by julescatering | Apr 11, 2012 | Entertaining, Our Favorite Things, Parties
“A table should enhance the food, not dominate or distract,” Anita replied, when we asked about her approach to setting a buffet table. “The simpler the better. Like a frame that properly sets off a painting, a table should promote the food’s...
by julescatering | Mar 27, 2012 | Entertaining, Events, Good Works, Menus, Parties, Products, Service
Our March 20 post highlighting the wonders of edible spoons triggered memories of a Jules-catered cocktail party for 100 guests from 12 countries last October. Jules, as a longtime supporter of Our Bodies, Ourselves (originally called the Boston Women’s Health Book...
by julescatering | Mar 20, 2012 | Entertaining, Food In Literature, Our Favorite Things, Parties, Products
Runcible spoons…edible spoons. The first is pure nonsense, the second pure genius! First, the nonsense: From the age of 16, Victorian poet-artist-illustrator Edward Lear (the 21st child of 22 children!) was drawing “for his bread and cheese.” A few...
by julescatering | Jan 11, 2012 | Cookbooks, Entertaining, Our Favorite Things, Products, Recipes, Restaurants, Travel
We love our bubbly, but when recently celebrating New Year’s Eve in Athens, our drink of choice was the Tears of Chios Cocktail served in the Roof Garden Bar atop the historic Hotel Grande Bretagne on Syntagma Square. At first sip we knew we were onto something...
by julescatering | Dec 26, 2011 | Entertaining, Our Favorite Things, Parties, Service, Team, Travel
…We found ourselves in Athens! Although we spotted no partridges or turtle doves in the fruit-laden orange trees that line downtown streets and squares, we were struck by the festive sounds and colors of cylindrical bells fashioned from tin cans. Also on the...
by julescatering | Dec 19, 2011 | Entertaining, Good Works, Holidays, Recipes
Yes, that’s what it took to sweep first-place prizes at Mass Mental Health’s December 16 Throwdown! holiday party loosely modeled on a Bobby Flay Food Network competition and conceived and organized by Center Director, Laura Rood. Holiday party/food...
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