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Become a Caterer

Do you love to cook? Maybe deep inside you is a caterer waiting to be born. What exactly does a caterer do and how do you become one? Let’s go job exploring! Most caterers are self-employed, and the rest work for larger companies. Caterers take on small parties to large weddings. The main strengths of a caterer’s personality include: • A solid understanding of how to cook and how dishes work together. It is more than just being a good cook. • Have strong interpersonal and listening skills. The key is for the caterer to make what the clients want, … Continue reading →

Chopping Spree – Diane Mott Davidson

Another installment in the Goldy Schultz catering series, “Chopping Spree” takes place two years after Goldy’s marriage to Tom. Life is going well, with the exception of teenage son Arch, who is shortly to turn fifteen and believes that he’s somehow entitled to all the cool gadgets his rich friends have. The catering business has really taken off, and Goldy is getting more jobs than before, which leave her worn out and starting to lose her health, but after so many years of just barely scraping by, she’s excited to finally be making some headway with her career. She’s also … Continue reading →

“Budget Weddings” from the Tightwad Gazette

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The book The Tightwad Gazette, by Amy Dacyzyn, explains some helpful tips to cutting costs for a wedding. And hey, what a concept! Get married without spending a fortune and getting into big debt! It really can be done….Here are some of my favorite tips: * In good weather, have a wedding reception outside at someone’s home. Having a wedding reception outside also encourages some thrifty alternatives such as paper plates and plastic ware. * Check classified ads for women selling their wedding dresses, which have only been worn once (or perhaps not at all.) Bridal shops also will sell … Continue reading →

Top Chef Episode 8: Betty Crocker Rocks

Lesson learned in this week’s Top Chef episode: Even top chefs use cake mix. The contestants this week were told they had to cater a wedding for 100 people, including the cake – and the wedding was 16 hours away. They also had to shop at an all-night grocery store in one hour and settle for ingredients on hand like sub-par salmon. The whole task was completely unfair, but the chefs did the best they could, especially considering they had to pull an all-nighter. The one dish there were no complaints about? The cake (except that one guest found an … Continue reading →