{"id":791,"date":"2012-09-10T13:30:25","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T13:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themanorrestaurant.com\/blog\/?p=791"},"modified":"2023-01-03T14:45:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T19:45:34","slug":"cocktail-party-menu-carving-station-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/cocktail-party-menu-carving-station-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocktail Party Menu: Carving Station Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Carving Station Trends<\/p><\/div>\n

When budget wedding<\/strong> guides say to \u2018cut out the carving station\u2019 as a way to save money, they\u2019re talking about weddings <\/strong>that are planned in non-bridal locations, and self-catered. At an upscale wedding reception venue<\/a>,<\/strong> carving stations are included in the entire wedding catering package<\/strong>. So you can very well include a carving station, or two, in your cocktail party plan.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also a fallacy that wedding<\/a><\/strong> guests don\u2019t want carving station items during the cocktail party,<\/strong> since they plan to have a meat entr\u00e9e during the dinner hour. Guests actually look forward to carving stations, so that they can enjoy a variety of fine gourmet wedding foods<\/strong> during your entire wedding event. If a guest chooses a slice of roast suckling pig at the cocktail party, for instance, their wedding meal is more enjoyable with their choice of chateaubriand, free range chicken breast, venison or filet mignon.<\/p>\n

Carving stations are very popular cocktail party fare,<\/strong> since wedding guests don\u2019t get these particular tastes often, nor do they get finely-cooked, juicy, tender, grade-A meats during their weekly dining experiences.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the most popular carving station choices:<\/p>\n