While a mouth-watering menu and stellar service are important elements of any successful event, just as critical in setting the right mood is selection of the perfect venue. In this update, I’ll kick off an ongoing series of profiles on Daniel et Daniel’s favourite and most oft-used Toronto venues with a closer look at The Carlu.
Mixing things up this week, we bring you an entry by one of our Event Planners, Margaret Millar.
Photo credit: Spamily
Being a Preferred Caterer at so many of the city’s amazing venues makes us a lucky bunch. MaRS Discovery District has always been a big supporter of local and the environmentally aware. MaRS, along with Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery, recently invited all of MaRS’ preferred suppliers to learn more about wine and to sample some of those that Ontario has to offer.
Upon arriving, we were invited into the old farm house on Pelham Road and escorted to the basement wine boutique. Always looking for new wines (and old favourites) to pair with our dishes, our palates were immediately awakened by a glass of Cuvée Catharine Rosé Brut as the difficult task of tasting wines began.
In continuing with an annual tradition, Daniel et Daniel recently sent top staff from all departments to last month’s CaterSource 2010 Conference and Tradeshow in Las Vegas. Attended by thousands of catering professionals from around the world, the conference gives those present the opportunity to refine their business skills and acquaint themselves with emerging trends in the international catering market.
Can you believe it? Daniel et Daniel Catering has started blogging!
For those unfamiliar, our company is a bustling Toronto-based catering and event planning business. Founded by Daniel Megly and Daniel Clairet, corporate and culinary talents respectively, their partnership has endured an exciting and fascinating 30-year history. The two Frenchmen, both hailing from Paris, felt an undeniable harmony when they first collaborated on a joint assignment for Toronto’s Auberge Gavroche in 1980. Convinced that more could come of their initial synergy, within the next year Daniel et Daniel Catering and Event Creation was established.
