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Catering by Michael’s, an award winning Chicago caterer, shares news, promotions, recipes, event planning tips, stories & commentary. Updated weekly this is the blog to follow for foodies, event planners & anybody celebrating a special event.

Latest Blog Posts

  • Special Event Showcase on Aug 19, 2009 in Chicago catering event planning Jean Banchet Award menu fine dining

    To showcase the opening of the new Chicago hot spot, LaSalle Power Company, our staff at Designed Cuisine teamed up with them to treat the industry to a high end feast in a fun and eclectic environment. While indulging on items such as curry cracker...

  • Chicago – Home of the 2016 Summer Olympics? on Apr 15, 2009 in Chicago Olympics

    Just the mere idea that Chicago could host the 2016 Olympics has brought a greater sense of community to this city for the second time this year. Chicago came together when Barak Obama was elected president and people were booming with pride. Now w...

  • Bright Ideas for Graduation Entertaining on Mar 20, 2009 in Chicago choices catering Graduation event planning

    Summer is just around the corner, and the 2009 Graduation season is about to begin. We understand the current economic conditions have caused many of us to cut back on spending. As a caterer, we have taken it upon ourselves to develop new and creat...

  • Twitter on Mar 17, 2009 in News

    After reading the article below we have started using Twitter at Catering by Michael's. Our plan is to tweet at least once a day. We will share links to interesting industry news and provide some special offers to our customers. Follow us athttp://tw...

  • Passover on Mar 13, 2009 in catering Passover delivery menu

    Passover is just around the corner and here at Catering by Michael’s we realize that finding delicious Kosher for Passover food to server your family can be challenging. We feel that just because you are keeping Passover, doesn’t mean that you n...

  • Strange Days, Indeed on Mar 11, 2009 in Chicago News fine dining

    In light of the most recent news about a big-name chef seeking out downscale opportunities, let’s check our scorecard. Yep, we’ve now got Kornick planning to do burgers, Bowles sandwiches, Bayless tortas and churros, and Achatz whatever. Any bets...

  • Recession Proofing your Event Planning on Feb 27, 2009 in recession event planning

    At Catering by Michael's we have been working to adjust our business to be more competitive in this economic climate. Below is some of the best information we have seen regarding event planning in the recession. We excel at all six points listed belo