gaw Catering

gaw Catering has long been a household name in Basel. Our name comes with a promise: we want to offer you a refined, fresh, and friendly culinary service.

Fine

Enjoy lovingly prepared, creatively cooked, and modernly presented dishes. We treat our products with respect and value preserving the natural flavors and characteristics of the food.

Fresh

Enjoy sustainable, natural cuisine. We place just as much importance on sourcing regional and seasonal products and dishes as we do on preparing food fresh.

Friendly

Enjoy your meal in a pleasant atmosphere, either in our restaurant or in a rented hall.
 

Service

Good service cannot be described—
but you notice bad service immediately...

On request: full service – sit back and enjoy the event with your guests!

We will spoil you with homemade delicacies and comprehensive, perfect organization.
your wishes, we will organize your event, whether private or business, from aperitifs to exquisite 5-course menus, from barbecues to standing lunches to opulent buffets. We are also happy to assist you in finding the ideal venue.

What makes gaw special.

Our mission is to integrate people with mostly mental disabilities. The goal is to help them achieve the greatest possible independence in terms of employment and living arrangements. We want to contribute to an open and prejudice-free attitude towards people with and without disabilities.

We provide

market-driven services in the areas of food sales, catering, housekeeping, administration, and logistics in direct contact with our customers.

We pass on

pass on our expertise, skills, and experience by training people in recognized vocational apprenticeships.

We want

to help improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.

 

APERO

Warm

Zander tempura with dill yogurt, chicken nuggets with curry dip, assorted mini quiches, samosas, chicken skewers yakitori, meatballs, puff pastry snacks, mini ham croissants, jalapeños, prunes wrapped in bacon, chicken wings, Thai-style chicken skewers

Cold

Thai beef salad with green papaya in a glass, shrimp cocktail served in a glass, crêpe roulade with smoked salmon and herb sour cream, various crostinis (tuna mousse, tapenade, pesto rosso, tomato and basil), Various mini pâtés, canapés, melon with Parma ham, grilled zucchini rolls stuffed with mozzarella, Grissini with Parma ham, mini peppers filled with cream cheese, tomato and mozzarella skewers, filled aperitif Silserli / rolls, filled mini Silserli, filled cocktail rolls or Silserli, brownies/tea biscuits, mini fruit skewers (seasonal), Crocodile (filled with 30 sandwich triangles), dolphin (filled with 30 salmon sandwich triangles), puff pastries, bacon Gugelhupf, olive Gugelhupf, marinated olives, cheese platter and nut bread with grapes, Sunnerädli

Platters

Vegetable sticks - platter with sour cream and herb dip
Aperitif platter with Parma ham, Bündnerfleisch, sliced cheese, house terrine, pâté
Aperitif platter with smoked trout, smoked salmon, shrimp and prawn cocktail
Antipasti – zucchini, eggplant, peppers

 

BUFFETS

Spanish paella

With chorizo, chicken, mussels, king prawns, and squid. Spicy seasoning.

Served in a giant paella pan on request.

Vegetarian paella available on request.

 

Barbecue

Salad buffet

Tomato salad, raw carrots, leafy salads, corn salad, cucumber salad, potato salad

Barbecue

Veal bratwurst, pork bratwurst, pork steak, merguez, turkey skewers, vegetable skewers with baked potatoes, herb sour cream, bread

Dessert

Fruit salad with Gasparini ice cream

 

Classic buffet

Cold

Mixed salad with pine nuts
Various raw vegetable salads
Tomato salad
Chicory salad with oranges
Smoked trout and smoked salmon with horseradish
Seasonal vegetable terrine
Bread and butter

Warm

Roasted pork loin with herb crust and Burgundy Braised meat in red wine sauce, mushroom risotto
Fresh market vegetables
Tortellini stuffed with ricotta and spinach, served with tomato and olive sauce

Dessert

Two kinds of chocolate mousse
Fruit salad
Assorted sheet cakes
Gasparini cassata

 

Swiss buffet

Starters

Graubünden platter (raw ham, Bündnerfleisch, Salzis)
Game pâté with Cumberland sauce
Mushroom terrine, Hobelkäse cheese
Smoked char
Assorted leaf salads
Fig mustard with port wine
Nut oil vinaigrette
Farmhouse bread and butter

Main course

Glazed veal shank
Valais schnitzel
Bernese rösti
Alpine macaroni
Market vegetables

Dessert

Graubünden pear bread
Apricot tart
Zuger Kirschtorte
Basel Leckerli
Toblerone mousse
Various fruit sorbets

Italian buffet

Cold

Tomato and mozzarella salad with basil
Artichoke hearts, peppers all'olio
Pickled zucchini, marinated eggplant
Vegetable salad with saffron
Coppa, salami, raw ham
Seafood salad, marinated king prawns
Black and green olives
Rolls and butter

warm

Veal shoulder with herb jus
Braised chicken with tomato and olive sauce
Vegetable ravioli with panna sauce
Mushroom risotto
Lasagna with tomatoes and basil
Market vegetables

Dessert

Crumbled Parmesan with grapes and nuts
Fresh fruit
Tiramisu
Fruit mousse in a glass
Panna cotta
Various types of Gasparini ice cream with fruit sauce

 

Alsatian buffet

Cold starters

Mixed salad with pine nuts
Leafy salads
Salade mixte (mixed salad)
Salade de pissenlits aux lardons (dandelion salad with bacon)
Terrine de foie gras (duck liver terrine)
Salade de blanc de poireaux (leek salad)
Salade de pommes de terre (potato salad)
Salade de joues de porc (pork cheek salad)

Hot starters

Onion soup

Meat dishes

Poulet au Riesling, Spaetzlés (chicken in Riesling, spaetzle)
Fleischschnacka (meat rolls)
Jarrets de porc braisés à la bière brune (Pork knuckles braised in dark beer sauce)
Galettes de pommes de terre (potato pancakes)
Market vegetables

Dessert

Munster cheese (with or without caraway seeds)
Tarte au fromage blanc (quark cake)
Apple tart
Tarte aux raisins (grape tart)
Crêpes à l’alsacienne (Alsatian-style crepes)
Roasted pear with spiced crust
Pommes cuites pendant 12 heures (baked apple)
Various ice cream flavors

 

VEGETARIAN BUFFET

Starters

Tomato salad with pesto
Various leaf salads
Various raw vegetable salads with sprouts
Seasonal vegetable terrine
Fennel and orange salad with pomegranate seeds
Marinated grilled vegetables
Tabbouleh with mint
Mango and radish salad with sesame seeds
Lentil balls with various dipping sauces
Various types of bread
Indian chapati

Main course

Vegetable strudel with pepper sauce
Zucchini stuffed with ricotta and basil
Oven-baked sweet potatoes
Artichokes stuffed with mushroom mousse
Vegetable risotto with saffron
Fried vegetables in chickpea batter (pakoras)
Vegetable fritters with Caribbean sauce (spicy)
Sicilian caponata

Dessert buffet

Choose from our wide selection:
Various mousses, exotic fruit platter

 
 

Banquets

Our menu suggestions. We would be happy to advise you on creating a customized menu.

 

3-course menu

Two types of salmon (smoked and gravad lax), leaf salad with sprouts

Roasted veal loin with mushroom cream sauce, homemade spaetzle, fresh market vegetables

Variation of dark and light chocolate

 

5-course menu

Zander salmon terrine with fennel sprouts, salad bouquet, and grape seed balsamic dressing

Clear tomato soup with basil and ricotta dumplings

Fried king prawns on curry coconut sauce, wild rice galettes

Beef tournedos with Fleurie sauce, fried artichokes, potato gratin, selection of vegetables

Crepes with Calvados apples and vanilla ice cream

 

7-course menu

Poultry liver terrine with apple and ginger chutney, salad bouquet with raspberry balsamic vinegar

Celery foam soup with slices of baby lobster

Pan-fried sea bass fillet, lentil sprouts, and Noilly Prat sauce

Seasonal fruit sorbet

Medallions of veal fillet and sweetbreads, sweet potato pockets on chervil sauce, market vegetables

Vanilla mousse in a delicate chocolate coating with port wine plums

Selection of various cheeses

 

For administrative matters, please contact us during normal office hours:
Phone: 061/317 66 66
Email: info@gaw.ch

For questions and advice regarding menus and implementation, we are available Monday through Friday in the afternoons .
Phone: 061 / 317 66 84