Event Spotlight: Tomato Showcase Dinner at The Chef’s Garden
On the evening of August 22, 2026, The Chef’s Garden in Northeast Ohio turned one of summer’s most familiar ingredients—the tomato—into the foundation for an immersive culinary event.
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Nevis Mango Festival Offers a Recipe for Destination Dining
Nevis recently wrapped up its four-day Mango Festival, held annually in July. For caterers and foodservice operators, the festival offers a useful case study in ingredient-driven experiential dining: Take something distinctive to your region, give guests multiple ways to experience it, and sell the story surrounding it—not simply the food itself.
Three Venues, 1,200 Guests: How Footers Catering Made It Seamless
How Denver’s Footers Catering pulled off a 1,200-guest event across three distinct spaces, two floors and eight culinary experiences.
Event Spotlight: Legendary Miami Caterer Bill Hansen Ties the Knot
After more than 50 years in the catering business, Bill Hansen has overseen his share of spectacular weddings. But this time, the longtime Miami caterer had a very different role: groom.
Event Spotlight: LUX Catering Celebrates Utah for Visit Salt Lake Influencer Event
LUX Catering & Events designed and produced a Visit Salt Lake event for influencers that showcased Utah’s bounty and natural beauty.
Boston Bound: The New England Restaurant & Bar Show Returns April 26-27
For two days each spring, the best of New England’s restaurant and bar industry converges on one show floor, the New England Restaurant & Bar Show. The region’s largest restaurant, bar, and foodservice event returns April 26 and 27 at the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center, organized by the Massachusetts Restaurant Association. More than 300 exhibitors and brands will be on hand across two days of exhibits, pavilions, culinary demos, and education sessions — all included with registration.
Event Spotlight: The Chef’s Garden Collaboration at Ford’s Farm in South Florida
On the evening of January 24, 2026, culinary storytelling took root at Ford’s Farm in South Florida, as some of Miami’s most innovative chefs joined forces with a visionary farmer for an extraordinary farm-to-table dinner experience.
How Sodexo Delivered Standout Service for Centenary College Gala
For Centenary College of Louisiana’s bicentennial gala in Shreveport, Sodexo ensured the culinary experience was worthy of the historic milestone.
The Spotlight Centenary gala in late 2025 brought together donors, alumni and campus leadership to celebrate the college’s 200th anniversary. A longstanding campus partner, Sodexo—led by General Manager Shanta Chatman and District Chef Norman Hunt—worked closely with college leadership to build a menu that felt elevated without alienating a wide-ranging guest list.
Event Spotlight: LUX Catering’s Dreamy Supper Club Experience in Salt Lake City
In autumn 2025, Reverie No. 1 marked the launch of LUX Catering & Events’ LUX Supper Club series, an immersive, chef-led dining experience designed to blur the lines between food, art, memory and imagination [four additional dinners will take place this year]. Some 51 guests dined at one long communal table overlooking the city skyline, creating an atmosphere that felt intimate, cinematic and quietly transportive.
Event Spotlight: Black Hills State University International Food Festival
The International Students Organization and Sodexo at BHSU proved it’s a small world after all with its annual International Food Festival in November 2025. Students representing nine countries—and one international BHSU staff member—prepared dishes from their home cultures alongside Sodexo chefs, offering attendees an opportunity to experience personal recipes tied to home and heritage.