Cater a Valentine’s Day Feast with Modern Tortilla

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Even though it seemed to take forever to arrive, the big holidays at the end of the year have come and gone, but that doesn’t give you time to rest on your laurels, no matter how great the New Year’s Eve party you threw was or how much they are still talking about the gifts you gave your friends and family. Now is time to turn your attention to the most romantic holiday of the new year, with Valentine’s Day coming up quickly and the promise of a Valentine’s feast having been made. Of course, you’re tired, reentry to real life is exhausting, and there are meetings to be held, school events to attend, and chores that always need to be done which is why your friends at Modern Tortilla are stepping up to the plate, offering our catering services for your Valentine’s feast!

The Quickest Way

Everyone knows that the quickest way to a man’s heart, to anyone’s heart, is with a truly fantastic meal, and in the great Southwest, a great meal always begins with chips and salsa and ends with tacos. Our comfort food, the food of our childhood, comes from the south—you know, just past the borders of Arizona—and whether this feast is an intimate one with just the two of you or it’s an event to be remembered, one in which you invite all of those you love the most, our tacos will be the centerpiece of your fiesta and your hosting skills will be the talk of the town!

Margaritas for Everyone

Even as you have handed the baton to us for the meal that we promise everyone will love, there are still more ways you will be able to show your love for all attending, starting with a blender, some limes, and a good bottle of tequila. Tacos and margaritas go together like cheeseburgers and beer, peanut butter and jelly, and grilled cheese and tomato soup on a chilly wintry day and when the blender starts whirring, the tacos start taco-ing, and the cheers started cheering, you will know that this Valentine’s Day feast will be one that is talked about for months to come and may even be a new tradition.

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The holiday is almost upon us and ordering our taco carts for your Valentine’s feast is better done early!

 

All About Our Taco Cart

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As you begin planning your end of the year bash, your beginning of the year fiesta, or any party any time, you may be feeling the after effects of a holiday season filled with too much. Too much work, too much shopping, and way too much cooking! Although we can’t help with the work and the shopping, we can take the burden of cooking off your shoulders when you choose Modern Tortilla to cater your event. And because not every host has the room needed for our full-sized food trucks, we offer a compact taco cart that will fit into the smallest of spaces and still deliver the full-sized flavor that you have grown to expect from Modern Tortilla!

Noticeably Smaller Yet Packed with Flavor

Fresh tacos at our taco food truck in Phoenix

Your postage stamp sized condo patio, your single car lane driveway, even the petite cul de sac in which your property is located may not look like they could be the sites that will be havens of taste and tacos, but we assure you, they can be. Our taco carts are petite sized dynamos, manned by skilled artisans of the culinary sort, ready and waiting to create the hand held of your dreams. And although your party may still rock without tacos and you are perfectly capable of creating a menu that everyone will love, don’t you think you deserve to have someone help carry the load of the celebration? We at Modern Tortilla have a passion for feeding hungry people and creating spicy goodness, and our taco carts provide a beautiful example of both!

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An Event to Remember

There are three common ingredients needed for holding an event to remember: the music, the host, and the food that is being served. When you serve tacos, you will always be remembered as the “hostess with the mostest!” The music we will leave up to you, it is a very personal choice, and we can tell that you are a caring host because you are looking at ordering our taco cart for your guest’s happy tastings, so your party is already more than halfway on the road to success. So, put the closed sign on your oven, take a little more time relaxing with a glass of wine before the big event begins, give us a call, and park the taco cart in whatever corner you have available, this night is destined to be one that will be remembered by all!

 

5 Tips for Selecting the Perfect Food Truck Caterer in Phoenix

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As we make our way through the holiday season, you may be considering hiring a food truck to cater the big event you have been planning, and we at Modern Tortilla understand it can be a little frightening trying to narrow down your choices. What if the food doesn’t please your guests? What if you hire someone who might scam you and not show up on the big day? The list of fears can grow longer, making it difficult to make a final decision and perhaps compelling you to look in another direction. Hiring food truck catering in Phonix is such a great idea, however, that we have compiled this list of five tips for selecting the perfect food truck caterer for your Phoenix event, and if the list leads you to our service window, all the better!

What’s Your Budget?

The first decision you may need to make is to determine how large your budget is going to be. The holidays are expensive, there’s no way of getting around it, and food trucks can be a less expensive way to feed your hungry guests, with Modern Tortilla offering costs that may surprise you, especially when you consider that the food we create—including those tacos you crave—is made with locally sourced ingredients whenever possible. You may even wonder how we can stay in business when you see the prices we offer!

Choose Your Food Type

Food trucks have come a long way since their humble beginnings, and as you peruse the offerings that can be found in Phoenix, you will understand for the first time just how big the changes are. There are food trucks that serve up everything from macaroni and cheese to lobster sandwiches, but being the desert dweller that you are, we have a feeling it will be tacos that make you smile! Tacos are America’s favorite handheld, we even offer a day devoted to their spicy goodness, and although lobster is elegant and macaroni and cheese is gooey and delicious, it’s the taco that your soul craves, and tacos, burritos, and quesadillas are exactly what Modern Tortilla provides!

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Availability Is Important

There are a LOT of parties, events, fundraisers, etcetera, that are going on during this last month of the year, so if your event date is set in stone, the first question you may want to ask is “Are you available on such and such date?” Many food truck caterers may already be booked, especially as they only offer one or two food trucks, but Modern Tortilla is known for its fleet of food trucks, maximizing the chance that we will be available on your very important date, and because we also offer taco carts, if we are all booked on your night, we may still be able to provide a taco cart, one that is ideal for more intimate get-togethers and celebrations.

Experience Matters

We are all for helping out beginning businesses, but this event is an important one, and do you want to take the chance on someone with little to no experience in feeding hungry guests? Modern Tortilla has been roaming the streets and feeding hungry people for nearly 10 years, and in that time, we have learned a thing or two about the business. Things happen, and events don’t always go smoothly, but when you choose Modern Tortilla, you are choosing a company with the experience to deal with the issues that may come up, ensuring that your celebration is one that will be the talk of the town for months to come—in all of the best ways!

Does It Fit?

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There is nothing more impressive than walking into an event and discovering a full-sized food truck catering in Phonix located in a prime position, but this is Arizona, and we are known for the postage-stamp sized lots our homes and condos are built on, and it is quite possible that you won’t have space for a catering truck. This doesn’t mean you have to skip out on delicious tacos, however, because Modern Tortilla offers an alternative: a much more space friendly taco cart, loaded to the brim with our spicy taco makings. Perfect for smaller events and smaller yards and offering enough tacos to ensure that no one leaves hungry, the smaller cost will easily fit into your catering budget!

Have We Convinced You?

Your event is special to you, whether you are celebrating a holiday, a special occasion, or are in charge of a fundraiser for your kids’ school, and Modern Tortilla will be honored to be a part of the celebration. Fill out the form on our page today and let’s get the planning part of the program started!

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Booking a Last-Minute Catering with Modern Tortilla

The setup of our taco truck catering in Phoenix

Did you hear the news? Or more accurately, did you step outside and FEEL the news, as the days we all look forward to have finally arrived. The temperatures have dropped below 100, and we are able to enjoy our early morning walks without feeling like we are about to have heat stroke. And if you think this reason alone is worth celebrating, but you aren’t quite ready to stoke up the grill in your backyard (Temps are still in the 90s, after all, let’s not get crazy!) booking a last-minute catering in Phoenix with Modern Tortilla can hit all the right notes, and this guide will show you why!

Every Bite Is a Celebration

In a world of white bread sandwiches, we desert dwellers walk on the spicy side, preferring tacos and burritos, considering Mexican food our comfort food. How can you not celebrate cooler weather, your boys winning the big game, or the fact that it is Friday and you don’t have to go back to work for two more days without a big ol’ taco in hand? Modern Tortilla has a passion for feeding hungry people and that passion leads us to creating meals that your entire guest list will love, knowing that every bite of every taco is a celebration that can’t be enjoyed enough.

We Love the Heat, But Oh, Those Cooler Days!

You have to be a certain kind of crazy not to complain about breaking new heat records in the desert, but we do retain bragging rights for surviving another summer, and as that mercury drops, our spirits begin to rise. Of course, there may be other reasons for your last-minute event, maybe your original caterer dropped the ball, or neighbors that moved away a couple of years ago are back in town and the entire neighborhood wants to celebrate. All of these are the best reasons for throwing a last-minute fiesta, and this time of year is especially good, as most people are getting back into the swing of real life, and Modern Tortilla will have more openings, even at the last minute!

Call for Catering in Phoenix Today

We love a good party, and we know that the best parties revolve around the food that is served, so we work hard to make sure your catered meals are memorable ones! Give us a call today, and thank you for letting Modern Tortilla share in the celebration.

Cater Your Christmas Dinner with Modern Tortilla

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Joy may not be found in the 100+ degree temperatures we are currently experiencing, but the realization that cooler days are on the horizon, sliding into the Phoenix Metropolitan area alongside the holidays, we can feel our spirits lifting.

It’s been a long hot summer, and it can be hard to feel like doing all the holiday things you normally enjoy, decorating, shopping, and watching Christmas movies, just to name a few, but when you think about heading into the kitchen so soon after finally cooling down, well, we can understand why you might think tuna salad sandwiches will make a perfect Christmas dinner! Or—and we are partial to this idea—you could turn to Modern Tortilla and take a look at our Christmas dinner catering services. This guide will help make that decision an easy and natural one!

Born in Fire

We desert dwellers could consider ourselves born in fire, and the foods we love represent that heat, with Modern Tortilla tacos topping the list. Who cares if your neighbors are digging into a big old lasagna, especially when you know all the work that goes into the building of that dish? You certainly don’t, and we can almost guarantee that your neighbors may be more than a little jealous when they see the colorful display of tacos and all the accompaniments gracing your counters, tables, and plates.

Life is too short to sulk in the kitchen surrounded by dirty dishes and all the ingredients for your own classic Christmas dishes, especially when the rest of the family is in the living room playing with new toys, watching Christmas programming on TV, and laughing and playing. Hiring Modern Tortilla to feed you the food you love will have you sitting there right alongside everyone else and serving up a Christmas you will never forget!

AZ comfort food

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Don’t Wait Too Long

Even though it doesn’t feel like it, Christmas is just eight short weeks away, and you won’t be the only desert dwellers considering Modern Tortilla for your holiday catering needs. Fill out the form on our page, the one offering a free quote, or simply give us a call at 602-848-8823 and cross the very important Christmas meal prep off your list. We suspect it is going to be a very Merry Christmas in your household, and we are honored to get to play a part in it!

 

5 Reasons to Cater Your Next Event with Modern Tortilla

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Well, it’s official. The temperatures finally dropped below scorching, the last of the trick-or-treaters have returned to their homes, and the big three end of the year holidays are staring us straight in the face, daring us to get it all done while spending more time with the family and with no extra hours to be had. The parties we have in November and December are the best part of the season, and if you are wondering how you are going to manage to do everything AND throw the fiesta of the year, we have created this list of five reasons why using catering with Modern Tortilla can help you have the perfect event without the hassle!

Reason #5: The Time Savings Is Magical

Every party revolves around the food being served, which means as you are working a full eight hour (or more!) day, rushing around shopping for Christmas presents, holiday décor, and all your normal necessities, you also need to be planning out a menu, purchasing the food, and preparing enough to feed a small village, all in the same 24 hours of each day that are already filled with too much work, chores, activities, and too few hours of sleep. But when you choose Modern Tortilla to cater your big event, you have cut out a lion’s share of the work involved, leaving you free to handle the millions of other details involved in party planning!

Reason #4: Stress Less, Celebrate More

This is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but you have so much on your plate that you probably don’t enjoy it much and are feeling stressed, harried, and exhausted. We can’t help you with the gift selections or the cleaning of your house, but we can take the stress of creating a meal that even the most finickiest of diners will eat off your hands, and with that major stress eliminated, you may find yourself enjoying the holidays a little more than normal. Stress is the second leading cause of illness, and who wants to be sick and stuck inside the house when outside is FINALLY cool and comfortable?

Reason #3: You Know Us and You Trust Us

Yes, there are plenty of caterers in this big desert community we have chosen to be our home, but do you know any of them in the way you know Modern Tortilla? You have been enjoying spicy tacos and burritos from our colorful food trucks for more years than you can remember, your taste buds have jumped with joy when attending other events in which our taco carts have made a surprise appearance, and you know that we offer good food that costs less. All of this leads up to an event filled with good taste, happy guests, and perhaps a few more dollars left in your bank account, dollars that can be put towards all those presents you still have left to buy! Trusting that the company you choose to feed your family can only make this event even more successful, and we are happy to be a part of the good times.

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Reason #2: Hello, Have Your Forgotten Our Tacos?

The food we serve is the food of your childhood, and as the sultry scent of tacos wafts through your event venue, how can you not feel happy? Feeding hungry people is our passion, and even though tacos are a simple dish, easily prepared and just as easily devoured, we put our all into the creation of each one we make. Because we use locally sourced ingredients, parents can feel good about sharing them with their children, and because we love when we hear the sentence “I am so full, but I just can’t stop eating these tacos!” (We are addicted to the praise!) we pay attention to every detail of building the perfect taco.

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Reason #1: You Deserve to Have Fun, Too

The host or hostess of every party rarely gets to just sit and enjoy the result of all their efforts, especially if they are in charge of food prep, but when you choose a caterer, it takes a huge burden off your shoulders. There will still be plenty to do leading up to the party, but when the music starts and the first guests begin to arrive, you, the host or hostess, can now take a breath and begin the serious business of having fun.

Will you still flit from guest to guest, ensuring that everyone is having a fabulous time? (And how can they not? They are eating tacos!) You won’t have to jump up to grab a new tray of whatever to bring out, and you won’t have to spend so much of your time in the kitchen, cooking, cleaning, and losing all feeling in your feet from standing too long. Instead, you will get to have fun, simply because you chose Modern Tortilla to cater your event. Give us a call today!

 

Cater a Halloween Bash with Modern Tortilla

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Each year, there are always events and holidays that come around that deserve a thrilling bash to celebrate with loved ones. For the fall season, there is no better way to have a scary good time than Halloween. Everyone loves getting the opportunity to dress up around friends and family, and it’s even better when there is delicious food on hand too. Let Modern Tortilla cater your Halloween bash this fall. Take a look at what is offered with our incredible services:

Have Our Taco Cart on Hand

The best way to get our delicious food catered for your next Halloween bash is by reserving one of our taco carts. This catering service is essentially a food truck service but without the actual food truck. The taco cart is mobile, making it easy to set up wherever you want it at your event whether it be outside on the street or in the backyard. The taco cart also features all of our incredible food that you have come to love from Modern Tortilla. Everyone loves our 24 hour marinated beef skirt steak that is juicy and tender. You also can’t forget about our tinga shredded chicken or slow braised pork that make for the perfect protein in your tacos. Everything gets topped off with a combination of our 21 toppings that you simply cannot find anywhere else. Now that is delicious!

Flagstaff tacos

Don’t Forget the Sides

Our taco cart is the best way to serve up incredible street tacos for the guests of your Halloween event. Everyone will walk away satisfied. Our taco cart also makes sure to include the sides including chips and salsa with each plate. There is no better way to kick start your appetite than with a crunchy bite of our house made salsa. We can also cover drinks for your event as well including canned soda, bottled water, or our house made mason jar lemonade that is a fan favorite. We make it easy to cover your food and drink needs so you can focus on your event!

Book Our Catering Services Today in Time for Halloween

As you can see, our catering services will take your Halloween bash up a notch and have your guests remembering it for years to come. We cater all kinds of events including weddings, birthdays, corporate events, and much more. Simply contact our team and get your catering order started!

Book Our Taco Cart for Small Events

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Is there anything more fun than spending time with the people we love most? Our friends and families make life all that much more special, and sometimes we just want to get together and celebrate their wonderfulness, and whether you are planning a big gala with everyone you know or a more intimate gathering with just a small group, Modern Tortilla can help you make your event unforgettable. Today, we want to take a few minutes of your time to discuss how much our taco carts can add to your small event catering in Arizona, showing you that sometimes the largest impact can come from the small moments you enjoy with your friends and family every day.

Spice up your Fiesta

If you have lived in the Valley of the Sun for more than a minute, chances are you understand the world’s obsession with tacos. Crunchy ones, soft ones, the texture doesn’t matter, but the flavor sure does and Modern Tortilla has perfect the spice. And because not every party is a grand fete and not every home offers the space for a food truck, our taco carts have become the most popular catering option we provide, you can be assured that your get together will be one that every guest will be talking about for months to come.

The setup of our taco truck catering in Phoenix

Let Us Do the Hard Work

As the host or hostess with the mostest, there is a lot you need to be doing to get ready for your small event and as you clean, prepare your signature drinks, and spend some time dedicated to choosing the perfect outfit, our chef will be manning the taco cart, preparing America’s favorite handheld for your guests. No need to slave over a hot stove or spend a small fortune with a traditional caterer, just point us to the spot, we will park our cart and begin to feed the hungry people you love. Feeding people is our passion, and your guests will be our favorite clients.

The Fillings Make the Difference

Tacos have come a long way since the Old El Paso tacos with crunchy shells your mom used to make, and your guests will be able to taste the difference. Chicken tinga for those who can’t handle red meat, veggies for those watching their health, and carne asada for everyone else—these are the choices you will receive when you choose a Modern Tortilla food cart for your small event. Give us a call at (602) 848-8823 today!

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Plan Your Labor Day Catering in Phoenix Today

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The heat of summer is entering its last phase, the first school bell of the year has already rung, and the first three-day weekend of the school year is about to take place, making a pool party celebration at your place sound like a very awesome idea. Of course, there is a lot of work involved with party planning, from the cleaning of your house to the shopping for food and drink, and then discovering that your tried and true swimwear is trying your patience and no longer being true to your body type. It can be tiring dealing with all the details that go along with throwing a celebration, but we at Modern Tortilla can take the biggest chore off your seemingly endless list when you choose us for your Labor Day catering in Phoenix!

Think About it

Yes, the temperatures have dropped a few degrees, and the sticky heat of monsoon season has morphed back into the dry heat we are used to, but that mercury will still be lingering in the triple digit zone, and do you really want to stand in front of an open fire or dash about a sweltering kitchen? Of course, you don’t, and when you hire Modern Tortilla to cater your holiday fiesta, you can spend those extra moments lounging in the pool with friends, chatting about how wonderfully quiet your house is now that the littles are back in school, and waiting for the moment when you take your first bite of our tacos. Our taco carts are designed to fit anywhere, so if your Arizona backyard is on the smaller size, don’t worry, we only need a corner of your patio to set up shop and start feeding your favorite people the world’s favorite handheld delight!

Take It Easy

Labor Day is a holiday created to celebrate hardworking Americans by giving them a day where no labor is expected of them, and we can help take the most important of the hosting duties off your hands. Every day is Taco Tuesday with Modern Tortilla, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you and your friends, even if our idea of celebrating is feeding hungry people. It’s our passion, and we can’t wait to share all the good tacos we create, so go ahead and give us a call today at (602) 848-8823 and let’s taco about good food and fun parties!

Let Modern Tortilla Cater Your Wedding Party

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Some of the best weddings we have ever attended were the ones without pretension or rules. No choosing a side to sit on, no spending a small fortune on clothing that will only be worn once, and best of all, the food that was served was real food that tasted really good—you know what we mean, food like the spicy tacos and burritos we serve at Modern Tortilla! If there are wedding bells in your future and you are on the fence between formal and fun, choose Modern Tortilla for your wedding catering needs and the decision will be made.

Sharing Tacos in Sickness and in Health

When you face the crowd as Mr. and Mrs. for the very first time, or Mr. and Mr., or any variation thereof, the vows you just spoke may take on new meaning, especially as the hard part is over and the hunger pangs are making themselves noticed. We have all been there, working hard to fit in our tux or gown, choosing our calories carefully and watching the numbers on the scale take a slow descent. But now the I do’s have been spoken and the party is about to begin, and those tacos? They are calling out your new name, as well as the names of every guest in your wedding party, and even as there will be many more fun moments to be had, first, there will be tacos!

Let’s Taco About Forever

As you sit at the head table, your friends and family sharing in the love you feel right now, the rest of your life will shine as brightly as the smile on your faces. Forever is such a beautiful word and we hope that Modern Tortilla can celebrate the moments in your future that will never be forgotten, but for tonight, all that matters is your love, your family, and tacos. The great thing about tacos is that they can be eaten quickly, disappearing between conversations, toasts, and the chicken dance that we still don’t know why has become a wedding tradition. The one tradition we can get behind, however, is that of gathering with family in celebration of the happiest day of your life, made happier because, well, there are tacos as well!

Your List Is Long

Within seconds of saying yes, the lists you began seemed to grow longer each day, but choosing Modern Tortilla to cater your wedding party will mark one item off very deliciously. Give us a call or contact us online today!

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