Thank you to all of our clients for making this year’s BBQ season a great success!! We greatly appreciated your business and love to hear all the great reviews you’ve had of our food, chefs and staff. BBQs are some of our favorite events! Until next summer… Happy Grillin’
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Portland Catering would like to thank Washington County for recognition for the “Recycle at Work” award we received last month. Amongst the required conditions a business must follow to be considered for the award we pledged to also:
1. Turn off lights, computers and heat/AC at night.
2. Donate excess food through Fork It Over! To the Portland Rescues Mission and Clackamas County Women’s Shelter
3. Serve food on platters (instead of individually packaged) whenever possible; wash and reuses platters, plastic serving spoons, containers; offer corn forks, knives and cups and china plates/silverware to clients
4. Reduce Gasoline Use: schedule pick-up of platters/chaffers during future trips to clients’ neighborhood. Use Sysco’s eco-sensitive “night drop” service.
5. Digital instead of Paper: Minimal printing of menus- PDF copies emailed to clients whenever possible. Use email for order requests, estimates, invoicing, and payment in most all cases
6. Multiple reuse of cardboard boxes for deliveries before recycling
7. Use Tork brand paper products (100% recycled/ no bleach paper products)
8. Employee carpooling to events from catering kitchen
9. Lighting: Change our regular light bulbs for CFs. Use only skylight illumination in kitchen when adequate.
We have always valued environmentally conscious activities in all aspects of our business. The process of achieving the Washington County Recycle at Work Business Award has helped us realize our environmental values and has encouraged us to be persistent in always finding new ways to improve.
Please feel free to contact us or Washington County (http://www.co.washington.or.us/HHS/SWR/Recycling/AtWork/recycle-at-work.cfm) to learn more about getting your Washington County business recognized!
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What’s happening this summer? An exciting menu crafted by our new executive chef Shawn McCoy. In this menu we have incorporated wonderful local ingredients from the Northwest and feature many new options such as: premium boxed lunches, flat bread pizzas, fresh seasonal salads, new hot entrées using Cous Cous and prawns, and new summer beverages which we hope will be a great hit!
Our premium boxed lunches feature your choice of an Oregon Bay Shrimp salad sandwich or a Grilled Flank Steak sandwich. Uniquely crafted with gourmet flavors, these sandwiches will wow your employees and clients. In addition to the pasta salad and jumbo cookie, premium boxed lunches also come with a side of fresh fruit.
You can find the summer menu on the right side of our homepage or email Katie or Adria for a copy. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with questions or even better orders for your next lunch!
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With help from Portland Catering Company, the Portland Children’s Museum was able to raise $154,000 at their annual Be a Kid Again event- over 50% more than the previous year!
Over 450 adults came together on April 17th to show their support for the Children’s Museum. They participated in games and a silent auction all while snacking on great food and drink!
We were very honored to participate in this great event. Money raised helps the Children’s Museum provide an educational and exciting place for all children to come play and learn!
Please check out the Portland Children’s Museum at http://www.portlandcm.org/index.php
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As of February of 2010, Washington County requires all local business to recycle papers, plastics, cans, bottles, and glass. We are happy to do our part! Below is our pledge at Portland Catering.
Washington County’s ‘Recycle at Work’ Program
1. Use paper made with at least 30% recycled content
2. Purchase at least three recycled-content items
3. Recycle paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and tubs, aluminum, tin, and glass
4. Establish a Green Team or Recycling Coordinator
5. Engage in at least five waste prevention practices
6. Sign-up for Washington County’s electronic business newsletter
7. Have a purchasing policy in place that supports the purchase of recycled-content supplies
8. Engage in one other activity that goes above and beyond the practices listed above
Get involved and Visit: http://www.co.washington.or.us/HHS/SWR/
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We are excited to introduce our 2010 Spring Menu! Filled with fresh fruits and light entrees, it is sure to help you welcome in the spring weather we’ve all been waiting for here in Portland. Spinach Salad, Halibut with Puttanesca Sauce, Quinoa, Blueberry Pie and Strawberry Shortcake! Yum, Yum!
Find a link to it on the right side of our homepage or request a PDF copy to be emailed to you.
adria@portlandcateringcompany.com
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In February and March, we have had a great turn-out at our Monthly Tastings here at our kitchen in Tigard. Brides, Grooms and their guests are invited to try items off their wedding buffets or plated dinners menus. So far, they’ve been a great time for all, filled with good conversation, wedding research and GREAT food! If you are interested in receiving a quote for your wedding, call Katie at 503-620-8855 or email at katie@portlandcateringcompany.com. Once a quote is in hand, we welcome you to any of our month tastings. Come enjoy dinner on us, and let Portland Catering impress you and your fiancé with our fantastic entrees, delicious sides and mouth watering hors d’oeuvresRentals Provided by: Key Event Services, TigardFlowers Provided by: Gina from Bohemian Bouquets
THANK YOU both for helping make Portland Catering Company’s Tastings a Success!
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NEW at Portland Catering Company: Corn Resin Forks and Knives. Want to reduce plastic waste? Biodegradable silverware- just add $.25pp and help lessen our burden on the planet! Manufactured from corn starch, a renewable resource, PLA plastics biodegradable into mostly carbon dioxide and water and are compostable in 6-12 months. Since the resin does not contain BPA, like plastic, it will not leech chemicals into food, drinks or the soil. As always, our plates and bowls are biodegradable. “The resin, known as polylactic acid (PLA), has several things going for it. It’s made from a renewable resource, which means it has a big leg up—both politically and environmentally—on conventional plastic packaging, which uses an estimated 200,000 barrels of oil a day in the United States. Also, PLA is in principle compostable, meaning that it will break down under certain conditions into harmless natural compounds. That could take pressure off the nation’s mounting landfills, since plastics already take up 25 percent of dumps by volume.” Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/plastic.html#ixzz0eazX625X By Elizabeth Royte, Smithsonian Magazine
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Portland Catering Company still has dates available for lunches and holiday parties on most weekdays in December! Planning a last minute event? Great buffet options listed on our website. Main course, choice of starch and salad plus rolls and coffee starting at $14 per person. Call Erin at 503-620-8855
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Watch the website for upcoming seasonal specialties from Portland Catering. Some new entrees include butternut squash ravioli, homemade macaroni & cheese, and apricot dijon glazed chicken. Ring in the holiday season with ginger cookies, pumpkin bars, carmel apple crisp and hot chocolate and cider!
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