Last night was amazing. A+ stellar event. Everyone is still raving about the food – kudos on the selections. Pierre, joseph, steve and your ENTIRE staff put a new definition on client service. The best catering staff I’ve ever worked with and helped make our event successful. The cookies were a great touch – thank you so much for that idea.
Everything went great. Thank you so much for all your help, insight, and guidance on the whole planning process. It all came together and was lovely.
Hopefully, Ill get to meet you one of these days and express my sincere gratitude in person.
We recently hosted our 2011 Rogers Corporate Recognition Awards at the historic Design Exchange, downtown Toronto. This event was a tremendous success from all aspects, especially from a cuisine and ambience perspective.
In previous years, we have hosted this event at the Liberty Grand. and knew that there would be challenges moving to a different venue. ever Jake Curl and Daniel et Daniel changed all that. This was the MOST impressive and successful event of all time-Since 2000 when we first started formally recongnizing our employees.
Jake immediately made an impression with me as someone who is calm, yet enthusastic, clever, fun, the ultimate professionalism and honesty, someone who cares so much that the experience he facilitates is one-of-a-kind. He makes everyone feel so special, and so important-every member of our team felt thatway, and told me so. When we were taste-testing and narrowing down the caterers, I was immediately drawn to Jake for his approach to catering and making it not feel like work, if you know what I mean. It was all very organized adventure, and the food was the highlight mentioned by every attendee-just an amazing culinary experience.
Jake works well under pressure, in fact you never know if he actually feels pressure. Jake was very flexible with some last minute table and menu changes. I would not hesitate to recomment Daniel et Daniel as a catering partner.
I just wanted to send you both a big THANK YOU for helping us with our catering order for the Wattpad Open House last night. The food was a great success. Margaret Atwood even came by and had some of the veggie spring rolls! I got so many compliments on the food selection, and of course, I referred them all to your website. Daniel et Daniel will definitely be at the top of our list next time we host an event.
I think that next year I can just stay home on Event day because I know that with D&D handling the Awards Dinner, the event will be flawless!
Year after year, you and your team bring absolute excellence, talent and professionalism to the Canada Gairdner Awards. From the minute we start planning until the final paperwork is filed, you are on top of every detail. You help us pick and deliver a menu that delights our guests. You stay on top of the ever-changing critical minutia. You ensure that every guest is made to feel like a VIP. And you make me look like a star!
Your talented chefs, led by Vel Sivapragasam, must be singled out for their incredible abilities. I just don’t know how they can cook dinner for 550 people and have every meal turn out perfectly. As well as your remarkable wait staff, headed by Steven Creelman, who serve the guests in what looks like a choreographed ballet. It is precise, efficient, skilled and quite beautiful to watch. Your team is unrivaled!
And then Russell, there is you. I can’t imagine putting together a team for any Event without you. You are such a professional and a sincere pleasure to collaborate with. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
On behalf of WaterCooler and my client The Gairdner Foundation, I would like to thank you and your entire team for making our event such a success. As always, you were the stars of the evening! I look forward to working with you all again very soon.
Cheers
Guillaume ClairetAnne Avery, President, WaterCooler Inc. – November 2011
