He started his adventure in Milwaukee, where he opened an interpreting business, offering his bilingual skills for government businesses, courts and emergency rooms. This business was a success but he still wasn’t feeling like he was fulfilling his dream, after all his true passion was cooking. “I had been cooking since I was ten. My mom and grandma taught me how to cook and it was such a culture shock the way the people ate food as fuel instead of enjoyment.”

Deciding to make cooking his next adventure, Daniel applied and got accepted to Le Cordon Bleu Paris, but at the time he couldn’t afford it so he moved to South Carolina to work for a few years and save money.

While in Greenville, he began to fall in love with the community. “The lifestyle is different here, the people are more open, there are more parties, it feels a bit more like Spain. I realized however, that when people had parties good catering and quality food were really limited. People talked about flowers, location and dresses, but the food was always forgotten.”

This sparked the idea to start his own catering business that would make the catering experience just as memorable as the event, rather than a delivery service.

“We meet face-to-face with our customers and want them to tell us about their event, their story, favorite and memorable foods, then we come up with a few different menu ideas and work together to decide on a menu that fits their taste and their budget.”

Once they have a menu put together, they schedule a tasting (which Daniel says is more like a party). The tasting is a chance for the client to make menu changes, or suggestions, and they often encourage the client to bring along a few other friends to join. “It’s open communication. we do everything possible to make that menu perfect for them. ”

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