Welcome to my Blog. I am one who always knew what I wanted to do and have stayed on course since the beginning of my education. I thought I was going to end up running a large hotel, similar to some you may see depicted in TV shows or in movies. You know the ones were the General Manager makes his/her rounds to inspect their army of diligent worker bees. Well after my first experiences with hotels which took place at the Weston Hotel Copley Place, I realized that my stubborn streak and patience was not going to work in a place where my creative side could not shine. I saw that I wanted to add too much to an existing machine which was resistant to change, and there was going to be a lot of red tape tying me down. Once I started catering when I graduated UMass Amherst with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management, I was very lucky to find myself running the catering jobs soon after I started. At the time I never realized how very lucky I was. Running catering jobs, you have the support of the mother company, but you’re on your own when it comes to dealing with the client. Every job I would read up on the situation if I had not already been prepped for it, and then worked to fulfill the vision which was depicted to me in picking out the décor for the event. On the jobs after I delegated all the tasks that had to be done, my favorite thing was to what I call “Fluff” the event. This would be designing the flow of the event, to decorating the buffet tables and bars with flowers and greens. Picking out some vases and placing light sticks in them so they glow. Every event is different, some more conservative and some over the top. To know what to do for each event came very natural to me. I realized I found my calling. Now my company Above and Beyond Catering is my passion which I am extremely proud of, and I have to say, we are the best caterer in Boston.