FreeTown African & American Cuisine Blog

• How Much Catering Costs Per Person, and Why This Kitchen Prices Per Tray

  The honest answer to what Brooklyn catering costs a head is that it depends on a serving count nobody in the trade area publishes. Crown Heights tray prices run $40 to $165 instead, and here is how to use them.

• What It Means When Catering Is Priced by the Pan

  Priced by the pan means one number buys one whole tray, not a headcount. A Crown Heights kitchen sells white rice at $40 a pan and lamb at $165 a pan, and here is what that changes about planning.

• Super Bowl Party Trays in Brooklyn for a Living Room, Not a Table

  Watch party food gets eaten off a knee in front of a screen, so a $120 tray of fried chicken suya beats anything needing a fork. Super Bowl catering trays in Brooklyn with full-pan prices and a plan for the second half.

• Kwanzaa Karamu Catering in Brooklyn

  The Karamu feast is a Pan-African table by design, so a $165 tray of lamb suya and a $60 pan of collard greens belong on it together. Kwanzaa catering trays from a Crown Heights kitchen, priced by the full pan.

• Fourth of July Party Trays in Brooklyn When You Are Grilling Yourself

  You want the grill. You do not want to make five sides. An $80 pan of mashed potato and a $60 pan of collard greens are the half order that fixes a Fourth of July in Brooklyn, with every side tray price laid out.

• Memorial Day Cookout Catering in Brooklyn With a Rain Plan

  A $60 pan of Caesar salad and a $90 pan of mac and cheese are the two trays that survive a Memorial Day forecast change in Brooklyn. How to order a cookout spread that works in a yard or a living room, with full-pan prices.

• Labor Day Weekend Catering Near Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights

  A $115 pan of whiting and a $40 pan of white rice are how you feed a Crown Heights house that stays full from Saturday to Monday over Labor Day weekend. Tray prices, a three-day plan, and what to confirm by phone.

• Juneteenth Cookout Catering in Central Brooklyn

  An $85 pan of jollof rice sitting next to $60 collard greens is the shape of a Juneteenth table in central Brooklyn. Full-pan tray prices, how a cookout spread gets built, and the questions to bring to 718-799-7160.

• Father Day Catering in Brooklyn for a Grill Day Without the Grill Work

  Father Day in Crown Heights usually means meat and an afternoon outside. Order the $160 Pan Steak, $165 Lamb Suya or $120 Fried Chicken Suya instead of standing over a fire all day.

• Mother Day Catering in Brooklyn So She Does Not Cook

  For Mother Day in Crown Heights, order the $150 Pan Salmon or the $125 Pan Shrimp with a $60 Caesar salad and $85 jollof rice so the person who normally cooks does not touch a pot.

• Easter Dinner Catering in Brooklyn Between Service and the Table

  Easter in Crown Heights leaves no cooking time between a long morning and a full dinner, so a $165 Pan Lamb, $100 baked chicken and $80 mashed potato get ordered instead of made.

• New Year Day Dinner Catering in Brooklyn After a Long Night

  The January first table in Crown Heights, built from a $60 pan of collard greens, $40 white rice, $100 baked chicken and $90 mac and cheese so the first meal of the year only needs reheating.

• Christmas Dinner Catering in Brooklyn for a House Full of People

  Christmas in Crown Heights is two days of visitors, so build the spread around a $165 Pan Lamb, $100 baked chicken and $80 mashed potato that all hold up the second time they go out.

• Thanksgiving Catering in Brooklyn When the Oven Is Already Full

  A Crown Heights Thanksgiving plan built on oven space: $140 Pan Turkey Wings, $60 collard greens, $90 mac and cheese and $80 mashed potato bought as whole trays so your one oven stays free.

• Sunday Dinner Catering in Crown Heights for a Full House

  The person who cooks Sunday dinner every week has never once eaten it sitting down. Buy the whole spread instead, from a $100 pan of baked chicken to $60 collard greens, cooked in Crown Heights.

• Baptism and Christening Reception Catering in Brooklyn

  The meal after the service, with grandparents and toddlers in the room. Gentle full-tray catering for a Brooklyn christening reception, built around $100 baked chicken, $80 mashed potato and a $40 pan of white rice.

• Backyard Cookout Catering in Brooklyn When You Do Not Want to Grill

  Four hours behind a grill is a choice, not a requirement. A $120 pan of fried chicken suya or $165 lamb suya replaces the grill entirely at a Brooklyn backyard cookout, or order only the sides and let someone else cook.

• Block Party Catering in Crown Heights and Central Brooklyn

  No kitchen, no power, no fridge, and a permit that runs all day. How to order catering trays in waves for a Crown Heights block party, starting with $100 fried chicken and a $40 pan of white rice.

• Sports Banquet and Team Dinner Catering in Brooklyn

  Athletes eat twice. A $100 pan of fried chicken plus $140 turkey wings and a $40 pan of white rice is how a Brooklyn end-of-season banquet gets built to survive a long awards programme.

• Fundraiser Catering in Brooklyn When the Food Has to Justify Itself

  Every dollar spent feeding a Brooklyn fundraiser is a dollar not raised. Published full-tray prices from $40 white rice to $165, so the food line on your budget is a real number before you commit.

• School Event Catering in Central Brooklyn for PTA Nights and Family Days

  A $40 pan of white rice and a $100 pan of baked chicken are how most PTA night orders start in Central Brooklyn. Written for the parent volunteer holding the school budget, from a Crown Heights family kitchen.

• Staff Appreciation Lunch Catering in Brooklyn for Shift Workers

  A $140 pan of turkey wings and a $90 pan of mac and cheese hold up for a Brooklyn team eating in waves. Full-tray catering built for shift changes, from a Crown Heights kitchen at 1172 Park Place.

• Office Lunch Catering in Brooklyn for a Team That Eats at Its Desks

  A repeatable Brooklyn team lunch: $100 Pan Baked Chicken one month, $115 Pan Whiting the next, with an $85 jollof rice tray and a $60 Caesar salad holding the rotation together.

• Retirement Party Catering in Brooklyn for a Weekday Send Off

  Coworkers chipped in and you are holding the envelope. Published tray prices like $100 Pan Baked Chicken, $80 Mashed Potato and $40 White Rice tell you what the collected money buys.

• Sweet Sixteen Catering in Brooklyn for a Rented Hall

  A rented hall gives you a load in window and two appetites: teenagers and their parents. Trays like $120 Fried Chicken Suya, $90 Mac and Cheese and $85 FreeTown Pasta handle both.

• Engagement Party Catering in Brooklyn for Two Families in One Room

  When two families meet for the first time, the table has to speak both languages: an $85 jollof rice pan next to $60 collard greens, $100 fried chicken and a $165 Lamb Suya tray.

• Wedding Reception Catering in Brooklyn When You Want Trays, Not a Package

  For couples with a raw space or a family hall: wedding food bought as countable trays, from a $85 jollof rice pan to $150 Pan Salmon and $165 Pan Lamb, with no bundled quote to unpick.

• Bridal Shower Catering in Central Brooklyn, Priced by the Pan

  Bridal shower catering with a number you can fix in advance: an $85 FreeTown Pasta tray with shrimp added for $20, a $60 Caesar salad pan and a $125 Pan Shrimp, all priced before you commit.

• Baby Shower Catering in Brooklyn Without Cooking All Morning

  A baby shower spread built from a $60 Pan Caesar Salad, $100 Pan Baked Chicken and an $85 FreeTown Pasta tray, chosen because it still looks like a table when guests arrive in waves.

• Birthday Party Catering in Crown Heights and Central Brooklyn

  Birthday catering for a Brooklyn apartment or backyard, built from three or four full pans such as $100 fried chicken, $90 Mac and Cheese and an $85 jollof rice tray, sized on the phone.