Holiday catering: check out these menu, marketing & presentation tips to get a jump on holiday planning now! From: Food Management | Date: August 1, 2006| Author: Friedland, Ann | COPYRIGHT 2006 Penton Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Although barbecue season still reigns, the time is actually ripe right now to start thinking about holiday catering for wintertime festivities. Here's what some onsite chefs and catering managers already have up their sleeves to ensure this year's events are the best-run, most memorable yet.

Getting the word out

In the fall, Brenda Ryan-Newton, director of catering for University of Massachusetts at Amherst, always starts getting her prospective holiday cater...

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