Visit our directory for a list of all of Chicago’s best Corporate Holiday Party ideas for your upcoming holiday party & be sure to “tell em “Hereschicago.com sent you”!

Hereschicago.com features all of Chicago’s corporate holiday party ideas for your upcoming holiday party. Whether you are seeking Chicago restaurants with indoor and outdoor rooftops venues and spaces for your next friends gathering, bachelor/bachelorette party, birthday party, anniversary, company party, corporate event, wedding reception, rehearsal dinner, wedding, corporate holiday party and more. Great for groups, business meetings, client entertaining, private events and private dining.

Cooking is an Art. We Make It a Party.

A unique culinary combination of a hands-on cooking experience and a pampered dinner party, Bespoke Cuisine’s Cooking Parties are a big hit with epicureans and beginners alike.

Chefs from the Bespoke team lead groups through preparing a four-course meal. After the lesson, participants retreat to the loft-like dining room and enjoy being served the meal they created.

All through the lesson and meal, the team imparts tips, facts, and guidance about the food, methods and preparations used. It’s a fantastic opportunity to ask the experts and to learn the tricks of the trade.

Parties are held at Bespoke Cuisine’s location on Restaurant Row where clients have the opportunity to learn in a working commercial kitchen and then retire to the gracious dining room. In warm weather, our doors open onto Randolph Street for a wonderful city dining experience.
 
PRIVATE COOKING PARTIES in Chicago with Bespoke Cuisine - Our signature cooking parties are private social or corporate events, and are popular for for:

Chicago corporate team-building events
Chicago birthday parties & anniversaries
Chicago girls’ night out
Chicago showers and bachelorette parties
Chicago rehearsal dinners
Chicago group dinner parties

Cooking Party Menus: Click here for our Cooking Party Information & Menus. To have this information emailed or faxed to you, or to discuss a customized menu, please contact us.

Minimum/Maximum # of Guests: Minimum: 15 persons (20pp in December); Maximum: 35-40 persons depending on menu.

Pricing: $100 per person - includes professional hands-on instruction, 4-course meal, recipe packet, mini spice box, and soft drinks. Pricing for customized menus, including those with a competition component, will be slightly higher. Does not include food tax or gratuities.

Alcoholic Beverages: Bespoke Cuisine is BYOB. We would be happy to suggest wines, beers or other drinks to accompany your menu. Binnys and Kafka Wine Co. are two vendors who will deliver your order to Bespoke for a $10 fee so we can pre-chill your selections and have your beverages set up when you and your guests arrive. Kafka offers 15% off your entire order when you mention Bespoke!

Take aways: Each person leaves with a menu/recipe packet and a customized tin spice box.

Attire: We suggest wearing comfortable clothing and shoes. Aprons are provided to wear during the event.

Dates/Times: Cooking Parties are about 3-1/2 hours long and are held anytime in the afternoon or evening. Most parties start at 6:30pm and end at 10:00pm.

Other Services/Options:

“iron chef”-style competition
wine pairings or an accompanying professional wine tasting
take-home apron (can include personalization with notice)
customized menus

For more information and to contact Bespoke Cuisine for your next Chicago corporate team-building events, Chicago birthday parties & anniversaries, Chicago girls’ night out, Chicago showers and bachelorette parties, Chicago rehearsal dinners, Chicago group dinner parties

Visit our Bespoke Cuisine details page on Hereschicago.com, Chicago’s group event planners resoure directory.

Contact Chicago Indoor Racing if you are seeking great suburban meeting space, fun Chicago Corporate Activities, Buffalo Grove Meeting Venues, North West suburban conference space or a West suburban meeting venue for your next conference or Chicago suburban sales meeting, fun things to do in Chicagoland, or Chicago team building.

Each event at Chicago Indoor Racing is customized by one of their group coordinators. They will assist you in all the finer details of your event and can help you achieve all of your goals, no matter how simple or complicated. Chicago Indoor Racing Buffalo Grove or Chicago Indoor Racing Addison can work with groups of six to groups of 600 or more. Chicago Indoor Racing’s group event space features the latest in Audio Visual capabilities, including complimentary LCD projectors with pull down screens, as well as flip charts.

Chicago Indoor Racing in Addison | NOW OPENED!

Our new 105,000 square foot location in Addison features two new tracks and a variety of state of the art meeting spaces & entertainment concepts, including CyberSport. Groups events can be booked by calling Alisa Peters at Chicago Indoor Racing; individual walk-ins and same day reservations are happily accepted. Corporate and Group Events.

Five Meeting Rooms featuring the latest in Audio Visual Technology and wireless Internet access.

(The entire facility is a “hot-spot”)

Stewart’s Bar and Grille, a full service Restaurant and Bar, features a large array of cuisine sure to delight any palate! After the Race each location features a full service restaurant with a variety of dining options for individuals and groups of all sizes. They also feature a multitude of alternative entertainment that can be enjoyed before and after racing or dining.

Click here to email or call Alisa Peters at Chicago Indoor Racing for either location (Buffalo Grove or Addison) and tell her Hereschicago.com sent you!

Threats of federal regulation and sensational coverage are creating a paralyzing environment where companies across the country are canceling meetings and events for legitimate business purposes.

After three strong years, Chicago’s downtown hotels are facing tougher times as businesses cut travel budgets and tourists stay home. Because more businesses and groups are canceling meetings at hotels or spending less on food and drink, hotel owners are looking for ways to cut costs.

Business-related travel – including meetings, events and incentives – is a vital part of our national economy and essential to sustaining well-paying American jobs, the health of large and small businesses and the solvency of public services supported by federal, state and local tax-revenue. Broadly, business travel creates 2.4 million jobs, injects more than $240 billion into the national economy annually and generates $39 billion in federal, state and local tax revenue.

Specifically, meetings and events:

Create 1 million jobs to the American workforce in local communities – from big cities to small towns – across the United States.

Many of these jobs support working families in the hospitality and food service industries.

Generate $27 billion in wages for hardworking Americans that are critical to local economies across
the United States, and can play a critical role in our nation’s economic recovery.

Provide $16 billion in tax revenue at the federal, state and local level.

Contribute $101 billion in spending to the U.S. economy.

Support over 200 local convention centers around the county

Are responsible for nearly 15 percent of all travel in the United States.

When businesses cancel productive meetings and events, the American worker and local communities from coast-to-coast are the unintended victims.

Without the jobs generated by meetings, events and incentive travel, the current unemployment rate of 7.6 percent would rise to 8.2 percent and cost the average American household an additional $136 in annual taxes.

Critics have mislabeled many meetings and events as unnecessary and frivolous – causing companies that have received federal government support and many that have not – to cancel planned and future activities.
Whether a company has received emergency government lending or not, its inclination is to avoid the prospect of being ridiculed like AIG, Wells Fargo and others.

No region of the country is immune to the economic impact of canceled meetings, events and incentive programs. American workers and local communities pay the price as meetings, events and incentives decline.

The U.S. Labor Department reported a loss of nearly 200,000 travel related jobs in 2008 and Department of Commerce data predicts a loss of an additional 247,000 travel-generated jobs in 2009.

The meetings and events component of business travel is responsible for nearly 15 percent of all travel in the United States, drives $101 billion in spending, generates one million jobs and creates $16 billion in tax revenue at the federal, state and local levels.

Without the one million jobs generated by meeting and event travel, the unemployment rate in the United States would jump from 7.6 percent to 8.2 percent.

As meetings and events decline, local communities – nearly all of whom are dependent on visitor taxes – struggle to pay for essential services such as education, public safety and social services.

Business travel and events are a smart and cost effective way to retain and develop employee talent, generate ideas and share knowledge that drives future business growth.

Meetings, events and incentives are essential tools for companies to strengthen business relationships; align and educate employees and customers; and reward business performance. Members of Congress share this practice when convening their annual retreats at resorts outside Washington, DC

Incentive programs are two to three times more effective than cash at motivating employee performance. Companies can spend less on incentive travel than on cash compensation to achieve exceptional productivity from employees.

The recipients of incentive travel programs are typically hardworking middle class Americans who have earned trips for their exceptional performance.

According to a recent survey of Fortune 1000 Chief Marketing Officers, meetings and events provide the highest return on investment of any marketing channel.

Companies using taxpayer dollars must abide by best practices for meetings, events and incentives.

Companies that have received emergency government lending have an obligation to operate in a transparent and accountable fashion.

The travel community has addressed an urgent public need by developing clear, workable guidelines designed to ensure responsible business travel practices within companies that have received emergency government lending.

Additional punitive policies to limit meetings, events and incentive travel will unite business, labor and local government leaders in opposition.

The demand for face to face meetings is strong and the importance of having them is greater than ever in our history.  For example, within one week of sending the invitation for our Here’s Chicago Meetings and Hospitality St. Pat’s BASH event taking place on March 2, 2009 we are at capacity with the most meeting and event professionals registered in the history of this event with over 400 registered attendees and another 100 on the waiting list. 

“Business, Meetings and Incentive Programs are what built this economy” and “Our industry is being punished for the mistakes of a few”

“In Obama’s defense, I don’t believe he knows that the meetings industry contributes to “mainstreet”, the exact market he is trying to help. Bus boys, waiters, bellman, sedan drivers, etc.” says Jim Grillo, CMP of Hereschicago.com. 

Meetings, conventions, exhibitions, and incentive travel generated $122.3 billion in direct spending in the United States last year, according to the Convention Industry Council’s Economic Impact Study, released in September. Corporate meetings and events comprised one-third of that, or $40.3 billion; association events accounted for the rest.”

The industry employs 1.7 million people on a full-time basis, and is the 29th-largest contributor to the country’s gross national product.

Looking at types of meetings, conventions and exhibitions account for $67.9 billion, or 55.5 percent, of the total direct spending pie. Corporate and association meetings generated $48.1 billion in spending, or 39.4 percent of the total, while incentive travel made up the remaining 5.1 percent, generating $6.2 billion in spending. (Conventions and exhibitions are defined as events where exhibitions make up the largest component of the meeting, while meetings have a larger meetings component.)

The largest share of the convention and exhibition dollar, 35 percent, is spent in hotels. The rest is widely distributed throughout local economies, with 24 percent spent on air transportation, 14 percent in restaurants, and 12 percent on business services.
 
It is our responsibility today to communicate the positive messages from our industry and how we all directly contribute to the future growth of our economy.
 
Let’s make history together,
 
Jim Grillo, CMP
President
Hereschicago.com
Chicago’s Meetings and Events Resource Directory
 
Emmy Award Winner, Alternate Media/News 2008
Hall of Fame Supplier, Illinois Meetings & Events 2008
President, Meeting Professionals Internatio, nal Chicago 2003-2004
President, Hospitality, Sales & Marketing Assn of Ill. 2001-2004
Committee, Meeting Professionals International 2004-2008
Mentor/Ambassador, Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau, 2000-2002
Member, MPI International Student Advisory Council 2008-2009
 
For a P.R. Toolkit, visit the U.S. Travel Association (USTOA)

Parties That Cook stages deliciously fun cooking class parties and corporate team building events. Whether you´re interested in cooking up collaboration at a team bonding activity, planning a private chef demo or a memorable 40th birthday party, Parties That Cook will provide you with the ultimate gourmet gathering.

Parties That Cook has mastered the recipe for unforgettable corporate team building events. Our hands-on team building cooking classes encourage teamwork, boost morale, build culinary confidence and foster camaraderie.

Parties That Cook’s exciting hands-on cooking class parties are perfect for all occasions:

Chicago corporate team-building events
Chicago birthday parties & anniversaries
Chicago girls’ night out
Chicago showers and bachelorette parties
Chicago wedding rehearsal dinners
Chicago group dinner parties

How It Works:

Parties That Cook’s culinary staff will greet guests with hors d’oeuvres and beverages, then welcome everyone to mix and mingle while listening to music tailored to your group.
 
Your Parties That Cook chef then presents a lively and interactive cooking demonstration chock full of kitchen tricks and techniques. We take time to respond to your cooking questions. Afterward, guests are divided into teams to create their mouthwatering dishes at fully equipped cooking stations.
 
Each recipe and cooking station has detailed instructions and all of the necessary ingredients and cooking tools. Throughout the cooking, our chefs are on hand to coach you. Parties That Cook takes care of serving and cleaning up so you can enjoy the party!
 
Choose the party format that fits your occasion:

- Small Plates is a cocktail-style appetizer cooking class party (2 hours).
- The Chef’s Table offers a four-course sit-down meal with hands-on cooking class (3 hours).
- The Kitchen Challenge is an Iron Chef-style competition and extremely popular corporate team building event (3 hours). The Ultimate Kitchen Challenge includes an additional workshop with business coach and facilitator Starla Sireno (4 hours).
- A Feast of Chocolate and Cheese is dedicated to cooking with two sinfully delicious ingredients (3 hours).
- Chef Demo is a lively lesson in cooking tips and tricks from the professionals. Includes food samples or meal (1 hour).

After the party, we will send all guests all of the recipes you followed, along with a link to digital snapshots of the fun.

Pricing:

Chef Demo: $45 per person
Sumptuous Small Plates: $75 per person
Chef’s Table: $95 per person
Feast of Chocolate and Cheese: $95 per person
Kitchen Challenge: $115 per person
Ultimate Kitchen Challenge: $185 per person

The cost includes our professional culinary instruction, service, menu, recipes, ingredients, music, kitchen equipment, setup, and cleanup. Please note that this does not include a venue rental fee, party rentals or optional services.  

Minimum/Maximum # of Guests: We can accommodate any party size from 1 to 300 guests.

Dates/Times: Cooking class events are held any time of day, based on availability of venue and staff.  Depending on the type of event selected, parties last 1 to 4 hours, with the option of adding on additional time for speeches or presentations.

Take Aways & Attire: Each guest will receive a copy of recipes and digital photos from their event. Aprons are provided to wear during the lesson or may also be purchased as party favors to take home.

Alcoholic Beverages: You may BYOB at most party locations, or Parties That Cook will suggest one of our fine wine/alcohol purveyors, depending on your chosen location.

Visit Parties That Cook on Hereschicago.com, Chicago’s Event Planning Resource Guide to Chicago’s Planner Preferred.

The awards honor the dedication and creativity of event professionals who have earned the respect and admiration of their clients and peers. The award winners were selected through an online reader poll. The winner are:

Best Attraction – Navy Pier
Best Audio-Visual – The Meetinghouse Companies, Inc.
Best Banquet/Reception Venue – Tie between Galleria Marchetti and River East Art Center
Best Boats/Cruises/Charters - Kanan Cruises
Best Caterer – Blue Plate Catering
Best Conference Venue – Gleacher Center
Best Convention & Visitors Bureau – Chicago Convention & Visitors Bureau
Best Destination Management Company – On the Scene
Best Eco-Friendly Supplier – Greg Christian Catering and Events
Best Entertainment – Just for Fun Entertainment and Events, Inc.
Best Décor – Kehoe Designs
Best Florist – The Meetinghouse Companies, Inc.
Best Golf Resort – Lincolnshire Marriott Resort
Best Historic Venue – Chicago History Museum
Best Hotel with Meeting Space (less than 440 rooms) – The Blackstone Hotel
Best Hotel with Meeting Space (more than 440 rooms) – Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Best Photography/Videography – Tie between Promax Productions and Studio T Photography
Best Rental Service – Classic Party Rentals
Best Teambuilding Facility/Organizer – Corporate Event Interactive
Best Transportation – Windy City Limousine
Best Unique Venue – Chicago Illuminating Company
Best Venue Outside Chicagoland – Pheasant Run Resort
Editor’s Pick Best Event Décor – Ivan Carlson & Associates
Editor’s Pick Best New Intimate Event Space – Vertigo Sky Lounge
Editor’s Pick Best Casino – Horseshoe Casino Hotel
Editor’s Pick Best Experimental Event Expert – Minding Your Business

New this year, Illinois Meetings + Events magazine recognized its first-ever Hall of Fame, chosen by the magazine’s editorial advisory board.

Lifetime Achievement – Bill Pry, Partner – BBJ Linen
Best Special Events Planner – Andrew Schorr, President and Principal – In the Loop
Best Meeting Professional – Kimberly LaBounty, President – Apex Management & Special Events Inc.
Best Up-and-Coming Meeting Professional – Justin Rhodes, Associate – Corporate Events for Jones Lang LaSalle, Chicago
Best Supplier – Jim Grillo, President – hereschicago.com
Best Up-and-Coming Supplier – Renee Barricklow, Event Producer – Kehoe Designs, Chicago

“We are pleased to recognize the outstanding contributions of these organizations and individuals to the meetings and events industry, which plays an important role in Illinois’s vitality and economy,” says Lauren Hurley, editor of Illinois Meetings + Events magazine.

Thank you to our event partners; Underground, The Meetinghouse Companies, Inc. and Classic Party Rentals.

Illinois Meetings + Events magazine is one of eight regional meetings and events magazines published by Tiger Oak Publications, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn.  The idea-driven magazine focuses on the issues facing today’s meeting and event professionals in Illinois and beyond and looks to address all aspects of the industry through in-depth feature stories, insightful departments and helpful news and updates on tips and trends. For more information and to view photos from the event, visit www.ilmeetingsmag.com.

Visit Hereschicago.com, Chicago’s event planner resource guide featuring Chicago’s top Planner Preferred vendors for Chicago meetings and events.

Chicago Party Planners are available to plan your Chicago birthday party, corporate event, special event, gala, wedding, holiday party, fundraiser, and more.  Visit Hereschicago.com for a complete resource directory of party planners in Chicago.

Chicago Party Planners and Chicago Event Planners:

Accenting Chicago Events & Tours Inc.
Total Event Resources
Affairs With Linda
Atina Productions
Audrey Gordon
Barbara Panetta and Company
Chicago Meetings and More
Contact/Chicago
Corporate Event Enterprises, Inc.
Experient
Fun Services
Image Pilots
Lettuce Planet
Levy Events Catering
Meeting Incentive Experts
Onsite Events, Inc.
On The Scene Chicago
Parties Etc., Inc.
Phil Stefani Signature Events
PRA Destination Management Chicago
Special Events Inc.
Starevents
Food For Thought Catering
Famous Dave’s Catering
Ace Catering
Amazing Edibles
Apropo Catering
Bar B Que People
Berghoff Catering & Restaurant Group
Bussean Custom Caterers
Caffe Baci Catering
Cake by Colleen
Calihan Catering
Carts of Chicago Catering, Inc.
Catering by Michael’s
Catering, Chocolate
Conn’s Catering
Culinary Enterprises, Inc.
Entertaining Company
Featured Foods
Froggy’s Catering
Gopicnic
Harry Caray’s Catering & Events
Ivan Carlson and Associates, Inc.
Limelight Catering
Occasions Chicago Catering
Picnic’s Inc.
Roeser’s Bakery
S.E.S. Picnics
Sopraffina Marketcaffe
Tiffany’s Event Catering
Wolfgang Puck Catering

Chicago Party Planners are available to plan your Chicago birthday party, corporate event, special event, gala, wedding, holiday party, fundraiser, and more.  Visit Hereschicago.com for a complete resource directory of party planners in Chicago. 

Visit Hereschicago.com for Chicago’s Best Caterers for your wedding, corporate event, picnic, theme party, social event and more.

Angeli’s Catering
1478 East Chicago Avenue
Naperville.  IL  60540
Phone: 630-669-5015

Experience Italian-American cuisine at its finest in our newly expanded Ristorante or let our professional catering staff provide delectable foods for your next event. Our superb presentation and first class service will exceed your highest expectations. Whether entertaining 5 to 5,000 thousand, you can count on Angelis Catering for your next Corporate Event, Wedding, Shower, Company picnic, Graduation, Communion, or Private event.

Chef By Request
5100 Academy Dr. Suite 200
Lisle  IL  60532
Phone: 630-493-4300

As one of the Premier Caterers for the Chicago Suburbs since 1996, Chef By Request would like to make your next Event Spectacular! Whether it be a Theme Party, Corporate Function, Barbecue, Picnic, Social Event, Holiday Party or Wedding, we offer a Full-Service Professional Staff, Beverage Service, Full Line of Rentals, Entertainment and of course the most Delicious Food you will ever taste! We urge you to visit our Testimonials page on our Website and look forward to Creating a Complete Event Package to bring you a day of Fun and a Lifetime of Memories!

Corporate Events Planning
When you need to make an impression, don’t gamble with your corporation’s reputation — allow the experts at Chef By Request to put your mind at ease.

From boxed luncheons and employee appreciation parties to ribbon cuttings and holiday hors d’oeuvre receptions, Chef By Request understands the importance of a strong corporate image.

For daily breakfasts & luncheons, our corporate catering division is pleased to offer a superior selection of corporate-tailored menus to cater to even the most discriminating executive.

Social Parties
From private dinner parties of 10 to black tie galas of 1,000, you are assured success with Chef By Request.

Entertaining guests in the comfort of your own home couldn’t be easier. We believe that it is our responsibility to provide you with the peace of mind that allows you to be a guest at your own gathering. And for those celebrations requiring a large establishment, we work closely with our affiliates to bring you the same peace of mind.

When it comes to passion for success with attention to detail, Chef By Request is second to none.

Wedding Receptions
When it comes to your wedding day we believe there is absolutely no margin for error.

Allow Chef By Request to create an atmosphere of unforgettable elegance to complement the most memorable event of your lifetime, one you will treasure forever.

Exquisite cuisine, first-class presentation and impeccable service are the essential ingredients we combine to exceed your highest expectations.

Decadent formal tastings and custom menus are presented to assist in fulfilling your every desire.

Double D Special Events Inc.
Contact: Don Bender
Phone: 708-473-5373      

Serving Chicago and Beyond Illinois 

Delicious Food and Unforgettable Fun is our specialty. As the aroma of the Pig Roast, and other delectable food fills the air, your Picnic, Corporate Outing, Party, Fundraiser, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Reunion, or Group Gathering comes to life. We are your ultimate one stop shop for all of your party needs. Portable Cooking Equipment, Tables, Chairs, Tents, Interactive Games, and Musical Entertainment give you the Total Party Package that will be remembered long after the event. We bring together the people you care about for Food, Fun and Memories.

Your one Stop Shop For…
 
Event Planning ? Equipment Rental ? Even Pig Roasting!
 
We Set Up, We Clean Up… You Enjoy The Party!!!
 
WE DO IT ALL!
 
Catering
Corporate Functions
Equipment Rental
Pig Roasts
Company Picnics
Graduation Parties
Golf Outings
Fund Raisers
Party Consulting
Disc Jockey
Live Bands!

Lou Malnati’s Catering
Phone: 847-562-1918

Lou’s Caters to You! Let Lou Malnati’s take care of planning the food at your next event and give your guests a real Taste of Chicago. Lou Malnati’s Famous Chicago Style Pizza is always a favorite and can be brought to your location piping hot with everything you need to host a successful event. Perfect for corporate meetings, social gatherings, holidays, parties and casual get togethers. Visit our website to learn more. Give us a call we’ll take care of it all!

Tasty Catering Inc.
1900 Touhy Ave
Elk Grove Village  IL  60007
Phone: 847-593-2000       

From Start To Finish Tasty Catering provides the expertise, food, Decor, Entertainment, and the staff to create the Perfect event. No event is too large or too small! Whether it is whimsical, highly sophisticated, or a picnic in the park, we make every occasion an unqualified success. Let us help you find the perfect site or venue for your next get together and design a menu that will coordinate with your theme and thrill your guests.

True Helpers Special Events, Inc.
PO Box 895
Dundee  Illinois  60118
Phone: 847-426-6670

From set-up to clean-up and everything in between True Helpers of Chicago provides excellent event planning services and staffing. We will enhance your special occasion and we’re dedicated to servicing your every need during your affair. Our friendly, professional staff will take care of all of your party needs from start to finish. True Helpers Offers Wait Staff, Bartender, Bartenders, Catering, Cakes, Pastries, Disc Jockeys, Entertainment, Limos, Characters, Balloon Decorating,Chartered Buses, Flowers,Hall or Park Rental Information, Tents, Tables, Chairs, China, Linens,Carnival Rides Clowns, Magicians, And Much More.

True Helpers, Inc. is dedicated to servicing your every need during your special occasion from the planning stages to final clean up. Just sit back and enjoy your family and friends.

Our staff is top of the line. Hired for their expertise with working with the public, they know how to be personable, courteous, and helpful. Our friendly, professional staff will take care of all of your party needs. Our servers are there to accommodate your every need including entertainment, catering, serving, setting up, and cleaning up.

So stop worrying about your next major event and give True Helpers, Inc. a try. Instead of throwing parties you can start enjoying your parties!

Our staff is available to help with any event, no matter the size, place or theme. Our experienced and friendly staff is ready to help make your event a success!

We provide:

Servers
Bartenders
Flair Bartenders
Maitre d’
Greeters
 Disc Jockeys 
Professional Chef Services
Magicians
Clowns
and more!
 
True Helpers accommodates your every need including coordination of catering, set up, serving and clean up. 

Parties

True Helpers coordinates and provide professional staffing and services for your special occasion or event, including:

Anniversaries 
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
Baptisms
Barbeques
Church Functions
Company Parties
Dinner Parties
Graduations
Grand Openings
 Hanukkah
Holiday Parties
Luncheons
Office Parties
Retirements
Showers
Theme Parties
Weddings
and many other events and occasions
 
No party or event is too small or too large for True Helpers.

Rentals

You don’t need to purchase extra dinnerware or glassware for every event you host. If there’s anything you need or want, True Helpers can supply it for you. We work with you to rent everything from tables to linens, bars to glassware. Whether you’re throwing a casual party or elegant reception, we can find the items you need, complimenting your style and taste.

Woody’s Special Events
20758 Landmark Lane
Deer Park  IL  60010
Phone: 847-845-4996

Woody’s Chicago Style! Why worry about catering headaches when you plan your next event? One call and you can have Woody’s Special Events on-site to offer your guests the finest full service food concessions in the Chicago Area and throughout the Midwest. A Full Menu of Delicious Items - starting with world-famous Woody’s Chicago Style Vienna Beef® Hot Dogs… polish sausage, brats, Italian beef and meatball sandwiches…Call us today or visit us online.

Are you planning a special event?
Festivals
Sporting Events and Tournaments
Car Shows
Church Picnics
Corporate Outings… Employee Appreciation, Picnics, Sales Meetings
Park District Activities
Tent Sales
 
RELAX.
Indoor or outdoor event. Small group or large. Let Woody’s Special Events take the worry out of food selection, supply, setup, staffing and cleanup. We’ll handle the entire food service portion of your event, from start to finish.

Belgio’s Catering
1478 East Chicago Avenue
Naperville.  IL  60540
Phone: 630-369-6100

The Belgio family has a long tradition of catering the finest foods to many of the most well known events in Chicago and the Western Suburbs. Now you can experience the Belgio tradition in your next catered event. Belgio’s Catering offers full service catering for all occasions. We can accommodate any size party to fit your needs. Our services include (but are not limited to)complete food service, event coordination, full liquor service, bartending and waitstaff plus complete party equipment. For Corporate Events, Weddings, Outdoor Festivals, Carnivals, Concerts, Graduations, Family Reunions,and all other events.

Special Events 
Outdoor Festivals, Carnivals, Concerts and Corporate Events

Fun-Foods - Belgio’s Catering has extensive experience in handling large outdoor functions of 3,000 (or more) guests. Our ever-popular selection of “fun-foods” makes Belgio’s the logical choice for events of this type.  Elephant Ears, Lemonade Shake-Ups, Homemade Potato Chips, Beer Brats and Onion Flowers are just a few of the carnival-style, fun-foods available from Belgios.

Entertainment - Belgio’s can also help you book the entertainment for special events.   Clowns, magicians and music are available through our special events network of artists.  We can also coordinate games and contests for kids of all ages.
Logistics - Belgio’s can assist you in everything from site selection and permitting to supervision and equipment rental.

When you choose Belgio’s catering for your special event, you’ll be able to relax and enjoy the event - knowing that an experienced team of professionals is handling all of the details.

Corporate Catering
 
Company Picnics, Special Ceremonies, Employee Appreciation Days, Client Entertainment and other Special Events.

Whether you are about to recognize your employees, entertain clients or to celebrate your company’s success, Belgio’s Catering can help you set up a world-class event that tastes and looks great! 

When you choose Belgio’s catering for your corporate event, you’ll be showing your employees just how much you appreciate their hard work. Or, you will be letting your client’s know how much you appreciate their business. In either case, treat them to all to Belgio’s - the best catering and event planning available.

Corky’s Catering
1421 Fullerton Avenue
Addison  IL 60101
Phone: 630-932-3200

Corky’s Catering makes entertaining easy. Our qualified party planners will work with you to coordinate a menu, help suggest a location, and choose what type of entertainment and additional goodies you want. We are proud to cater a variety of wonderful events, whether it’s your child’s 1st birthday for ten people, or a corporate event of thousands. Our continual goal is to provide quality catering at affordable prices, like we’ve done since 1978. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is waiting for your call today!

From drop off service to complete event management, we can provide a simple buffet for twenty or a themed event for thousands. Our coordinators are available to help plan your menu, select rentals, choose décor or suggest a suitable venue for your event. We provide service to all of Chicago, from the Wisconsin border to the Indiana border and out to the Fox River Valley, so feel free to contact us at your convenience. Catering is still deliciously affordable at Corky’s.

CORKY’S IS GREAT FOR: - Anniversaries - Award Banquets - Baby Showers - Bachelor Parties - Baptisms - Bar & Bat Mitzvahs - Backyard Barbeques - Birthday Parties - Box Lunches - Bridal Showers - Business Meetings - Christenings - Christmas Parties - Class Reunions - Communions - Corporate Events - Cotillions - Family Reunions - Graduations - Holiday Parties - New Years Eve - Oktoberfest - Picnics - Pig Roasts - Retirement Parties - Sweet 16’s - Theme Parties - Thanksgiving Dinners - Weddings and more.

Give Me Some Sugar
Phone: 312-546-4788

One of a Kind Cooking Classes & Parties
Give Me Some Sugar is a one of kind culinary experience! Cook with your guests in the comfort of your own home under the guidance of our chef. Our cooking classes are approximately 2-2 1/2 hours of hands-on instruction taught by Chef Alekka, a pastry chef and experienced instructor.

Cooking Classes Made Easy
Everyone makes the grade in our classes! We arrive at your home with everything but the oven and provide a customized, hands-on, educational cooking experience as well as an all around great time.

After class, we do all the clean up so you and your guests can sit back and enjoy the “fruits” of your labor. Plus you now know how to cook it yourself and we´ll provide shopping lists and recipes so you can recreate the dish any time.

Let’s start cooking!
In-Home Cooking Classes are perfect for anyone who…
Likes to cook and wants to expand their skills and knowledge,
Wants to have a unique party for a birthday, girls night out, couples.
Wants to have a good time with friends without all the hassle.
Wants a different kind of party for your child. One that is fun, educational and requires no clean-up on your part.
Has a desire to learn advanced dessert techniques and wants a hands-on experience to develop them
 
Pricing Information:
All Prices include the following:
• On site consultation one week prior to class (site visit)
• All shopping, ingredients & menu preparation
• Work station set up for class
• Individual copies of all recipes used during the class
• All aprons, cooking gizmos & gadgets for use during class
• Instruction and guidance by a professional chef
• Complete kitchen clean-up after class

My Chef Catering
2772 Golfview Drive
Naperville, IL 60563
Phone: 630-717-1167       

We have been one the Western Suburbs’ largest, most respected upscale caterers since 1988. We are proud of our reputation that has been built on excellent food, beautiful presentation and friendly, professional service. We serve hundreds of companies and thousands of social clients. Whatever your occasion, you can count on My Chef for all your catering and event planning needs! Corporate Events, Weddings, Theme and Holiday Parties, Picnics, you name it and our friendly staff will make it an event to remember.

Based in Naperville since 1988, My Chef is one the Western Suburbs’ largest and most well respected upscale caterers. We built our reputation on excellent food, beautiful presentation and friendly, professional service. In our 14,000 square foot facility, we use only the freshest ingredients and place a high importance on quality and sanitation.

My Chef works with over 850 corporate companies and thousands of social clients. The majority of our events are from personal referrals or from our long and growing list of loyal customers.

Weddings
From your initial, customized tasting to the last good-byes, My Chef expertly guides you through the details to create a magical day.

Corporate Events
From simple box lunches to elaborate festivals, our corporate clients can attest to My Chef’s outstanding cuisine, beautiful presentation and unsurpassed attention to detail. My Chef provides breakfasts, lunches, summer picnics and holiday affairs at competive prices.
We can Supply Special or Themed events
or a full bar with all liquor and licensed wait persons.

Social Events
The perfect way to entertain at home or at a variety of unique banquet halls is to let us do the work! Let My Chef help you enjoy trouble-free entertaining with our full service catering.

Picnics and BBQs
Whether it’s a backyard luau or a corporate
picnic for thousands, My Chef can arrange for
all your party needs including tents, games and
entertainment.

Unforgettable Edibles
7280 W. Devon
Chicago IL 60631
Phone:773-774-4001      

Whether you are catering a family celebration for a few, or a corporate or social function for hundreds, Unforgettable Edibles can help create an event that your guests will be talking about long after it’s over. We will help you plan every, detail, from the venue, to the linen, china, glassware, wait staff and a menu that WILL MOST CERTAINLY make your event “Unforgettable!”

Weddings
Memorable weddings require outstanding food, gracious service, elegant presentation and style.

Your wedding reception is the culmination of your most romantic day, and its menu and its ambiance should reflect that. The choice of a wedding caterer may be the most important decision you make about your wedding reception.

Bringing together all the elements that will make your wedding day extraordinary is one of Unforgettable Edibles talents. No request is too grand, no location too remote for Unforgettable Edibles. We guarantee that your special day will be a complete success.

Don’t forget, we can also take care of your rehearsal dinner and showers that you may have leading up to the big day!

For a complete guide to Chicago’s Planner Preferred Caterers for your next wedding, corporate event, picnic, holiday party and more, visit Hereschicago.com, Chicago’s Party Planning Directory.

Holiday party planning can be so very simple—contact us for a list of our favorite city wide venues, or let us cater your office gathering.  From traditional holiday menus–Herb Rubbed Carved Turkey, or a more contemporary casual setting featuring: Mini Sliders, Mini Chicago-Style Hot Dogs, Pomme frites in Paper Cones with Truffle Oil–Levy Events will plan your holiday gathering with one simple call. 

Levy Events Catering can create remarkable parties in a number of Chicago’s landmarks including The Great Hall of Cafe Brauer, The Ballroom of the Art Institute, Harold Washington Library, Griffin Lounge, Hancock Observatory, The Cultural Center, Lincoln Park Zoo, The Nature Museum and many others. We can assist you in obtaining their venue information, pricing and availability, and can even attend your walk through to discuss how we present an event in each site! We have an entire list available of venues available for your next great celebration or corporate event.

Levy Events Catering will partner with you to create a spectacular event in Chicago’s landmark venues or the inventive location of your choice.  Whether we bring the party to your office or home, or you choose from one of our many venues around the city, Levy Events will help you create the perfect event from corporate gatherings and company parties to wedding celebrations and lavish galas.

Levy Events Catering delivers creative and classic cuisine to the hottest parties in Chicago.  Let us lead you to the most incredible Chicago venues for socials, galas, corporate events and more. Connie, Briana and Devin can help you make a great impression with your clients and staff, call us today and let us create the buzz.

Voted 2007 AND 2008 Pick in The Knot’s Best of Weddings Issue-Please check out the new THE KNOT Magazine, Fall 2008 to see one of our featured weddings at Cafe Brauer!

Visit Hereschicago.com, Chicago’s Event Planning Resource Directory featuring Chicago’s Planner Preferred Caterers, Catering Companies and Corporate Events Caterers.

Food For Thought
7001 Ridgeway Avenue
Lincolnwood, IL 60712
Food For Thought is widely recognized among the area’s elite off-premise catering and food service management companies. Our commitment to top-notch service, innovative cuisine, and contemporary presentation has won the admiration of both our clients and peers. This respect has been the catalyst in making Food For Thought Chicago’s caterer of choice for over 20 years.

Famous Dave’s Catering
Chicago, IL
FAMOUS DAVE’S BAR-B-QUE. With more than 200 national, regional and local awards for our barbecue, choose from our BBQ Chopped Pork, Texas Beef Brisket and Pulled Chicken Sandwiches or, for heartier appetites, savor our Barbecued Ribs and Country-Roasted Chicken with made-from-scratch side fixins and cornbread muffins. Whether for 10 or 10,000, indoors or outdoors, we’ll bring the fun of a good ol’ backyard barbecue to your event.

Blue Plate Catering
1061 W Van Buren St
Chicago, IL 60607
Blue Plate opened its first kitchen in 1983. Today, Blue Plate ranks among the top hospitality companies in Chicago. Offering boutique-style catering services, Blue Plate retains preferred status at more than 85 venues, and has earned national recognition for its standards of service and creativity.

Greg Christian Catering and Events
1103 W Grand Ave
Chicago, IL 60602
Chef Greg Christian, Chicago’s Conscious Caterer TM, offers natural, organic & sustainable cuisine to help transform Chicago corporate meetings, galas, parties, weddings and special events into ‘green’ events. 17 years of experience in the Chicago catering arena has made Chef Christian one of the most sought after, innovative chef’s in Chicago.

Visit Hereschicago.com if you are seeking the best Chicago Caterers for your party, wedding or special event.  Hereschicago.com features Chicago’s Planner Preferred Catering Companies.