How to Make Food Part of the Experience with Michele Pokowicz

Mark speaks with Michele Pokowicz. Michele is the President and Partner at Mary Giuliani Catering and Events, a high-end catering boutique in NYC established in 2005. Michele manages over six hundred events a year, providing creative and customized food  experiences. When the pandemic hit, her team started offering meal kits and frozen food boxes. There is no one better than Michele when it comes to catering and she continues to make clients’ food dreams come true as events return.


0:30      Michele’s background & career path
5:14      Meeting Mary Giuliani & becoming a partner
6:25      Offering more than just catering | Expand service offerings
8:21       Incorporating creativity into catering events
9:20       COVID impact & pivoting 
11:10    Offering catering boxes for premiers | Created meal kits for HBO
11:52     Developing & shipping specialty boxes
12:52     Working during COVID
13:51     Frozen food line | Cocktail party box
16:03     Staffing shortage 
18:50     Importance of being able to do multiple roles
19:38     Logistics of catering | Think of events Holistically
29:00     Most memorable events 
35:50     Advice collaborating with caterers


Michele Pokowicz at Mary Giuliani Catering and Events
https://marygiuliani.com
Instagram @mgcevents
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-pokowicz-2279799/
Instagram @michelepokowicz


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