Can the oven go on a roof terrace in Ghent?

Usually not. A roof terrace has limits on weight and access, and the oven and equipment must get there easily through an opening of about 2.5 metres. A courtyard or a spot at street level works better. If you are unsure about a particular location, send photos and we will give honest advice.

Do we need to tell the neighbours?

We recommend it. A wood-fired oven smokes a little, particularly while it is being lit, and in a closely built area the neighbours will notice. We choose a spot where the smoke clears, but a short message beforehand avoids surprises and sometimes even brings a neighbour round to taste.

What time can you start?

You choose the time of the first pizza; the team is there about ninety minutes earlier, because the wood needs time to bring the oven up to temperature. An evening party starting at nine is no problem, as long as the location allows us to work with fire until the end of the service.

Are twenty guests enough for a birthday?

Certainly, because we work without a minimum. A birthday with twenty friends is just as welcome as a party with a hundred guests. The number does determine the package and the amount of dough, and from around 150 guests a second baking station joins in.

Pizza catering for your birthday party in Ghent

A birthday in Ghent can be an evening with friends in a loft or a family party in a garden on the edge of town. Pizza catering with a wood-fired oven works in both cases, provided we factor the location and the neighbours into the plan.

Guests on bikes

In Ghent half your friends arrive by bike or tram. We bring the oven, the equipment and the ingredients, so you don’t have to haul crates around.

Smoke and neighbours

You can smell a wood-fired oven. In a densely built street we pick the spot so the smoke drifts away, and it’s wise to give the neighbours a heads-up.

From bold to classic

A thirtieth calls for different flavours than a seventieth. We put together the six to ten varieties with you, with or without spicy accents.

Thirty in a loft, sixty in Drongen

A birthday with friends in the city often takes place in a rented space: a loft in an old factory building, a studio with a courtyard or a small room above a bar. The question is then always where the oven can go, because it has to be outdoors or under an open canopy. A courtyard or a piece of car park next to the building is usually enough, if the ground is level and the team can work there.

For a family party marking a sixtieth or seventieth, many people from Ghent look to the green fringe: a garden in Drongen, Sint-Denijs-Westrem or Mariakerke, where there is room for a tent and a long table. There it is more about sitting down and taking your time. We adjust the rhythm: aperitivo first, then the pizzas in rounds, and finally a dessert that suits a milestone birthday.

Smoke, light and neighbours in a dense city

Anyone celebrating in a Ghent terraced street knows the neighbours share the occasion, whether they want to or not. A wood-fired oven gives off smoke and scent, especially while it is being lit. So we choose the set-up spot with an eye on the wind direction and the neighbours’ windows, and we burn dry wood so the smoke dies down quickly. A note through the letterbox also works wonders.

After sunset the team works by the glow of the oven and whatever garden lighting you provide. The service itself runs for a good two hours, up to two and a half, so a party starting at eight can carry on without the fire from about half past ten. Whatever is left, such as waste and our equipment, leaves with us in the van, so nothing next morning reminds anyone of the party.

Drinks, sharing and lingering

Pizza by the slice has one big advantage at a birthday: nobody stays glued to their plate. Guests grab a piece, carry on chatting and drift back to the oven when the next round comes out. That keeps the evening moving, which helps mix everyone at a party with people from different groups of friends.

With Italian drinks such as Aperol, limoncello or a bottle of wine from Italy you turn it into a proper evening. If you want to keep it short, choose Pizza à volonté; if you want to go all out, add antipasti and dolci. A slice of tiramisu with a candle in it may not be a traditional birthday cake, but hardly anyone has ever complained.

We waren super tevreden en hadden een geweldig communiefeest! Van de hapjes, pizza’s tot de desserts, alles was tot in de puntjes in orde. Heel tevreden en een echte aanrader!
— Melissa V.View on Google

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