I was wondering on how to do that. If I buy a coffee maker and prepare coffee myself, all the guest can’t have coffee at the same time. The max a coffee maker can make is 10 cups of coffee right? what are the other options? Does starbucks or peets do catering? how much does that cost and ESPECIALLY, WILL THAT BE A GOOD IDEA?
Pl help.This is a suprise party.
Starbucks and most coffee places sale coffee in a cardboard box that serves 8-10. Yes they cater with muffins, danishes, biscotti, fruit etc-check the location.
Some other places that do
Check with local bakeries who also will make tea sandwiches, tea cakes, petit fours, mini eclairs and alot of them also can supply coffee. Bear Rock Cafe is also a great caterer for coffee and sweets.
You can buy pump urns to put the coffee in- I bought some from Linens and Things-I use them for author events or when I pass out food to the homeless. They will keep the coffee warm for hours. Target also sells them.
http://www.target.com/Thermos-Vacuum-Insulated-2-qt-Beverage-Dispenser/dp/B00006WNRZ/sr=1-1/qid=1224024578/ref=sr_1_1/601-8782234-6220142?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Apump%20dispenser&page=1
Call a local party / restaurant supply place and find out if they rent coffee and tea urns. They have ones that hold 45 cups or more of coffee so that should be enough. The price should be around $25 or so depending on the type of urn. You just make the coffee yourself and it keeps it hot. Get one large for coffee and one smaller for hot water for tea. You can always keep a kettle warm as a back up for the water.
Yes you can get starbucks or dunkin donuts to cater coffee…Call ahead, they fill a to go jug with coffees, these are cardboard/plastic casings and they cost abut 10 bucks(from dunkin donuts) they taste great, you can line them up on your kitchen counter and no one needs be the wiser. and its more convenient for you. you can continue to make coffee in your pot and tea on the stove in saucepans. Or you can buy a carafe. at any kitchen store or walmart. you may be able to buy those cheap, and you will have them for next time, they keep warm for about 4 hrs.