Can you cater a party for more than a hundred family members?

Certainly. At that turnout we plan two baking spots side by side from a hundred and fifty people, each with its own pizzaiolo. A rough count is enough when you enquire; you give the exact number once the reply cards are in.

Is a garden near the Brechtse Heide suitable for a wood-fired oven?

Yes. Heath ground and pine needles burn quickly, so the oven goes on a bare or paved spot, well away from shrubs and low branches. If it has been dry for weeks, we discuss beforehand what extra caution is appropriate, and you can check with the municipality whether a temporary fire ban applies.

What can the children eat?

The young crowd in Brecht eats no differently from elsewhere: tomato, mozzarella and maybe some ham. Those flavours come in the first rounds, so the children are quickly fed and can then play, while the adults only get the more distinctive pizzas later.

How long does the service last?

The baking itself takes about two hours, occasionally a little more. Before that comes roughly an hour and a half of set-up, and afterwards our clearing up. For a party that starts at four, we are there around half past two and gone before the dessert coffee is cold.

Pizza catering in Brecht

In Brecht family parties are big: cousins, in-laws and neighbours who all deserve a place at the table. Our pizza catering makes sure none of them has to stand in the kitchen, the hostess included.

Nobody at the stove

The oven, the dough and the team come to you. You welcome your family instead of running back and forth between kitchen and garden.

Heath walk, then pizza

An afternoon walk across the Brechtse Heide and then straight to the garden, where the focaccia is waiting warm. That gives the party two parts.

For every generation

Toddlers, teenagers, uncles and a grandfather who can’t take spice: with six to ten flavours in shareable slices, everyone finds a favourite.

Brecht, Sint-Lenaarts and Overbroek

The municipality of Brecht is bigger than you might think. Around the centre of Brecht itself lie Sint-Lenaarts, Overbroek and Sint-Job-in-’t-Goor, each with its own character. Within its boundaries also lies the Brechtse Heide, an open nature reserve with sandy paths, fens and pine woods. In between you find neighbourhoods with spacious homes, old farmsteads and gardens that merge seamlessly into fields.

That mix makes Brecht ideal for family parties held outdoors. A garden on the edge of the village, a converted farm in Overbroek, a lawn behind a house in Sint-Lenaarts: anywhere we find a flat spot for the tent and the smoke can drift off freely, the oven can burn.

A family party without kitchen stress

The best thing about pizza catering for a big family party is that the host finally sits at the table too. We start with the aperitivo: oven-fresh focaccia, bruschetta and a board of Italian charcuterie and cheeses. An Aperol for the aunts, a lemonade for the children which you supply, and a glass of red wine for the rest.

Then the pizzas come in rounds. Children usually choose margherita, adults try the spicy version or the one with mortadella and pistachio. Because everything is cut into slices, everyone can taste without having to finish a whole pizza. Between two rounds there is time for the presents or a photo moment with the whole family. With the Full experience it ends with tiramisu and cannoli.

Practical for a large company

Big families often mean more than a hundred guests. Up to a hundred and fifty, one oven bakes everything; above that a second baking station is added. For the set-up we need a flat spot for a four-by-four-metre tent and an access two and a half metres wide. The oven stands outdoors or under an open canopy.

A sister-in-law who eats vegan or a grandchild with coeliac disease doesn’t have to sit separately: we make those pizzas on request on a screened-off board, with a list of all allergens beforehand. Vegetarian flavours are in the rounds as standard. And when the party is over, our whole set-up disappears, so all you still have to do is divide up grandma’s cake.

Mathieu en Chloe, een supersympathiek duo, hebben van ons tuinfeest een enorm succes gemaakt. Hun pizza’s zijn overheerlijk (zuurdesem + authentieke Italiaanse ingredienten!) en de tiramisu was een perfecte afsluiter. Al onze gasten waren…
— Joeri V.View on Google

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