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4 days agoBehind the scenes of Wolfgang Puck's quiet grab-and-go empire
Wolfgang Puck Catering provides full-service restaurant, cafe, and event services for major venues, including Georgia Aquarium, across the U.S.
Rivaaz Hospitality Group is taking a bold step forward with the launch of its nationwide luxury catering division, aiming to bring the artistry of Indian and Mediterranean cuisine to events across the country.
One donut shop in Saint Anthony, northeast Minneapolis, is delighting donut lovers with creative approaches to classic recipes. Opened in 2025 by Seneca Little, Waddup Dough's signature style serves scoops of ice cream inside a sliced donut before the creation is quickly pressed together in a warm panini press. The result is a brightly colored and super sweet ice cream sandwich.
Arby's has the meats, but imagine if you could have them, too. Not just a little bit of meat, a lot of meat. Arby's will share the goods if you order from its catering menu. There, you can buy roast beef by the pound. There is a little catch to how this works, though; you can't just load up a sandwich with a pound of beef at your leisure.
Meat and cheese trays. They are wildly time-consuming: $100 bucks a tray, $30 in food, and at least an hour in labor. Every year, at one store, a company orders at least 100 trays. It's like a $20,000 order, and they want it delivered over the course of two weeks. So, for two weeks, two to three employees just sit back and make meat and cheese trays for eight hours a day.
I've been to dozens of weddings in different places, from backyards and churches to high-end homestead hotels and wineries. I once even attended a wedding at a zoo and another on the grounds of a museum. But no matter the type of celebration - casual, fancy, or in-between - I have seen and heard firsthand what matters most to guests. No, it's not the favors or the cake.
Whether you're hosting a barbecue, dinner party, or cocktail soiree, Costco can be a great one-stop shop for all your entertaining needs. It's got liquor and wine aplenty, massive bags of chips, and even fancy-looking disposable silverware. But among all of Costco's event hosting essentials, its beloved pre-made party platters should be at the very top of your list - especially if you prefer to plan ahead.
Rifko Meier is the mastermind behind the operation - he founded Oysters XO over a decade ago after a friend asked him to learn how to shuck the sea treasures for an event she was catering.