Event Focus Friday with Paul Neuman

August 3rd, 2012 by Elizabeth Beskin | Share Blog

Where do art school, sculpting, antique hunting, a long history of family-run food businesses and a penchant for creative cooking get you? A top rating in Zagat’s and the respected title of “the caterer’s caterer.” Paul Neuman, the entrepreneur behind Neuman’s catering, is at heart an artistic soul with an eye for the eclectic and a taste for entertaining. Paul talks about influences and what it takes to succeed as a start-up.

Where did the idea for your business come from?

Neuman’s is the natural outcome of my family history in food (I am the fourth generation of Neumans  to be in the food business in NYC) and my interest and study of art in college. I have always loved cooking and entertaining and now I get to do it every day for thousands of people. Read the rest of this entry »

Event Focus Friday with Barry Rosenthal

July 27th, 2012 by Elizabeth Beskin | Share Blog

What happens when you let a small-town boy loose in the big city? He works his way from catering kitchen to Sales Manager and Director of Private Dining Marketing for Tavern on the Green and the Russian Tea Room, taking time along the way to get his master’s degree in business administration and start a family.  These days, Barry Rosenthal is busy directing catering and sales for Capital Ventures’ unique event venue, Espace.  Barry talks about his 29 years in the luxury hospitality and catering industry and what keeps him striving to create the best experience for his clients. Read the rest of this entry »