THE LAST WORD: RIDGEWELLS' SUSAN LACZ NIEMANN
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.
...GALAS: HIP TO SHORE
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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 guests over the head,” says ...
FOOD FOR FETES: BOFFO BUFFETS AT TAVERN ON THE GREEN
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FROM ITS DEBUT in 1934 through its $10 million face lift in 1976 under legendary restaurant impresario Warner LeRoy, Tavern on the Green remains a long-running hit in Manhattan. Even the trend-chasers of the Zagat Guide label Tavern on the Green “possibly the city's best site for a large party.”
...FOOD FOR FETES: DINING OUTDOORS WITH PATINA CATERING
Everyone knows that food tastes better when eaten outdoors. Los Angeles-based Patina Catering brings special flavor to outdoor dining with its “Provençal Table,” a charming marriage of menu and presentation evoking storied southeastern France.
...GUEST ROOM: JILL CROSS, BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL
WHEN SHE LAUNCHED her career in hotel catering 17 years ago, Jill Cross had one aim: to be catering director of the Waldorf-Astoria in New York or the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. The West Coast won when she joined the Beverly Hilton team in 1997. Here, she shares secrets of her special event success.
...SAILING TO SUCCESS IN CATERING
“WHO BRAVELY DARES must sometimes risk a fall.” — Chinese proverb
It was a great couple of years, wasn't it? We basked in the glow of a super-charged economy. For my Bay Area-based catering/events company, Now We're Cooking!, it meant lavish weddings, extravagant birthday parties, dazzling corporate launches, and...
THE LAST WORD: MARY MICUCCI OF ALONG CAME MARY!
The world of special events looks very different today from what it did 25 years ago. And that's largely because of the talent, drive and vision of Mary Micucci.
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