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THE BALTIMORE JEWISH HOME JULY 16, 2015
MOSAIC CATERERS - Jon Kaplan How long have you been in the catering business? 20 years. Where is your kitchen? We are currently sharing space with Hoffman Caterers which enables us to use their kitchen and equipment, so we didn’t have such a large start up cost, can keep our overhead low and pass the savings along to our customers.
How did you get started? I started my kosher catering adventure back in 2006 out of Suburban Orthodox’s kitchen as The Wandering Chef. I finally found a new home as Mosaic Catering, which started with the generosity of Ed Hoffman at Hoffman Caterers. What is your professional back-
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What type/level of catering jobs does your company? All levels from galas to drop off catering to BBQ to dinner for 2. Do you have a signature dish? None in particular, since I enjoy making all kinds of
things. My Italian Dishes and some of my Dairy Delicacies are particular favorites among my customers. Who is the most famous person you cooked for and what type of menu was served? The President of the United States at a fundraiser and Senior Lieberman at a Pesach Hotel. I made him Pesach foods. How long have you lived in Baltimore? 41 years Where do you Daven? Suburban Orthodox Tell us about your involvement in Suburban Orthodox? I’m involved in a lot of things at the Shul. I took over the Kiddush committee about 6 yrs ago. Today I help with all events at the shul that deal with food from the Kiddush, our Annual Banquet, Shabbos across America, the Shul BBQ and other Fundraisers. I hear you have some interesting hobbies. Please tell us a little about them. I enjoy fishing, camping, gardening and just relaxing. Catering is a very demanding profession and down time is very important. Jon Kaplan can be reached at: 410764-6300 or 5805 Oakleaf Ave. Baltimore, MD 21215
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ground in catering? I got my start in back in 1997, prior to becoming religious. I purchased an Italian restaurant in Owings Mills, where I also did off premise catering, I then purchased a catering business in Carroll County, which merged with another caterer which enabled us caterer events up to 1000 people. In 2006 I started getting involved in the Orthodox Community by doing small parties for friends and members of my Shul. O N L Y When I became religious, It was natural for me to open a catering business and continue the profession passion for. Also, I enjoy giving to our community and making people happy.