Buffet: Food & Beverage, from chafing dishes to thermal pitchers

Summer--time for buffets! There are different types of buffets that can be arranged in every season, but summer is definitely the most suitable time; the one currently most suitable is the cold buffet, perhaps accompanied by rice and pasta with seasonal ingredients, a cheerful and lighthearted way to experience festive occasions, from cocktail parties to birthday buffets. Summer is also the season par excellence of finger food related to street food and weddings, where it is now the practice to set up a savory buffet for appetizers, and why not first and second courses, concluding with a dessert buffet; however, these are increasingly exploited possibilities by venues that have them throughout the year. Valid discourse also applies to buffets at aperitifs, apericenes and happy hours; but also coffee breaks, brunches and light lunches, in increasingly broken days and with formulas increasingly borrowed from abroad. Buffets are often less expensive and more informal, but they also require adequate and too often undervalued service and accompaniment.

Then there are plates that can be used for buffets of various types: induction, toasters, plate warmers.

Increasingly, kitchen professionals are looking for tools that are effective but also easy to carry, so that they can perform services in and out of their kitchens, why not also in the home, perhaps to get used to induction cooking. The induction griddle is ideal for implementing fires, in the case of restaurants, or for express meals and quality appetizers without excessive investment, in bars. Perfect for freelancers at ceremonies and live cooking, catering and show cooking, for preparations in front of guests.

Professional toasters are indispensable in hotel breakfast rooms, where one cannot be limited to offering two slices of bread at a time; the aim is to limit guest queues and ensure quality service, quickly and efficiently, while simultaneously heating considerable quantities of bread, toast and sandwiches; all reasons why toaster ovens are also useful during lunch breaks or for quick snacks.

While we also rely on Hendi's quality and reliability for induction plates and toasters, the plate warmer offered on our site is from Domo. This is the ideal product for party buffets and appetizers, but especially in self-services and caterers, i.e., when you need to prepare dishes in advance to get ahead of the workload or you have a lot of place settings to serve and the need to keep the dishes hot and to go out at the same time.

Extremely useful and intended to raise the quality of service, the risers create space even where that properly dedicated to the buffet is scarce, a prerogative of those environments that must reinvent themselves at every hour of the day; their height also allows you to give value to the dishes presented, organizing them with simplicity and functionality. Breakfasts and brunches, lunch breaks, tea times and aperitifs, as well as private events and business meetings: these displays are perfect for changing without changing, offering different presentations through just changing the stand, representing solutions to a range of needs. Steelite risers, made of wood or metal, being cared for in every detail are suitable for the most demanding environments. Hendi risers, among the many possible choices, are distinguished by being less economically demanding but with more particular shapes and therefore not for all environments; their body is made of carbon steel with pvc coating, a non-slip rubber that guarantees maximum stability for each bowl and tray.

Among the many trays, a typical undervalued buffet item, featured on RG Mania, Churchill's melamine trays are the best solution for those looking for the right quality/price compromise when it comes to buffet presentations; light, practical and handy, very suitable for presenting canapés, canapés and appetizers, they are available in many colors, sizes and formats, so you can make the best choice according to your different needs.

Speaking of underrated but indispensable tools, there is a very wide selection of tongs and springs on our site. Synonymous with hygiene and attention to detail, you can use them for buffets and appetizers but not only, without touching anything with your hands. Simple to employ, of all sizes and for any use, these are faithful and durable objects in any context.

From food to beverage: are you looking for a flashy yet refined way to offer the drink of the day (or evening), helping guests choose something different from what they're used to and facilitating service? With our selection of punch barrels you have the ideal solution for infused spirits, home-made cocktails and homemade bitters, as well as lemonades and welcome waters. Also beautiful as decorative items, these jars and dispensers equipped with dispensing spigots give an unmistakable touch to catering, barbecue and wedding buffets easily and quickly.

A good bottle of wine cannot and should not be missing from the table and consequently from buffets, from wine bars that keep them prominently displayed to venues that focus on aperitifs and happy hours. This is why it is necessary to have elegant and practical sparkling wine glasses, also perfect for presenting spirits and other drinks, perhaps typically summer; choose from our wide selection the model that best suits your type of buffet in terms of shape and capacity, materials and size.

Speaking of wines, but also welcome water and soft drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, glass pitchers are timeless classics that come in handy throughout the day, from breakfast to after dinner, via brunch, lunch and aperitif. Bormioli Rocco, RCR, Vidivì and Borgonovo are trusted aesthetic and functional brands for the beverage section of your buffets.

Finally, thermal carafes are ideal for setting up the breakfast area in hotel buffets or a proper hospitality, whether in the office or outdoors; the steel that distinguishes the choice on RG Mania allows both hot and cold liquids to be kept at temperature.