Teatime Delicacies, Inc. is a full service catering company in the Washington DC/MD/VA area. In bus We are an offsite catering company with offices in Burke VA.
We service the Metropolitan Washington DC/Maryland/Virginia area.
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Read today's blog post about Vegetarian Catering options
Vegetarian Caterer? Are you doing the groundwork for a wedding reception and trying to find a source for vegetarian catering? Catering By Teatime https://www.cateringbyteatime.com can put together a fabulous vegetarian menu that will satisfy meat eaters as well as the vegetarians on your guest list....
Today's blog post features St. Francis Hall, a wedding venue in Washington DC. https://www.cateringbyteatime.com/st-francis-hall-wedding-venue/
Follow our newest blog post about Tea Menu and delicious scones! https://www.cateringbyteatime.com/it’s-always-teatime/
Read our newest blog post on making your own Watermelon Granita to beat the heat and enjoy frozen delight.
Too Hot In The Kitchen? Let’s face it Washingtonians, the summer of 2022 is hot Hot HOT! Is the summer sizzle of 2022 setting the stage for you to escape the heat? Do you want to heat up your kitchen by turning on the oven? Or do you want to enjoy something deliciously cool already…
What a fabulous review from our wedding event 3/12/22, a wedding rescheduled 3 times due to Covid, then a crazy snowstorm day of event. Teatime rocked it, and here’s the 5 star review:
Mandana Y. , married on 10/03/2020
5.0
More than a Caterer!
Is it weird to miss your caterer after your wedding?
Ruth and Teatime Catering was a preferred vendor for our venue, St Francis Hall. Back in Fall 2019, when I first planned our March 2022 (COVID made us move it many times), I remember choosing Ruth because she knew our venue so well. I had a vision to not have a seated dinner and instead have open food stations, and make it sort of an all-night party. She was the ONLY caterer to push back on some of my ideas and tell me the truth about how it could work. Other companies were saying yes to everything I asked, and never even suggested anything to help us save $$.
Hiring Teatime was a no-brainer in that respect. She wanted the wedding to be what I wanted, but she also wanted to make sure it was a reasonable day of work for her (AWESOME) team and that it would be an enjoyable experience for our guests.
But then BOOM, pandemic hit. Ruth was patient with me each time I made the tough decision to move our wedding date. Countless scheduling emails back and forth and suddenly we were two months out and I was sitting across from her and my planner at our venue walk through. In that meeting she remembered EVERYTHING I asked for back in Fall 2019! She remembered the cake I picked, even though I hadn’t! (Ruth gifts a cake to all her wedding couples, quite literally the most thoughtful thing to give a couple!) Your caterer really runs the whole show at your wedding, their staff does all the work turning basically an empty room into a wedding venue. I can’t tell you how at ease Ruth put me, I knew she knew what she was doing and that she would bring it all together.
So then our wedding day comes… and in the morning, there is an unexpected snowstorm. I had a moment of panic, but then I remembered I have Ruth, and just knew her team would pull through. Yes, they drove through a SNOWSTORM and showed up with SMILES ready to rock it. I remember right before the ceremony seeing Ruth on the side and we both looked at each other like ‘are you kidding us! A snowstorm too! but we’re here!!!’ – felt like a communal moment of victory. Later that night I saw her and hugged her (there is a blurry photo of the moment) and felt like because of her I got to have the wedding I wanted. Like I said, is it weird to miss your caterer??
Yes, the bartenders were amazing, drinks were flowing, food was DELICOUS, but nothing compares to the dedication Ruth brought to this entire, almost three-year process. I am forever grateful to her and her team. Best caterer a bride could ask for!
Wedding cakes 2021!
Teatime’s “Two Faced” wedding cake with alternating tiers of Yellow Butter with Raspberry filling and Red Velvet. Serious Yum!
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How about a naked wedding cake for your wedding reception? No, not a naked bride and groom, a naked CAKE!!
https://www.cateringbyteatime.com/naked-wedding-cake/
The first time a bride requested a naked wedding cake I remember thinking, what the heck is a naked wedding cake? Does this mean I do not use frosting? Do I flip the cake out of a pan onto a plate and say here ya go? But I love a cake challenge, so I do…
Its been a while, but here's a new post about Catering During Covid
https://www.cateringbyteatime.com/catering-during-covid/
It’s been a long 14 plus months in the world of catering here in the Washington DC, Northern Virginia community. Remember when we all thought this would be a couple of months and then the wedding receptions will be back with gusto? I have been a Virginia caterer for over 38 years, and the pandemic...
Apple Bavarian Tart
That’s what smells heavenly right now!
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Wedding cakes and weddings 2021, it's time to start talking about it!!! Contact us today about safely catering your next event. www.teatimeinc.com or email us at [email protected]
Weddings 2021! Contact us to discuss your reception, Covid safe, wedding catering for 25 or 100 guests, let Teatime Delicacies cater your special event. Www.teatimeinc.com
5.0
Covid Safe while hitting all the marks on target
Ruth did not have an easy task with us. Our first venue fell through 6 weeks before the wedding. Ruth worked with us & was able to pivot without hesitancy when a new venue was secured. Then the gathering rules changed & she was able to accommodate our request adding a second meal on the same day to split the group & meet the requirements which helped us negate the issue of uninviting guests. (2 groups of apps, meals, cakes, clean up & hours for bartender/staff services) She stressed safe practices while maintaining a classy setup. Her staff were equally professional, courteous & responsive. Oh, & the food was really good. Sometimes when hearing names of food-recipes it's hard to differentiate what's new to get excited about. Just trust me she's got her recipes down! Her experience with timing & preparation shows in that nothing was over or underdone, tired looking nor lacking in quality. Lastly presentation is a biggie for memorable meals & she hit the target here too. No worries with Teatime; you have enough to decide & line up so leave it to Ruth to take care of your wedding delicacies.
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Here is a wonderful little video one of my staff, Gio, made this past weekend. https://youtu.be/KgKSmCzUdTU
We did two small wedding receptions back to back for same bride and groom of 25 guests each. Thank you Gio, you are THE best.
Teatime Treats!
Order a box of treats for holiday gift surprise! $30 a box and 2nfor $50. So much Yum!!!
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Teatime Delicacies is now offering Teatime Treats Gift Boxes! Do you have a friend of family member, fellow office worker, teacher pal, lonely neighbor...well mostly anyone these days who love a touch of kindness? Perfect for a social distancing scenario. 5 different treats, 5 bite sized portions of each. Includes a hand painted gift tag for a message, and tied up with a lovely ribbon and bow. $30 per box and 2 for $50. Will deliver locally for a minimum order, or you can pick them up. Email for more details at [email protected].
Wedding cake from marvelous event 1 year ago, and the bride/groom sent me a photo of them enjoying the anniversary cake top today!!! Wonderful memories in this COVID landscape, reminding us all that life goes on and there are more wonderful memories ahead of us!!
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Sugar Spiced Apple Wood Smoked Salmon Filet! Contact us today at www.cateringbyteatime.com
Looking for a unique and fabulous menu for your next event? Ruth's Sugar Spiced Apple Wood Smoked Salmon is perfect. Contact us today at www.cateringbyteatime.com
When you are my neighbor and you watch my pets while I’m on vacation, this is your reward.
Rustic Wedding Cake at St. Francis Hall, Washington DC.
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It’s been a crazy busy month, here is a lovely wedding cake from a wedding at the Snyder Center in Alexandria VA. www.cateringbyteatime.come
WOW what a review!
Annie , Married on 08/11/2019
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A great partner in making our big day special
I initially found Ruth and Catering by Teatime through a simple Google search. We knew we wanted a daytime fun-for-all-ages reception reminiscent of the Great British Bakeoff garden party, close to public transportation for all our DC friends, but without the crazy DC wedding prices. Enter Ruth, who is a consummate professional with experience in making things happen --- even when, like us, you pick a non-traditional, unmanned wedding venue. From accommodating some of our quirkier asks ("Korean barbecue flavored chicken skewers!" "mini-corn-on-the-cob!" "homemade boursin!") to coming up with great recommendations on floor plans, providing linens, cutlery, and even our venue's weird requirement for opaque cups, Ruth took everything in stride and made sure our day went off without a hitch, working seamlessly with our day-of coordinator and DJ to make sure that in just two hours everything was set-up and good to go. She and her staff were even ready to go above and beyond to pack up all the chairs and tables at our self-service venue (though luckily we already had paid a handyman to take care of that for us.)
Now, let's talk about the cake --- we aren't really wedding people, so we didn't do food or cake tastings --- oops! The cake was delicious-- two layers of lemon with fresh raspberries and a layer of carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. Ruth decorated it beautifully using a lovely assortment of our fresh flowers and our personalized cake topper.
If we could go back and do the day again, the only thing I would have changed was to have snagged a slice of carrot cake for my groom and a mini-chicken and waffle for myself --- we were too busy during the excitement to grab any for ourselves, but we heard RAVE reviews from our guests.
Overall, Ruth was the caterer with the most straight quote system, incorporating every expense up-front, no hidden costs, and very willing to make changes to accommodate what we wanted. Working with her meant we were able to have that DC-metro area wedding without the DC-area price.
Thanks, Ruth and team!
Annie , Married on 08/11/2019
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Naked Wedding cake from this weekend wedding, plums on top and a plum sauce served on the side because it was a recurring theme throughout the reception. Email the next day from bride, “Ruth, thank you for everything last night. Your staff were so great and the food was wonderful. I loved the tofu, the fruit display, the salad...everything! And the cake with the plum sauce was off the charts delicious!” No joke, I had one guest come back 3 times for a total of 4 slices! “we had the absolute time of our lives and you really made it possible!” A rave doesn’t get much better than that. www.cateringbyteatime.com
Catering this past week at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington DC. Absolutely stunning venue. www.cateringbyteatime.com
Miniature Chicken and Waffles, the groom scores a handful during the cocktail hour at Saturday’s wedding reception in Potomac, MD.
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Lovely wedding cake from wedding Saturday night at Histroic Blenheim House in Fairfax City, VA
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Oh yes and we did this cake in February! So cold forgot to post! www.cateringbyteatime.com
Oooooo.....leftover...cake....must....taste....now...
Catering By Teatime, aka killer cakes
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Lemon Curd Tarts with Raspberry Sauce screams spring, spring, spring Please!
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5.0 *****
Highlight of our Wedding Vendors
Ruth MacBean is a wedding lifesaver. We cannot rave enough about the professionalism, quality, and value provided by Teatime staff. Throughout our wedding planning process, Ruth was a critical asset. Her company was a preferred vendor of our venue and it was so easy to see why. Ruth knows the wedding industry, and venues, like the back of her hand. Ruth was responsive to any and all questions and went above and beyond what we expected of a catering company to make our day perfect. Ruth was able to save us from many potential miscommunications with the venue since she knew it and its players so well. Ruth also was able to help us streamline our rentals by adding them into the order she was placing for basic catering needs (for example, we had to rent outdoor chairs for our ceremony as well as some tables for outdoor use, which Ruth graciously placed in addition to/with the same company she uses for cutlery/glassware/china). Her pricing was beyond reasonable and the food was out of this world. Ruth is refreshingly upfront and honest, keeping us down to earth while also willing to go to extra lengths to ensure we were happy with our day. She developed a robust and classic menu that pleased all taste-buds. A personal highlight for us was the out-of-this-world cake that Ruth baked and included in our catering package. Ruth was an enormous asset to us throughout our wedding planning process and we cannot recommend her and her team strongly enough. Her staff was amazing day-of, and helped everything run seamlessly. Thank you, Ruth!!!
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I couldn't do it without my fabulous staff and the support of our couples. Plus our food simply rocks!
You received a 5 star review on The Knot!
posted 11/30/2018
Ruth and her team were amazing. We found Ruth via the list of "preferred caterers" for our venue. She also happened to provide the most budget-friendly quote, provided incredibly attentive and concierge service throughout the planning process, and her team was a huge hit with all our guests on the day of the wedding.
Ruth included our cake in our package. She accommodated a long list of dietary restrictions for the couple, immediate family and guests, and still accomplished a satisfying and seasonally appropriate menu that included many of our favorite food items! Since I was planning remote, Ruth learned how to use FaceTime to meet remotely - I was so touched.
Ruth included extra upgrade items in our package at no additional cost (I added a "warm fall drinks" bar with apple cider and hot cocoa). Her team was attentive, kind, and many guests commented at the wedding and in the days following how much they enjoyed the calm and professional demeanor of Ruth's team.
I would not hesitate to hire Ruth again for future large events, and would absolutely recommend her for your wedding! Make Ruth your first call for a quote!
Roasted Fall Veggies with Maple Glaze
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Quality of Service: 5.0 Responsiveness: 5.0 Professionalism: 5.0 Value: 5.0 Flexibility: 5.0
Colleen said...
So glad we chose Ruth and the rest of the staff at Teatime to do the catering for our wedding at Mt. Defiance Cidery in Middleburg. The food itself was delicious...we got so many compliments on the night and afterwards. Amazing appetizers, buffet (omg the salmon!!!), desserts (cookies and cupcakes galore!) and even a special late night snack. But even beyond the food, Ruth was just wonderful to work with from the very start. My husband and I live out of the country and Ruth had no problem staying in touch with us every step of the way, answering all our questions and allowing my mom and sister to do the tasting in our place! She’s super knowledgable and just exudes experience, not just about catering but wedding logistics more generally. The day of the event her team arrived early, prepared quickly, and everything just went really smoothly. Highly recommend Ruth and her team for any of your future events!
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Melanie said...
Ruth and her team went out of their way to make for a delicious and magical day. All of her staff were friendly and ever so helpful with putting the right touches on the decor and dishes. Everyone loved the food and all the desserts were gone as they were melt in your mouth Ruth designed a beautiful and delicious cake and even used our flowers on it. They day for me as a bride went so quick and one of her staff made sure I had my plate of food. I appreciated that. They were great with clean up and we were out of the venue perfect on time. We rented the Old Town Hall in Fairfax And Teatime has done many events there so they knew the layout super efficient and even offered suggestions. As I said the day went by like a blur but it all ran smooth and the food was delicious. The planning process with Ruth was super easy and see was quick to answer emails and change guest numbers at the last minute. No stress for me!!’ I highly recommend Teatime for any type of event you may have.
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