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Dirty Fries a Great Alternative For A Wedding Breakfast

15 August 2025

Weddings are a celebration of love and unity. They’re also an opportunity to showcase the couple’s unique tastes and preferences.

One area where this personal touch shines is the wedding breakfast. Traditional options are being replaced with more creative and unconventional choices.

Enter dirty fries. This trendy, indulgent food option is making waves in the wedding industry.

Dirty fries, or loaded fries, offer a customizable experience. With a variety of toppings, they cater to different tastes and dietary needs.

They’re not just delicious. They’re also a conversation starter, encouraging guests to mingle and share their experiences.

In this article, we’ll explore why dirty fries are a great alternative for a wedding breakfast. We’ll also provide practical tips on how to incorporate them into your wedding menu. Let’s dive in.

The Rise of Comfort Food in Wedding Menus

In recent years, comfort food has steadily climbed the ranks of popular wedding menu choices. Couples are seeking dishes that evoke nostalgia and warmth, forging connections with their guests through shared flavors and experiences.

Comfort food’s charm lies in its ability to bridge the gap between refined and relaxed. By embracing this trend, couples are opting for meals that feel authentic and approachable. Fried chicken, mac and cheese, and now dirty fries have become wedding staples, reflecting a shift toward more personalized and inviting celebrations. As comfort food gains traction, it infuses weddings with a relaxed, joyful atmosphere that guests cherish.

Why Dirty Fries Are Taking Over Wedding Breakfasts

The allure of dirty fries for wedding breakfasts lies in their indulgence and adaptability. Guests are treated to a flavorful experience that excites the palate and invites creativity.

Dirty fries combine crispy golden fries with an array of delectable toppings. This dish transforms an ordinary item into a culinary masterpiece. From gooey cheese and tangy jalapeños to succulent pulled pork, the possibilities are endless.

Reasons for Dirty Fries’ Popularity:

They offer a fun, customizable option that satisfies diverse tastes.
Loaded fries create an opportunity for guests to mingle over shared enjoyment.
They highlight a couple’s personality by integrating their favorite flavors.

Moreover, dirty fries can be served at various points during the event, from the main breakfast to a midnight snack. This flexibility allows couples to incorporate them seamlessly into their big day. With their versatility, dirty fries are redefining what it means to have a memorable wedding breakfast.

Customization: The Key to Personalized Wedding Experiences

Personalizing the wedding menu brings a unique charm to the celebration. Dirty fries excel in this arena due to their customization potential. Couples can infuse a personal touch, tailoring toppings to reflect their shared tastes.

Customization transcends flavor alone. The presentation of dirty fries can be artfully styled to echo the wedding’s theme. Colorful toppings or elegant serving ware can match the decor, creating visual harmony.

Incorporating dirty fries lets couples offer guests a distinctive dining experience. This personal approach enhances the festive atmosphere, leaving lasting impressions. By choosing toppings that resonate with their stories, couples create a menu that’s truly theirs.

Dirty Fries: A Feast for the Eyes and the Instagram Feed

Presentation matters just as much as taste, especially at weddings. Dirty fries provide an opportunity to create stunning visual displays. Piled high with vibrant toppings, they become a feast for the eyes.

The visual appeal of dirty fries extends beyond the plate. These visually delightful creations offer perfect Instagram moments for guests to share. Capturing these aesthetics can amplify the wedding’s social media buzz.

Stylish displays transform dirty fries into a beautiful culinary centerpiece. By focusing on color, texture, and arrangement, couples can ensure their wedding breakfast is both delicious and photogenic. A well-presented dish becomes a cherished memory captured in pixels.

Cost-Effective Catering with a Gourmet Twist

Weddings often strain budgets, but dirty fries offer a deliciously affordable solution. Pair the comfort of fries with gourmet toppings, and you get a meal that impresses without breaking the bank.

Customization allows couples to choose both simple and exquisite toppings, creating a luxurious feel on a budget. Using high-quality yet affordable ingredients can elevate these fries to new gourmet heights.

This savvy choice not only saves money but adds sophistication to the wedding menu. Couples can allocate saved funds to other priorities, making dirty fries an all-around smart choice.

Pairing Dirty Fries with Drinks for a Gastronomic Delight

Pairing dirty fries with the right drinks elevates the dining experience to new levels of enjoyment. The bold flavors of loaded fries deserve equally compelling beverages to accompany them.

Consider offering a variety of drink options to match the diverse toppings on the fries. This approach not only complements the meal but creates an extraordinary tasting journey for guests.

Here are some suggested pairings:

Craft Beers: Their malty richness pairs perfectly with savory toppings.
Signature Cocktails: Customized cocktails can highlight unique flavors in the fries.
Sparkling Lemonade: A refreshing non-alcoholic choice to balance the robust flavors.

Thoughtfully paired drinks can enhance the already enjoyable experience of dirty fries. This harmonious combination ensures your wedding is both memorable and delectable.

Presentation and Branding: Making Dirty Fries Wedding-Chic

Transforming dirty fries into a wedding-chic delicacy requires a keen eye for presentation. Think about utilizing elegant serving ware to elevate their appearance. White ceramic bowls or vintage platters can seamlessly blend with the wedding decor.

A touch of branding can make the fries uniquely yours. Personalized napkins or small flags with the couple’s initials can add an intimate detail. These small yet significant touches create a cohesive aesthetic that aligns with your wedding theme.

Enhancing the visual appeal not only makes for a sophisticated presentation but encourages guest interaction. Beautifully presented food acts as a conversation starter, capturing guests’ attention and admiration.

Accommodating Dietary Needs with Loaded Fries

One of the biggest perks of serving loaded fries at weddings is their versatility. With an array of toppings, you can cater to diverse dietary needs effortlessly.

Create a station where guests can select their toppings, ensuring options for vegetarians, vegans, and gluten-free diets. Use alternative fry bases, such as sweet potato or zucchini fries, to meet different preferences.

Flexibility is key. Whether it’s vegan cheese, plant-based proteins, or classic beef toppings, the possibilities are endless. This customization not only delights guests but also makes everyone feel included in the celebration.

The Logistics of Serving Hot and Crispy Dirty Fries

The secret to unforgettable dirty fries lies in serving them hot and crispy. Timing and coordination are crucial in achieving this crispy perfection.

Start by arranging cooking stations close to the serving area. This minimizes travel time and ensures fries reach guests at their best. Use high-quality equipment designed to maintain optimal heat during preparation.

Consider using warming trays or chafing dishes for smaller weddings, which keep fries hot without compromising texture. For larger events, have a team dedicated to frying and serving, ensuring each guest enjoys their fries fresh and flavorful. Planning these logistics ensures a seamless and satisfying experience for all.

From Food Trucks to Live Cooking Stations: Serving Dirty Fries with Flair

Elevate the dining experience at your wedding with the charm of food trucks or live cooking stations. These dynamic setups add an element of fun and interaction, captivating guests as they watch their meals come to life.

Food trucks are perfect for outdoor weddings, offering both convenience and a laid-back vibe. They bring a unique aesthetic that guests will love to photograph and share on social media, enhancing the event’s buzz.

For indoor settings, consider stylish live cooking stations. These let chefs showcase their craft, engaging guests and adding a personal touch to the dining experience. Both options inject a sense of excitement and novelty, making your wedding truly memorable.

Conclusion: Embracing the Dirty Fries Trend for Memorable Weddings

Dirty fries bring a fresh twist to traditional wedding breakfasts. They cater to diverse tastes, offering a truly personalized experience. Their versatility and fun nature make them an excellent choice for modern couples.

Incorporating dirty fries into your wedding menu promises a lively and memorable event. With interactive stations and a variety of topping options, they stand out as a highlight for guests. This trend not only adds flavor but also creates photo-worthy moments.

Embrace the originality and creativity that dirty fries offer. Let them be the conversation starter that makes your wedding unforgettable. It’s time to think outside the box and transform comfort food into a gourmet celebration!

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25 Weird Burgers From Around The World

6 April 2021

We recently added Gourmet burgers to our line up of catering options. On top of the usual cheeseburger, and bacon etc, we added some options a little more quirky. Things such as nacho’s, sushi and such like. However the burgers listed here are way beyond what we consider quirky and definitely venture inot the weird burgers catagory..

1 The Cronut Burger

A fusion of sweet and savoury this one. A beef patty with cheese, between the cheeks of a sugary doughnut. A Canadian invention, between a pastry shop Le Dolci, and Epic Burger and Waffles for the Canadian National Exhibition. This one looks like it could be tasty, however it didn’t have a happy ending. One of the ingredients sourced for the burger, maple jam, was contaminated with staphylococcus aureus causing 150 people at the show to fall ill. Still looks tasty, but we’d go light on the jam.

2 The Quadruple Bypass Burger

A 9982 calorie bohemoth, even by American standards. Two pound of beef, twenty rashers of bacon, eight cheese slices, a whole tomato and half an onion, in a bum coated with lard.

It is served at the heart attack grill founded in 2005 in Tempe Arizona. Everything they do is along the same theme. With flatliner fries, double and triple bypass burgers for those who can’t face this one, and bigger burgers up to octuple bypass. They even have cigarettes and high fat shakes on the menu. The restaurant has a hospital theme, with doctors taking the order and nurses waiting the tables. Sexily dressed nurses at that. It’s as if someone set out to be as controversial as possible.

3 Yorkshire Pudding Burger

A fusion of traditional Sunday roast with the fast food convenience of a burger. This one is a giant Yorkshire pud with a burger inside. For those who don’t know the Yorkshire pudding isn’t actually a pudding. It is served most often as a constituent of a typical Sunday dinner. However it also works well as a starter with onion gravy. The supersized version here is 5000 calories.

4 Fried Frog Black Burger

No matter how crazy you can think of making something. The Japanese are guaranteed to out crazy you. They make some really weird burgers. This time it is the Orbi Yokohama museum, who offer up this culinary masterpiece. A full fried frog burger. They aren’t content with just the out there filling. They also add in a bun made from bamboo charcoal that is jet black.

5 Russia Rat Burger

Take a look at the burger above, quite innocuous isn’t it? Something you would probably enjoy at many a typical burger joint. Only it isn’t. It’s a rat burger. Well, not your usual Rattus rattus that you don’t want to see anywhere near a restaurant. But a Coypu, or ‘River Rat’. The animal breeds at a super fast rate, making it ideal as a food crop. A case of if you can’t beat them eat them. A specialty of a Russian chef at a high end eterie in Moscow.

6 Wimpy’s Braille Burger

In the days when I was a kid, before the all conquering McDonalds swept the nation. Wimpy was THE burger joint. We spent may a happy time in Wimpy’s around the country. Truth be told, I think their quarterpounders were far better than the McD equivalent.

This burger was part of an experiential marketing campaign to promote it’s new braille menu in South Africa. Reaching over 800,000 blind people across the nation with their braille embossed burgers.

7 Whole Damn Farm Burger

If you are the sort of person who can’t make their mind up over beef or chicken. Then this one is for you. Made from beed, chicken, ham, pork and bacon. About the calorie loading of four big Macs, this is perfect for the indecisive. From Manchester’s Splendid Kitchen, a sadly now defunct American style eatery.

8 Hellfire Burger

This is one hot burger. By hot, we don’t mean as in fashion, or as in very attractive. We mean hot! Measuring over 1 million on the Scoville heat scale. For comparison, some law enforcement pepper sprays can be quite effective at half that.

Topped by six different chillies, and smothered in hot sauce, you not only have to be over 18, but also need to sign a medical waiver before they will serve it to you. The whole thing is served to you on fire.

A creation of the Xtreme Smokehouse and Grill in Washington Iowa.

9 Southern Comfort Stuffed Burger

Slathered with booze spiked sauce. The Southern Comfort is stuffed with mac and cheese wrapped in bacon, then topped with Southern Heat potato chips. Its the Southern Comfort and Peach infused BBq sauce that gives it the special tang.

A product of the Nook in Atalanta.

10 Waffle Burger

Available from lots of places, this is another fusion of sweet and savoury. Fluffy Belgian waffle goodness, surrounding a beef patty, along with egg and bacon. The perfect breakfast to start the day.

11 Wrapped Pizza Burger

A bacon cheeseburger wrapped in a pepperoni pizza. 1360 calories of succulent burger heaven. This frankenburger was a product of Boston’s Restaurant and Sports Bar. Available at more than 40 US restaurants and it’s Canadian franchise.

Although not the healthiest of burgers it still comes nowhere near the big guys records like the Heart Attack Grill, they are some seriously weird burgers.

12 Arby’s Meat Mountain

Originally created as a poster to advertise the fact that the restaurant sold more than beef. It was soon being requested by it’s customers and ended up being a firm favourite on the menu. Consisting of two chicken burgers, three strips of bacon, a slice of swiss and cheddar cheeses, roast turkey, ham, corned beef, roast beef, brisket and Angus steak.

13 Super Duper Bacon Burger

What can be said about this monstrosity. It’s bacon, served with bacon, topped by bacon, with a bacon garnish. I suppose if you like bacon then this is heaven, if you don’t then you’ve ordered the wrong meal. Michigan’s Tony’s I-75 Restaurant is definitely a destination for pork lovers.

14 Krispy Kreme Triple Cheeseburger

If you are going to mix burgers with a dessert you might as well make it with one of your favourites. Two Krispy Kreme doughnuts, three beef patties and three slices of cheese. Nuff said.

15 The Grilled Cheese Burger

Take a grilled cheese sandwich. well, take two of them in fact. Place your burger between them and you have a whole new class of frankenburger.

Coming from an American chain (where else), Friendly’s on the East coast.

16 Deep Fried Double Twinky Burger

Whilst you can rely on the Japanese to come up with the craziest concoctions. You can rely on the Americans to come up with stuff designed to clog your arteries. Take a pork belly patty, with cheese and bacon and sandwich it between two deep fried twinkies and you have another masterpiece from Philadelphia’s PYT. Which is almost as weird as

17 Spaghetti Burger

This, their spaghetti burger. Slathered in marinara sauce, with a mozzarella stuffed meatball patty, red sauce, parmesan flakes and spaghetti in a garlic butter bun. This looks like a weird burger

18 Beer Batter Burger

From Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub in Pennsylvania. A battered burger with all the trimmings. Oh and the batter is made with beer for extra taste. Also available from them as a 25lb challenge burger for two.

19 Alphabet Burger

This sandwich contains 26 toppings, each one starting with a different letter of the alphabet.

Avocado
Bacon
Cheese
Doritos
Egg
Fish sticks
Garlic bread
Ham
Italian sausage patty
Jalapeño peppers
Krispy Kreme doughnut
Lettuce
Macaroni and cheese
Noodles
Onion rings
Pepperoni
Queso blanco dip
Ramen noodles
Spinach
Turkey burger
Usingers bratwurst
Veal Parmesan
Waffle
Xylocarp (coconut)
Yams
Zucchini

I don’t know what to say. I am stunned, I know how the prophets felt when they saw the burning bush, or the first pot noodle was invented. The W should stand for weird burgers.

20 Hot Fudge Sundae Burger

I don’t know if it is a symptom of the modern world, this rush to get your meal out of the way as soon as possible. But this is another stomach churning attempt to fuse mains with dessert. Take a perfectly good beef burger and add vanilla ice cream and hot fudge sauce. Take a bow McGuires Irish Pub of Pensacola.

21 White Trash Burger

Named after the outlets signature dips called white trash. This includes cheese, green chillies, jalapenos, diced tomatoes, diced onions and tortilla chips, with a stack of beer battered onion rings. If you want one then you need to head over to the Bukowski Tavern in boston.

22 Bacon Wrapped Macaroni and Cheese Bun Burger

I’m not sure if this is a burger, or an abstract artwork. Mac and cheese wrapped in strips of bacon and used as the bun for a cheeseburger. Not as outlandish or vomit inducing as some on the this list, I could probably eat this.

23 Slaters Merica Burger

Oh Kay, a third of a pound of ground bacon made into a patty, bacon american cheese, egg, thick cut bacon and bacon island dressing on a bacon pretzel bun. Basically you need to like bacon to eat this one. It was reportedly too salty to finish which is saying something when many a burger on this list has a couple of grams or more of salt without any reports of them being salty.

24 The Mario Burger

A little bit of green dye, some circles of cheese and you have a gamers treat.

25 The Fat Sandwich Burger

This one looks like a complete meal in a bun. I am surprised that they haven’t stuck a doughnut or a dollop of ice cream in to round it off. From the Fat Sandwich Company in Illinois

Candy Floss Crazy Gourmet Burgers

Not really part of the list, our burgers are relatively sane. If you want something on the list I am sure our catering team can put it together for you, but if what you want is a range of delicious non heart attack inducing gourmet burgers for your wedding, party or event. Then check out our burger service. Oh and the picture above is actually two burgers, he was a greedy sod.

Have them served from one of our quirky food trucks for an extra twist.

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Hey, Do You Know This About French Fries

9 March 2021

The humble potato. Cultivated in the America’s around 10,000 years ago, then brought to Europe in the 16th century by the Spanish. One of the most versatile foods available. Can be served boiled, roasted, mashed, or as is the case here, as French Fries.

In these fair isles we more commonly refer to them as chips, rather that the Yankee ‘fries’. This evidently dates back to 1769 and actually referred to fruit chips. To further confuse the matter, our American brethren, call crisps, chips.

They can be crisp, or soft, indeed the British traditionally eat them soggy with vinegar and wrapped in old newspaper.

The Variety Of Potato We Use

The idaho Russet Burbank is commonly used by fast food chains. Developed by Luther Burbank, a plant breeder. Initially unpopular, growers cottoned on to the fact that it produced large potatoes that could be marketed as baking potatoes. Then the explosion of fast food chains further increased its use.

The Best Fries Are Fried Twice

The potato is cut into strips. Traditionally it was peeled first, but now is often enjoyed unpeeled as this retains beneficial vitamins. Soaking in water removes the surface starch. Missing this step will result in a soggy, mushy chip due to the starch blocking the evaporation of moisture from the vegetable.

The best results are obtained using the two bath method. First they are blanched by being submerged in hot fat at 160C. Then briefly fried in hotter fat at 190C, to crisp them. They are drained ,salted and served.

Vegetable oil is used for frying, though originally beef suet or as one fabulous chip shop in Yorkshire still uses, beef dripping. Indeed if you are ever in the vicinity of Sturgate airfield it is well worth a visit. In fact, you can fly into Sturgate airstrip and visit the chippie.

Five Guys just had to be different, they fry theirs in peanut oil.

French Fries Might Not Be French

The French, Belgians and Spanish all claim the invention of French Fries. Though no one really knows the truth. The French claim is that they originated from street vendors in the vicinity of the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris.

The Spanish were the first to bring them into Europe so claim they also invented chips.

And the Belgian claim is that they are quite close to France and people confused their invention with a French one. In fact, they are so upset by France claiming them, that they have petitioned UNESCO to claim official heritage status for ‘their’ dish of fries and mayo.

Thomas Jefferson Introduced Them To America

President Jefferson worked abroad as American Minister to France. Whilst their he sampled the delights of the culinary masterpiece. When he returned home and became President, his chef James Hemings continued to cook them for him.

A Typical American Eats 30 Pounds A Year In Fries

Think about that. That’s the weight of a small child. Your gonna need a hell of a lot of ketchup to go with that. Look guys we all love fries, but 30lb seriously?

Charles Dickens Wrote About Fries

Yup, one of history’s most celebrated authors actually alluded to fries in his novel, ‘A Tale Of Two Cities’. He called them husky chips of potato, fried with some reluctant drops of oil. TBF he also wrote about dozens of breakfast foods, dinners and pints of beer. Turns out he was a bit of a foodie at heart.

Fries Are Little Kids Favourite Vegetables.

A study by the Journal of Nutrition found they were the most commonly consumed vegetable for young children. A published study by the way. I mean, you needed to waste ink and paper to discover this, come on guys. A Sunderland fan who wasn’t in possession of the communal brain cell could have told you this without wasting energy on research.

They Are Actually Healthier Than You Think

No, we aren’t saying they are healthy compared to say a salad or something. But being a potato, they actually include vitamins B6,C, magnesium and iron. So they do have some nutritional benefits.

Congress Changed The Name To Freedom Fries.

When the operation to invade Iraq was being planned. France refused to join in. Probably on account of not being allowed to be in charge.

Jed Babbin, a former deputy undersecretary of defense stated that going to war without the French, would be like going hunting without an accordian. You are just leaving a lot of noisy useless baggage behind!

To further underscore their displeasure. Congress changed the name on their in house menu’s to freedom fries, and dropped the French from the name. They would have liked to have rolled this change out across the States, but as the war fell out of favour, so did the name.

It was quietly changed back in 2006.

Burn Those Calories Baby

A medium portion of McDonalds French fries would require 47 minutes of high impact aerobics or 58 minutes of cycling to burn off. One ‘professor’ suggested that a proper portion of fries should be around six. Really, just six fries, just goes to prove what planet professors are living on.

For the 224 calories you are consuming you could also have 1.4kg of celery, 385g of apples, 588g of broccoli, 102g of canned tuna or 3 boiled eggs or a 51g piece of cheese.

Nah, we’ll stick with the fries.

Thick Or Thin

Traditional British ‘chips’ or what some called steak cut fries are actually a healthier option compared to the skinny fries typical of a fast food joint. The greater the surface area of a chip, the more oil is absorbed. So weight for weight, skinny fries have much greater surface area, therefore they will be higher in calories and fat.

Fries Aren’t Just Fries

There are actually something like about 18 different types of fries. From the thick cut steak chips, to curly fries, tornado fries, waffle fries and more.

Some People Put Sugar On Their Fries

Different nationalities eat their fries in different ways. In Vietnam they sprinkle them with sugar. The Belgians and Dutch slather mayo on. Americans love their Ketchup. The South Korean’s add honey and butter (really).

Personally we think nothing beats good old salt and vinegar.

Fries Have Been Tested For Use In Space

E.S.A., the European Space Agency teamed up with Greek researchers to test making fries in a centrifuge. What they discovered was that as gravity increases, the fries get crisper. In fact perfect fries would need gravity three times that of Earth.

Sadly the microgravity found in space means they would be a soggy mess, so no fries on that trip to Mars unfortunately.

If you are planning an event, we can offer you both French fries, and dirty fries. Or even spiral fries.

Resources;

Freedom Fries

Fries In Space

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Catering

National French Fries Day

13 July 2020

National French Fries Day. Another on our list of national food days. This time it is the turn of the French Fries, or chips as we would know them as. To be sure this confuses any American visitors to these green and pleasant lands, as they think chips are crisps.

The origin of the humble chip or French fry is another of those lost in the mists of time things. But references in English literature go back as far as 1660.

Teamed up with battered fish, they form a classic British dish. The trouble is finding nice ones. We flew into Skegness recently, and decided to walk from the airstrip into town for fish and chips. On the walk back we binned them they were that bad. There is a small fish and chip shop near Sturgate aerodrome that is reputed to have the best in Yorkshire. Evidently they cook them in beef dripping on a coal fired range the same as they have done for the last 80 years.

However you like your fries, we can provide a range of French Fries carts for your event. Whether its a small party of 50 or a major college ball we have the carts to suit. All supplied with a range of condiments, HP and Heinz, none of that cheap no name rubbish.

So happy national french fries day everybody!

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