Labor Day Is Coming… Are You Ready?

Blink and it sneaks up every year: one minute you’re firing up the grill for the Fourth of July, and the next, Labor Day weekend is staring you down. Around here, that first Monday in September is summer’s grand finale — the last long weekend before the calendar flips to backpacks and back-to-school. So the real question isn’t whether you’re hosting one more backyard cookout. It’s whether you’ll be stuck behind the grill all day, or actually enjoying it. For 40 years, B&M Catering Co. has helped folks across Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut choose the second option — and Labor Day is our busy-season encore.

The Classic Cookout, Handled

There’s a reason the backyard cookout never goes out of style. Burgers, hot dogs, BBQ chicken, ice-cold lemonade, sweet corn on the cob — it’s comfort food that gets everybody to the table without a fuss. The catch is that somebody has to cook it all, and that somebody usually ends up sweating over a hot grill instead of visiting with guests. Our cookout and full-service catering menus flip that script: we bring the food, the staff, the setup, and the cleanup, then haul the trash away when the last plate is cleared. You just show up and enjoy your own party — imagine that.

Go Big with a Pig Roast

Want to give your Labor Day bash a centerpiece people will still be talking about at Thanksgiving? A whole pig, roasted low and slow right on-site, turns an ordinary backyard into a genuine event. Our Chicken & Pig spread pairs that freshly roasted pork with pulled pork, BBQ chicken, cowboy beans, coleslaw, cornbread, and corn on the cob — the kind of hearty, hands-on feast built for a hungry crowd. Feeling tropical? We can take the whole thing Hawaiian-luau style instead. Either way, it’s a showstopper that does the heavy lifting for you, so the only thing you’re carving out is a little free time to relax and enjoy the day.

Rather Keep It Small? Grab a Clambake to Travel

Not every Labor Day calls for a full-service crew. Maybe it’s a quiet weekend at the lake, a campsite up in the woods, or just the family out on the back deck. That’s exactly what our Clambakes to Travel kits are made for. You pick one up from our Pawtucket kitchen, and inside a reusable pot you’ll find lobster, steamers, mussels, chourico, corn on the cob, red bliss potatoes, and onions — all packed in rockweed. Add water (or a splash of beer), set it on the stovetop or campfire, and in under an hour you’re the bakemaster of your own old-fashioned clambake. One pot feeds up to seven, so it scales right up or down to whatever your weekend actually looks like.

Don’t Wait — the Calendar Fills Fast

Here’s the part nobody loves to hear: Labor Day weekend is one of the busiest dates of our entire year, and the best caterers book up early. If you’re picturing a pig roast, a full cookout, or even a clambake kit for that last hurrah, the smart move is to lock in your date now instead of scrambling in late August. The same goes for end-of-summer company picnics and team outings. New to all of this? No problem — we’ll walk you through exactly what to expect when you book, then build a menu around the size and the vibe of your crowd.

Let’s Send Summer Off Right

Summer in New England goes by fast, and Labor Day is your last, best excuse to gather everyone before it slips away for another year. However you want to do it — a laid-back cookout, an all-out pig roast, or a grab-and-go clambake kit — B&M is ready to make it easy from the first phone call to the final cleanup. Reach out for a quote, tell us about your event, and go ahead and consider the grill officially someone else’s problem this year. Are you ready? We sure are.