Culinary Consulting

Tap into my culinary background as an event planner, caterer, and chef manager, working with food stylists and prominent chefs, designing menus and creating recipes for a variety of events and occasions.

 

I’ve done cookbook recipe testing, plating for menu and cookbook photo shoots, interactive chef demonstrations, beer and wine pourings and pairings, and on-site prep for gatherings large and small from dinners at the James Beard House to buffet-style get togethers at private residences and culinary charity activities.

 

I've written, edited, and/or tested literally thousands of recipes, developing comprehensive and complex seasonal menus to pitch to clients for gala dinners and all-day conferences as well as for smaller, intimate events.  I can work with you to create dishes for specific themed gatherings, like Oktoberfest, Summer Barbecues, Holiday Cocktail Parties, and St. Patrick's Day, in addition to drawing up plating guides and steps of service for the actual day for the on-site catering team to create raves from your guests. 

 

Reach out to me via the Contact Me section in the right hand sidebar to discuss how we might work together to design your next event, cookbook, video series, television show or other culinary project.

 

Menu & Recipe Systems Data Management

Much of my time working in the hospitality industry has been on-site in culinary operational roles, figuring out how to get things to work the way they need to so that business can move forward and then to put systems and processes in place to capture efficiencies and generally to get things to work better for the company, employees, and clients, saving time and money, and minimizing frustration along the way.   

Reach out to me via the Contact Form in the right hand sidebar if you are looking to organize and streamline your on-line recipe and ingredient management and operations to better capture menu information, inventory, food and beverage costs, and product usage.  

I have worked with the following SaaS programs and written company-specific SOPs, user guides, and employee training materials with details as to how to implement and maintain these systems as business grows and needs to scale, saving money and keeping headcount manageable.  That said, my project management processes are designed to fit whatever system you are looking to implement for your business.

• CaterXpert
• MarginEdge
• CrunchTime!

We can analyze your current operations, look at where there might be service and needs gaps, and create a plan to implement improvements where needed.  I've been on the ground, sleeves rolled up, setting up new management systems from scratch and cataloguing and taking inventory of back stock for food, controllable, disposables, and beverages items, working with vendors and suppliers to improve the company's supply chain and to improve forecasts. 

Food Writing, Editing, Proofreading

I have written, proofread, and edited thousands of recipes in all formats and for many kinds of publications and usage, reviewed cookbooks and tested their recipes, and have developed custom, event specific menus for clients.  In addition to creating and testing recipes, I covered the local NYC food events scene on this website for many years and wrote content for other award-winning websites and publications.  Some of my photos were also published on these websites.  

 

Below are links to a few samples of my published writing.  Unless otherwise attributed, I also took the accompanying photos which you can see in these articles.  You can also check out my Instagram feed for other event and dining out photos.  

 

Get in touch with me via the Contact Form in the right hand sidebar if you would like to discuss a content development, writing or editing project on which we can work.

 [photo from the NYC Chocolate Show; article in Woman Around Town]

 

 

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Tanzen Dame Dry Riesling Release (published on Foodie Link)

Review of Kaia Wine Bar (published on Women Around Town)

Meatpacking Uncorked at NYC Wine & Food Festival (published on Women Around Town)