this past saturday night was a big one in the life of marigold catering. we were fortunate (and talented, i like to think) enough to be chosen to take care of the catering for the gala opening of the newly and beautifully remodeled and re-imagined hanna theater. the event, which was for 580 guests, was absolutely one of the highest profile shindigs that we've ever done and, thanks to everyone's hard work, it went just about perfectly, something that's almost scary in the catering world. our event planner in charge of the event, phil, did a great job of organizing all of the details and performed with true grace under pressure throughout the evening. to your left, you can see a shot that i took of the tent which was placed right on the closed-off street in front of the theater. passed hors d'ouevres and cocktails took place inside the hanna itself, followed by plated a
rugula salads and gazpacho, a buffet dinner, and miniature desserts inside the tent. there was a cool band that played a lot of motown covers and our kitchen tent was set up right next to starbucks, so i was able to throw down a few iced venti quad lattes to keep me going. it's always wonderful when an event goes well. you leave feeling like you can do anything in the world...like a rock star, as they say. the best worst part of the event, however, came the next day when tony brown from the plain dealer's metro section gave credit for the catering to the hanna deli, instead of us. nice research, buddy! you could have asked anyone involved in the event and gotten the right answer, but assuming works well too... that aside, it was a great night, we heard a lot of really enthusiastic comments and, at the end of the day, we got to continue to be the biggest, best-kept secret in cleveland catering afterall. oh well, if we keep treating so many people in the city to such memorable nights, eventually someone will remember our name in the morning.
rugula salads and gazpacho, a buffet dinner, and miniature desserts inside the tent. there was a cool band that played a lot of motown covers and our kitchen tent was set up right next to starbucks, so i was able to throw down a few iced venti quad lattes to keep me going. it's always wonderful when an event goes well. you leave feeling like you can do anything in the world...like a rock star, as they say. the best worst part of the event, however, came the next day when tony brown from the plain dealer's metro section gave credit for the catering to the hanna deli, instead of us. nice research, buddy! you could have asked anyone involved in the event and gotten the right answer, but assuming works well too... that aside, it was a great night, we heard a lot of really enthusiastic comments and, at the end of the day, we got to continue to be the biggest, best-kept secret in cleveland catering afterall. oh well, if we keep treating so many people in the city to such memorable nights, eventually someone will remember our name in the morning. 
