Archive for the ‘Strategic Catering’ Category

May 26th, 2008 by ichatmedia

Common Holiday Party Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Have the Best Holiday Office Party Ever!Holiday Parties are a great opportunity for your staff to have a good time together. But sometimes those parties don’t live up to expectations, on account of a few common and easily avoidable errors. Here’s my list of what you can do to make yours the best holiday office [...]

May 26th, 2008 by ichatmedia

If a rat can do it, why can’t you?

The Elemental Catering team recently went to New York, not to sample crazy new restaurants or experiment with the latest gadgets, but just to see some friends. It was hot. Sticky, stupid hot- the kinda hot it NEVER gets in Seattle. We just had to get into the A.C. While most bars & restaurants have [...]

May 26th, 2008 by ichatmedia

When DIY is a Don’t

Is Doing It Yourself really the way to go when putting together an office lunch? Sometimes. When it goes well, it can save you some money if you’re willing to sacrifice some time. When it doesn’t go so well, it can hurt more than it helps. Let’s look at a scenario recently related to me [...]

May 26th, 2008 by ichatmedia

The Right Food for the Right Event

You know that your 7-year-old nephew is probably not going to want Lobster Thermidor for his birthday. And that your mom’s retirement celebration is probably the wrong time to showcase your newfound love for freeze-dried ice cream in mole sauce. But knowing what food’s right for your business’s events may be a little harder.
Here are [...]

May 26th, 2008 by ichatmedia

Cultivating Appreciation

In my life, I have attended many parties, and have thrown or helped throw many more. The ones that have truly fun and stuck out in my memory have ranged from quiet and modest to loud and lavish, but all have the same common thread running through them: I felt that every guest there, [...]

May 26th, 2008 by ichatmedia

Elemental Catering at BizJam

Oh Happy Day! Elemental Catering was selected to be the caterer for BizJam - happening Saturday, June 9th. That’s great for us, because we get to help a great organization, Biznik, with a great event.
Basically, BizJam is a day-long event for “bootstrapping entrepreneurs” to get ideas from each other, brainstorm how to get their [...]