CATERERS AND THEIR clients concur: The holidays are no time for dwelling on diets. In line with the ongoing trend, this season will see a bounty of traditional comfort foods, rich sweets and festive cocktails on party menus. But keeping up with...
WHEN GARY ARABIA set out to find space to prep food for BMG's Grammy Awards party at New York's cool-but-kitchen-less Gotham Hall, little did he know he would discover a life-changing relationship. But, says the owner of Los Angeles-based Global...
PAULA LeDUC SAYS it's a willingness to work behind the scenes that makes her operation a good bet for partnering with celebrity chefs. “We're coaches for them,” explains the owner of Emeryville, Calif.-based Paula LeDuc Fine Catering. “We don't...
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...
And those parties can be very large: At 27,000 square feet, Tavern on the Green can seat a total of 1,500 guests in its six dining rooms. With a tent in the parking lot, another 1,500 guests can enjoy a buffet, and with elegant touches such as...
The event: a high-profile celebrity bash for client Reebok in conjunction with the 2002 American Black Film Festival in Miami. The setting: the ultra-chic Shore Club hotel in balmy South Beach. The big question: "How to brand, but without hitting...
Under the direction of culinary superstar team Joachim and Christine Splichal, Patina Catering provides a rustic 7½-foot pine table complete with linen and unique serving pieces. “Joachim goes to France and Italy usually at least once a year,”...
