Our garden is only reachable through the garage. Will that work?

Often it does, if the garage has a rear door and the passage is about two and a half metres wide. If it is narrower, we look for a spot at the front or on the drive, with the tent beside it. A photo or the measurements of the passage are enough for us to judge.

Can we have pizza baked for a First Communion party in May?

Certainly. May is crowded with communions and spring celebrations, so get in touch early and tell us the date, the address and how many guests you expect. We put together a menu that appeals to both children and grandparents, with an aperitivo, pizza in rounds and optionally dolci.

Is it all right for the wood-fired oven to stand close to the neighbours?

We always place the oven outdoors in a spot where the smoke can escape freely, with distance from hedges and façades. It is a good idea to warn the neighbours beforehand; who knows, they may soon be chatting over the hedge with a slice of pizza in hand.

How early do you arrive for a party at 6 pm?

Around half past four. We need roughly an hour and a half to set up and get the oven hot. That way we can serve focaccia and bruschetta straight away at the aperitif, and the pizza rounds start whenever you want.

Pizza catering in Schoten

Schoten lies between the city and Brasschaat, with avenues of spacious homes and two castle parks within walking distance. Pizza catering in Schoten usually takes place in a deep garden behind the house, where the wood-fired oven holds the whole party together.

Deep gardens

Behind the façades along the Villerslei and the side streets lie long gardens. We put the oven at the far end, so guests wander through the greenery towards the fire.

Aperitivo in the conservatory

If it is chilly, we serve antipasti and focaccia indoors in a conservatory or veranda, while the oven carries on burning outside.

Dolci as the finale

Tiramisu and cannoli round off the evening, and anyone who wants to keep chatting on the terrace afterwards gets an ice-cold glass of limoncello with it.

Mansions, villas and long avenues

Schoten is green in a different way from the Kempen. Here the greenery sits behind the houses: stately villas and mansions with a façade on the street and a garden that runs deep to the back. Along the Villerslei and in the neighbourhoods around it, spacious homes with plenty of trees predominate. Those gardens lend themselves perfectly to a party with a close circle of family and friends.

The equipment does have to reach the back, though. For that we need a free strip of two and a half metres, along the side of the house or through a garage with a rear door. At the back we then look for a level piece of lawn or a paved terrace for the tent. One phone photo of that side passage tells us more than a long email.

Castle park and Vordenstein as scenery

Schoten has two parks that almost every resident knows: the Kasteelpark around Schoten castle and the Vordensteinpark with its long avenues. They give the municipality a park-like atmosphere that carries over into the private gardens around them. A party can begin perfectly with a walk through the park and end around our oven in your own garden.

Water plays a part too. On the edge of Schoten the Dessel–Schoten canal flows into the Albert Canal, with towpaths where cyclists do their loop on summer evenings. A garden party on a long June evening, with the light slowly sinking behind the trees, belongs to the year here like the fair belongs to a village.

A party for three generations

Many parties in Schoten bring grandparents, parents and children together: a First Communion, a christening party, a golden wedding. That calls for an unhurried pace. We begin with an aperitivo, so the oldest guests can sit down with a plate of focaccia and antipasti, while the children are already at the oven watching the first pizzas slide in.

Then the pizzas follow in slices, with simple flavours for the youngest and, for the adults, variations with Italian charcuterie, vegetables or mortadella with pistachio. Vegetarian is always possible, gluten-free and vegan on request. Service runs for roughly two hours, sometimes half an hour more, so between rounds there is time for a few words or a present.

Wij hebben niets dan lof voor Prestigio. Prima communicatie, duidelijke afspraken en heerlijke antipasti en pizza’s. Wij zijn Mathieu en Chloë dankbaar dat ze ons op zo’n korte termijn konden helpen. Woensdag eerste contact en zondag erna…
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