Recall your most recent Xmas parties? That may be a stupid question, you were most likely so intoxicated that you couldn’t remember what day of the week it was. Allow me to rephrase the question. Was it memorable? For many of you I presume the resounding answer would be no. Whether you celebrated with your colleagues in the office and ended up photocopying all means of unmentionable body parts, or simply passed out as you drank to numb the boredom in a faceless rented hotel meeting suite, your last Christmas do was probably one to forget.

Maybe you feel as though you deserve more? 2010 has been a really tough year with concerns about the recession and possible redundancy, UK workers should really be getting on their employers backs to pull out all the stops this festive season. A great way to make your Noel-based knees-up go off with a bang is to let an outside catering firm take the burden of preparing the food and organizing the venue.

Imagine restaurant standard food served however you want. Whether you require a formal sit down meal, a finger buffet or even something more extravagant like a hog roast, this new breed of private catering companies can pander to your every whim. Food is not usually top of the agenda for most Christmas party goers but most outside caterers now put as much effort into their array of exciting beers, wines and cocktails as they do their grub.

Many caterers now even offer themed parties.Your imagination is the only limiting factor! Want a Christmas do with a super-hero dress code accompanied with a Spanish tapas style buffet? Eugene from accounts may not be too happy about it, but outside caterers can make it happen. Make sure you have a break from the monotomous standard xmas fare get your company’s HR department to look into outside catering. Yule be glad you did!

An outside party during the lazy warm days of mid summer is hard to beat.

One barrier to a social event involving family, friends or colleagues could be having to supply them all with food. Outdoor parties can be very stressful, particularly when you have to purchase food to try to impress your friends or family. What can be lost here is the time for socialising, chatting and dancing with the guests that you have invited. With a top-notch outside catering team, you needn’t worry about the preparations and you can mix to your enjoyment.

Feast on the summer weather, and the delicious grub on offer prepared by the likes of Chef Dan Clarke of Red anywhere. In Sussex, we live for the few nice summer months where the flowers are in bloom, the sun is bright, and the trees are not bare. Don’t waste the chance given by the good weather to spend time with friends – find a good outside catering company and let them handle the problem area: food.

Just as you would entertain colleagues in a restaurant rather than at home, try to see the summer gathering in the same way. It all amounts to how you are able to budget your time. You can spend a lot of time in a supermarket filling up your trolley – inevitably forgetting something – doing lots of washing up in the kitchen whilst the party goes on without you and getting annoyed when someone complains about the standard of the food. Give the job to a professional, and go outside with your drink and have fun. A good catering company can move you in the correct direction during summer – outside.

If you want to know some more information concerning private catering as well as corporate catering, contact catering company RedAnywhere on 0845 223 4472.