If there’s one thing that the pandemic has taught us, it’s the importance of seeing our family and loved ones to celebrate family milestones. This is even when we must plan ahead and self-insolate for 10-14 days in advance of getting together. Pandemic or no, family milestones like weddings, birthdays, anniversaries,...
Spring and summer may be the traditional wedding seasons, but a winter wedding has its own special charm. The pandemic is making it difficult to plan large events, so an intimate wedding ceremony and reception could be the perfect way to tie the knot right now. Here are five reasons...
The Pandemic has led to an explosion of micro-events. Micro-wedding celebrations, micro-anniversary celebrations, and micro-birthday celebrations. But, milestone celebrations don’t need to be postponed. They simply need to be reimagined on a more intimate scale. If you have a milestone family event coming up, think creatively. Think smaller, more intimate. For...
During these Pandemic Days large group gatherings have been put off in favor of micro-events. Events like micro-weddings have caught on because they are an attractive option as more intimate, personal celebrations. A micro-wedding can actually be the perfect way to celebrate love. Indeed, as Mahatma Gandhi said, “Where love...
Catering businesses have been adapting quickly to the “new normal” of the pandemic. Events with hundreds of people have been put off into 2021, so we have been creating new types of engagements to serve small groups of people, and even individuals in Greater San Jose. Instead of catering a 500-person...
In today’s world, COVID-19 protocols have restricted the size of our social gatherings. But we remain social people, especially in Silicon Valley! So many groups are exploring creative new ways to gather and exciting ways to celebrate, leading to a boom in micro-events. For weddings, this has meant an explosion...
The pandemic has, at least temporarily, reinvented the event catering business. With social and company events abruptly cancelled, caterers rapidly adjusted their offerings to keep serving great food to their communities. “Adapt or close were our options,” said Handheld Catering owner and Chef Dan Figone. “We love what we do and...
The Bay Area economy will have a slow, steady reopening as we move through the rest of 2020. This means businesses will start to rebalance work-from-home assignments with in-office work. The small-pod approach may be where people start: Small groups of employees who work together each day as long as...
If you or someone you know and love could use a break from the kitchen, add a special treat to your evening with a gourmet meal! Order it online to be delivered right to your door. Handheld Catering offers a weekly home delivery menu of wonderful salads, entrees and desserts....
The Bay Area is changing its collective behavior to stay safe in the face of the current coronavirus pandemic emergency. We have adapted our catering procedures to emulate the social distancing behaviors that health authorities mandate. How Can Catering Adopt Social Distancing Behaviors? The staff at Handheld Catering is working closely with...