Can you cater a communion party in a town garden?

Yes. A town garden behind a terraced house is often big enough for the tent and the oven. What we do need is a 2.5-metre gap for bringing in the equipment. Send us a few photos and we will look together at whether that can go via the front door, the garage or a back lane.

When does the team arrive on the day of the party?

Expect us to arrive 90 minutes before the first pizza. In that time the oven heats up and we arrange the work area, so you can welcome the family without any more lugging going on. When the last dolci are gone, we clean the work area and the waste goes back with us.

Does our group have to be a certain size?

No. A birthday with fifteen people works just as well as an anniversary with two hundred. Roughly a hundred and fifty guests is where we add a second baking station, so even a big family gets its slice on time.

Can you also come during the carnival days?

That depends on the location. During carnival the centre of Aalst is very busy and many streets are closed. On a private location outside the centre it goes more smoothly. Tell us where and when your party takes place, and we will look together at what is feasible.

Pizza catering in Aalst

Parties in Aalst are big, loud and family-centred, with the carnival spirit never far away. Pizza catering with a wood-fired oven fits: pizza in rounds, everyone at the table and an oven that keeps the pace up.

Big families, one oven

One oven handles about a hundred and fifty guests without effort; a true Aalst family party with still more people gets a second baking station.

Communions and spring parties

In spring the diary fills with First Communions and lentefeesten (coming-of-age celebrations). Pizza in slices works for children and grandparents at the same table.

Town garden or party hall

A narrow garden behind a terraced house or the courtyard of a party hall: we adapt the set-up, with the oven always in the open air.

Parties the Aalst way

Aalst is known for its carnival, and anyone who knows the town knows the festive spirit isn’t limited to three days before Lent. A communion, a birthday or an anniversary is also celebrated here with plenty of people and little ceremony. Uncles, aunts, neighbours and friends from the football club join in, and the party lasts as long as there is something on the table.

That calls for a formula that doesn’t stop after one plate. Here, Pizza à volonté means six to ten kinds, in shareable slices, round after round. Latecomers miss nothing: the next pizza is already on its way. Children find their margherita, the adults try pizzas with a bit more character, and nobody has to choose.

For those who want the full works there is the Full experience: first aperitivo with antipasti, bruschetta and focaccia from the oven, then the pizzas and finally dolci such as tiramisu and cannoli. A limoncello or an Aperol rounds it off. Service runs around two hours, sometimes half an hour more, with room for a speech or a song.

Terraced houses, farms and party halls

In Aalst many families live in terraced houses with a garden at the back. That is no problem: a level patch of grass or terrace is enough for a small three-by-three tent, and through a back entrance or the garage we manage with a gap of 2.5 metres. Smoke from burning wood must be able to escape, so the oven stays under open sky or an open awning.

Outside the centre, towards Erpe-Mere, Lede or Haaltert, there are farms and party halls with spacious courtyards. A four-by-four metre tent is easily set up there, and the oven becomes the heart of the party. In rain we look together for a canopy or a party tent, so the guests stay dry and the pizzas keep coming.

Dough and dietary wishes

The dough rests for two to three days on natural sourdough, with no commercial yeast involved. That makes it airy and easier to digest, which is no luxury at a long family party. The ingredients come straight from Italy, and we compile the menu with you, tuned to what your family likes to eat.

In a large family there are always dietary wishes. Vegetarian pizzas are part of the menu as standard. For an aunt who eats gluten-free or a nephew who lives vegan, we prepare separate pizzas on request in a divided work area. The allergen list arrives before the party, so nobody is forgotten when you plan.

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