Full service catering company. Now in our fourth decade of service. Our repertoire includes social gatherings and corporate events from formal to casual.
The Southern Hospitality staff of seasoned professionals is eager to provide our clients with creative presentation, attentive service and innovative design.
We can handle everything from venue selection, rentals, entertainment, floral designs and, of course, outstanding menus.
New Orleans premier full service caterer makes any size event memorable. Our focus is to make your event planning stress free and delicious. We can take care of all of the details or guide you through planning for any size group. The combination of exceptional service, fresh and amazing food paired with our flair for fantastic presentation makes any personal party, intimate gathering, corporate event or lavish celebration something to talk about. Menus are designed for delivery or full service.
The Pineapple, Symbol for Hospitality
During the colonial days in in America, a hostess's ability to have a pineapple for an important dining event said as much about her rank as it did about her resourcefulness. So sought after were the prickly fruits that colonial confectioners sometimes rented them to households by the day. Later, the same fruit was sold to other, more affluent clients who actually ate it. As you might imagine, hostesses would have gone to great lengths to conceal the fact that the pineapple that was the visual apogee of their table display and a central topic of their guests' conversation was only rented.
In larger, well-to-do homes, the dining room doors were kept closed to heighten visitors' suspense about the table being readied on the other side. At the appointed moment, and with the maximum amount of pomp and drama, the doors were flung open to reveal the evening's main event. Visitors confronted with pineapple-topped food displays felt particularly honored by a hostess who obviously spared no expense to ensure her guests' dining pleasure.
In this manner, the fruit which was the visual keystone of the feast naturally came to symbolize the high spirits of the social events themselves; the image of the pineapple coming to express the sense of welcome, good cheer, human warmth and family affection inherent to such gracious home gatherings.
Founded 1984 Celebrating 28 Years
John Rowland - President
Max Bouzaid - Executive Chef
Cindy Short - Sous Chef
Julie Lamkin - General Manager Email
Robin Holmes - Event Specialist
Shantell LeBlanc - Pastry Chef
Lydia Brown – Production Manager
Noel Rowland –Security
