Arranging Food Beautifully by Susan E. Mitchell, CFE, is a new guide for presenting hot and cold food attractively on trays, buffets and steam table lines. The author shares ideas on how to use color, composition, texture, props and garnishes to...
Companies Join to Form Stellar Event The consolidation of four major U.S. event production firms has resulted in the creation of Stellar Event and Presentation Resources. In May, the Houston-based company took over operations of The Abbey Group ...
MOVING UP Tracey Amernick has joined Evans Hotels Group as catering director for the Bahia Resort Hotel and the Evans Garage Museum. 998 W. Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, CA 92109; 619/539-7722. t Steven Roseman has been hired as sales manager at...
Tired of disappearing cooking tools? The Chef Cutlery Holster by Creative Culinary Design of Matteson, Ill., is a "tool belt" for knives and other culinary utensils designed to make kitchen prep time more efficient and to keep tools right by your...
Thomas P. Angelo, owner and president of Tom Angelo & Associates, Phoenix, died in May. The recipient of a Gala award from Special Events Magazine, he also received three Emmy nominations. He was respected for producing halftime shows for...
THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE "As a rental industry, we face an immense challenge to develop new products, greater features and portability. But at the same time, we must hold our inventory to a minimum. Like other industries, we have been challenged in...
The first time young Dutch grocer Klaas de Boer catered an outdoor event, he was rained out. But the second time, he was prepared. As the rain poured down, he threw up a makeshift tent. He kept that tent for his next catering event...
Creating an African theme for your next special event? Boudashery Ltd. of Ashland, Ore., offers carved jacaranda wood giraffes handcrafted by young rural artists from Swaziland, a small country encircled by South Africa and Mozambique. The carved...
THE ISES NEW YORK Metro Chapter raised more than $14,000 for the SEARCH Foun-dation at an April fund-raising event honoring SEARCH founding chairman Richard Aaron, CSEP, CMP, at the New York Aquarium at Coney Island. SEARCH-Special Event Industry...
