Sometimes we cater events that remind me why I became a caterer. We did one of those events last Saturday. It was a fund raiser for the Saline County Boys and Girls Club (a very worthwhile organization by the way) with about 230 guests. We served them a menu that you don’t normally see at large banquets like this with a shrimp cocktail starter, a pasta course of blackened chicken with cajun cream sauce, a meat course with raspberry chipotle glazed pork loin, and a dessert of New York style cheesecake and a chocolate covered strawberry. Our meal was served by volunteers from the Mayor’s Youth Council and the Benton High School Drill Team and I have to say that these young people did an outstanding job.
But the part I like best is getting the reactions from the guests after the meal is over. Unlike a lot of our catering which is corporate drop-off, we actually got to hang around after the meal and interact with the guests and get their reactions to our food. And the reactions were overwhelming! I know it’s a little self-serving to enjoy this so much but there is something very satisfying about serving a meal that you are proud of to a group of people who really appreciate it. It’s one of the things I love most about what I do for a living and why I gave up the practice of law to do this (you just don’t get the same kind of reaction from your customers after a court hearing — go figure).
Anyway, I want to say thank you to the Boys and Girls Club for letting us help them with this event and to urge anyone who’s looking for a worthwhile cause to donate to this upcoming Holiday Season, please keep this organization in mind. They do an incredible job working with the young people in our community.
