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IT'S NO SURPRISE that fashion and fund-raisers are a perfect match, according to event planner Catherine Saxton, head of the New York-based Saxton Group, which counts celebrated royals and celebrity royalty among its clients...

Inverness, Ill.-based TOTAL EVENT RESOURCES has hired JEROME HORN as vice president of business development. Call 847/963-1448; www.total-event.com. • Wheeling, Ill.-based THE GAMESHOW PEOPLE has hired BARRY STERN as a customer service...

Some 475 catering professionals were treated to a full menu of education sessions and entertaining events at the 2003 NACE educational Conference, July 16-19 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston...

In the realm of fine dining, there are very few things chef Daniel Boulud doesn't do, and do very well. After training in his native France under renowned chefs including Roger Vergé, Boulud made his way to New York and in 1986 took the post of...

According to Key Winstead, head of New York-based Winstead Group Caterers, news-making menuing at New York parties is a heady mix of Pan-Asian, Moroccan and Indian cuisine, offset by the soothing comfort of American basics...

The outdoor event season is upon us, and with it the need for practical, portable cooking and serving equipment. In this month's Tools of the Trade, manufacturers talk about their top products — and new upgrades — for the on-the-go catering pro...

In difficult times, comfort is key. And in the realm of events, that comfort comes in large part from the caterer's kitchen. In our May cover story, leading off-premise caterers talk about a continuing call for warm service and fresh flavors, as...

When Susan Lacz Niemann saw that the company she had served and loved for 14 years was headed for trouble, she didn't complain — she put her money where her heart was...