Here’s how to assure your NYE party makes a lasting impression from the expert party planners and caterers at Jacquie’s Gourmet Catering: Wow your guests right up front! Set sparkling tea lights along the walkway. The main entrance should be a big wow with lights, a decorated arch of balloons, flowers, or themed décor. Choose […]
“Brunch celebrations are big and robust this year,” according to Jacquie Bols, owner of Jacquie’s Gourmet Catering. No longer reserved for vacations or lazy weekends, brunch celebrations are taking center stage as celebratory events for birthdays, receptions, holidays, baby showers, retirements, and even corporate events. Brunch is a great way to relax your body and […]
One hundred years can go by pretty quickly when you are a popular country club in a beautiful lakeside area of Indiana. So when Maxinkuckee Country Club of Culver, Indiana decided to go all out with festivities celebrating their 100th anniversary, they did so in style, with a nod to the Roaring Twenties of 1920 […]
Shakespeare was right. Why do the same old thing everyone else is doing? This is especially true when you are hosting a gathering to celebrate something special. At Jacquie’s Gourmet Catering, we want to help you: Make the event memorable. Make it reflective of the personality of the person or couple — or the […]
It takes team effort to make any company run smoothly. No one knows that better than Angelo Brown, one of Jacquie’s Gourmet Catering’s hard-working event managers. “Angelo has been a visionary member of our catering team for more than ten years,” says Jacquie Bols, owner/CEO. “His sweet spot is pulling together precisely what’s needed to […]
Simon Property Group board of directors held a dinner last week, from high atop their lovely 225 West Washington offices, courtesy of Jacquie’s Gourmet Catering. The dinner for 26 included summer-fresh organic butler-served hors d’oeuvres, perfect for a mid-summer’s evening: Watermelon Bites with Goat Cheese, Mint and Fig Balsamic Flatbread with Burrata, Roasted Heirloom Cherry […]
Pick up any monthly magazine, and you’ll see recipes for foods we enjoyed ‘back in the day.’ In times of stress, we all tend to reach for foods we know we are going to enjoy; food favorites, if you will. Interestingly, the trend for comfort foods continues, even as some of the uncertainty of the […]
Summer is here… and masks and restrictions are largely a thing of the past. So grateful! Another sign that life is headed back to normal is that party bookings are up – way up! There seems to be quite a bit of pent up yearning for postponed family reunions, wedding receptions, corporate events, and the […]
Catering trends have adjusted, reflected and changed as a result to last year’s pandemic challenges. Certainly, buffets have been popular and efficient, but health considerations have forced us to view food safety as paramount over efficiency. In response, Jacquie’s Gourmet Catering has stepped up to the plate (so to speak), finding new and safer ways […]
As Jacquie’s Gourmet Catering staff has discovered over the years, the more you plan ahead, the better outcome of any type of event. Here are some of Jacquie’s tips and tricks to make your next party at hit with your guests: Build the celebration around a theme. For instance, an ‘Elopement Celebration’ is great, but […]
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