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150 | MAY + JUNE 2015 nshoremag.com 150 nshoremag.com November 2012 WOMEN'S BUSINESS ALLIANCE MEMBERS A Happy Hostess, Peabody Alison Harden Design, Manchester Alyse Gause Photography, Beverly Cathy Crist Interior Design Studio, Salem Club C Fitness, Gloucester Coastal Windows & Exteriors, Beverly Communica ons Ink, Prides Crossing Couture Planet, Lynn Elizabeth B. Tangney, LLC., Salem Hanson Financial Group, Manchester HistoryKeep, Marblehead J. Mode, Salem JW Designs, Beverly K. Marshall Design Inc., Wenham Kim Barnes Kimball, LLC, Wenham Klara Kelly Designs, Marblehead Kris na Cres n Design LLC, Manchester Kyla Salon, Gloucester LF Style, Marblehead Leavi & Co., Manchester Luxebar, Peabody M. Lekkakos Spa, Salon & Bou que, Wenham Manchester Travel Company, Manchester Madam Had'em, Marblehead & Manchester Maplewood Benefits, Prides Crossing Meg Erickson Handbags, Beverly Millennium Personal Spa, Beverly New Leaf Redesign, Marblehead O'verlays, Beverly Over the Rainbow, Beverly Ray of Light Chiroprac c, PC, Topsfield Relish Catering & Events, Manchester Sarah J Consul ng, Lynn Ship Shape Organize, Wenham Solu ons for Divorce, Gloucester Style Studio Photography, Manchester Sweetwater & Co., Beverly Farms & Marblehead The Singing Flower, Hamilton Toccare Spa, Topsfield Zazou's Accessories, Wenham The Women's Business Alliance is comprised of women business owners committed to raising awareness of The Women's Fund throughout Essex County. Please visit www.thewomensfundec.org for more information. The Women's Fund of Essex County is a field of interest fund of Essex County Community Foundation. PROUDLY AWARDING OVER $1,000,000 IN GRANTS THROUGHOUT ESSEX COUNTY Congratula ons to The Women's Fund from The Women's Business Alliance 150 in-depth FACES Pan-seared scallops are a favorite. to discuss the menu and theme of the party but also to take into consideration other factors, such as the flow of the house. "I personally go over every single detail with the customer," John says. "I'm at each event from start to finish…that's really what sets us apart." Dan agrees, adding, "When you hire us, you get at least one of us, if not both of us, on the job." That attention to detail extends to the menu plan- ning, too. Essential Chefs Catering offers sample theme menus on its website, with countless dishes to mix and match. For instance, the backyard BBQ includes 10 dif- ferent meat possibilities, such as a whole spit-roasted pig or pulled pork sliders; 12 salad and side ideas, such as Southern-style collard greens and hush puppies; and six dessert suggestions, including homemade whoopie pies and blueberry crisp. Other theme menus, like the tapas and small plates (with possibilities that range from lobster arancini with saffron aioli and pea shoots to a Vermont chèvre tart with artichoke barigoule), New England clambake, and brunch buffet, are simi- larly inspired. Those menus are really just a jumping-off point for ideas and discussions, though. "We can make it work any way the customer wants," John says. "We work closely with the client to develop the menu and the whole flow of the night." For instance, John recalls one dinner for 12 in the home of a CEO in Newburyport who Photograph by Essential Chefs Catering