Bright and colorful, Guru the Caterer offers more than just Indian foods for parties and gatherings. Seating is available outside or inside Pushpir Bhetia's airy shop, which serves up casual, Styrofoam plates of fresh and very affordable Indian fare. Take-out diners stream in during the lunch and dinner hours and catch a glimpse of the bustling open kitchen where home-style Indian dishes simmer among clouds of steam. The menu changes daily, and a specials board offers lesser known delicacies from the subcontinent. Don't miss the cilantro-packed raita or the fresh chapati bread, and be sure to peek in the self-serve refrigerator full of freshly made lassis and desserts.
Costume Works designs and creates customized costumes for stage productions and promotional use. The staff will work with clients whether they have a completed design ready to execute, or just a series of ideas that need fleshing out. This is their 2,800 square foot studio and main headquarters. Check out the company Web site for a portfolio and list of clients.
Opened in 2007, this branch of Event Temps, a popular local-staffing agency, was founded to provide better event services to Somerville, Cambridge and other locations based north and west of Boston. Event Temps provides temporary waitstaff, bartenders, cooks, dishwashers and other food service personnel for special events. The main office welcomes both walk-ins and phone appointments. Visit the website for more details.
Located nearly underneath McGrath Highway, Norman Fine Catering is a full-service company specializing in globally-influenced menus. Norman Fine's culinary offerings are markedly upscale and sample menus can be found on the Web site. Walk-ins are not accepted but the company does work with individuals and corporate accounts.
A family business since 1979, Golden Cannoli bakes up huge batches of cannolis and fillings each morning for hotels, restaurants and coffee shops. Most of Golden's business is done online or over the phone to customers across the nation. Its Somerville location is a massive factory and distribution center, but will take walk-in customers as well, assuming they have a big appetite for the tiny Italian desserts.
This group is located in Somerville, MA. These event planners specialize in interior design for different party events. Customers can call for more information or to schedule an appointment.
A nine-piece band featuring a horn section and multiple vocalists, the Hip Pocket Orchestra is available for a wide range of functions. Specializing in cocktail party music as well as keeping the dance floor bumping, they are popular as a wedding band. Rehearsing at the Brick Bottom Artists Building in Somerville, the group's bookings are handled by Stuart Camiel of Music Management, Inc.
With several screen doors looking in, Basil Street affords spectacular views of an industrial kitchen in full swing to anyone walking down Medford Street. Specializing in gourmet and natural selections, this catering company also gives ten percent of its earnings to charitable organizations. Be aware. however, Basil Tree works exclusively for corporate accounts and universities and does not accept walk-ins or individual business.
