Episode 9: Heirloom Catering- Work Hard, Stay Humble

Edible Economy

1:02- Podcast start and intro Michelle Garcia with Heirloom Catering. Michelle talks about her background and how she got in to catering.
7:23- The Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute. Michelle talks about what it’s all about and why she enjoyed it so much.
9:46- The Sushi Den fundraising events Michelle has been involved with and how awesome it was to see everyone gather together because of food.
14:45- Michelle‘s experience of catering an event needing 800 sticky buns and why it was such an amazing cultural experience. Check out Celestial Bakery
19:10- Local, local, local. Michelle talks about how she focuses on local and exclusivity to combine vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free options to all of the meals she prepares so everyone can eat.
26:25- What it’s like being a small business owner and some of the misconceptions out there regarding catering.
32:11- Cooking and catering. Michelle shares some of her favorite things to cook and why it’s so important to have great ingredients.
40:00- Secrets of catering and everything that goes into it that people don’t think of.
56:16- Michelle‘s last thoughts and some of the triumphs & accolades she has had with her company.
01:01:46- Wrapping up, final thoughts and where to find Heirloom Catering - Web - Facebook