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Birthday Party Food

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Non-bbq picnic food for birthday party picnic

May 2004

We're going to have a picnic-in-the-park birthday party and want to bring (cater?) food without having to barbecue (so we can enjoy the party). Any recommendations for types of food and/or specific restaurants that cater? Thanks. Drea

How about pasta salad, chips, dips, crackers, cheeses, rollup sandwiches (made with lavosh bread, cream cheese, vegies, turkey), pre-made chicken. Or you could do deli platters and salads. Amanda

We used Rick & Ann's near the Claremont for our son's 3-year birthday party. Go to their Web site (I think it's www.rickandanns.com) and check out their offerings and prices. You can email them with questions and arrange for pickup at your convenience. The food is awesome and I thought reasonably priced compared to some other places we checked. Laura

We just had my son's 1st birthday party at a park. We had Togo's sandwich trays, which were awesome. We got two trays that each had three kinds of sandwiches to choose from. You can pick any type that you want. They were ready to go right on time (right when they opened), and they were very helpful and friendly... I got them from the Togo's at El Cerrito Plaza. We just supplied chips and drinks (and a cake, course) and were able to enjoy the party!! Have fun! Jen

Check out the fried chicken boxed meals at Albertsons. We did that for one of my son's parties. It was pretty inexpensive and included potato salad or macaroni salad and bread. If you combine this with bagged ceasar salad mix (very cheap at Costco) it should be pretty easy to pull off. a lazy mom

My son has a summer birthday and I have had success preparing a variety of salads. Something with meat, something totally veggie and some sort of third option. The food always disappears and it's easy to move around. Usually it's warm so the food temp is appreciated. DL

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