Making Your Event Perfect We are proud to introduce our updated and expanded catering service. Hospitality, attention to detail, beautiful platters, and delicious food are the focus of our impeccable planning (we’re perfectionists here at Shelsky’s). We source some of the coolest and most pristine smoked fish from around the country, while we pickle our own herring and lox and cure our own gravlax. And our house-baked sweets are some of the best New York has to offer. These are the building blocks of flawless events that Shelsky’s proudly “brings to the table.” We are excited at the chance to help you throw the perfect event. Smoked Fish Platters 8 person minimum. Add sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, and lemons $1/person
SMOKED SALMON PLATTER GRAND SMOKED PLATEAU Hand-sliced Eastern Gaspé Nova, Hand-sliced Eastern Gaspé Nova, assorted bagels and bialys, plain smoky and mild Scottish salmon, and scallion cream cheese, sliced red pastrami-smoked salmon, whole onions and capers. $18/person boned-out Lake Michigan smoked whitefish, house-pickled herring with SMOKED GOODNESS PLATTER wine or cream sauce and onions, Hand-sliced Eastern Gaspé Nova, assorted bagels and bialys, scallion smoked wild Alaskan sable, rich kip- and plain cream cheese, sliced red pered (baked) salmon, whole boned- onions and capers. $40/person out Lake Michigan smoked whitefish, bagels and bialys, plain and scallion cream cheese, sliced red onions and capers. $28/person
Salad & Schmear Platter Your choice of 6 of the following salads and schmears, served with assorted bagels, bialys, rye and pumpernickel bread. $30/person • Smoked Whitefish Salad • Baked Salmon Salad • Classic Deli Potato Salad • Egg Salad with Cornichons • Chopped Liver • Macaroni Salad • Citrus Roasted Beet Salad • Health Salad • Reisling Braised Sauerkraut • Pickled Herring Salad • Tuna Salad • Cucumber Salad • Cole Slaw • Chicken Salad with Grapes & Pecans Prices subject to change without notice. BREAKFAST & BRUNCH
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052020 Breakfast & Brunch Platters
FRESH FRUIT PLATTER CONTINENTAL PASTRY BASKET Diced fresh “all-year-round” fruit, and Selection of miniature croissants, a selection of the freshest seasonal fruit almond croissants, pain au chocolat, the market has to offer. lemon poppy muffins, cheese Danish, 12” platter/$59 (serves 10-12) and scones, with Ben’s tub butter, 16” platter/$79 (serves 15-25) clotted cream, and fruit preserves. 18” platter/$99 (serves 30-40) $19/person (10 person minimum)
SALAD OF MIXED FRESH FRUIT SHELSKY’S SWEETS PLATTER Medley of only the freshest fruit, cut Assortment of homemade rugelach, into bite-sized pieces, with fresh-picked babka, honey cake, the world’s best mint. $69 (serves 18-22) coconut macaroons, chocolate chip cookies with Maldon sea salt, and assorted chocolate candies.
HOUSE GRANOLA $10/person (10 person minimum) Served with Greek yogurt and fresh berries. $10/person (8 person minimum)
Beverage Service COFFEE & TEA SERVICE FRESH-SQUEEZED JUICE Includes milk, half and half (almond • Fresh-squeezed orange juice milk upon request), sugar & sweetener, $3/person cups, sleeves and stirrers. • Fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice $3/person • Box of French press Ashlawn Farm Coffee $30 (serves 12) • Fresh-squeezed blood orange juice $4/person • Ashlawn Farm Coffee service for 30+ $4/person ICED TEA & ICED COFFEE SERVICE • Selection of fine teas from Palais des • Cold-brewed iced Ashlawn Farm Thés $3/person Coffee $5/person • Iced Palais des Thés Blue of London Earl Grey tea $4/person Also perfect for any brunch get together: a selection of bottled waters, seltzer, mineral water, Dr. Brown’s sodas, and an assortment of curated sodas is available.
Prices subject to change without notice. BREAKFAST & BRUNCH
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052020 Smoked & Cured Fish Sandwich Platters All sandwiches are served on a wooden board. Sandwiches can be cut into halves. Minimum order of 12 Sandwiches
MEMBER OF THE TRIBE – The classic. SHELSKY’S PASTRAMI – Pastrami- Hand-sliced Eastern Gaspé Nova and smoked salmon, Riesling-braised your choice of plain or scallion cream sauerkraut, and mustard and dill cheese, on a bagel or bialy. $15.99 herring, on rye or pumpernickel. $17.99 BROOKLYN NATIVE – Smoked whitefish salad, Eastern Gaspé Nova, FANCY PANTS – Smoked lake pickled herring, sour pickles, on a sturgeon, house-cured gravlax, red bagel or bialy. $17.99 onion, tomato, and Ben’s all-natural cream cheese, on a bagel or bialy. BROOKLYN TRANSPLANT – Kippered $20.49 salmon, pickled herring salad, plain cream cheese and apple horseradish, EL VICENTÉ – Smoked lake sturgeon, on rye or pumpernickel. $17.49 fresh jalapeños, tomatoes, sour pickles and cream cheese, on a bagel or bialy. THE PETER SHELSKY – Eastern Gaspé $19.99 Nova, pickled herring with cream sauce and onions, sable, and scallion cream cheese. Invented on a bialy; WHITEFISH CLUB – Smoked whitefish great on a bagel too! $17.49 fillets, tomato, red onion, jalapeño, cilantro and cream cheese, on a bagel THE GREAT GATSBY – Pastrami- or bialy. $16.49 smoked salmon, horseradish cream cheese, honey mustard and red onion, SPICY RED, WHITE, or BLUE – on caraway-seeded rye. $16.99 Our American dream series. Your choice of smoked whitefish or smoked THE HOLY MACKEREL – Rhode Island bluefish baked salads, with cucumber smoked peppered mackerel, cucumber salad and Sriracha, on rye or pumper- salad, and vegetable cream cheese, on nickel. $16.49 a bialy. $13.99 Our carefully cured and smoked fish and delicatessen meats gently Prices subject to change without notice. sandwiched with rye and pumpernickel from Orwasher’s Bakery, dense and chewy old-fashioned Brooklyn bagels from Mill Basin Bagel Café, and SANDWICHES bialys from Bell Bialys, are the perfect building blocks to any catered event. Shelsky’s of Brooklyn | 141 Court Street, Brooklyn, New York [email protected] | www.shelskys.com | 718.855.8817
052020 LEWIS’ MAINE STYLE LOBSTER ROLL – THE TUNA SUPER SPICY FUNK – Lewis’ fresh lobster salad starts with When we say this sandwich is spicy, freshly caught and steamed Maine what we really mean is THIS SAND- lobster. Kissed with mayonnaise and WICH IS SPICY!!! Consider yourself a touch of tarragon, we serve it on a warned. Shelsky’s seriously great tuna buttered Orwasher’s brioche potato salad, served on a bed of sliced fresh roll. $19.00 jalapeños, and topped with Malaysian chili sambal (contains fermented shrimp SPICY SHRIMP ROLL – Spicy shrimp paste), and crispy “Chinatown” fried salad with lettuce and butter, on your onions, on your choice of Orwasher’s choice of a buttered Orwasher’s rye or pumpernickel. $15.50 brioche potato roll, or in one of their giant onion pockets. $15.00 THE CLEMENTINE – A well-toasted bialy, served buttered and topped THE FISHLESS – Sour pickled tomato, with house-cured gravlax, tomato, red fresh tomato, red onion, jalapeño, onion, capers and a squeeze of fresh cilantro, apple horseradish and mayon- lemon. $17.00 naise, on a bagel or bialy. $12.50 OSETRA’S MOMMA – Fancy Califor- THE TURBOFF – Horseradish cream nia lake sturgeon, with red onion and cheese, baked salmon salad, Eastern butter on your choice of bagel or bialy. Gaspé Nova, red onions, capers, to- $19.00 matoes, and a squeeze of fresh lemon served on a toasted bialy. $16.50 THE NEWHOUSE – Wild Alaskan smoked sable, scallion cream cheese, MR. GOLDSTEIN SPECIAL – Duck and tomato on a toasted bialy. $17.00 fat-laced chopped liver and apple horseradish sauce, served on an Orwasher Onion Roll. $11.00
Prices subject to change without notice. SANDWICHES
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052020 Simple Schmear Sandwich Platter On your choice of bagel, bialy, rye or pumpernickel. All sandwiches are served on a wooden board. Sandwiches can be cut into halves. Minimum order of 12 Sandwiches. • Butter $3.00 • Tuna Salad $13.99 • Plain Cream Cheese $7.50 • Smoked Bluefish Salad with • Scallion Cream Cheese $7.99 Hazelnuts, Oranges and Fennel $14.99 • Super-loxy Lox Cream Cheese $9.00 • Egg Salad with Cornichons $11.99 • Horseradish Cream Cheese $9.99 • Pickled Herring Salad $11.49 • Ben’s All-natural Cream Cheese $9.49 • Chicken Salad with Grapes and • Vegetable Cream Cheese $9.49 Pecans $12.99 (made with Ben’s all-natural) • Chopped Liver $14.99 • Smoked Whitefish Salad $14.99 • Vegan Chopped Liver $12.99 • Baked Salmon Salad $14.99
Delicatessen Meat Platter Includes pickles, sliced rye and pumpernickel, spicy brown deli mustard and Russian dressing. (8 person minimum) For Swiss cheese supplement, add $1/person. Choice of 3 meats $24.99/person Choice of 4 meats $24.99/person Meats: Sides (choose 2): • Pastrami • Cole Slaw • Corned Beef • Health Salad • Pickled Tongue • Potato Salad • Roast Beef • Macaroni Salad Prices subject to change without notice. • Riesling-braised Sauerkraut
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052020 Delicatessen Sandwich Platters All sandwiches are served on a wooden board and come with cole slaw, potato salad, deli mustard & pickles. Sandwiches can be cut in halves or quarters. Minimum order of 12 Sandwiches.
PASTRAMI SANDWICH – Our ROAST BEEF on a n ONION ROLL – pastrami is slowly cured with a special Slow-roasted homemade roast beef, blend of spices. It is then smoked over thinly sliced, butter, Dijon mustard, and hardwood and steamed to tender crispy “Chinatown” fried onions served awesomeness. Served on rye with deli on an Orwasher’s onion roll $17.99 mustard. $24.99 CORNED (PICKLED) TONGUE – a CORNED BEEF SANDWICH – Our personal favorite of Peter Shelsky himself, corned beef is cured gently for a week our bay leaf and pepper-tinged corned to ensure that the full complexity of our tongue, thinly sliced, is a deli classic. On special cure is in every bite. Steamed rye with deli mustard. $23.99 and sliced, our corned beef sandwich LEWIS’ KNISH BOMB SANDWICH — is mind-meltingly luscious. Served on House pastrami, piled on a fried rye with deli mustard. $23.99 square “Coney Island” knish with Riesling-braised sauerkraut and spicy CLASSIC REUBEN – Our slow-corned brown deli mustard $18.99 beef, Riesling-braised sauerkraut, Russian dressing and Swiss cheese, THE ROAST TURKEY SANDWICH – on your choice of rye or pumpernickel. Thinly-sliced house-roasted, Served cold. $22.99 local-farm turkey, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and coleslaw, served on your choice of Orwasher’s rye or pumpernickel $13.99
Prices subject to change without notice. SANDWICHES
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052020 Entrée Salad HOUSE SALAD – Arugula, endive, and radicchio, with tomatoes, toasted pine nuts and avocado, with peppered hot-smoked salmon and Dijon vinaigrette. $69.00 (serves 16-20)
Appetizing & Delicatessen Classic Salads Priced per 1/2 pound
SMOKED WHITEFISH SALAD – TUNA SALAD – White albacore tuna Door County, Wisconsin whitefish salad – a classic. We’re told ours is fillets, smoked over hard woods, mixed simply the best there is. And who are with cucumber and celery, a touch of we to argue? $10 mayonnaise, a hint of sour cream, and some Worcestershire sauce make this EGG SALAD w ith CORNICHONS – clean-tasting smoky treat. $14.98 The just-perfect balance of hard-cooked eggs, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and PICKLED HERRING SALAD – May cornichons. $6.49 not be the prettiest salad of the bunch but it sure is one of the tastiest! A real BAKED SALMON SALAD – A sump- party in your mouth and a balanced tuous treat to be sure, we make this complement to the smokier and saltier spread using only the richest Norwe- whitefish or baked salmon. $9 gian salmon, and include all the belly meat to ensure the ultimate decadence. SMOKED BLUEFISH SALAD w ith $14.98 ORANGES, FENNEL, a nd ROASTED HAZELNUTS – Rhode Island smoked CITRUS-ROASTED BEET SALAD – bluefish brings a campfire essence Lighten things up with our citrus-roasted to this salad. Coupled with oranges, beet salad. Red beets, roasted with fennel, and roasted hazelnuts, it’s a fresh thyme and orange zest, tossed medley of nuanced flavors. $14.98 with fresh squeezed orange juice, zest, and fine olive oil. $6 TRADITIONAL CUCUMBER SALAD – An appetizing classic. Cucumbers in a CHOPPED LIVER – We hand-chop lightly sweet vinegar sauce with white our chicken livers and gently fold the onions. $6 chopped liver with duck fat, hard-cooked eggs, and sautéed onions. CHICKEN SALAD – Slow-poached Cognac rounds it out to make it the Quebec chicken with raisins, pecans, perfect chopped liver. $8.5 and celery. $9.48
Prices subject to change without notice. SALADS
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052020 Appetizing & Delicatessen Classic Salads Priced per 1/2 pound
DELI POTATO SALAD – A classic COLESLAW – Our coleslaw is finely potato salad – homemade of course. chopped, and is a classic. $4 Perfect for any picnic, cook-out, or delicatessen spread. $4 MACARONI SALAD – Well-balanced and not cloyingly sweet, our macaroni HEALTH SALAD – Coleslaw’s lighter salad has sweet bell peppers for a nice cousin. Ours is shredded (not chopped added crunch. $4 like our coleslaw), with vinegar, a bit of sugar and our special blend of health RIESLING-BRAISED SAUERKRAUT – salad spices. This slaw is the perfect Braising sauerkraut cleans away that salad to cut right through the richness raw funk. We braise ours in Riesling of our homemade pastrami, corned and add a bit of grated potato to beef, and tongue. $4.50 thicken it just a touch. This sauerkraut and our deli meats are a marriage made in heaven. $4
Treif Salads Priced per 1/2 pound
SPICY SHRIMP SALAD – Piquant shrimp, Japanese mayonnaise, masago (teeny capelin roe), sesame oil…YUM! $11.98
LOBSTER SALAD – Claws, tails, and knuckles with a bit of mayonnaise, celery, sherry vinegar and tarragon. This salad screams summer! $19.98
Prices subject to change without notice. SALADS
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052020 Canapes & Tea Sandwiches These selections are limited to catered events with servers.
CREPES w ith LAKE SUPERIOR SMOKED SHRIMP cocktail bites SMOKED RED TROUT, apples, and $48/doz. horseradish crème fraiche $30/doz. MINI MAINE-STYLE LOBSTER ROLLS DEVILED LOCAL PASTURED EGGS on brioche buns $34/doz. with smoked trout roe $28/doz. SPICY SHRIMP ROLLS on brioche buns CUCUMBER CUPS with smoked white- $34/doz. fish salad and Sriracha $26/doz. CHOPPED-LIVER CANAPE with apple SALMON BLTs – Stuffed Campari horseradish and red onion on rye tomatoes $28/doz. $28/doz.
TEA SANDWICHES – Cucumber and watercress; egg salad with cornichons; Scottish salmon with cream cheese; pastrami salmon, horseradish cream cheese, and honey mustard $26/doz.
Prices subject to change without notice. HORS D’OEUVRES & SAVORIES
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052020 Boards & Baskets
FRESH CRUDITÉS PLATTER – Fresh crisp vegetables served with a fines herbs fromage blanc. $79 (serves 25 people)
CONTINENTAL PASTRY BASKET – A selection of miniature croissants, almond croissants, pain au chocolat, lemon poppy muffins, cheese Danish and scones, served with Ben’s tub butter, clotted cream, and fruit preserves. $19/person (10 person minimum)
SHELSKY’S SWEETS PLATTER – Assortment of homemade rugelach, babka, honey cake, the world’s best coconut macaroons, chocolate chip cookies with Maldon sea salt, and assorted chocolate candies. $13/person (10 person minimum)
Prices subject to change without notice. BOARDS & BASKETS
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052020 Shelsky’s Caviar Selections Market Price
PADDLEFISH CAVIAR – The paddlefish is a close relative of the American freshwater sturgeon. Harvested from wild paddlefish in the Mississippi River, this small and glossy caviar is earthy and bold and is priced for gatherings of any size.
HACKLEBACK WILD AMERICAN STURGEON CAVIAR – The hackleback sturgeon have made a comeback over the last couple decades. The caviar from these sturgeon is proudly labeled “American Caviar.” The eggs are small, black to dark brown orbs with sweet notes up front, a light earthiness, and a buttery finish.
KALUGA CAVIAR – This luxurious caviar will remind you of Beluga! These large, dark brown eggs have an assertive mineral flavor on the front and the finish is nutty and smooth. The Kaluga sturgeon are a cross breed of two of the most prized sturgeon from the Amur River Basin, the Husu Dauricus and the Acipenser Schenckii. They are farmed with the utmost care and attention in China to produce some of the very best caviar available today.
RUSSIAN OSETRA CAVIAR – Our carefully selected Osetra is farmed in cold Russian lakes and rivers. These round, plump eggs with notes of fresh water and hazelnuts are extraordinarily silky on the tongue and quite unforgettable.
TSAR’S PRIVATE RESERVE GOLDEN OSETRA CAVIAR – Enjoyed by royalty, these golden orbs are the best of the best. The crème de la crème. Nutty and outrageously smooth, there quite simply is no other caviar like it! A treat for the kings and queens among us!
BELUGA HYBRID CAVIAR – With an upfront clean ocean taste, these medium dark grey or green medium orbs finish with pure butter.
Prices subject to change without notice. CAVIAR
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052020 WILD KETA SALMON ROE – These very large briny orbs burst in your mouth! They are perfect on crackers or scrambled eggs, pasta, or just with a spoon!
FRENCH TROUT ROE – Slightly smaller than the salmon roe, these eggs have a nice pop to them with strong notes of fresh water that make you know you are enjoying what would have been fresh trout!
FRENCH SMOKED TROUT ROE – A unique product, these are the same eggs as the above French trout roe, with the added complexity of being cold- smoked.
WASABI MASAGO – Tiny capelin roe that are flavored with wasabi. These little eggs burst in your mouth with a sweet and punchy pop!
CAVIAR ACCOMPANIMENTS Crème Fraiche Eggs Mimosa Manicured Shallots Blini Cocktail Blini Mini Toast
Truffles Making it luxurious? Truffles are the answer! Ask us about our seasonal truffles!
Prices subject to change without notice. CAVIAR & TRUFFLES
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052020 Concierge Event Planning Services When you are planning a bris or a baby-naming, a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, or a wedding, birthday party or post-wedding brunch — whatever the event, there are many moving parts and it can be a daunting process. We’re undaunted and we’ll make it easy for you.
Introducing Shelsky’s Of Brooklyn, Concierge Event Planning Services…
FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS – We are Brooklyn, and we love Brooklyn — LEWIS SPADA which is why we like to keep it local. Lucky for us (and you), Edelweiss Floral Atelier is our local florist. We’ve absolutely fallen in love with the arrangements they’ve done for our events, and we know you, too, will love their refined and simple elegance. Taking our cues from you, we work with our friends at Edelweiss to create the perfect floral arrangements for your event. (5% of event menu cost) PETER SHELSKY WINE – Great food deserves to be enjoyed with great wine. We are proud and excited to be working exclusively with the extraordinarily knowledgeable team at Brooklyn Wine Exchange. Once your menu has been arranged, you will have the opportunity to schedule a personalized tasting at Brooklyn Wine Exchange, where you’ll receive a discount on your wine order. (5% of event menu cost)
PARTY RENTALS - We work with several local party rental outfits to bring you the perfect rentals for your event. From linens to flatware, and glassware to tables and chairs, we are happy to be able to take this time-consuming and stressful part of your event planning off your shoulders. (5% of event menu cost)
CONCIERGE SERVICES Shelsky’s of Brooklyn | 141 Court Street, Brooklyn, New York [email protected] | www.shelskys.com | 718.855.8817 Shelsky’s of Brooklyn: Appetizing & Delicatessen 141 Court Street, Brooklyn, New York [email protected] | www.shelskys.com | 718.855.8817 0520