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10 Places for Catering Your Holiday Party

It's the holiday season and it's time to have a party. Call a catering company and join the fun this year instead of slaving away in the kitchen.

If you want to enjoy your party this year, you might want to call a caterer. There are plenty of them on the North Fork, all committed to helping you have a great Christmas holiday dinner or New Year's celebration.

1. Kenneth Myers is a 25-year veteran of the business. Piping Plover will customize your event and will handle groups of up to 30 or more. Complete event planning from tent selection to floral arrangements is available.

2. Owner and chef Rosa Ross will come to your house or book her restaurant for you and serve a deluxe multi-course Chinese dinner. Ross handles small groups and will cook to order, creating a menu of your choice. Full service catering is available.

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3. , located at 177 Meeting House Creek Road in Aquebogue, offers on-site catered parties that feature luncheons or dinner packages for up to 75 people. The view at this waterfront restaurant on Meeting House Creek is delightful and relaxing. They also do limited off-site catering.

4. Russ Moran Catering, located at 252 East Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays. This outfit has full-service catering offered for your party with a wide selection of menus. Russ Moran will come to you or have your party at one of several cooperating North Fork locations including some vineyards as well as at the .

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5. Lenny's Pizza and Italian Restaurant, located on Route 25 in Jamesport, will cook to order for you. Catering service is limited, so be prepared to pick up the food and serve it yourself at your party. The choices are delicious. Baked clams, pasta dishes, and all sorts of high-style gourmet Italian food cooked with love.

6. Touch of Venice located at 2255 Wickham Avenue in Mattituck, offers catering on or off premises with an extensive menu selection including party platters, wine dinners and five-course family-style dinners for small parties. Large groups are also welcome.

7. Indian Island Country Club and restaurant is located on Indian Island Golf Course on CR 105 in Flanders. Call 631-680-4800 to arrange for on or off premises catering for your event.

8. , located on 165 Route 25 in Laurel, is a great place to have a private or corporate event for parties of up to 120 people. The vineyard features some of the North Fork's best chefs and caterers at their events.

9. Christopher Michael, located on Route 25 in Jamesport, is the exclusive caterer of the Jamesport Country Kitchen Restaurant also on Route 25 in Jamesport. The catering division established in 1993 features buffet-style events and will provide French-style service for you and your guest. Events can be customized so you can throw the party that you want to have. Entertain during the holiday season with a post-Christmas open house, or ring in the New Year your way.

10. , is located on both Route 25 in Cutchouge at the or in the in Mattituck. Take your pick, they are both good and can serve up trays of lasagna, sausage and peppers, baked ziti and, of course, pizza to your guests. Pick it up, bring it home and serve it.  Happy Holidays and bon appetite.

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