BITE New York
Alissa Stahler is a skilled cater waiter and server with extensive experience in high-profile events, currently working at Pinch Food Design and BITE New York since February 2023 and October 2018, respectively. Alissa has a background in catering with Abigail Kirsch since March 2015, where responsibilities included expediting hors d'oeuvres and providing support for VIP events. Previous roles also include Maitre D' at Agern, hostess at the Rainbow Room, and acting in various productions, showcasing versatility as both a performer and service professional. Alissa holds a Master of Music in Jazz Voice from Manhattan School of Music and a Bachelor of Music Performance from the State University of New York at Fredonia.
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BITE New York
We really hate the word "catering". This word conjures all the worst least-common-denominator associations, and we believe that through our attention to craft & collaboration, our work attains an authentic resonance far beyond that of most service providers. We don't want to "cater to"; we aim to work with and compose for, to express & celebrate our clients' & partners' personalities as best we can. but... Until we find a more poetic & still succinct descriptor, catering is what we do. Our projects are equally balanced between private (weddings, birthdays, social gatherings), non-profit (galas, openings, fundraisers) and corporate (launches, fashion shows, meetings). MISSION: We believe in FOOD. Our ingredients are our sustenance; we cannot achieve the summit without pristine & inspirational building blocks. We love local purveyors and seasonal items, as these allow us an authentic connection to terroir. As contemporary cosmopolitans, we also embrace our global culture, exotics and imports. We believe in PEOPLE. Our community is our soul & spirit. We are chefs, artists, actors, models, musicians, dancers, thinkers & rogue scholars. We support one another at work - but also in our retreats, softball team, theater events, excursions, parties and games. Our collective spirit animates our events in a way that rote professionalism never could. We are proud, we are vibrant, we are strange & wonderful. We believe in CRAFT. Our culinary craft is our body: heart, frame, muscle and gut. We understand ourselves first & foremost as craftsmen. We are driven by ingredients, not by ego; we are inspired by Nature, not by trends. Our cuisine aims to highlight not our own creative genius but the inherent beauty of the natural world.