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A ‘new face’ for campus catering

Campus Dining & Shops has revamped its catering operation, giving it a new name, bringing in a new chef and general manager, and launching a new Web site that features online ordering.

Three Pillars Catering “will add a brand new dimension to events here at UB,” says Jeff Brady, executive director of Campus Dining & Shops. “The new name…is our foundation of providing exceptional customer service, exquisite culinary creations and complete execution. The new name and logo are also iconic with the university and symbolic of the three campuses our catering department services—North, South and Downtown,” he adds.

The catering operation serves three types of events: Express Delivery, for small business, departmental or club meetings; Everyday Events, for small parties, open houses and events where professional set-up or servers are needed; and Premier Events, for large events, like banquets or weddings.

General Manager Cassie Costanzo holds a master’s degree in hospitality management and has more than 12 years experience in special events management; Chef Nicholas Cee was trained at the Culinary Institute of America and has worked as executive chef in several Western New York restaurants, among them Le Metro, Solé and Muse in the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.

Costanzo says the new Web site, which will be live as of March 22, is user-friendly and convenient, and will allow clients to book catering for Express Delivery and Everyday Events from their desktop or laptop computers.

For more information, call 645-6906.

Register for Excel 2007 workshop

Employees who are in the process of converting to Microsoft Excel 2007 can learn the “ins” and “outs” of the software program by attending the “Transition to Excel 2007“ workshop, being held from 1-4 p.m. March 12 in 320 Crofts Hall, North Campus.

The course will cover working with the Ribbon and contextual tabs, format galleries, the enhanced features for sorting and filtering data, and the new charting features and illustrations that can be used to present data.

The workshop is free and open to all UB employees. Click here to register.