FACILITY TOURSCATERING BY DESIGN Cade and Ingrid Nagy have owned and operated Catering By Design since 2007. With 60 full-time employees and 250 part-time they run one of the country's largest off-site catering facilities at more than 32,000 sq. ft.
FACILITY TOURS
CATERING BY DESIGN
Cade and Ingrid Nagy have owned and operated Catering By Design since 2007. With 60 full-time employees and 250 part-time they run one of the country's largest off-site catering facilities at more than 32,000 sq. ft.
The 8,000 sq. ft. kitchen, cooler and freezer space features a precise work flow of operations that doesn't allow for overlap of departments. All equipment is on wheels for nightly scrubbing in the centralized open design, which is the heart of the building.
What we experienced on this stop of the tour:
• A kitchen with Electrolux full combi oven with sister full sized Electrolux Blast Freezer, 30 gallon tilt skillet, full size Yield King Smoker, 2 by 20 ft hot lines and solid light blue epoxy floors
• A warehouse with 19 foot ceilings, which allow for vertical storage, equipment wrapping stations, wood working room, paint booth and welding area, photography studio and floral department with separate walk-in cooler
• An office with an awards gallery, design and décor display room, windows over-looking the kitchen, HR training room with video, gym, walls painted in Benjamin Moore food colors with names like eggplant, Cabernet and wasabi, and, of course, decorated with original photography
EPICUREAN CULINARY GROUP
Greg Karl and the Epicurean team welcomed attendees to Sports Authority Field where they toured Epicurean Entertainment's 5,500 square foot kitchen that caters to 136 private suites for Denver Broncos games and major collegiate games like The Rocky Mountain Showdown (University of Colorado vs Colorado State University college football game).
Outlaws Lacrosse games, college and high school football and lacrosse games and huge arena concerts are also part of Epicurean's clientele. They cater over 250 special events a year ranging from tradeshows, weddings, fundraisers, company picnics and holiday parties, just to name a few.
What we experienced on this stop of the tour:
• Learned how Epicurean executes its culinary operations on a Broncos game day by providing exciting and diverse menus
• Rational Oven Tutorial
• Food and Equipment Storage Space: Toured the 1,300 sq. ft. walk-in cooler and more than 3,500 sq. ft. of equipment storage space.
FOOTERS CATERING
Having been at a previous space for more than 20 years, the new space toured was opened on May 1, 2012.
April Lambatos, head honcho of happiness at Footers Catering, says "People are our number one asset! Footers Catering has an awesome energetic team that is very passionate about creating fun in the workplace. We have incorporated our company culture, core values and mission statement in our new space. When you visit Footers, you will see that the energy is contagious - be the awesomeness!"
What we experienced on this stop of the tour:
• Each team member has designed his or her own unique office space.
• The Awesomeness Room is complete with basketball and ping-pong to create fun.
• A lime-pop innovation laboratory.
• The party patio is a gathering space for wine tastings and team barbeques.
• Fresh herbs from their garden help make delicious signature craft cocktails.
• Employees will demonstrate an in-house designed computer application that connects the warehouse and the kitchen so that the loading of trucks going out on events goes smoothly!
MONDAY NIGHT PARTY
presented by Epicurean Culinary Group
Attendees received a back-to-basics view of the culinary fundamentals featuring local Colorado farms and products. In the urban setting of City Hall, a popular Denver nightclub offered juxtaposed design styling of an old fashioned butcher shop with an elevated urban twist that showcased today’s cuisine.
Protein-driven stations featured pork, chicken, beef and fish, highlighted with specialty game meat cocktails, Colorado micro-brewed beers, an urban garden and dessert market cart.
Entertainment included on-site hog butchering, DJ/Bluegrass Mash Up, Beer Tub Girls and views of the night sky through the venue’s retractable roof.
To view more pictures from the Skin & Bones party, click here.
