Went to a wedding last year where the food was so bad, people were hitting up a diner afterwards. The couple spent $28,000 on their reception. The chicken was dry, the sides were cold, and half the guests left hungry. Then I went to another wedding where the couple served tacos and sliders. Cost way less, and people are still talking about how good it was. After helping plan food for dozens of weddings in…
Last summer I planned my company’s annual party for 200 people. We’re a tech startup in Brooklyn, everyone’s in their twenties and thirties, nobody wanted the standard rubber chicken situation. I got quotes from traditional catering companies—$85 per person, minimum. For mediocre food. Chicken, pasta, sad vegetables, the usual. Then my assistant suggested food truck catering. I’ll be honest, my first thought was “that sounds messy and complicated.” But the quote came in at $42…