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2006 CATIE Awards |
The International Caterers Association presents the annual
CATIE Awards; Catered Arts Through Innovative Excellence.
Started in 2004, these prestigious awards are designed
to recognize the achievements of caterers and are open to
entries from caterers in any country in the world.
The 13 Categories include; Best Menu Design, Most Innovative
Food Trend, Best Catered Hors d'oeuvre, Best Plate Presentation,
Best Celebration Cake, Best Themed Buffet, Most Innovative
Food Centerpiece or Design, Innovative Mixology, Best Tote
Cuisine, Best Barbeque or Picnic, Chef of the Year, Signature
Caterer Best Wedding and Signature Caterer Best Event.
For fair judging, caterers are not allowed to identify
themselves in their actual entry binder, which allows every
entry an equal opportunity and consideration. The CATIE winners
were revealed at the ICA CATIEs Gala on January 31st 2007
during the catersource® 2007 Educational Conference. |
| 2006 CATIE Award Nominees |
| Most Innovative Food Trend |
| Mini Meals |
| A Thyme to Cook, N. Stonington,
CT |
| Best Catered Hors d’oeuvre |
| Tuna
and Pineapple wrapped in Nori with a Wasabi Bubble |
| Agnus Dei Traiteur, Montreal,
QC Canada |
| Best Plate Presentation |
| Burger, Fries, and a shake |
| Daniel et Daniel Event Creation & Catering,
Toronto, ON Canada |
| Best Celebration Cake |
| The Homecoming Revolution,
Proudly South African |
| Debi's Culinary Productions,
Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Best Themed Buffet |
| Essence
of Zen…Now and Then |
| Creations in Catering, Honolulu,
HI |
| Best Menu Design |
| Engagement Party |
| A Joy Wallace Catering Production,
Miami, FL |
| Most Innovative Food Centerpiece
or Design |
| A Decadent
Chocolate Fantasy |
| A Legendary Event, Atlanta,
GA |
| Innovative Mixology |
| Jellied
Mojito Shots on Candied Lime |
| Feast Your Eyes, Philadelphia,
PA |
| Best Tote Cuisine |
| It's all
in the Pail |
| Different Tastes, Boston,
MA |
| Best Barbeque or Picnic |
| Jane Fonda's
Slumber Party |
| A Legendary Event, Atlanta,
GA |
| Signature Caterer Best Wedding |
| Il Matrimonio al Museo |
| Michael's On East / Rosewood
Market, Sarasota, FL / Highlands, NC |
| Signature Caterer Best Event |
| The Scene |
| Feastivities Catered Events,
Philadelphia, PA |
| Chef of the Year ~ It's
a tie! |
| Michael
Purpura |
| Catering by Framboise, New
York, NY |
| Jack McCann |
| Merri-Makers Catering & Special
Events, Edison, NJ |
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Past CATIE Awards Winners
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