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Making Up for the Economic Doldrums - September 7, 2003 Every year, caterers in the Hamptons urge clients to lock in their dates no later than early spring. John Kowalenko, an owner of the Art of Eating in Amagansett, said he was still booking large parties at midsummer, well after his schedule was ordinarily full.
The Ins and Outs of At-Home Weddings - Spring 2005 "Time and time again I see people put things off, and then decide to refurbish the house and marry the daughter at the same time," says John Kowalenko, co-owner of Art of Eating Catering and Event Planning in Amagansett, Long Island. "You may say this is the time to get the landscaping or lighting done or the driveway paved."
Catering To Your Company's Growth With A Second Biz - January 7, 2005 With a name like Art of Eating Catering, most people wouldn't guess that the Amagansett company did anything more than, well, catering.
Catering to the Summer Crowds - August 5, 2004 East End caterers seem to agree that volume is up this year after two weak years following September of 2001. John Kowalenko and Cheryl Stair, the co-owners of Art of Eating in Amagansett, are even confident enough to be starting a separate company, Hampton Event Management International, to organize large parties.
John Kowalenko: The Art of Surfing, Blending and Eating - Summer 2004 John Kowalenko has been passionate about surfing for as long as he can remember. It is certainly appropriate since he has been riding the waves throughout his life. He has been a part of the Hamptons in one way or another since the 1970's. "The Hamptons was different then, but I was always drawn to it because it always had a certain magic to me," he explained.
Mean Cuisine - August 4, 2002 "The clientele expects the best," says Kowalenko. "They know food, they know service. They have very good discretionary income, so they can look for the best - versus another area where people might settle for less than the best cut of meat."
So Many Benefits, So Little Time - May 20, 2001 Some die-hard see-and-be-seen types party-hop to two, three or four events a night. But others have to think strategically. To beat the rush and ensure that a crowd of more than 350 sample dishes created by an array of top local chefs, John Kowalenko helped organize the sixth annual Taste of the Nation East End Restaurant Ball, to benefit Share Our Strength, tonight at the James Lane Cafe in East Hampton.
Catering Season Is in Full Swing - May 29, 2000 John Kowalenko keeps a 24-hour weather radio in his car, a powerful electric generator in his truck and a dozen propane tanks at his store to run a gas stove. But he's no survivalist. He's a caterer, and he knows what weather can do, like the time a heavy downpour flooded one of two tents where he was getting ready to feed 300 people.
Party Like It's 1999 - February 15, 1999 Affairs To Remember: Barry Sonnenfeld and Billy Joel's Christmas get-togethers; Roy Scheider's family parties. For Martha Stewart's annual summer "crab pick," Art of Eating sets up long tables on the beach and covers them with newspapers. Children's sand pails are filled with mallets, and crabs are steamed with Maryland crab spice. "People throw them on the table and go to town," said Cheryl Stair, Art of Eating's owner. |
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