Culinary Creations

Culinary Creations ® also offers cooking demonstrations to anyone who wishes to take the classes. "People seem to enjoy the cooking demos and it's a good marketing tool for us," explains Pantano. "It's neat that people are so interested in what I do for a living. We actually teach them how to cook while equipping them with helpful preparation tips. It's one aspect of our operation that I've really come to enjoy." Perhaps the most important difference is the personalized service that Pantano and Manzi provide their clients. "A lot of caterers offer package deals for their clients to choose from," says Pantano. "We try to tailor the menu to the customer's needs instead of trying to see which package we could fit them into. Although we have a standard 15-page menu that changes four times a year, we like to sit down with the customers and go over every aspect of the menu that he or she chooses and customize it down to the ingredients if needed."