By Kara Mae Adamo. Festive and amusing, holiday office parties have always been an excellent way to boost company morale and reward employees for their hard work throughout the year. They are an excellent way to socialize and relax, and can even work as an excellent networking opportunity. Fun as these events are meant to [...]
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Office Parties: Do’s and Don’ts
December 3rd, 2010Holiday Bar Tools
November 24th, 2010By Kara Mae Adamo A lot of creative energy goes in to catering an event. Be it holiday party, wedding, or any other venue, hours upon hours are spent researching recipes, providing taste tests, and pairing foods to wines and cocktails. Several steps beyond simply preparing a meal, catering requires attention to every detail. It [...]
Search a Chef Supply for Your Event’s Needs
October 29th, 2010Do you currently have an upcoming event or a big celebration that you are expecting a lot of people to attend? If this sound at all like something that you are planning to have coming up in your life and in the lives of people that you know and love, then it is important to [...]
Your Halloween Party: So Stylish and Eco-Friendly, It’s Spooky:
October 15th, 2010By Kara Mae Adamo. There has always been something fantastic about All Hallow’s Eve. From the celebration of the pagan new year (called Samhain), to Christian lore, stories have swarmed around this particular time of year for centuries. Samhain–considered the witch’s new years to some–was often revered as the one night out of the whole [...]
Brides are ‘Going Green’ to Save Money and to Save the Planet
October 7th, 2010By Kara Mae Adamo Aside from subjecting glass and crystal to the elements–not to mention the transportation–outdoor catering has been limited to harmful plastics and Styrofoam that are not only terrible for the earth, but cheapen the presentation. Additionally, today’s clients are turning to biodegradable, eco-friendly alternatives to traditional catering. In a business that is [...]
Green Catering: 5 Tips for the Eco-Friendly Caterer
October 5th, 2010Who says a fabulous wedding vendor can’t also be a responsible ecological steward? Here are a few things clients look for if they are interested in hiring a green wedding caterer. 1. Do the caterers recycle? – Caterers use a very high volume of glass, aluminum, paper, and cardboard products, all of which can be [...]
Iron Chef Bamboo Dinnerware & Tableware
October 4th, 2010By Kara Mae Adamo, Photo by Mardi Michaels Initially used as fuel to cook and dry tea, documented use of bamboo charcoal for cooking purposes dates back as early as 1486, during the Ming Dynasty, and there is even suggestion that it could go even further back, to the Qing Dynasty. On May 4th, 1902, [...]
Picnics Aren’t Just For Summer
September 16th, 2010by Kara Mae Adamo When you step outside, you can feel it. The burning heat of summer is starting to soften—like the planet itself is calming down a tad. Cool breezes are carrying with them the scents of fresh grasses, flora, and fauna. Fall is on its way. People everywhere are coming out to enjoy [...]
A Brief History of Skewers
September 15th, 2010by Kara Mae Adamo During battle, when Turkish soldiers of different archaic tribes would eat, they would roast their meats and vegetables over an open flame. In order to not burn their hands, they would skewer the food with their swords, turning them slowly and eating straight off the blade. This tradition eventually led to [...]
“Going Green” With ECO-Friendly Bamboo Tableware
September 9th, 2010By Kara Mae Adamo At long last, “going green” has become trendy. Companies like Clorox Bleach are coming out with their own lines of eco-friendly cleaning products. Organic foods that don’t use dangerous pesticides have begun popping up all over the place. And while shopping centers like Publix and Whole Foods have started providing cloth, [...]