Family reunions, church picnics, company cookouts: summer is when we cater the most events of the year, and it makes sense. Pit-smoked BBQ with sides like baked beans, mac n cheese, and potato salad holds up well for outdoor gatherings and feeds a crowd without anyone standing over a grill. Fried items we'd steer you away from for a catering spread -- onion rings and hushpuppies don't hold long once they're out of the fryer.
It's the season when the widest range of events all land on our calendar at once. A church picnic wants trays of chopped BBQ and slaw that can sit out through an afternoon of fellowship. A company cookout wants something that feels like a step up from the usual hot dogs without anyone on staff having to man a grill in the heat. A family reunion wants enough food, and enough variety, to satisfy three generations of opinions about what "real barbecue" is supposed to taste like. Pit-smoked BBQ handles all three without changing what's actually on the tray.
There's also a practical reason outdoor summer events lean on caterers instead of DIY grilling: nobody wants to be the one standing over hot coals in July while everyone else is under the shade tent. Having food arrive already smoked, chopped, and ready to serve means the host actually gets to be at their own party.
Having food arrive already smoked, chopped, and ready to serve means the host actually gets to be at their own party.
We cater events of any size, and the earlier you get in touch, the easier it is for us to lock in your date during our busiest stretch of the year. Summer weekends fill up the way spring graduation weekends do, clustering around the dates everyone naturally wants: long weekends, the Fourth of July stretch, and the run of Saturdays through June, July, and August when reunions and picnics tend to happen.
Call (704) 735-1112 or fill out the catering quote form and we'll take it from there. Same process as any other season: we talk through your headcount and setting, size the order to fit, and send the same pit-smoked food that's been coming off our fire since 1971, just packed up and ready to travel to wherever your gathering is happening.