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Reviewing Oryst Pidzamecky of Oryan Catering and Event Planning and Artel Banquet and Conference Centre
Oryst Pidzamecky and his associates at Oryan Catering and Event Planning, have two goals - to make sure that your wedding day is stress-free and your menu is delicious. "It’s the most important day of a couple’s life. They should have the confidence of knowing their reception will be as perfect as they’ve dreamed it would be." Oryan Catering offers a wide variety of menu options, prices that begin at $25.95 per person, and if you need one - even a reception hall that can accommodate up to 225 wedding guests. We sat down with Oryst to find out how he took his business from the family kitchen to a status where events such as the Optimist Club New Year's Party sell out simply because people heard Oryan was doing the catering. Let us explain...
In the beginning... "I love the challenge of organizing the meal portion of an event. Food and catering are in my blood," says Oryst. Originally it was his mother who inspired his interest in food by doing all the catering for her community group. In fact, it was almost an assumption for Oryst that he would take a similar path. Oryan Catering actually started as a youth club project that Oryst was involved in. They were organizing a fundraising event, providing the food and planning, and as a part of it, Oryan Catering was born. Oryst enjoyed volunteering in the community with the Ukrainian Cultural Centre among other organizations.
Afterward, Oryst worked to become more focused and experienced in the catering business. Operating from his home kitchen, he began servicing small events, then corporate meetings, then weddings and family events. He began specializing in cross-cultural cuisine in order to establish a unique reputation. Oryst found it rewarding to create menus for a variety of cultures including Mediterranean, East Indian, Asian, Italian, Caribbean, German, Ukrainian, and Afghani dishes. In addition to providing the planning and catering for weddings and other events, Oryst also runs the catering for summer camps, local schools and daycare centres with alternative hot lunches. He remains committed to providing excellent food rooted in nutrition for even his youngest diners.
All about catering Oryan Catering is an established, full fledged catering service that caters more than twenty weddings per year, numerous corporate and community events, and that also operates their own banquet facility - the Artel Banquet and Conference Centre (formerly the Ukrainian Cultural Centre). They are unique and well-known for their cross-cultural cuisine although Oryst admits that his most common catering requests for weddings are fairly traditional - chicken in fine herbs and roast beef. They are also the exclusive caterer for the Hampton Inn and Suites right here in Guelph.
Oryan Catering stays on top by investing in quality equipment in their kitchens, and in being able to accommodate almost every request. Oryst gave The Ring the grand tour of their huge kitchen facilities and as we walked, he itemized and explained the use of the many gizmos and gadgets that a large catering company needs to have: convection ovens, conventional ovens, deep fryers, a charcoal griller, a broiler, associate chefs and others at
their disposal. Amidst the staff and management, Oryan has seventy-five years of catering experience. There are always upgrades being made that you may not see, but will improve the already high level of service that Oryan can provide for you.
Oryan offers... Oryan Catering specializes in family style dining with large serving platters of food, however they also do buffet and plated dinners, plated being the most expensive of the three options.
They steam all of their vegetables to maintain taste and nutrients and have a number of signature items such as their own special sauce for meatballs and their stuffed mushroom caps. Oryst told us that after much work and dedication, they are seeing the rewards of a job well done.
Talking about catering... Oryst meets with all brides and grooms himself. "They should know the person that they’re going to be working with. And I need to know what they’re looking for."
Most commonly, Oryst meets you at the Oryan Catering dining room over a cup of coffee. Oryst will make sure that you know all of your options, and that you are accommodated within your taste and budget. He’ll work out your menu with you and get started on the thousands of details that come with having the perfect wedding.
While Oryst will get you started with sample menus, the focus at Oryan Catering is for you to design your own wedding meal. "It’s your day," Oryst tells his brides and grooms. "You should have what you want for your menu." Most couples begin by selecting the main meat and then build a feast from there. Oryst uses special catering software to generate in-depth quotes for couples, each including charges and incidentals, all on the spot.
When the wedding day comes, Oryst is there to assure you that you and your guests are taken care of, "I like to talk to people during the dinner to make sure they're happy and have everything they need to enjoy their meal. I'm proud when I know the guests are happily enjoying their meals." Oryst's favourite part about the catering business is being able to walk away knowing that he and his associates did a good job and the couple is happy.
Above and beyond At a recent outdoor wedding Oryan catered, there was no tent rented, but the rain decided to fall anyway. "We all pitched in and moved everything into the barn," Oryst told us. "The only problem was that we had to have the entire dinner service completed and cleaned up by 8:30 pm because there were no lights in the barn." With lots of hard work and fast thinking, everything went smoothly. "What could have been disastrous, turned into something to marvel," Oryst said. "We always try to do whatever is necessary to make the wedding day great for our couples."
Accommodations at Artel
Artel Banquet and Conference Centre is owned by a group of local investors, and
is both operated and catered by Oryan
Oryst is happy to email a floor plan to you to help with seating arrangements, the placement of your gift table, head table and receiving line. "The space can be arranged to suit the bride’s needs and desires. We’ve also set up the hall so that the ceremony and the reception can be held here." There are three seating style set-ups that will determine the look and number of guests that you can host within the Artel Banquet and Conference Centre:
• For groups greater than 144 a combination of traditional rounds and rectangular tables are used. • For those with a larger guest list, the hall can accommodate up to 225 people using traditional rectangular tables.
Artel is entirely wheelchair accessible with plenty of parking. It offers a sound system set-up and small stage to be used by a DJ or a a live band. The floor is actually a sprung hardwood floor which makes it easy on your guests' feet for a full night of dancing.
detailsdetailsdetails • Oryan Catering can be booked alone or with the added option of the Artel Banquet and Conference's Facility. • All menus are entirely customizable and begin at $25.95 per person. • The average couple spends $25-30 per person on catering. • Gratuities are 15% and taxes are extra. • Complimentary inclusions are: china, glassware, utensils, servers, white table clothes, choice of colour napkins, linens for the gift table, the guest book table, and cake tables, set-up and tear down of tables, chairs, and linens. • The facility rental for Artel is $450, or $400 for a Friday wedding. If you would like to rent the hall for two consecutive nights, it is $575 and $525. The full rental fee is due for booking the facility. • An initial deposit for catering of $500 or 25% of the total estimated charges (whichever is greater) is due when booking the event off-site, then 25% is due 60 days before, and 25% more is due 30 days before. The remaining balance of all food, beverage and rental charges are due 10 days prior to wedding. • Oryan Catering will cater within 100 km of Guelph at no extra charge. Beyond 100 km of Guelph, a travel fee will apply.
"We have returned from our honeymoon!! I wanted to follow up with you! Just a few things I need to go over with you. First off. Wow what an amazing dinner, so many compliments on the meal. Thank you! I had so many of my guests tell me how they enjoyed the meal!! Second, Thank you for saving the day with a replacement wedding CAKE 'when the bakery failed to deliver my wedding cake!' I heard nothing but great comments on dessert! Thank you for saving me. I am forever grateful. Oryst, I am so overjoyed with how my wedding reception went, and a lot of that is due to your involvement. Rob and I are so glad that you were a part of our day, and especially that you helped us out when we needed it." - Kathy & Rob, Summer 2006 "Bob and I would like to thank you for your cooperation... when we walked in for the reception it looked great. We also want to say that the meal was fabulous. Our wedding guests told us that at weddings the food is usually so so, but this meal was wonderful. Bob is very very picking when it comes to meals, but he said the he enjoyed the entire meal. Once again, thank you very much." - Bob and Pat, September 17, 2005 "Thank you so much for the great service and amazing food at our wedding. Everything from the place settings to the dessert was perfect. The service was top notch. You have a great team. The late night lunch and breakfast the next morning were also very impressive. Thank you most for coming through 110% for us. You played a huge role in making our day perfect." - Jeremy & Melisa, September 2004
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- The Staff at TheWeddingRing.ca * Prices are all approximate and are subject to change and verification by authorized staff and management of Oryan Catering & Event Planning. * Photos courtesy of Oryan Catering & Event Planning. |
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