About Us
Press Release:
Margarite's Catering Retires & Names Catering Creations as Successor
Jeffrey E. Snow
Chef's Biography
Jeff Snow is the Owner and Chef of Catering Creations and Affairs Remembered Incorporated specializing in stylish customized menus for all types of catered events.
Jeff Snow began cooking at such an early age, he can't even remember a time when he wasn't working in a kitchen or studying the culinary arts. Upon graduation at Bryan High School in Omaha, Jeff went to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln with the intent of obtaining a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. Although he enjoyed his business classes, he realized that what he really wanted, was to cook. He decided that he needed to be professionally trained as a Chef. Therefore, after his first year, he left U.N.L. to attend the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York where he obtained a Degree in Occupational Studies. At the C.I.A. Jeff studied a vast array of classes including: Culinary Math, Nutrition, Sanitation, Business Law, Food Cost Control, Classical Banquet Kitchens, Garde Manger, Knife Skills, Sauté, Food Presentation, Baking, Management of Wines and Spirits, Various Classical Ethnic Cooking Styles, and other Advanced Culinary Principals.
Upon graduation of the C.I.A., Jeff worked at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Florida and at Sarducci's Italian Restaurant in Plano, Texas. Jeff eventually returned to his hometown of Omaha and worked for ten years as the Executive Chef of the French Café in Downtown Omaha's Old Market.
Jeff started his catering and event planning Company, Affairs Remembered Inc. in August of 2002. He co-branded his company by purchasing an established off-premise catering business called Catering Creations. Jeff now brings the restaurant to you with off-premise catering services for a wide variety of events including: Backyard Barbecues, Birthday Parties, Cocktail Parties, Business Luncheons, Sit-Down or Buffet style Wedding Receptions, First Class Dinner Parties, and Distinct Banquet Galas. Whether the event is for 40 people or 1500 people, Jeff and Catering Creations will cater each event to match the client's preferences and budget. And no matter how casual the event, we will always cater it with style!
Awards & Special Projects
International Caterer's Association CATIE Award nominee & 3rd Place winner: Best Hors D'oeuvres. Las Vegas, NV - Jan. 2007
Judging Chef for Metro Community College's 2nd Annual Ron Sailors High School Culinary Invitational - Feb. 2007
Catering Creations was named Successor of Margarite's Catering Company by retiring owner Margarite Goodenow - Jan. 2007
VNA's Art & Soup Fundraiser "Battle of the Soups", 1st Place Award for Best Décor and 2nd Place Award for Best Soup, 2006
"Best Chef's of Omaha" Vintners' Dinner Banquet at the Hilton Omaha for the Opera Omaha Guild, 2005, 2006, and 2007
Nebraska Pork Association's Celebrated Chef: Judging the 2004 & 2006 Regional Pork Competitions
Completion of the Catering Continuing Education Program sponsored by Catersource in Las Vegas, NV - 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008
Sponsor and Host Chef for Opera Omaha's Specialty Food Show Benefit Dinner, 2003 (Collaborating with Celebrity Chefs: Iron Chef Morimoto, Gale Gand, Pilar Sanchez, and Federic Van Coppernolle)
Co-Sponsor of Metropolitan Community College's "Nick Aguilla Culinary Scholarship", 2002
Share our Strength's "Taste of the Nation", 1991-2001
Celebrity Cruise line's Celebrity Chef, 1998 & 2000
Special Culinary Instructor, Innovations & Metro Community College, 1994 - 97
National Pork Association, 2nd Place, National Pork Competition, Washington D.C., 1997
Nebraska Beef Council, 1st Place, Regional Beef Competition, 1997
Nebraska Pork Association, 1st Place, Regional Pork Competition, 1995 & 1998