Walking dinner catering Viet-Thai bites and hot dishes, eaten standing at your offices
A walking dinner is a standing dinner: your guests move around, talk and eat as the evening goes on. I build it with Viet-Thai canapés eaten by hand, then a standing buffet of hot dishes.
I'm Henri, and D'Asie Express is my family's kitchen. Everything is cooked the same morning, delivered, set up, cleared away.
The menu is built around your budget: two proposals to choose from.
Canapés to start with
The bites are eaten by hand: nems, spring rolls, loempia, shrimp fritters, dumplings, dim sum, buns, chicken wings.
For a walking dinner, I like to plan more starters: your guests come back to the buffet several times.
Then a standing buffet of hot dishes
The walking dinner replaces a meal: I add a standing buffet, with curries, fried rice and stir-fried noodles on food warmers, and laab-kai and mango salads.
Everything is cut bite-size: your guests eat standing, with just a fork. Every dish has its label.
Set up before your guests, cleared away after
I deliver and set up before your guests arrive, in a meeting room, a lobby or a shared space.
After the dinner, I come back for all the equipment. The next day, there is nothing left to tidy up.
For every walking dinner
- You receive two menus and a quote within 48 hours.
- The kitchen cooks your menu on the morning of the meal.
- I take all the equipment back. Nobody on your side has anything to tidy up.
- A fully vegetarian version is always available.
- The curries, the fried rice and the stir-fried noodles have a halal option, on request.
- The allergens in each dish (the 14 regulated allergens) are given to you in writing, free of charge, on request, before you order, and repeated at delivery. Recipes can change from one order to the next: please mention any allergy before ordering.
- I deliver to offices across the 19 municipalities of Brussels, and around Brussels on request.
Your questions about the walking dinner
What is a walking dinner?
A standing dinner, with no set seating: guests move around, talk and eat as the evening goes on. With me, it starts with canapés eaten by hand and carries on with a standing buffet of hot dishes.
How is a walking dinner different from a cocktail reception?
A cocktail reception is mostly finger food. A walking dinner replaces a meal: starters, then a hot buffet, eaten standing with a fork.
How many bites should we plan per person?
For example, for a walking dinner that replaces a meal: two cold starters to share, a hot dish with rice and, if you want more starters, two hot bites per guest. I set the quantities to your numbers and your budget.
How much does a walking dinner cost?
From €24 per person, with a €250 minimum per order. Tell me your budget and the number of people, and I put together two menus around it.
For how many people?
Up to about 150 people. The menu is built around your numbers and your budget.
Do we need a dedicated room or a kitchen?
No. The trays go on food warmers, on a meeting table or in a kitchenette. I adapt to the space you have, and everything leaves after the meal.
Who sets up and who clears away?
I do. I deliver, set up before your guests arrive, and come back to take all the equipment after the meal.
Can we have vegetarian and halal options?
A fully vegetarian version is always available, and several dishes have a halal option, on request. Vegetarian, halal and allergies, in detail.
And a walking lunch, at midday?
Yes, the same format works at lunchtime, for a lunch where people move around: starters, then a hot buffet, eaten standing.
Ask for a quote
Your date, the number of people, dietary needs and your budget: that is all I need. You receive two menus and a quote within 48 hours.
By phone on weekdays, 11am to 4.30pm. Otherwise, the form or an e-mail.