Bill Pannhoff

Interactive Dinner, how it works:

When the guests arrive, serve them a great specialty drink and pass some nice hors d’oeuvre. After 30 minutes ask them to sit and have the chef come in the room and address them saying something like this: “Folks, welcome! Tonight will be a wonderful dinning experience but we have a problem. None of my servers or assistants has shown up. So, in a pinch the hostess and I have decided to use what we have at hand, YOU.” Then the Chef can proceed to explain to them that tonight they will have four courses and that he will require 4 of them to come to the kitchen and assist him in the plating, garnishing and correct serving of each course. Once in the kitchen, the chef will give them each a quick class on the food, preparation and plating techniques and proper serving etiquette.

This is really a fun way to interact with the guests.  Every guest loves to be with the chef. 

Helpful Hints: 
• Keep the guest count between 12 and 20.
• Do a 3, 5 or 7 course meal.
• Have individual aprons made for each guest with there names on it. (A great party gift – put your logo on it somewhere)
• Be prepared to guide them in the kitchen. Be firm with them in the kitchen and very articulate.
• Have lot of latex gloves on hand and a great spirit.
• Pick the people to serve each course by pulling there names from a hat.
• Use great china.
• Bring one helper.
• Encourage the guests to critique each other’s plate presentations and service ability.
• You prep the foods just guide them in the plating by showing them your example plate.
• Every plate is like a clock, certain food goes at each time. I.E., the lobster at 12:00, the lamb at 4:00 etc.

PROFILE
Company Name: B& B Catering & Event Planning Inc.  “We Make Food Taste Great “

Owner:  Bill Pannhoff

Type of Company: Off- Premise Catering, Event Planning, Full Beverage Service, Floral Division, Drop off Catering Division

Years in Business: 20

Facility Description: Awesome!!! I have my dream kitchen.  It functional, simple and has a great flow to reduce time and motion. I built it from my own design one year ago. I had a wish list 19 years long.  It’s 9,200 sq. ft. and makes it so fun to come to work. Only drawback was that I waited so long.

Annual Sales: $1 - $1.5 Million

Number of full time employees: 6 – 10 full time depending on season

Website: www.bnbcatering.com

Awards and Recognition: We have had a great time being caterers and have worked for presidents, governors and once pulled of 82 events in 5.5 days at the U.S. Open Golf Championships.  But the best thing we have done is to be involved in Catersource.

Company Description: Our specialty at B & B Catering is total event planning.  We create a unique and elegant atmosphere for every catered affair.  “We Make Food Taste Great” at each event through elaborate food presentation, the newest trends in entertaining and proper etiquette.  No detail is overlooked. We will take our clients vision and project it for them on that special day.  We have the ability and enjoy listening to our clients so we can obtain their inner vision. This is a very personal service that allows us to create a unique party every time. Catering is a very personal event in someone’s life. We take that seriously and strive to help our client become a guest at their own catered affair.