Posts by tigerwoman

Have you already established a price? You have 4 main protein choices Beef Chicken Roast Pig Shrimp shrimp you could calculate on how many pieces per person. eg 3-5 depending on how the event prices out. One pig for 300...

Having a cook toast them out front and giving people a couple of different cookies and choc. to choose from to put together their own? The only glitch would be coming up with a cool way to toast them. Toasting them over cassette...

in the catering world we use a section of pvc pipe and cut the english hothouse cucumber thinly on the mandeline. Then make a band inside the pvc piping, stuff with salad and chill on sheet pans for a few hours or even overnight. ...

Ask around and everyone has different formulas but here are some more common ones we loosely use for off prem events for waitstaff and bartenders. Cocktail Passed h-d only: 1 waiter per 25-50 guests I have gone as high as one...

It was snowing in NY on Wednesday and then it turned warm and sunny. WHat you are suggesting is a recipe for disaster. From chicken to rice bacteria grows quickly and is not neccessarily disernable (sp?) food can have enough of a bad...

I called one of my catersource buddies in the south who is a meat expert and among other tips he gave me was to have a cassette fuel with hot au jus eg rosemary, mushroom, horseradish or whatever flavor profile you prefer at the station...

Here's the menu and scenario they want to change the lamb entree to a "rare" "Roast Beef" option. What do you suggest and how much should it raise the price? Also if he wants the beef rare - doesn't that mean that...

This is a very pertinenant subject. Let me share with you some of the thoughts I have garnered in discussions with hundreds of caterers across the country and throughout Canada. 1. the trend is growing that the event is paid in...

not sure if its still true but at one time you could cater out of your home kitchen given certain guidelines in the state of Maine. However in this day and age its highly unlikely.

What part of Italy are you located in and what are the specialities of your region? I looked at your website but don't understand enough Italian to make out any details. I did notice you also offer catering. Is that at your...