Catersource
2009 Conference & Tradeshow
The Catersource Conference & Tradeshow was once again filled with amazing culinary creations, ingenious ideas, informative seminars and, of course, dozens of winners. Here's a roundup of all the winners.
CATERSOURCE TABLETOP CONTEST
Best of Show
Exclamations Catering
Second place
Chef A La Carte
Third place
Sodexo Catering of South Carolina
Most Creative
Exclamations Catering
Most Innovative
Sodexo Catering of South Carolina
Most Viable Concept
Marshalls Catering & Special Events
LOGO CONTEST
First Place
Holy Smoke Barbecue & Smoke Pit
Second Place
Culinary Productions
Third Place
Crisp Catering
BIG TICKET RAFFLE
A "Honeymoon" for two from The Perfect Wedding Guide
Mary Lee Newnham
Emelle's Catering Ltd
$5,000 furniture package from Lounge22
Elise Hauck
Great Events Catering
$5,000 catering package from Cambro Manufacturing
Annina Parina
COSI
A catering software package from Caterease Software
Beth Sogaard
Beth Sogaard Catering
A 2010 Conference package including full registration, hotel and event tickets for five
Silvio Dimeglio
Windows on the Hudson
A $10,000 Southern Pride Smoke Chef 2000
Shelly Brown
Bayview Catering
COLD BUFFET MANIA
People’s Choice
Café Pacific Catering
First Place
Three Chicks Catering
Second Place
Country Style BBQ
Third Place
Klassic Catering
2009 CATERSOURCE ACE AWARD
The annual Catersource ACE Award recognizes companies that have shown noteworthy achievement in the catering industry through culinary, business, community and professional development. Five winners are chosen each year to represent the best of the best in each of five geographic regions: Midwest, South, East, West and International.
Catersource is proud to honor ACE Award winners and to have them on our team as their successes, contributions and achievements continue to shape the catering community. These winners were announced at the annual Catersource Conference & Tradeshow in Las Vegas.
East
Neuman’s
International
Culinary Capers
Midwest
Catering by Michael’s
West
Waters Fine Catering
South
A Joy Wallace Catering Production
EVENT SOLUTIONS SPOTLIGHT AWARDS
Event Solutions magazine is proud to announce the recipients of the 2009 Spotlight Awards. These event professionals and companies were selected as finalists by a panel of their peers. Voting online by the event community determined which of the finalists would receive the coveted Spotlight Award statue. The recipients were announced on Wednesday, February 25 at the Glow and Plumes awards event in DreamVision Studios, Las Vegas.
Congratulations to all the finalists and the recipients of the award!
Catering Company of the Year
Catering by Design
Represented by Ingrid and Cade Nagy
Entertainment Ensemble of the Year
The Water Coolers
Represented by Sally and Tom Allen
Entertainment Company of the Year
BRAVO! Entertainment
Represented by Debbie Meyer
Event Company of the Year - East
Designs by Sean
Represented by Sean DeFreitas
Event Company of the Year – West
Marquee Event Group
Represented by Damon W. Holditch
Event Site of the Year
The Historic Alfred I. Dupont Building
Represented by Gary Ressler
Event Supplier of the Year
Encore Creative
Represented by Stefanie Lerner and Jeff Lowy
Rental Company of the Year
Classic Party Rentals
Represented by John Campanelli
Technical Support Company of the Year
Chameleon Designs
Represented by Jon Adcock
The Robert Bottoms Stage Set Design
Galaxy Entertainment
Represented by Chad Everett
Marketing Professional of the Year
Gladys Mezrahi
Indigo Events
Creative Director of the Year
Eddie Diaz
Encore Creations
Designer of the Year
Patrick Hall
Empire Force Events
Entertainer of the Year
Larry G. Jones
Man of 1002 Voices
Samaritan Service
Jim McCoy
MGM Mirage Events
Event Planner of the Year – East
Shannon Wilson
Table 6 Productions, LLC
Event Planner of the Year – West
Lenny Talarico
MGM Mirage Events
Corporate Event Planner/Producer of the Year
Vernice Hunt
FedEx
Event Producer of the Year - East
David Halsey
The Meetinghouse Companies, Inc.
Event Producer of the Year - West
Evan Grey
Extraordinary Events
Organizational Planner of the Year
Patti Luttrell
Children’s Cancer Network
Rising Star – Male
Scott Barnes
Cashman and Associates
Rising Star – Female
Beth Stephenson
Extraordinary Events
Award of Appreciation
Armen Gharabegian
Lounge22/Ethos Designs
