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Catering
Catering is the business of providing food and service at hotels, houses, and other locations. The service may include simply dropping off the food or actually setting up the tables, serving the food, and clearing it away.
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What are the top 5 stressful thing in the catering business?
I find the most stressful things about catering are:
1. Making sure you have everything you need from all the food right down to the butter knife, you are constantly thinking of things you dont
want to forget and upcoming events can create a few sleepless nights. Make lists! Walk yourself through the whole dinner/lunch and make sure you have included all the supplies you will need. Carry extra supplies with you in the event that serving spoons are dropped and need to be replaced extra sterno
etc.
2. Employees not showing up for work when you have an event and you are counting on them to help with cooking and on site serving and setting up. Always have a back up plan.
3. Traffic - being on time to an event can be hindered by rush hour, weather conditions, accidents on your route to an event which may slow down your commute. Keep up on your vehicle maintainance,
you want to prevent a breakdown if you can, because it usually happens when you don't have time to spare. Again, back up plan!
4. Cash flow, when you are first starting out, trying to maintain a good cash flow to cover costs while you are waiting to be paid for previous events. You will want to purchase things you need to run your business, but don't leave yourself too short of cash on hand.
5. Long hours and little sleep. Catering looks easy, but there is so much more than just cooking... there is shopping, organizing your needed supplies as well as prep. This can take a lot of time! You may need to go to more than one store and may spend hours gathering your supplies. If you want to have food delivered to your kitchen, you end up paying a fair bit more.
No matter how ahead of the game you think you are, its the last hour or so before you need to leave your kitchen that creates the most stress. Everything will be ready at the same time, so multi-tasking
and good time management are a must.
Also, be prepared to go for weeks without any time off, especially when you are starting out and need
to do most of the work yourself.
When catering for 100 people to you cater all 100?
It depends on the event and the guest list - which may help determine how many of those invited will actually turn up.
Does Georgia require a catering license to cater from your home?
A Catering License in Georgia is required county by county solely for the distribution of alcoholic beverages at an off-premises event. However, unless you have a professional kitchen in your home and have it inspected by the Health Department, catering from a home kitchen is not permitted. Before catering from home it would be wise to consider contacting the local Health Department and reviewing their requirements and applicable regulations.
How old was Robert Kennedy when he was assassinated?
Robert Francis Kennedy was born November 20th 1925 and died June 6th 1968. He was 42 years old at the time of his death.
What is the best way to avoid disasters at a catering event?
acquire so much experience that you are ready for anything
What door prizes would a group of senior citizens like?
Recordings of music from the Big Band era - music from the 30's, 40's and 50's. Seniors love the songs of Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, and Hoagie Carmichael.
I am a Senior Citizen - I love to win cash and gift cards for restaurants and department stores. My favorites are cash and gift cards that can be used anywhere I choose. I like choices I make myself. I would HATE the music idea - and I don't like any of those mentioned.
How much should you charge for catering that will take you 6 hours working with 75 chickens?
Because you are asking, I'm assuming that you are not a licensed caterer. This really isn't any of my business, but because you state that you will working with chicken, LOTS of chicken, I'd advise you to be damned careful! Watch your holding temps, your defrosting methods, how long the chicken sits before being processed and also be super sure that you are meticulous about washing utensils, cutting boards, pans and hands often and/or between different tasks.
Having said that, If I were you, I'd call around to ask what other caterers would charge for a similar meal. That will give you a ballpark figure. You have to know your market too. Where I live, in New Mexico, most folks are blue collar workers who would have only a very special event catered. Cost would certainly be an issue. Right off the top of my head, I'd guess that I could get away with $10 to 15 per hour. This would not include food cost or the cost of operating your kitchen.
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Where can one find Newquay self catering services?
Newquay Self Catering Agencies are located in Newquay. Newquay is a town in Cornwall England. Newquay Self Catering Agencies manage and rent all types of vacation properties in Newquay.
No. The architect for original house was Nicholas Norelli. Design, initial construction 1924-26. Meant to be family residence -- Wife was sick with TB,"country" air meant to help her get better. She died at age 29 in Dec 1926, house not finished; Nicholas 34 at the time. He resumed construction several years later,but family (Norelli plus 4 boys; ages 4-9 at time of mother's death) never moved in. Lender foreclosed in early 1930's. Very extensive research effort by NYC historian Jerry Silver presented to Livingston Historical Society in October 2007 confirmed this as the true history as opposed to Stanford White myth. West Essex Tribune extensive article published in Dec 2007. LHS and Livingston Public Library have full report and back-up documentation. The large crystal chandelier that is still in the Crystal Plaza today is original to the house. Was imported by Nicholas Norelli from Czechoslovakia during the original construction period 1924-1926. Originally posted by Ron Norelli to another question about the Crystal Plaza. Reposted here by Linda Norelli.
At a party its sometimes permissible for serving personnel to?
D. Smoke, provided they don't do so in view of the guests.
What was the premise of The Organization Man?
Conformity to bureaucratic norms is important for the effective functioning of both business and government.
Factors to be considered before staging corporate event?
In planning for a corporate event, you should keep in mind the cost, the venue, the rental, the catering cost and the number of attendees.
It is a firm that say if you were having a party you could hire a catering firm to come and prepare and serve your food for you
Why clients decide on a caterer?
It is important for a caterer to understand how the potential customer's decision making process works. A potential client looking for a caterer who has the capabilities to do both on-premise and off-premise catering a certainly beneficial.
What qualifications do you need to be a law teacher?
To be a professor of law typically requires a law degree. An LLM is helpful.
What is the difference between catering and hotel?
catering only provides food whereas a hotel generally provides food and a place to sleep
How much does a server make when catering a wedding?
Are you a free-lancer working for your self & looking for an idea of how much you should charge?
Or, are you considering getting into that line of work?
I'm sure that the pay rate is different in different parts of the country.
If I get the event on my own, I charge $30/hour.
I work for a few catering companies & make in between $18 & $23/hour & tips (if any).
Where can one purchase a mobile catering trailer?
A mobile catering trailers is available for purchase from a few retailers. There is even a website dedicated to selling mobile catering trailers, called Catering Trailer Site. Sometimes, mobile catering trailers can also be purchased on eBay.
How much would you charge to build outdoor stairs?
NORMALY ON A DECK TYPE STRUCTURE ITS ABOUT TWENTY DOLLARS A TREAD WITCH CONSIST OF THREE STRINGERS TEN INCH TREADS EIGHT INCH RISERS TOO INCLUDE HAND RAIL AND PICKETTS MAKE SURE THEY ADD STRAPS AT STAIR CONNECTION MATERIALS PROVIDED BY HOME OWNER
What kinda food service is the most expensive and requires the largest staff of skilled servers?
French food service is by far the most expensive. The largest amount of staff and skills are required for the deliverance of this cuisine.
