Make the Perfect Idaho Potato Bar This Holiday Season
Thanksgiving and winter holiday meals are the perfect occasions for mashed and baked potato bars. The Idaho Potato Commission offers tips for creating perfect potato pairings.
2025
Paws-itive Inspiration: Meet Baku, the Golden Retriever
CFE News is profiling catering’s cutest companions—the furry friends who bring joy to hospitality pros both on and off the clock. This week, Valentina Pulido, director of business development at Bill Hansen Catering in Miami, introduces us to Baku—the six-year-old golden retriever who’s equal parts motivator, muse and mood-booster.
Travel Table: Returning to the Best Meal of My Life at Chicago’s Alinea
More than 15 years ago, my parents took me to Alinea, Grant Achatz’s famous restaurant in Chicago.
It was the most mind-blowing dining experience I’d ever had, and I talked about it so much over the years that my wife, April, dreamed of me one day taking her.
No Kitchen, No Problem: Sodexo Reimagines Hospitality for National Conference in New Orleans
When Loyola University New Orleans welcomed more than 400 Jesuit higher education leaders for the 2025 JASPA 5-Year Summer Institute
Caterer Close-Up: Jordan and Emily Swim of Vestals Catering in Dallas
The story of Dallas-based Vestals Catering begins like many meaningful meals do—with a charming backyard party that grew beyond the picket fence.
In 2008, Jordan and Emily Swim launched Food Creates Community, a grassroots dinner series they hosted in the backyard of their Texas home. With long tables under string lights and seasonal menus thoughtfully curated, the couple invited friends, neighbors and curious guests to slow down and truly savor a meal.
Pasta alla Norma from Tuscan Women Cook
Recipe and photo reprinted with permission of www.TuscanWomenCook.com
Trend Watch: Sandals and Beaches Resorts Debut Eco-Chic Weddings
Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts have unveiled Nature’s Vow, a new eco-chic wedding inspiration poised to define 2026 celebrations. Rooted in the spirit of the Caribbean, the design blends sustainable elements with elevated style, offering couples a trend-forward way to honor love, nature and purpose, surrounded by friends and family.
Top Bar Trends Shaping the Future of Catered Events
By Duncan MacNally The bar is often the heartbeat of a catered event. Whether it’s a wedding, gala or corporate
Travel Table: Lobster Linguine on the Amalfi Coast
My family had the opportunity to tour the Amalfi Coast this past year. We experienced the amazing culinary destinations this special place has to offer, from cooking classes and farms producing olive oil and lemons, to some of the best restaurants in the world. It was a true immersion in Italian coastal culture.
