Established caterers Create Catering opened Dining Studio, an event space near Jackson & Broadway Streets, in Northeast Minneapolis. The space is an open warehouse room and it has a real warmth to it, I'm not sure if that was due to the rug and lighting or the kind hosts and talented chefs/owners...probably both. Chef Philip Dorwart has been catering for the past two years. Prior to that he was at Tryg's, Table of Contents and Tejas.  Phil and his wife, Desiree, have a farm in Wadena and use the farm's produce in their catering creations 

My experience at the Dining Studio was an event planner open house. The open house featured two other vendors: a chocolatier Brian Conn of Ruby-Moon and Elli Ansari and Barb Birr of Flavorroad. Brian creates his chocolates in the caterers kitchen. He has great placement for a new product., the Ivy uses his chocolates in their turndown service. 

The second vendor was Flavorroad. They specialize in branding food products. Elli and Barb are two smart women that understand food, branding, marketing and business. The can source food products for a gift or create the food item. 

So that's what I know,
Diane