Coal Services Pty Ltd in Sydney had us catering what felt like a proper sit-down spread across a working afternoon. Eight baguette platters formed the backbone of the order, which tells you straight away this was feeding a decent number of people, not a small team grabbing a quick lunch.

The cocktail pies and rolls platter and the spinach and ricotta filo pastries gave the table something warm and substantial to anchor the lighter baguette options. The gourmet arancini rounded things out nicely, the kind of addition that tends to disappear faster than anything else.

A single gluten free chicken avocado sandwich was also packed separately and individually, which is exactly how dietary requirements should be handled. No ambiguity, no relying on labels across a shared platter. That one item was clearly meant for someone specific, and it arrived that way.