Caterers Are Special People

Caterers Are Special People

Catering professionals are lucky. I’ll say it again, caterers are lucky. Why? Simple answer. Their profession is laced with an amazing number of challenges. In addition to these challenges, caterers are presented with constant crisis situations that permit them to use their creativity and skills to neutralize or solve these problems. Caterers love to find solutions.

Unlike the “normal” population, caterers live on the edge when it comes to their businesses. They never know what the next phone call will bring. “Hi, this is Mrs. Smith, I need to add 45 more people to today’s order” can pop up without any warning.

During a normal business day, a caterer might face five to 10 special crisis situations. Missing bartenders, bad weather, late vendor deliveries, menu changes, broken equipment, health inspectors, early arrival of guests, delivery errors and accidents, just to name a few.

Most caterers don’t have fixed hours that they work. It all depends on what’s happening. There is nothing 9-to-5 in the life of a caterer. Can you imagine catching the 7:22 train or the 8:15 bus every weekday morning? I can’t. Please don’t get me wrong: While everyone’s job can be important and worthwhile, I’m thinking that the 9-to-5 flow must be rather dull from an adventure or crisis point of view. For caterers there is very little sameness and repetition in their daily activities.

Imagine a caterer simply saying to a client, “It’s five minutes to 5 and we are closing, so I’ll need to take care of this tomorrow.” Or, “I’m sorry Mrs. Jones, the long stemmed strawberries haven’t come in yet, so we’ll need to cancel them from your contracted menu.” Or, “Mr. Rose, your contract states that guests are arriving at 7; there’s nothing I can do to be ready by 6:30 instead.”

And what about weekends? The 9-to-5 crowd usually gets weekends off. Not caterers. They are on-call whenever they are needed. They miss holidays with their own families, special birthdays and football games because they need to handle an event or solve a problem. But caterers accept this because most have chosen to be dedicated 110 percent to their customers and careers. Caterers don’t get much praise for what they do.

But caterers are okay with all of this because they do what they do to please themselves, as well as satisfy their clients. They enjoy being on-call and facing daily challenges. In fact, most caterers consider themselves lucky because of the excitement in their lives and wouldn’t have it any other way. They understand that their profession requires sacrifices. They realize that what they do is worthwhile for themselves and their clients.
The world is lucky that caterers exist. They make it a better place.

~Written by Micheal Roman(Catersource)

Sacramento Prepared Thanksgiving Meal With FREE Delivery

EASY COMPLETE DINNER. JUST HEAT 'N' SERVE! GOURMET THANKSGIVING DINNER WITH FREE DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR STEP!

Sacramento's finest caterer has created a gourmet dinner for you. A full heat 'n serve holiday meal. You heard it right! Pre-heat the oven and pop in the items to prepare your family feast.

Let Hannibal’s Catering help you celebrate this year with a Gourmet “Just HEAT
and SERVE” Thanksgiving meal. Hannibal’s Catering & Events 2009 Thanksgiving Gourmet
Packages include all the traditional trimmings. We do all the cooking and it’ll be a stress free Holiday for you!

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Preorder and we’ll have your complete gourmet dinner deliver to your home/Office FREE! Free delivery schedule start from Nov 23nd – 25rd only. Deliveries
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Traditional Turkey Dinner
Savory Home Style Stuffing with Sage, Rosemary
Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Turkey Gravy, Candied
Yams, Cranberry Relish, Dinner Rolls & Butter,
Complimentary Pumpkin Pie. 10-14 lb Turkey (Serves
8-10) $99.00 20-24 lb Turkey (Serves 16-20)
$190.00

Hickory Smoked Turkey Dinner
Savory Home Style Stuffing with Sage, Rosemary
Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Turkey Gravy, Candied
Yams, Cranberry Relish, Dinner Rolls & Butter,
Complimentary Pumpkin Pie. 10-14 lb Turkey (Serves
8-10) $139.00 20-24 lb Turkey (Serves 16-20)
$210.00

Honey Dijon Mustard Spiral Glazed Ham
Rosemary Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans with
Bacon & Shallots, Candied Yams, Cranberry Relish,
Complimentary Pumpkin Pie. Dinner Rolls & Butter.
7-9 lb Ham (Serves 12-15) $149.00

Traditional Half Turkey Dinner
Savory Home Style Stuffing with Sage,
Rosemary Garlic Mashed Potatoes,
Turkey Gravy, Candied Yams, Cranberry
Relish, Complimentary Pumpkin Pie.
Dinner Rolls & Butter. 5-7 lb Turkey
(Serves 3-5) $69.00

Choice Prime Ribs Dinner
Rosemary Garlic Mashed Potatoes,
Green Beans with Bacon & Shallots,
Candied Yams, Cranberry Relish,
Horseradish Cream, Dinner Rolls &
Butter, Complimentary Pumpkin Pie. 10-
13lb Prime Ribs (Serves 22-26)
$295.00

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Hannibal's Catering Thanksgiving and Holiday Menus

Tis the season for Holidays! It's that time of the year again. As the top Sacramento Caterer, we are proud to announce that we have included our top selling menu in our 2009 Holiday Collections. Hannibal's Catering Thanksgiving and holiday menus can be viewed on our website at www.hannibalscatering.com.

We recognize that some companies and families may need to adjust their holiday plans. To accommodate their financial circumstances,this year we have also created the Holiday VALUE Menus that are more modest in choices, but will still be presented with the elegant Hannibal’s Catering style.

From traditional meals to new and fresh items, book your corporate luncheon,dinner or family get together early to reserve our services. We have been known to sell out ALL our dates early, but would be honored if you gave us the oppourtunity to cater your meal. Please give us a call to place your order at 916-638-4363 or order online, on our website.

We look forward to being a part of your holiday season.

California Capital Air Show

Hannibal's was the the chosen caterer for the California Capital Air Show held in Mather, CA on September 12th and September 13th. This was a huge event, one of our largest and we are proud to say we pulled it off with "flying" colors, no pun intended. With 30 other large orders, Hannibal's had a day to remember. On Saturday alone, our kitchen created meals for over 5,000 people in the Sacramento area.

This was a chance for us to really strut our stuff and show what we specialize in, large events. The gala event was full of different ethnic food and beverage stations. We have posted a few pictures on the site to show you what we are talking about. Don't forget to call us at 916-638-4363 to place your next order. Whether it be a grand affair such as this, or a simple dinner for friends, Hannibal's is the caterer for you.

Something New, Something Old, Something DELICIOUS!

We here at Hannibal's are so excited to offer something new to our clientele. We now have a sub-division within Hannibal's called Cakes and Specialties. We ar enow offering all size cakes and cupcakes to our clients when they place a food catering order. Most cakes will start about $2.95 per slice. Have something special in mind? Maybe a picture of what you want? Send to it our wedding coordinator at weddings@hannibalscatering.com. We look forward to making your social, corporate or government event a truly YUMMY experience.

Special Menu #1

Two, NEW, Major Additions

Amy Salvage
Executive Chef

Hannibal’s Catering is always cooking up something delicious, creative and fresh! At the same time, maintaining quality food our guests expect from us. With the lean times, Hannibal’s Catering has created its first ever weekly special with your budget in mind. Featuring four weekly hot specials at $8.50 per guest including salad, dessert and beverages.

This exciting value menu is from our new Executive chef, Amy Salvage. She learned to create comfort food using the freshest ingredients while cooking at her mother’s side and continues to use only fresh, locally grown vegetables and fruits on all her menus. She brought with her 12 years of professional culinary experience throughout the Sacramento area creating fresh and innovative menu ideas. Graduated as top honor student from The California Culinary Academy and have held positions from pantry chef to head chef in top local restaurants.