How to Find the Right Caterer

Culinary Capers Catering team at an event

How do you find the caterer for your next event?  Debra Lykkemark, CEO of Culinary Capers Catering and Special Events, gives you some guidelines that will help you find the caterer that is right for you and your company. As in all good relationships, chemistry matters.  You want to find a caterer that you “connect with” - someone that listens to your needs and uses their expertise to create an event that is a joyful experience that you and your guests will remember forever. Word of Mouth Word of mouth is one of the easiest and most reliable ways to select a … [Read more...]

Dine Out Vancouver 2012 – The Chef’s Table at Culinary Capers Catering

Executive Chef Margaret

For the second year in a row, Culinary Capers will be participating in Tourism Vancouver’s hugely popular seasonal promotion Dine Out Vancouver.             Join our acclaimed Executive Chef Margaret Chisholm, 2011 International Caterers Association’s Chef of the Year, for dinner in our commercial kitchen at Culinary Capers Catering and Special Events.  Chef Margaret’s bountiful feast will be prepared by her brigade as you watch from communal dining tables set up in the middle of the kitchen.  Our commissary kitchen is centrally located close to … [Read more...]

Culinary Capers Beijing Caters for Alice Waters of Chez Panisse

Credit:  The Atlantic

Back in mid-November Culinary Capers Beijing had the true pleasure of being asked to assist with the catering for an event for 250 guests for Alice Waters, the acclaimed chef and owner of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, CA and Founder of The Edible Schoolyard.  Our Beijing team partnered with her chefs with food preparation and on-site execution; supplied the use of our commercial kitchen for their preparation; helped with product and rental sourcing; and supplied the service staff.  Lots of high profile personalities, diplomats and Chinese movie stars attended this … [Read more...]