Journey to the Holy Land on a tour of people, land, food and history.
March 30 – April 8, 2011
With a three-day optional extension to Petra
Your guide will be Lon Lane from Inspired Occasions.
A full itinerary will follow soon!
Photo of The Dome Rock in Jerusalem (one of the stops on the Journey) by Annie Griffiths Belt, [...]

Sicily is the destination for an amazing Culinary Learning Journey this year, September 16 – 27.  Frank Puleo, Catering by Framboise, is your ICA guide on this journey as you learn about historic and present day Sicily through its art, architecture, battles,  and of course, cuisine! For more information click >here.<

A New, Free ICA Member Benefit
These online Webinars take off where face-to-face roundtables left off. Completely online, each session is open to 15 participants and each offers the same peer-to-peer sharing opportunity that have made the roundtable format so successful.
Each webinar is one hour. The first half will be a power point presentation participants will [...]

The July/August CommuniCater, a benefit available only to ICA members, is now out!

The Orlando Regional Education Day (RED)
WHEN: November 5, 2010
WHERE: Rosen School of Hospitality in Orlando, as well as other venues to be named
Not to be missed: The chance to get inspired by world-class speakers Simon T. Bailey and Rebecca Grinnals
Simon T. Bailey will speak on “How to Release Your Inner Brilliance,” www.simontbailey.com
Rebecca Grinnals, Engaging Concepts, [...]

At the ICA’s Annual General Meeting in Las Vegas, Christine Emerson,  was presented with the ICA’s John Mossman Award. As the 6th recipient in 29 years and the first woman to be recognized, in her acceptance speech Emerson compared the honor to first female Best Director Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow. Jack Milan won the John Mossman [...]

There is no denying that we are in the midst of difficult times. Each day I can’t help but keep the saying “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger,” In the forefront of my thoughts…and my actions.

Chances are you’ve heard something about social media lately. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and others — wherever you go, it’s hard to avoid these days. Should you pay attention? I say it’s the smartest thing a business owner can do right now. Here’s why.

These two great books and dvd were released by ICA members this year at the las vegas conference. each one is a treasure trove of information you will put to use immediately. for more information on them, please visit www.catersource.com and click on “store.”

Culinary Capers Catering in Vancouver has become an industry leader and mentor to many thanks to a combination of open leadership by President and CEO Debra Lykkemark and innovative catering ideas. It continues to lead the way into new markets with the opening of Culinary Capers Beijing and Culinary Cakes.