It is the time of the year again when our mailboxes would be greeted by endless questions from our readers, and one of the most common of them all? “Which caterer would you recommend for a private party?”

We used to not know how to reply such questions, until we found faith in Orange Clove - a proud winner of “Best Corporate Caterer” and the Overall Winner for Singapore Prestige Brand Award – Promising Brand Category. We’ve heard so much about them, and friends have always sang praises of their service and quality. We’ve sampled, and we now understand why they are a perennial favourite when it come to catering. Whether it is a corporate celebration or an intimate Christmas party with your family and loved ones, Orange Clove will make you the hero for your party and event, with its Christmas menu providing options that will fit every tastebud and budget.

Throwing a party for a big group and have yet to start on the planning? Not to worry because Orange Clove will come to the rescue and make you the hero for your party and corporate events. This year, Orange Clove has come up with three different Christmas menus that range from S$25/pax to S$45/pax.

The ten-course Heart & Home (S$25/pax, min 40 pax) includes a honey Christmas Ham Platter with Orange Clove’s signature dip, and a Herb-scented Oven Baked Chicken with an uplifting orange infused BBQ sauce. The menu also features Deep-fried Ocean Catch Fillet with a sweet chilli vinaigrette, Crumbled Scallops with spicy tartar dip, as well as Petit French Gateau including NY Cheesecake, Brownie, Toffee and Red Velvet. Don’t we all love a good feasting in the comfort of our nest?

And what’s Christmas without having the Traditional Roast Turkey stuffed with chestnut in pan jus and cranberry sauce? Quite the perfect menu, the Make Merry (S$35/pax, min 40 pax) Christmas menu. Start off your feast with the Duo Cold Cut of Roasted Beef and Chicken Ham, and move on to a classically delightful Caesar Salad that is generously topped with Norwegian Smoked Salmon. Baked River Cobbler Fillet, Sliced Beef in Hickory Black Pepper Sauce, Tomato Paella Rice and Christmas Cake with Candied Fruits are other highlights that you can look forward to and spoil your palates silly with.

Orange Clove’s Sprightly Santa (S$45/pax, min 40 pax) is a joyful combination of European and Asian favourites, and this should be your option if you are looking to cater to different generations and demographics so as to ensure everyone has something they are familiar with.

Appetisers include Shrimp with Honey Melon in Cocktail Sauce and Christmas Gourmet Ham Platter with Orange Clove’s Dip. Some of the star mains are the regular stuffed Traditional Roasted Turkey Breast, Baked Half Shell Sea Scallop Mornay, Braised Broccoli with Abalone Mushroom and Carrot Flower, and Seafood Fried Rice topped with FIsh Floss. And because it is Christmas, you deserve a sweet treat. From this menu, tuck in to the pleasurable Frosty Raspberry Vanilla Log Cake and Bread and Butter Pudding Creme Anglaise.

Beyond the splendid treats from the three Christmas menus, you can also order additional portions of your favourite festive dishes (Yay! More food!) such as Whole Lamb Leg Bone-in (S$88.80/2kg), Roasted Beef Strip Loin (S$48.80/1.5kg), Chipolata Sausage Platter (S$38.80 for 40 pcs) and Traditional Roast Turkey (S$98.80/4.5kg). Christmas is only once a year – just go all out and feed all your guests with the bests from Orange Clove! Tis’ the season to be feasting!

And if you are throwing a small and intimate party at home, Orange Clove’s Rejoice Party Pack (S$299 for 8-10 pax) will promise a seamless experience and no one needs to slog it out in the kitchen to prepare dinner. Let the talented chefs at Orange Clove do the hard work for you, while you will be solely in-charge of eating and enjoying. That’s how a party should be like!

Citibank cardholders get an exclusive Early Bird promotion of 10% off Orange Clove’s Christmas menu, 5% off Festive menus, complimentary 2 jars of Christmas cookies with a minimum spend of S$1,500 (on food items).

For other corporate clients, place your catering orders before 7 Dec 2014 to enjoy S$50 catering credits for Christmas ala carte items with a minimum spend of S$1,000 (on food items). Household clients get a free 1kg chocolate fudge logcake for buffets that are ordered before 7 Dec 2014.

If you are planning your Christmas party, give Orange Clove at a call at their festive hotline +65 6515 0991 or email sales@orangeclove.com.sg. To find out the latest promotions from Orange Clove, go to orangeclove.com.sg  and like Orange Clove on Facebook.

This post is brought to you by Orange Clove.

From cocktail reception to Christmas parties, seminar luncheons, weddings and birthday celebrations, buffets and sit down dinners for your corporate events, there are many gatherings every year and what better way to unite people than to feed them well?

However, it can be a challenge trying to put everything together; those who have had to bear the responsibilities of organising an event would know the pain. And the biggest and most common problem is to find the one caterer that is reputable, reliable and has options to satisfy all palates.

Options are aplenty, and there are many players in the market. Orange Clove Catering (orangeclove.com.sg) is always a top-of-mind name, and having sampled their culinary skills lately, we are even more convinced that they are the ones to turn to when you need a caterer – whatever the occasion may be, they will offer the most ideal solutions and have you earn the title of a heroic host.

ORANGE CLOVE GREAT GATSBY APPRECIATION NIGHT

Some time this month, we had the honour to attend Orange Clove’s Great Gatsby appreciation dinner. It was a glitzy night with elaborate set-up that was every bit befitting of the Great Gatsby theme, a night to celebrate another year of success, a night to remember all the happy clients whom Orange Clove had catered to for the past year.

We were pampered by Sous Chef William and his esteemed team, and dinner was a beautiful 4-course spread which featured Pan-seared Scallop with black olives, tomato tapenade with asparagus, and petite salad drizzled with balsamic; Double Boiled Chicken Consummé with quail egg roulade; Slow Cooked Cod Fish with wild mushroom roulade; and Poached Pear with French Vanilla Ice Cream.

Your every day ingredients were used, but with the team’s creative minds and impressive culinary skills, we were treated to creativity and surprises beyond those seemingly simple dishes.

Now, who said caterers only dish our boring and predictable food?

LAUNCH OF CAPTAIN 500 – A FOOD TRUCK THAT SERVES LOW-CALORIE FOOD OF 500 KCALS AND BELOW

Fancy having a food truck at your event or party? Mark down Captain 500 – a new service that has recently been introduced by Orange Clove. It is essentially a food truck that serves low-calorie food of 500 kcals and below to promote a healthy lifestyle for consumers. All that talk about being a health nut need not be ditched just because you have a party! You can still merry-make with guilt-free indulgences.

Besides, it makes you look so cool to have a food truck, right? As kids, we used to be so excited about Milo trucks. But hey, this is even better! This truck comes with so much food! Definitely Instagram-worthy too, we’d say. Your guests will be very pleased.

ORANGE CLOVE CHRISTMAS MENU 2014

Christmas won’t be the same without the usual festive goodies like ham, roast turkey and log cake, but the team at Orange Clove has been working hard to come up with new creations including Strawberry Panna Cotta and Sliced Beef in Barbeque Black Pepper Sauce. Tis’ the season to be jolly, and feast!

ORANGE CLOVE TEA BLEND

Orange Clove has also partner Clipper Tea to introduce its exclusive OC Tea Blend – a comforting brew of Ceylon green tea, peppermint, orange peel and marigold flowers.

ORANGE CLOVE CATERS TO ALL OCCASIONS

Orange Clove caters to all occasions and they are your best catering partner to work with to put up a splendid show for your guests. If you have an upcoming event/party, you can refer to Orange Clove’s website to see the menus for the various events.

Besides offering consistently good food and services, Orange Clove also provides thematic planning. The bankers can entrust their events to the Finance team for they know best what you are looking out for, as with the Property team, as with the Fashion team… you get the idea. Also in alliance is a list of venue partners that they work closely with – like The Arts House, Changi Cove, Goodman Arts Centre and The Star Performing Arts Centre – and this further expands your venue planning options and possibilities.

No more fretting about your catering issues, just leave everything to Orange Clove and they will make you a hero in your guests’ eyes.

To request for a quote for catering, you can call Orange Clove at +65 6515 0991, email enquiry@orangeclove.com.sg, go to orangeclove.com.sg  and like Orange Clove on Facebook.

This post is brought to you by Orange Clove.