We met a lot of great people yesterday and got to share what makes Calvert Café & Catering so unique. Thanks to everyone who stopped by. Hope you enjoyed the free coffee and smoothie samples!

Big thanks to the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce for hosting this great event.

Calvert Café & Catering will be exhibiting at the 2010 Business Expo, Raleigh’s largest business-to-business tradeshow. The event is hosted by The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and The News and Observer Publishing Company, and will showcase the services and products of more than 300 area businesses.

Visit us at Booth #558, and enjoy samples of our fair-trade coffee and fresh fruit smoothies, and learn how we can help you with your local catering needs.

The Expo runs for one day only (Wendesday, April 28) from 9:30AM–5PM and will be located at the NC State Fairgrounds in the Jim Graham Building. For more info visit www.raleighchamber2.org/bizexpo

Calvert Café & Catering will be sponsoring the Harmony Hope & Healing concert on Saturday, April 24th. The concert, a benefit for Pretty in Pink, will be held at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in the Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh, NC and will feature the International Barbershop Quartet Champions.

CLICK HERE for ticket prices and times.

For more information about Pretty in Pink, visit www.prettyinpinkfoundation.org

Spring is here and what better way for your office to celebrate than by booking Calvert Cafe & Catering to bring you and your entire office some liquid sunshine with our fresh, delicious smoothie bar. We cater the best ingredients (think luscious strawberries, golden pineapple, juicy mango, blueberries bursting with vitamins and flavor — well, you get the picture) and make your icy-wonderful smoothies to order while you watch.

Call or email us today and schedule a Spring Smoothie break for your office. We’ll handle all the details.  You just enjoy.

If there were one month out of the year that should be deemed a Local Triangle Holiday, it would start the second Thursday in March and go through the first Monday in April. March ushers in the opening rounds of both the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Tournaments in college basketball, and we’re here to help you and your office celebrate!

We’ve got all the details covered:

•  Tailgate munchies

•  Hors D’eurves

•  Smoothie Party

•  Large screen TVs

•  Projectors

•  Decorations

•  Large tournament bracket poster

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:

ACC Tournament

March 12–15*

NCAA Tournament

March 16–April 5*

*Some games are played during normal business hours. Call for info on times.
If renting a TV, please reserve your booking a week pior to event.

Availability is limited. Contact us today to book your catered party!

St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. Contact us today today to book your catered party!

Looking for a unique last minute idea to celebrate the holidays for your friends or at the office?  Let us bring you one of our signature holiday breakfasts.  Call us today to book a holiday breakfast.  Here is an example of one of our hearty breakfast options:

•    Organic coffee and spiced apple cider
•    Assorted pastries and muffins
•    Glazed, sliced gingerbread and pumpkin spice bread
•    Hot ham and cheese croissants
•    Bacon and eggs on buttermilk biscuits
•    Fresh fruit display

Are you having trouble deciding how to say, “Happy Holidays!” to your clients, tenants, or coworkers?  How about a custom holiday gift basket from Calvert Café & Catering?  These gift baskets are a practical and generous way to express your sentiments.

You can choose from one of two options:

Option 1:
Includes coffee mugs, a half pound of our organic, fair-trade coffee, assorted gourmet milk and dark chocolates,  ¼ lb bag of chocolate covered espresso beans, and a gift certificate for Calvert Catering in any denomination from $20-$1000.  This basket will come fully decorated and shrink wrapped with plastic.

Option 2:
Includes a custom assortment of individually wrapped mini muffins & pastries, chocolate-covered espresso beans, gourmet holiday-themed candies and fair trade & organic coffee beans.  Finish off your perfect gift basket by adding a gift card from any local retailer (including massages, Best Buy, a car detailing, golf, Whole Foods, etc.)

Baskets from either option vary in price.  Here are the typical price ranges for offices:

20-30 people  =  $40-$80
50-60 people  = $100-$180
80-100 people = $200-$350

Let us take care of your Christmas shopping this year.  Buy a customizable Calvert Café & Catering gift basket and we’ll make sure it’s the best holiday gift they’ve ever received! This is just one more way Calvert brings you the full service catering you expect from the best local caterer in town.

Contact us for more info and to order your basket today.

As always, our published menu is still going to be just a starting place.  We offer a fully customizable menu to fit your specific needs and budgets.  Feel free to call us for a consultation.

STANDING PORK LOIN ROAST

1 bone-in pork loin (2.5 lbs – 5 lbs)
Garlic cloves, slightly pressed
1 cup flour
1/2 cup Tones Canadian Steak Seasoning
1/4 cup Durkee Steak Dust
1/4 cup Durkee Grill Seasoning
Couple of grinds of fresh pepper
Olive oil

•    Set oven rack one below middle and then preheat to 500°F. Rinse off roast with cold water and pat dry.

•    Pierce roast all around 1/2″ or so and stuff with slightly pressed garlic cloves.

•    Cooks Note:  We use a sharp paring knife and make small X’s in the meat to insert garlic, strips of salt pork and sprigs of fresh herbs.

•    Brush whole roast with olive oil and set aside. Mix all other ingredients in a Freezer bag or one large enough to hold roast. Put roast in bag and shake until covered well, pressing the seasons into the roast. Take a shallow baking pan and cover with foil. Place a rack in the pan to keep the roast off the pan fat side up. Roast at 500°F for 20 minutes then reduce oven temperature to 250°F.

•    Set timer for 1 1/2 hour. Check roast with meat thermometer; it should read around 150°F. When internal temperature reaches 160°F, remove roast from oven and allow to rest for 20 minutes; then carve.