Father’s Day Cookout Catering: Burgers, Hot Dogs, and a Clambake You Can Take Anywhere In Southern New England

Nothing says a New England summer quite like smoke curling off the grill and a backyard full of the people you love. And when Father’s Day rolls around — right on the heels of Memorial Day weekend — a lot of folks around here want that classic cookout feel without being the one stuck at the grill all afternoon. Sound familiar? That’s exactly where B&M Catering Co. comes in. For 40 years we’ve been handling the cooking so hosts across Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut can actually relax and enjoy their own parties.

The Father’s Day Cookout Menu Dad Actually Wants

Let’s be honest: most dads aren’t looking for anything fussy. They want real cookout food, done right, and plenty of it. Our Father’s Day cookout menu is built around exactly that — the grilling favorites that have anchored New England backyards for generations. It’s familiar, crowd-pleasing food, the kind that makes a backyard feel like a backyard. Here’s what lands on the table:

• Hot Dogs with Sauerkraut & Onions — or upgrade to New York System hot wieners, the Rhode Island classic served with meat sauce, mustard, onions, and celery salt

• Quarter-pound Hamburgers and Cheeseburgers with lettuce and tomato

• Coleslaw, Macaroni Salad, and Baked Beans

• Individual bags of potato chips

• Fresh watermelon

• Lemonade or coffee

The best part? Our crew cooks it all right on site, so the food hits the plate hot and the host finally gets to sit down. One detail worth knowing up front: this cookout spread is available as a Full Service event only — meaning we bring the grill, the staff, and handle setup and cleanup from start to finish. For a backyard crowd, it’s about as easy as catering gets.

And it isn’t just for Father’s Day. The very same menu is a natural fit for Memorial Day entertaining, graduation parties, and just about any summer gathering where you’d rather catch up with guests than flip burgers in the heat.

Want a Clambake Without the Work? Meet Clambake to Travel

Maybe burgers and dogs aren’t quite the vibe this year. Maybe you’re after something a little more, well, New England. Here’s a question we hear all the time: can you pull off a real clambake at a beach house or backyard party without a full catering crew on hand? You absolutely can — it’s called Clambake to Travel.

Each meal comes loaded with lobster, steamers, mussels, chourico, corn on the cob, and red bliss potatoes and onions, all packed in rockweed inside a reusable pot. You just add water, set the pot on a gas stovetop, camp stove, or campfire, and let it go. Once steam starts escaping, you’re roughly 25 to 35 minutes away from a ready-to-eat traditional old-fashioned clambake, depending on how many meals you’re cooking at once.

It’s easy pickup, it travels just about anywhere, and it turns stress-free hosting into a real possibility. For beach houses, family reunions, and laid-back backyard parties, it’s tough to beat a classic New England summer tradition you can practically carry under one arm — no special equipment or clambake know-how required on your end.

Book Early for an Easy New England Summer

Father’s Day and Memorial Day are two of the busiest weekends on our calendar, and graduation season follows close behind. If a cookout or a clambake is anywhere on your radar, the sooner you reach out, the better your odds of locking in your date. Looking for more warm-weather ideas? Browse our summer outdoor catering options, then give us a call and let’s start planning a summer everyone will remember.