Special Events Magazine - Caterers and Catering

Event Professionals Deliver Events on Tight Budgets

By Lisa Hurley

Show me the money is no longer the host's call, as the sour economy makes lavish events obsolete. Today, save me the money is the event professional's...

Food for Fetes: Pairing Wine and Food for Event Menus

By Christine Landry

People may or may not have soul mates. But food? Definitely. Just set up food with vino for a fairy-tale ending. Of course, for the ultimate match, you...

Elegant Asian Aesthetic Set for Oscar Ball

Cool colors, clean lines and an elegant Asian aesthetic will mark this year's Academy Awards Governors Ball, which follows the Oscar ceremony on Feb 22. ...

The Last Word: Caterer David Casteel Finds Strength in Numbers

By Natasha Garber

By all accounts, David Casteel wasn't supposed to have a career in catering. I vowed I would never work in the foodservice industry, he says. I'd had...

Food for Fetes: Tiny Appetizers are Small Wonders

By Christine Landry

Small foods are huge these days. After all, bite-size portions are perfect for a social scene; guests can munch as they mingle without the commitment...

Benchmark Predicts the Top Five Dining Trends for 2009

Read on to discover next year's top culinary and cocktail trends...

AKA's Massive Banquet is One for the Books

AKA stages a massive meal with help from Centerplate....

Washington Event Scene Abuzz About Obama Inauguration

The holiday party business may be in the doldrums, but event professionals in one town are going into high gear. Hoteliers, caterers and production pros in Washington are pinning down details of the range of festivities surrounding the inauguration of U.S. president-elect Barack Obama on Jan. 20....