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Additional "Pivot" Planning Services

11/3/2020

Go2eventplanner.com is pivoting and adding to our Lifestyle Hospitality Services of Coordinating Safe Covid Friendly Events /Mask-wearing Staff Alway, Florals, Food Shopping /Pantry/Private Chef, to offer ADDITIONAL services for YOUR Ease and Organization

Errands*, food shopping, arranging and meeting household service people, checking in on the house while you are away till Spring.

*Philadelphia and Mainline Only

Summer Entertaining

5/24/2018

Arlene Featured in Gladwyne Living Magazine

3/19/2018

Entertaining with Luxe Cuisine & Whimsical Tabletops

Arlene Rotfeld and Go2 Event Planner were featured in the March 2018 edition of Gladwyne Living magazine.

The full text of the page 29 article and all the accompanying beautiful photographs can be found below.

Download the article here

Summer Soirees at the Beach

6/29/2017

Do you want to spend time with your party guests or attending to all the party details? Leave the planning to us, and feel like a guest at your own party!

Entertaining Healthy and with Ease this Season at the Shore & in the Hamptons

5/14/2017

Arlene Rotfeld the owner of Go2EventPlanner has been a private chef, caterer and “orchestrator of deliciousness” in the Hamptons for 25 years. She caters private events with glorious cuisine, table-top design & styling, delivering an artistic backdrop with luxe rentals, and utilizing an impeccable staff.

Her skill set allows her to to walk into your home and garden, and then, design everything to capture the exact theme that you want to implement.

Rotfeld is on site working her magic and conducting the culinary orchestra for a relaxed and stellar party. She can cook in front of you for an intimate dinner with friends (minimum of 12 ) or cater a large outdoor event with accents on health and freshness, with a Jackson Pollock colorful vibrancy.

Healthy cuisine can be the inspiration for an amazing dinner party, but Rotfeld's diverse offerings still include comfort food classics like legendary lobster mac & cheese, vegetable lasagna, penne and vegetables, and lemon squares dusted with sugar. Whether you’re looking for BBQs, or weekend cuisine and fresh flower arrangements delivered to the house, Rotfeld’s range has made her a delight for her clients who just want to kick back and depend on her services.

Healthy Entertaining
How does one who delights in cuisine and entertaining lose weight? Think European . . . with smaller portions and an accent on locally grown produce; an emphasis on visual vegetables, fish, berries is the way to go, with little or no cheese, and cutting down on breads. Done right, a drizzle of olive oil, and a squeeze of lemon, with no extra fat, can dazzle you and your guests.

Why we love entertaining at the bucolic Shore points and the Hamptons
Our fishermen catch the freshest fish. Our myriad of talented farmers grow leafy greens and vegetables that are utilized with my creativity in cuisine. Bright buckets of ripe heirloom tomatoes, and yellow wax and green beans, the fragrance of tarragon, dill, basil, a parade of peaches, plums, strawberries, and blueberries are perfect for the artistry of cooking. Our beautiful backyards only add to the ambiance.

Stage is Set

How to plan a Dinner Tuscan Style under the Stars .... Fully designed so you can enjoy all as a host

This meal celebrates the season and the abundance with a European setting. A long table is placed under the trees ( cloth, white china, flatware, glasses ) Short vases filled with lemons are placed going down the table. Garden chairs with provincial textiles pillows and warm blankets as throws on some of the chairs ( As the evening gets a little chillier ) Magical twinkled votive candles are everywhere...

Greet guests with a farm house table ( Arlene will find you one or use yours ) accented with tomatoes on the vine , large artichokes and ceramic vases filled with our farm growing tall sunflowers. Stationary ceramic platters are filled with Deliciousness: Bruschetta ( chopped ripe tomatoes , sprinkle of salt fresh basil Adorned with skinny architectural Italian light breadsticks

Seared Peppercorn sushi grade tuna presented on an English cucumber topped with wasabi and caviar ( no bread or cracker use vegetables instead as the base). I have put shrimp in Meyer lemon essence and dill or gravlox salmon with a dense mustard.

Buffet :

Dinner is a grilled white fish cooked in fresh herbs and dash of white wine and olive oil
Grilled Colorful red , yellow peppers, eggplant seared painterly plattered
London Broil sliced ( room temperature) with portobello mushrooms and onions with a drizzle of lemon aioli accompanied with small bite size baguette ( offering of less carbs is important )
A large Display of orzo, arugula, sunflower seeds, citrus sliced & mint leaf salad

Dessert:
Lingering around a warming pit guests eat fresh berries in shot glasses , tiny meringues and dark chocolate biscotti with coffee

Healthy lighter fare that LOOKS good and you feel refreshed

Contact Arlene Rotfeld this Season and ALL Year Round for Deliciousness!

The Entertaining Season Begins

4/12/2017

Dining by the Pool, or In the Garden, Dining Under The Stars; Memorial Day or July 4 BBQ

The warmer weather mean another season of outdoor events approaches! Go2 Event Planner is ready to help you make your event one to remember, and let you feel like a guest at your own party. See our newest outdoor menu here, and feel free to ask about custom menus.

From the Archives - Celebrating the Holidays

3/15/2017

Changing the pillows and throws from summer lights to the warm hues of fall and winter, the crisp chill settling in the air, a crackling fire and the fragrance of wood often provide the inspiration for that next seasonal party.

For those fortunate enough to call the Hamptons home, or the lucky people who enjoy off time on our shores, the new and coming seasons are the perfect time to gather with friends and family. And catering pro Arlene Rotfeld, of go 2 event planner, can help make these gatherings at home a resounding success.

Whether enjoying a personal menu created by Rotfeld with her catering sources or serving your own cuisine, she’ll bring imagination, organization and style, as well as a top-notch team, to make any event a luxe experience no guest will soon forget.

Rotfeld takes care of all the details and brings a host’s party delightfully to fruition. Here are some of her tempting menus for a delicious, decadent holiday.

Thanksgiving: Go “Traditional with a Twist “
Rotfeld offers personalized and outstanding hors’ d’oeuvres along with the meal’s main event.
Golden brown turkey with a soy honey rub, rich sage and diverse herbs with apricot and cornbread stuffing.
Yummy healthy quinoa with pomegranate seeds and caramelized onions.
Hearty sweet potato pies topped with cinnamon, powdered sugar and light-as-air whipped cream.
Green mosaic salads, composed of sautéed Brussels sprouts, candied cashews, yellow and red orange-infused beets and arugula. Montrachet cheese. Warmed pies of fruit topped with vanilla bean or toffee brittle ice cream. Decor of twisted tall branches in vases and leaves strewn on silk ribbons to hang around the window beams. The table dressed with multiple centerpieces made of autumnal fruits and vegetables, and vessel vases filled with colorful vibrant florals.

Set the tone of the party as a buffet or sit down. Arlene will handle it all beautifully and skillfully with her talented team.

Christmas or Hanukkah
Creativity really comes full blast as Rotfeld stages your home with the magic of Christmas. Holiday cheer is everywhere—staircase, mantels, fireplaces filled with pillar candles, tables of red and green tartan runners, tree trimming topped with an artful French wired bow and the amazing aroma of oranges studded with cloves simmering in apple cider on the stovetop—a walk through the home reveals a world of glorious decor.
Luxurious buffets feature a fruits de mere of colossal shrimp, lobster presented on three-tier silver stands, caviar and toast points, grilled Chilean sea bass in lobster broth, creamy seafood risotto and a panoply of rich chocolate ganache desserts topped with edible silver candied balls. Then add the family’s polished flatware and China to keep that feeling of history and tradition alive.

For Hanukkah, imagine the brightness of blue and gold décor, the aroma of sizzling spinach and feta latkes, legendary brisket with tzimmes in an orange glaze and fruit tartlets glistening with marmalade. And, of course, gold coins and dreidels will be strewn across the length of each table.

Rotfeld specializes in festive holidays or the anytime celebration of life’s joys with entertaining dinners for 12. And her work is always done with stellar calm, organization, orchestration and fantastic results for the past 25 years. It’s all about staff, cuisine, luxe rentals, lavish décor and first-class staging.

As Rotfeld says, it’s time to be a guest at your own party!

To the delight of her clients, Arlene Rotfeld is a passionate orchestrator of celebrations in Philadelphia, New York City and the Hamptons. To hire her for your next Hamptons summer soiree, email go2eventplanner@gmail.com, call 516-909-8580 or visit go2eventplanner.com.

Arlene is a contributor at Dan's papers, in the Hamptons. See more of her work here: http://www.danspapers.com/tag/arlene-rotfeld/

Catering in the New Year

1/8/2017

Happy New Year!

Arlene and the team at Go2EventPlanner are ready to cater your next event DELICIOUSLY in 2017.

See all our new menus at www.go2eventplanner.com, including menus for:

Corporate catering, Breakfast & Business Luncheons, meetings, PR events, client thank-you lunches, Engagement, Bridal and Baby Showers, Pharmaceutical, Real Estate, Temples
Celebrations and Social Gatherings
On-Set Film Catering
Passover, Shabbat, and Kiddush For Temples & At Home

May we send you our sophisticated, myriad catering brochure, with cuisine for all of life's celebrations? Just email us at go2eventplanner@gmail.com for a copy!

Autumn Splendor

10/23/2016

Here's an Autumnal table top celebrating the season with color. Arlene makes you feel relaxed and be a guest at your own party. The client host said, " Beautiful job. The cuisine was delicious and the table top display was visually stunning . . . You made our home look like the Four Seasons. "

Arlene on the Radio

7/27/2016

Thanks to WWDB for having me on the radio last week to talk about summer catering.