The Howell Road Elementary School in Valley Stream recently had a plentiful harvest in their very own homegrown vegetable garden right on school grounds. This was the first year that the garden had been planted at Howell. Centerplate helped sponsor the garden and the materials necessary for the gardening, as a way to support the […]
The venue for the 11th Super Bowl reprisal in Miami offers much more to behold for this single game, which has grown to an international entertainment event. The revived Hard Rock Stadium now features four large scoreboards, an enhanced digital initiative with Verizon to make it the first 5G—and possibly cashless—Super Bowl, and a wide […]
Centerplate has been a leader in the transformation of stadium menus. The company’s chefs have found ways to make food trends approachable for the sports fan. More importantly, the sports menus reflect the fans, the teams and the cities. According to Centerplate Executive Chef Roger Wilton, he believed that this season’s Winnipeg Jets menus – […]
Venues including New York’s Javits Center, the San Diego Convention Center, and McCormick Place in Chicago have eco-friendly hospitality programs that include green roofs, food waste initiatives, and indoor farming. The San Diego Convention Center, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, also is a leader in reducing food waste with caterer Centerplate. Source: […]
Seattle startup Picnic has developed the cloud-powered pizza-production platform as a food-service solution for businesses large and small. Centerplate, a provider of food-service and hospitality services at more than 200 sports, entertainment and convention venues, is among the first big users to sign on to pilot Picnic’s robotic pizza-making technology. “We always seek to be […]
The Pasadena Convention Center announced today the recent hire of Jon Dubrick as the new regional executive chef of Centerplate, the exclusive food and beverage provider for the Pasadena Convention Center and Pasadena Civic Auditorium. With over 30 years of experience in the food industry, Dubrick is now part of the Centerplate-Sodexo Leisure Services team […]
Traditional stadium fare has undergone a significant facelift with venues and chefs showcasing their creativity of colors, textures and flavors on the plate that leave patrons drooling. Lenny Martinsen, Centerplate executive chef at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, is no exception to this. Martinsen and his staff crafted unique menu items for the 2019 […]
If serving locally sourced foods at events ever was just a trend, it’s one that is here to stay. The Vancouver Convention Centre extends its championing of local artisans to its wine selection, serving only wines from British Colombia as part of its catering services. Mark Massicotte, executive chef at the Vancouver Convention Centre, recently […]
According to Datassential, 43% of consumers want to try chicken and waffles. Lots of chefs are jumping on the Belgian waffle trend with not just chicken but also burgers, kimchi, pepperoni, pork chops and more. Included in this gallery is the new chicken and waffles basket from Centerplate Chef Shimelis Adem at Lucas Oil Stadium […]
Convene recently spoke with Desiree Neal, executive chef for Distinctive Gourmet (a Centerplate brand), the Virginia Beach Convention Center’s (VBCC) on-site caterer, to learn about the plant-based dishes — some of which are cultivated from the venue’s on-site garden — she creates, as well as trends she sees. Source: Making Plant-Based Event F&B Possible at […]