Special Events

GUEST ROOM: HYATT'S PAT FABIJANSKI HAS DONE 80,000 EVENTS ... AND COUNTING

BY CHRISTINE LANDRY

OFTEN numbers speak for themselves. In her 28 years with Hyatt Regency, Pat Fabijanski, CMP, LES, has catered more than 80,000 events, which translates...

THE LAST WORD: CATERER RICHARD GROVES ON TEAMWORK

BY NATASHA GARBER

RICHARD Groves freely admits he's not one for following orders. I have never been a great employee, always wanting to be involved in all decisions and...

L.A. TO REVIEW MANDATORY VACCINATIONS; IS YOUR FOOD SAFE?

Next week the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider whether to require all foodservice workers to get a hepatitis A vaccination....

FOOD FOR FETES: WEDDING PLANNERS SAY, LET THEM EAT CAKE!

BY CHRISTINE LANDRY

OF the many traditions associated with weddings, cake is one of the sweetest. Still, wedding cake has seen some competition the last few years from its...

PUCK MOVES TO ORGANIC, 'HUMANE' CATERING

Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck announced Thursday that he will serve food that avoids cruelty to animals in his culinary empire of 43 catering venues, 14 fine-dining restaurants and 80-plus cafes....

L.A. WEIGHS MANDATORY VACCINATIONS FOR FOODSERVICE

In light of recent infection threats for guests including a Wolfgang Puck catering employee stricken with hepatitis A, Los Angeles County public health officials agreed yesterday to determine the feasibility of requiring vaccinations against the virus for all foodservice workers....

CATERER SAM ORLANDO'S FAMILY RECIPE

BY ALEXANDRA GUDMUNDSSON

As we begin our 25th year publishing Special Events Magazine, each month we salute event professionals who have reached career milestones. SINCE manning...

FOOD FOR FETES: FOOD IMITATING ART

BY CHRISTINE LANDRY

ELGIN Woodman, chef de cuisine of A Joy Wallace Catering Production and Design Team in Miami, claims, I'm not an artist. I just think the actual ingredients...

TABLE-HOP TILL YOU DROP AT THE OSCAR BALL

Forget the place cards: The 79th annual Academy Awards Govenors Ball--slated for Feb. 25 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles--will offer an array of casual seating options and lavish buffets so the A-list guests get A-plus face time....