Make your high holy days special this year with an elegant catered Rosh Hashanah Dinner
The Jewish high holidays are approaching quickly, and there’s no better way to celebrate the New Year than with a catered Rosh Hashanah Dinner. Rosh Hashanah, which means “head of the year,” is a two-day celebration that this year will start on the evening of Sunday, September 29 and end the evening of Tuesday, October 1.
Rosh Hashanah is a holiday for gathering, for celebration, for hope for another year of happiness and health. This year, take your Rosh Hashanah Tradition a step further by having a NYC catering company prepare you and your guests the ultimate feast.
By combining traditional dishes with twists on old classics, your catered Rosh Hashanah dinner will be one of the best, most memorable New Year’s celebrations you’ve ever had.
Start with the Traditions
While a good NYC catering company can help take your catered Rosh Hashanah dinner to the next level, it’s important that they help you keep old traditions alive with familiar festive foods. In addition to all of your family’s favorite and traditional dishes, make sure to incorporate some of the other traditions of the holiday.
This includes having round challah bread, which symbolizes fullness and completion. Offering apples that you can dip in honey symbolizes the Jewish prayer for a sweet New Year. You can also serve pomegranate, while you and your guests say the traditional prayer, “May it be your will, God, that our merits increase as the seeds of a pomegranate.”
Present a Beautifully Prepared Appetizer – Salmon Tartare
Salmon is a traditional menu item at a catered Rosh Hashanah dinner. But instead of simply preparing smoked salmon, have your NYC catering company prepare a beautiful twist on salmon for an appetizer dish.
Salmon pairs extremely well with avocado. Consider a salmon tartare dish, starting with perfectly diced pieces of salmon arranged in a small, yet perfect little circle. You can top the salmon tartare with an avocado puree and some crunchy raw vegetables such as carrots and other herbs.
Finally, dress the entire appetizer with a light citrus dressing to put the finishing touches on this elegant starter. This is a great way to wow your guests right from the beginning of the meal.
Try a Twist on a Classic – Fish Cheeks
Some Jewish families celebrate Rosh Hashanah by eating fish heads. This is because a passage in the Bible, from Deuteronomy 28:13, says, “The Lord will make you the head, not the tail.” As such, many Jewish families have incorporated fish heads into their annual dinner tradition.
If you’re not as adventurous as those who eat fish heads, you can still celebrate the tradition at your catered Rosh Hashanah dinner in a creative way. Instead of eating a whole fish head, you can have your NYC catering company prepare a fish cheek dish that will harken back to traditions while being a little less imposing as a whole fish head.
Fish cheeks can be prepared and served in a similar fashion to a filet of fish. In fact, beef cheeks are often a dish that you can find today at many trendy restaurants. In the same vein, you can have one dish at your catered Rosh Hashanah dinner be fish cheeks, served with colorful vegetables.
Halibut is one of the best fishes to use for a fish cheek meal, but you can also use trout and salmon as well. In fact, fish cheeks of larger fish are often considered a delicacy around the world.
Tie it All Together in Dessert – Apple Upside Down Cake
We talked earlier about the importance of incorporating some of the ancient traditions into your catered Rosh Hashanah dinner. Apples dipped in honey symbolize the Jewish people’s wish for a sweet New Year.
Instead of just offering sliced apples and honey to dip them in, though, prepare an innovative yet classic dessert that incorporates this tradition.
Pineapple upside down cake is one of the most traditional and scrumptious desserts. By swapping out the pineapples for “regular” apples, you’ll be sticking to the traditions at your catered Rosh Hashana dinner.
This delicious, sweet and sticky dessert will have a fluffy cake with apples incorporated, topped with apples drizzled with caramel and a glaze made of ginger and honey. This dish will not only touch on Jewish traditions, but it will touch on the perfect local fall ingredients.
Ring in the Jewish New Year with a Sumptuous Rosh Hashanah Dinner
Planning the perfect catered Rosh Hashanah dinner can be quite the challenge and undertaking. Rosh Hashanah is an important Jewish holiday, and you want to make sure that your guests are treated to the perfect meal to celebrate the New Year.
That’s why choosing the right NYC catering company that knows how to prepare a wonderful catered Rosh Hashanah dinner, and is experienced in the menu traditions and food limitations, is so key to making your Rosh Hashanah dinner the best you’ve ever had.
Paul Evans Catering, a premier New York caterer serving Manhattan to Montauk, can help you do just that. No matter what your preferences or your family-specific traditions, Paul Evans Catering can help you personalize it to your liking.
Paul Evans Catering has locations in Long Island, The Hamptons and Manhattan, and can help you choose among endless menu options to help you curate the perfect items for your catered Rosh Hashanah dinner. Visit their website or call Paul Evans Catering today to plan the perfect Rosh Hashanah dinner. Long Island (516) 889-4101, Hamptons (631) 288-5992, Manhattan (212) 321-1822.
