Catering School Coaches Creativity

Catering school teaches you ins and outs of creating fantastic food-centered events.

by Brandi Schlossberg
Brandi.schlossberg@cooking-school-search.com
Cooking School Search Columnist

You love to cook and you love to entertain. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to get paid to do what you love? This is not a daydream: By enrolling in a catering program you can learn to make a living creating out-of-this-world events that focus on food.

Catering school will teach you to follow the trends and add a splash of your own creativity to attract clients and rise up the ranks of the catering industry.

Catering School: Gathering Good Ideas

A great caterer is not only a fine planner and fantastic cook, but a person with one-of-a-kind ideas, fresh perspectives and big dreams. A catering program will train you to look at each event in a unique way, inspiring ideas that equal unforgettable evenings—and professional success.

Current trends in catering school include training students to keep their events clean-cut and simple, yet one-of-a-kind. For instance, folks attending a company banquet might expect the same old beef, chicken or salmon dish, most likely served with a salad and a side of mashed potatoes.

Catering school will teach you to recognize what’s been overdone and do what it takes to surprise and delight your clients and their guests. Instead of serving an everyday main dish, you might choose venison, pheasant, or lamb as the star of each plate.

What’s Hot in Catering Programs

Cutting-edge catering programs are not only arming today’s students with the foundational knowledge it takes to function as a caterer, but also with an eye for what’s hot and how to incorporate it in events.

Catering trends for fall include:

• Rich, surprising combinations of colors and textures, such as deep blue and light purple, velvet, jewels, and lace.
• Catering events in off-the-wall venues, including warehouses, sports arenas, or airplane hangars.
• Creating two or three specialty drinks for each occasion—and not the played-out mojito or martini.
• Mixing up your table types and table tops by varying table sizes and shapes, as well as irregular plates and glasses.

If you truly enjoying cooking and entertaining, catering school will give you the knowledge and the edge necessary for success in this fantastic industry.

Source

Catering Magazine

About the Author

Brandi Schlossberg holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She writes for a variety of print and online publications.

Posted on April 12, 2007 at 4:22 PM

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