tone
Select a park or outdoor space that allows for large gatherings, ideally with tenting or canopies to provide shade.
Catering Choices
Go for the sort of gourmet BBQ options that would feed a cast of hungry porn stars: prime cuts of meats and seafoods with a chef on hand to describe all the tasty bits.
Team-Building Activities
Host a team-building exercise such as a BBQ sauce-making competition or a grill master competition across departments.
Wedding BBQ Feast
Celebrate your nuptials in style by having a Wedding BBQ Feast – a hybrid of a traditional wedding and a barbecue, it lets your guests embrace both the pomp and ceremony and sense of relaxation that comes from feasting on tasty food.
Integrating BBQ into a Wedding Setting
Drape white linens and arrange fresh roses around your BBQ stations, and suddenly the BBQ is worthy of a wedding.
Menu for All Ages
Give yourself an upscale element – lamb chops or even shrimp skewers, for instance – while continuing to serve the familiar palate-pleasers for the younger members of the group.
Special Touches
A little personalised BBQ sauce (Yes, I have done this) could be a fun wedding favour – whatever the occasion, a late-night snack station of mini burgers and hot dogs is a great thing to have around.
BBQ Picnic in the Park
Use the outdoors and have a BBQ Picnic in the Park. BBQ Picnic in the Park is a fantastic idea for a picnic where you enjoy our usual barbeque and meals right in the magnificent scenery of your local parks. This idea is perfect for family days out or even corporate events and community outings.
Choosing the Right Spot
Choose a lovely park that has tables and chairs, or is big and lovely enough so you can supply plenty of picnic tables and a few sun umbrellas for when the afternoon heats up.
Picnic-Style BBQ Foods
Keep hors d’oeuvres light and make good barbecued foods that are easy to eat on the go with finger foods and dips. For example, have a dozen sliders and six wraps, and an abundance of grilled chicken drumsticks.
Fun and Games
Erect a volleyball net or hold a kite-flying contest. Something that children and adults can do will make it a fun day out.
Beach BBQ Gathering
An event with the purpose of adding an additional touch to a day at the beach, and making the afternoon outing a Beach BBq Gathering. This party integrates the elements of sun, sand and surf in a way that could help implement a variety of social, family reunions as well as a jammed-packed casual corporate meeting.
Beachside Decor and Setup
Decorate with beach umbrellas, sandcastles, and a homemade dancefloor; add tiki torches and bamboo seating.
Seafood on the Grill
The outdoor setting is ideal for cooking freshly caught seafood such as lobsters, clams and fish fillets. Complete the meal with light salads and tropical fruit.
Safety and Permits
Make sure your event has proper permits, and think about safety – does your event have a designated area for swimming, lifeguards, and so forth?
Make Your BBQ Catering Event Unique
Remember the point of this? The only way to make sure your BBQ catering is truly a memorable experience is by making every detail fit the theme and the guests. Whether the decorations, the menus or the activities, tailoring your event according to all your tastes will guarantee a diverse group of guests to go home with great memories. Now that you have known all these five different BBQ catering ideas, you can throw a series of heterogeneous events to please everyone without losing that familiar barbecue atmosphere.
