Today's strolling menus are less appetizers and more “mini meals,” notes Kelly Early, CSEP, general manager and owner of Indianapolis-based Thomas Caterers of Distinction. Here, catering experts explain how to keep guests sated, social and happy ...
Debra Lykkemark, president and CEO of Culinary Capers in Vancouver, British Columbia, describes a caterer's nightmare: “Food gets cold, sauces coagulate, and dinner guests wait.” To avoid this, fundraising dinners require caterers to show foresig...
“There are some people who are fire-starters and some people who are fire-tenders,” says Karen LuKanic, Wolfgang Puck Catering's new vice president of catering sales. “I am definitely a fire-starter.”
LuKanic will have plenty of sparks to ignite...
Toronto-based Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, the luxury hotel chain with 51 hotels in 12 countries, extended its award-winning “Green Partnership” environmental program this summer with the announcement that it would begin a brand-wide commitment to ...
Desserts aren't simply sweet anymore. The meal's finale is considerably more complex — and no longer ruled by chocolate. Desserts now are often lighter, smaller and faintly savory. Here, dessert details are broken down into small bites — much lik...
As the region's notorious winds begin to subside, Southern California is still reeling from a week of nearly two dozen wildfires. Caterers in hard-hit San Diego have been quick to reach out to help.
San Diego-based TK&A Custom Catering announced...
Both domestic food suppliers and those who export to the U.S. are watching to see the new food-safety plan that the Food and Drug Administration promises to release, possibly as early as this month.
Outbreaks of foodborne illness--linked to a ra...
Both domestic food suppliers and those who export to the U.S. are watching to see the new food-safety plan that the Food and Drug Administration promises to release, possibly as early as this month.
Outbreaks of foodborne illness--linked to a ra...
Children are known for persnickety palates. So how do caterers get creative with children's menus yet avoid getting scrunched-up noses for their efforts? Here, catering experts discuss how to pique the interest of the picky through innovative pre...
