Inner West Council hosted a gathering in Lilyfield recently, and the food was kept deliberately handheld. Cocktail rolls, tartlets, and spinach and ricotta filo pastries covered the table without taking up much room, which matters when people are standing and moving between conversations rather than sitting down to eat.
The tartlet platter at 40 pieces did a lot of the work. That kind of volume suits a council environment where numbers can be hard to pin down in advance and the food needs to stretch without looking like it’s running out. The filo pastries held up well alongside them, giving the table something warm and savoury without doubling up on the same textures.
The cocktail rolls rounded it out as something straightforward that most people will reach for without thinking twice.
