Menus
Food brings people together. At Occasions, that starts with the most delicious brainstorming sessions, where everyone adds menu ideas for the coming season, and then our talented culinarians develop all the new dishes. We source the best local and seasonal ingredients and transform them into works of art. Please explore our seasonal selections, as well as the Chef’s recommended menu compositions designed for triumphant events.
SEASONAL Selections
SAMPLE Menus
Explore our catalog below of both fan-favorite and designer-recommended sample menus for any occasion!
Tuscan Market
A fan-favorite Italian buffet menu.
A Most Colorful Union
An all vegan buffet with hors d’oeuvre display.
taste of colorado
Our most loved Colorado-inspired buffet menu.
Colorado Farmer’s Table
A Colorado-inspired family-style menu.
Starlight Canopy
An elegant plated dinner.
Vows at Sunset
A “wedding approved” station menu
High Country BBQ
A classic barbeque menu.
Local Garden
A refreshing spring-inspired buffet.
Sundial Brunch
A brunch buffet with elevated favorites.
Apres-ski celebration
A cozy hors d’oeuvre display.
colorado comforts
A station menu with a Colorado twist.
backyard barbeque
A fan-favorite classic barbeque menu.
Alpenglow appetizers
Our most sought-after passed hors d’oeuvre.
farm fresh feast
An expansive station menu for every taste.
Rocky Mountain meet-up
An hors d’oeuvre party (with empanadas!)
nature’s bounty
A plated menu with a delicious blend of flavors.
rise and shine breakfast
A family-style breakfast menu.
downtown holiday
Elegant and seasonal passed hors d’oeuvre.
high country celebration
Our most popular holiday buffet menu.
holiday cheer
A hearty appetizer display menu.
slopeside chalet
A cozy hors d’oeuvre display menu.
Holiday jubilee
An interactive station and exciting dessert menu.
winter wonderland
An elevated buffet menu.
fireside celebration
A culinary-forward plated duet menu.
nutcracker suite
An expansive curated menu of passed and displayed specialties.
campfire fare
A station menu with a Colorado twist.
homestyle harvest
A fall-inspired buffet menu.
summer brunchin’
A station menu with refreshing summer flavors.
golden hour gathering
A culinary-forward plated dinner.
black tie affair
An elegant pre-selected plated dinner.
garden harvest
A healthy lunch perfect for meetings.
fresh start breakfast
A classic family style breakfast.
cross-continental CANAPÉS
A hors d’oeuvre menu with global flavors.
Custom menus for Any Occasion
SO THAT ALL May Eat
Everyone wants to be able to enjoy the food at your event, so we seamlessly integrate dietary accommodations into our menu designs. Our menus are chock full of gluten free, vegetarian, vegan, and dairy free items, and we’re happy to design a menu around any allergy or preference. On your event day, our onsite team knows what’s in your food, so they can answer any guest question and steer them through their choices.
HOW DO THEY Do That
The rockstar team that prepares your food has two parts – our production group that works in our state-of-the-art headquarters kitchen, and our event chefs that build the onsite kitchen and finish your menu a la minute. It’s a glorious partnership and a site to behold!
Starting two weeks before your event, the production team meticulously crafts the prep instructions for each event and orders ingredients. They use advanced cooking techniques like sous vide circulators and digital steam ovens, and make sauces and dressings from scratch, to prepare this week’s events. Prepped ingredients are staged on dedicated carts and coolers for each event.
On your event day, the lead event chef checks through a detailed manifest to be sure they have every ingredient and all the required equipment, and they help the captain load the truck before heading to the venue. There, they fire commercial ovens and start sous vide baths, organize ingredients to match the menu, and guide their event culinary team so everything is ready according to schedule.
This complex behind-the-scenes ballet means you and your guests enjoy the freshest food, prepared by a dedicated team that is focused on creating a delicious experience at every event.
What’s Cooking in the kitchen
Innovation never stops at Occasions Catering, and the sources of ideas are endless. Our purveyors present us with new ingredients to try. An inspiration wakes one of us up, and we jot some notes to share with colleagues. Instagram and Tik Tok spark a new idea. A client makes a creative suggestion at their tasting.
We are always experimenting, always working to improve the guest experience and delight the guests at the events we cater. Because food is an essential part of our relentless mission to make the world a better place, one event at a time.
Our Purveyors
