Sabrina, our niece, had her Jewish Baby Naming Party today and the spread was amazing. Kasi (Lon's sister) hired Bagel Boss Bagel Boss to do the catering. She ordered the gold package plus an omelet station and the 50+ guests were constantly raving about the food.

Let's start with the fish: lox, smoked whitefish, pickled herring, smoked sable. They were all fresh and perfectly flavored. My mom kept telling me how much she loved them as she ate plate after plate. I have to agree. They were all fantastic.


The Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Salad was nicely balanced.

The California Salad was one of my favorites. I already love the combination of fruits, nuts, and cheese, but this feta was so creamy and it was just so attractive. I forgot to put dressing on, while I was piling stuff on my plate, and I didn't miss it at all.

The only thing I remember not liking too much was the blueberry pancakes but I did like the Challah French Toast (no photo).

There was a variety of bagels and mini bagels (good idea), tons of flavored cream cheeses, egg salad, and tuna salad. Lon said they were good. I decided not to have one in effort to save stomach space. The Challah was gorgeous but average in taste and texture.

I was full already when Lon convinced me to have an omelet by repeating himself as he ate his, "This is so good....this is so good....this is so good." My mom came over and raved about hers too. Ok, time to try it.

There was a great selection of fillings but I took this opportunity to eat mushrooms since Lon doesn't eat them. I chose onions, mushrooms, swiss and American cheese, with half eggs, and half egg whites. It was fantastic.

I finished off with fruit and pastries. The chocolate covered strawberries were large and juicy.

The blueberry cheese danishes and rugelach were pretty good. The black & white cookies were standard. There was just too much to taste.

They also made a special giant black & white cookie for Sabrina.

There was so much extra food that everyone packed doggy bags, and we still had large amounts left-over. The cost included linens and a staff of two, coffee, tea, sodas, and juices. (My only complaint is that they ran out of water.) The disposable utensils and plates were the really sturdy expensive kind. I actually haven't ever seen disposable ones that nice before. I was so impressed with the wonderful service too. The two women helped us clean the party room and pack food, going beyond what I felt was their responsibility.

Bagel Boss is in Long Island and I believe Kasi and Stephen got much more value for the dollar by ordering from them over a Manhattan caterer. They only charged $50 as a car lot fee because they had to leave one car for the two women to get home. I think that is incredibly reasonable and generous since there was no travel time fee or extra gas fee for one car and one van to come to Manhattan. I have made mental note to recommend them whenever possible.