Catering Creations

"Chef Snow with distinguished guest,
Warren Buffet"

Meet Our Staff: Chef Jeff Snow Jennifer Snow–Owner/Event CoordinatorDavid Rooney–Sous Chef Jackie Brown–Event Coordinator Chelsie Schroeder–Banquet/Pastry Chef

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Meet Chef Snow

Jeffrey E. Snow
Chef's Biography  (also see: Awards and Special Projects)

Jeff Snow is the Owner and Chef of Catering Creations and Affairs Remembered Incorporated specializing in stylish customized menus for all types of catered events.

Meet Chef Snow
How to prepare Chicken Picatta

Jeff Snow began cooking at such an early age, he can't even remember a time when he wasn't working in a kitchen or studying the culinary arts. Upon graduation at Bryan High School in Omaha, Jeff went to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln with the intent of obtaining a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. Although he enjoyed his business classes, he realized that what he really wanted, was to cook. He decided that he needed to be professionally trained as a Chef. Therefore, after his first year, he left U.N.L. to attend the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York where he obtained a Degree in Occupational Studies. At the C.I.A. Jeff studied a vast array of classes including: Culinary Math, Nutrition, Sanitation, Business Law, Food Cost Control, Classical Banquet Kitchens, Garde Manger, Knife Skills, Sauté, Food Presentation, Baking, Management of Wines and Spirits, Various Classical Ethnic Cooking Styles, and other Advanced Culinary Principals.

Upon graduation of the C.I.A., Jeff worked at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Florida and at Sarducci's Italian Restaurant in Plano, Texas. Jeff eventually returned to his hometown of Omaha and worked for ten years as the Executive Chef of the French Café in Downtown Omaha's Old Market.

Jeff started his catering and event planning Company, Affairs Remembered Inc. in August of 2002. He co-branded his company by purchasing an established off-premise catering business called Catering Creations. Jeff now brings the restaurant to you with off-premise catering services for a wide variety of events including: Backyard Barbecues, Birthday Parties, Cocktail Parties, Business Luncheons, Sit-Down or Buffet style Wedding Receptions, First Class Dinner Parties, and Distinct Banquet Galas. Whether the event is for 40 people or 1500 people, Jeff and Catering Creations will cater each event to match the client's preferences and budget. And no matter how casual the event, we will always cater it with style!

Catering vs. Restaurant Chefs

Chef Snow worked as a fine dining restaurant chef for close to two decades.  When asked why he prefers working as a catering chef, here is what he said, "At the restaurant, I would work all day prepping meals and then through the dinner rush.  My entire work day was spent in the kitchen.  On occassion, I would get to speak to a guest that would come to the kitchen to thank me for the meal.  Other times, I'd spend about 1/2 an hour walking around the dining room at the end of the night asking guests how their meal was.  The time I would spend speaking to people directly about the food I prepared was very limited.  I became a chef because I loved to see people's reactions to the food I prepared.  I wanted to make them happy.  In catering, not only do I get to help clients design their event menu, but I get to discuss their entire event and see many of them after the meal is served.  During the event and even weeks after the event, I get to speak to the guests about the meal and their heartfelt gratitude.  At the restaurant, I can count on one hand the number of thank you notes that I received.  With catering, we receive thank you cards daily and I get to see the results of a great meal in the guests' faces.  That is priceless for me." 

Awards & Special Projects

  • Institute for the Culinary Arts (ICA of Metropolitan Community College) Advisory Board Member 2010-2012 term.
  • Catering Creations wins 3rd Place People's Choice Award in the Visiting Nurse's Association's Art and Soup Culinary Challenge: 
    "Battle of the Soups", February 2010
  • Catering Creations voted to receive the "Bride's Choice Award" for 2010 by the Wedding Wire Network recognizing the top 5% of Wedding Professionals and voted for by recent newlyweds (brides and grooms).
  • Catering Creations voted into the Winner's Circle as one of the Best Caterer's in Omaha by Omaha Magazine's "Best of Omaha"- 2010
  • Catering Creations voted as One of the Best Caterer's in Omaha by the KETV A-List (2nd place) by Public Voters - 2009
  • Jeff Snow named an "Alumni of Distinction" by Omaha Public Schools as a graduate of Bryan High School, August 2009.
  • Catering Creations receives "A Round of Applause" as it is voted into the 2nd or 3rd spot for Best Caterer in Omaha by the Readers of Metro Magazine, February 2009
  • Jeff Snow named a winner of the Midland's Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Award honoring 40 entrepreneurs, executives, and business and professional men and women under the age of 40, November 2008.
  • Catering Creations is voted Best Caterer in Omaha by the Public Voters on the KETV A-List, August 2008
  • Catering Creations wins Cover Photo Contest with National Publication:  Catersource Magazine, July 2008
  • International Caterer's Association CATIE Award nominee & 3rd Place winner: Best Hors D'oeuvres. Las Vegas, NV - Jan. 2007
  • Catering Creations is a Member of the International Caterer's Association - ICA, 2006-2010
  • Catering Creations is a Member of the Better Business Bureau, 2007-2010
  • Catering Creations named one of the top 10 Omaha Caterers in the Midland's Business Journal's Book of Lists, 2006-2010
  • Judging Chef for Metro Community College's 2nd Annual Ron Sailors High School Culinary Invitational - 2007- 2009
  • Catering Creations was named Successor of Margarite's Catering Company by retiring owner Margarite Goodenow - Jan. 2007
  • VNA's Art & Soup Fundraiser "Battle of the Soups", 1st Place Award for Best Décor and 2nd Place Award for Best Soup
  • 2006 "Best Chef's of Omaha" Vintners' Dinner Banquet at the Hilton Omaha for the Opera Omaha Guild, 2005, 2006, and 2007
  • Nebraska Pork Association's Celebrated Chef: Judging the 2004 & 2006 Regional Pork Competitions
  • Staff Completion of the Catering Continuing Education Program sponsored by Catersource in Las Vegas, NV - 2004 through 2010
  • Attending the Food and Wine Classic in Aspen, CO in 2007, Chef Snow completed several Foodservice Continuing Education Classes, and meeting and discussing the changes in the culinary world with several Celebrity Chefs such as Bravo's "Top Chef": Ilan Hall, and Food Network Stars such as: Emerille Lagassi, Bobby Flay, and Iron Chef Mario Batalli.
  • Sponsor and Host Chef for Opera Omaha's Specialty Food Show Benefit Dinner, 2003 (Collaborating with Celebrity Chefs: Iron Chef Morimoto, Gale Gand, Pilar Sanchez, and Federic Van Coppernolle)
  • Co-Sponsor of Metropolitan Community College's "Nick Aguilla Culinary Scholarship", 2002
  • Share our Strength's "Taste of the Nation", 1991-2001
  • Celebrity Cruise line's Celebrity Chef, 1998 & 2000
  • Special Culinary Instructor, Innovations & Metro Community College, 1994 - 97
  • National Pork Association, 2nd Place, National Pork Competition, Washington D.C., 1997
  • Nebraska Beef Council, 1st Place, Regional Beef Competition, 1997
  • Nebraska Pork Association, 1st Place, Regional Pork Competition, 1995 & 1998