By Gail Appleson ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH For the once-decaying St. Louis City Hospital, the table is being set for another tenant. Richard Nix Jr., owner of a St. Louis catering service, is in the midst of moving his business to what served as the hospital’s laundry building decades ago. Butler’s Pantry, one of Missouri’s largest […]
Continue ReadingDowntown Revitalization Continues With New Event Venue
Butler’s Pantry to Open Premier Event Venue in Historic Lafayette Square Butler’s Pantry, St. Louis’ most innovative and creative catering company, is transforming the former laundry facility of the City Hospital into a premier event space—the Palladium. Built in 1937, the building had languished in Lafayette Square for years. Now restoration of this historic building […]
Continue ReadingBMW Championship — Best in Class
The award recognizes the BMW Championship’s excellence in all phases of tournament operations, including such areas as corporate hospitality venues, Pro-Am presentations, player services and media relations. “We’re humbled that the PGA TOUR has honored our event with this award,” said John Kaczkowski, WGA vice president of tournaments. “We were fortunate to have three great […]
Continue ReadingUnited Way's Key to Campaigning Contest
United Way would like to recognize all of the hard work that companies put into campaigns each year, even during hard economic times. On their website they have announced the inaugural Key to Campaigning contest sponsored by Butler’s Pantry. If a company or individual has an especially inspiring campaign theme or creative campaign ideas they are invited to enter United […]
Continue ReadingBoardroom News
Week of October 13th Butler’s Pantry received numerous airtime spots on KLOU 103.3 FM as the station encouraged listeners to call in for a chance to win a Boss’ Day lunch for 10 delivered to their office by Butler’s Boardroom. The happy winner was the Laborers Benefit Office and they enjoyed a delicious, gourmet lunch.
Continue ReadingButler's Pantry featured in St. Louis Business Journal
Tip No. 1: Use RSVPs to save your company money by Rick Desloge One of the fastest ways to run up the tab on a corporate event is to not know how many people to expect. “You don’t want to pay for 200 and have 100 people show,” said Richard Nix, Jr., president of Butler’s […]
Continue ReadingButler's Pantry Continues their Sucess at Piper Palm House
The Tower Grove Landmark Contracts Butler’s Pantry as Its Exclusive Caterer Through 2010 Butler’s Pantry recently contracted to remain the exclusive caterer for the Piper Palm House and Cafe Madeleine in Tower Grove Park through 2010. The innovative St. Louis caterer, will continue to serve dinners, cater events and host Cafe Madeleine’s Sunday brunches at […]
Continue ReadingCamp Hope
Fourteen staff members from Butler’s Pantry volunteered their time to help out Camp Hope. The team traveled to Trout Lodge on August 16th to treat the 250 children and family members to a Birthday Bash! Butler’s Pantry served up a Hawaiian luau themed dinner including a Big Island Salad and Huli Huli Chicken. Colorful linens, along with tropical leis […]
Continue ReadingCorporate Hospitality for the 2008 BMW Championship
The BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club may be four months away, but Butler’s Pantry is already organizing a gourmet experience. The innovative St. Louis food-service company will be serving breakfast, lunch, hors d’oeuvres and cocktails in an estimated 40 corporate tents for the entire weeklong event. “We will begin actual set up four […]
Continue ReadingButler's Pantry Featured on Food Network Challenege
Butlers Pantry Executive Chef Greg Ziegenfuss and The Art of Entertaining Owner Ann Marie Lemcke have teamed up against three other pairs of catering professionals from around the country to compete on the popular series Food Network Challenge. Lemcke and Ziegenfuss, who competed in the “Big Bash Caterers Challenge,” taped the show in Denver on April […]
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