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Customers at Fresh Starts Restaurant
& Bakery Inc. know that whether planning a small intimate dinner
or a large family party, help is available with the catering
menu offered at the Flossmoor restaurant.
Joann Lindholm, co-owner of Fresh Starts, said catering private
and corporate functions keep staff busy year round, with the
holiday season the busiest time for both catering and bakery
orders.
"The bakery and catering part of the business accounts for 30
percent and 35 percent of the (overall) business respectively,"
she said.
Many of the 32 total employees also work in the catering
department.
"We're the only upscale, premier caterer and party planner in
the area," Lindholm said. "The catering from Fresh Starts
includes plates, table linens, service staff and the best food
(customers) have ever had. Catering the meal lets the host or
hostess be a guest at their own party."
Everything from appetizers such as mini crab cakes and lobster
phyllo rolls, to pizza and full-scale dinners is available
through the catering portion of the business.
Dinner selections include such specialties as whole beef
tenderloins, spiral sliced ham, whole poached salmon and several
types of lasagna — including the popular vegetable lasagna.
Lindholm said Thanksgiving is a busy time for the catering
portion of the business and families can order complete turkey
dinners or items a la carte.
"I can do the entire meal or single dishes, desserts and baked
goods," she said. "It (Thanksgiving) is our largest single-order
day for catering pick-ups."
The bakery is also quite busy, Lindholm said, and customers can
choose from seasonal favorites, some of which include deep dish
pies, cookies, specialty cheesecakes, fruit tarts and scones.
More information on catering from Fresh Starts Restaurant &
Bakery, Inc., is at (708) 957-7900. |
