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Breakfast With Calvert Café & Catering

by Calvert Cafe and Catering

Are your mornings needing an extra kick?

Start off your day with our new breakfast menu.

How does a fresh fruit platter sound? How about a healthy energy shake or a fresh cup of coffee with some gravy and biscuits? Click here to check out all of the breakfast options. If there’s something you don’t see here, let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate you.

If you’ve never tried Calvert Café and Catering, we want to give you a FREE* breakfast catering sample. Click here or give us a call (919.863.0241) to order today!

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

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Large-Caterings

Need large-scale catering for your conference, board meeting or convention?

Calvert Café & Catering is now offering a full breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu for your larger events—we are even offering a dessert and smoothie bar! We take care of all supplies, delivery, setup, and even clean up for you afterwards.

Call or email us today and let us work out the details.

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FREE Sample Caterings For New Customers!

by Calvert Cafe and Catering

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There’s no such thing as a free meal, right?
There is if you’re new to Calvert Café & Catering.

We know that selecting a catering company is a huge decision.

•  You want top-notch service.
•  You need to have the best-tasting food.
•  You expect on-time delivery.

Your reputation is on the line for the success of your catering event.  That’s why we want to show you exactly what you can get from Calvert Café and Catering.

So, if you’ve never tried Calvert Café and Catering, we want to give you a FREE* catering sample. Click here to choose from our line of breakfast, lunch, and dinner options. This menu is fully customizable—we can offer you a sample to suit any of your catering event needs.

Experience for yourself Calvert’s service and products—we’re convinced you will love our catering. Email us or give us a call (919.863.0241) to order your free sample today.

* For new Calvert Café & Catering customers only. This sampling is not a representation of a full catering event—sample dishes will feed 3–4 people. Limit one (1) free sampling event per company. Offer expires 8/31/09.

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Bring a Smoothie Bar to Your Office

by Calvert Cafe and Catering

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Summer is here; who wants to be in the office? What about this idea: Let Calvert Cafe & Catering bring you and your entire office some liquid sunshine with our fresh, delicious smoothie bar. We cater the best ingredients (think luscious strawberries, golden pineapple, juicy mango, blueberries bursting with vitamins and flavor — well, you get the picture) and make your icy-wonderful smoothies to order while you watch. You could ask a co-worker to play this song in the background to get you in the mood: . Or hey, this one!

We’ll also blend in nutritious whey (or soy; just request it and we’ll bring it) protein powder, and you’ll have a healthy, balanced smoothie that gives you energy and pleasure. Want spinach? We’ve never had a request for it before, but there’s always a first time.

Call or email us today and schedule a Spring Smoothie break (it’s a mini-vacation!) for your office. A great and very affordable idea for a Friday afternoon!

PS: We don’t know why that Nickel Creek song is called the “Smoothie Song.” Do you?

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4th of July Party

by Calvert Cafe and Catering

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We know you don’t particularly want to plan and shop for the racks of ribs, burgers, sides, desserts, drinks, napkins, cups, ice, mini American flags, and the zillion other assorted items needed to feed the twenty (thirty? fifty?) people who will be at your amazing Fourth of July party, nor do you want to clean the house and yard before OR after the big day.

Wouldn’t it be so much nicer if you could simply kick back and enjoy your patriotic party, and hand off the planning, preparation, and cleaning to someone else?

That’s what we were thinking, too.

Contact Calvert Cafe & Catering now to book your Fourth of July party and get started with all that “kick back and enjoy” stuff early. We’re giving away coupons for 20% off of a house cleaning and 20% off a yard mowing. And free advice on how to make a George Washington wig out of a paper bag for the kids.

It could get better, but we’re not sure how. (Click here for some patriotic music to get you in the mood.)

Patriotic Picnic Menu (fully customizable)

•    All American Hot Dogs & Burgers
•    Firecracker Baked Beans
•    Corn (In the USA) Bread
•    Star Spangled House Salad
•    Patriotic Potato Salad
•    American Apple Pie
•    Flag Cake

So kick back and let Calvert Café & Catering take care of your event planning this 4th of July. We’ll provide a full patriotic menu and decorations, and you just worry about inviting your friends, co-workers, and family.

We take care of all supplies, delivery, and setup. We even clean up for you afterwards!

Call or email today to book your 4th of July event!

919.863.0241   |    info@calvertcafe.com

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Father’s Day Gift Baskets

by Calvert Cafe and Catering

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Ties have been done. Socks and golf paperweights are “meh.” This little girl does a great job on her Father’s Day gift, but for those of you more musically challenged, Calvert Café & Catering has an idea for you. How does a dip into gourmet heaven sound? Our premium gift baskets contain a luxurious array of treats for the fathers and grandfathers in your life.

Building on a foundation of local, fresh-roasted coffee beans (1 lb), we’ve added a box of Tazo black and green teas; flaky and delicate Pur Beurre Aux Fromage pastry twists; Marcona sea-salted almonds from Spain; organic Peanut Butter Pretzel Nuggets; an 8 oz jar of raw NC Sourwood honey from Lee’s Bees; a 2.7 oz round of organic, stone ground Vanilla Chocolate Mexicano from Taza Chocolate; a bag of College Farm’s smooth and delicious organic vanilla caramel hard candies; and a refreshing bottle of San Pellegrino.

And what about tickets to the Bull’s game? Or a gift card for Best Buy or Home Depot? You can add a personal touch to your Father’s Day Gift Baskets by including a card or gift certificate from any of the following:

Family Fun

•    Marbles Museum/Imax Theatre
•    NC Zoo
•    Putt-Putt Golf (Putt-Putt Fun Center)
•    Blockbuster
•    Bowling (AMF Centers)
•    Museum of Life & Science

Team Events

•    Carolina Roller girls Tickets
•    Durham Bulls Tickets
•    Carolina Hurricanes Tickets
•    Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
•    RBC Center Tickets
•    Symphony Tickets

Hobby Cards

•    Best Buy
•    Home Depot
•    Lowes
•    All About Wines
•    World Market
•    Trader Joe’s

Restaurants

•    518 West
•    Lucky 32
•    Sullivan’s
•    Bloomsbury Bistro
•    Frazier’s
•    Second Empire
•    Angus Barn
•    Rio Churrascaria

Services

•    Car Wash (Bunkey’s)
•    Car Detailing (A to Z Auto)
•    Day Spa (Lifetime Fitness, Skin Sense, Andrea Souter)
•    Massage
•    Manicure/Pedicure
•    Personal Training

Just call us and let us know which tickets or gift card you want included and we’ll put it in the basket. We will even hand write a notecard with your message, and – best of all! – deliver your Father’s Day Gift Basket for FREE anywhere in the Triangle.

Our gourmet gift basket begins at $89 (tickets and gift cards are extra), but they end in luxury. Call or email us today to order yours.

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boxed-lunch1Convenience meets nutrition in this fabulous idea: why not have Calvert Cafe & Catering bring your entire office a set of boxed lunches every Monday? We can schedule a once-a-week or twice-a-week delivery on the day of your choice, and deliver straight to you at lunchtime. Our boxes often include a generous sandwich or wrap, chips or fresh, delicately-seasoned potato salad, and of course a delectable dessert. And like everything Calvert, our boxed lunches are completely customizable. Here are some sandwich combinations we think you might savor:

  • Turkey & Brie Baguette
  • Albacore Tuna Salad on Harvest Wheat Bread
  • Turkey & Havarti on Sourdough
  • Roast Beef with Asiago & Horseradish
  • Tarragon Chicken Salad on Pecan Raisin Bread
  • Bacon, Lettuce, & Tomato Wrap

We wouldn’t dream of recommending them unless we had tried them all ourselves (it was no trouble, really), so we can guarantee your office will enjoy them just as much as ours does.

At some offices everyone pays for their own, but this can also be a fabulous employee perk. Contact us today and arrange to sample our fresh and delicious boxed lunch options. Then get your office on our weekly route and enjoy satisfying and nutritious lunches (we only require a minimum of ten!) delivered to your building every single week. Smart you!

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barbequeribsReal Barbeque

Let’s just start here: real barbeque is not a grill (although one is used) or an event (but we love to have ‘em); it’s the way summer tastes in the south: Slow-cooked ribs basted in sauce, pulled pork sandwiches drizzled with spicy goodness, and chicken grilled and flavored to perfection get our barbeque parties going, and they don’t stop there, not by a long shot. Not everyone at Calvert Café & Catering is from the South, but we live here now and we understand how to take care of a barbeque jones. We have put together the perfect cookout event for your office Memorial Day party. Book it today and leave the rest to us; we’ll take care of decorations, supplies, delivery, and setup. And we’ll even clean up for you afterwards! Well, you may have to launder that white shirt yourself…

The Tunes

Everyone who books an event will automatically be entered for a chance to win a NEW 4GB iPod Shuffle.

The Dancing

And in keeping with North Carolina barbeque beach tradition, you will qualify for FREE shagging lessons when you book a party for 50 or more people. Check out these guys (and these!) if you need inspiration, then turn up the tunes and get ready for summer fun.

The Barbeque Video

Oh, and if you need a primer on barbeque arguments nuances in the Southeast, you should check out North Carolina barbeque singers  Rhett & Link and the Homestead Pickers.

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A Different Kind of Blackberry at the Office

by Calvert Cafe and Catering

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We understand how compelling blackberries can be. And we’re not talking about email, either. Take a break from the machine and let Calvert Café & Catering bring you an array of fragrant and delectable blackberry desserts. From fresh tarts to blackberry-drizzled cheesecake to blackberry cobbler, we can create an elegant dessert buffet for an office event or for your own private gathering. And we won’t forget coffee, either: freshly roasted, ground, and brewed; then served with real half and half, organic cane sugar, and all the extras.

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Lattes Made to Order

by Calvert Cafe and Catering

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What if your most difficult boardroom meetings began with the velvety smooth taste and warm, encompassing aroma of fresh lattes, cappuccinos, and other espresso drinks? Calvert Café & Catering can bring our professional baristas and equipment, along with our personal roasts of the world’s finest coffees, and make this vision a reality. Worlds beyond ordinary office coffee, our specialty coffee drinks are made according to your exact preferences with the freshest ingredients available. Call or email us to arrange this impressive, pleasurable executive perk for your next meeting or VIP gathering.

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