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Timothy S.
Hopkins Catering
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Sampling of Venues
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Crane Estate
• Moraine Farm
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Bass Rocks Golf Club
• Stonehurst
• The George Smith House
• The Mansion at Turner Hill
• The Pingree Estate
TIM HOPKINS
Chef & Owner
From an
early age, Tim easily found his way
around his family's kitchen in Chicago.
He discovered that combining ordinary
ingredients could produce extraordinary
results - soups and casseroles and creme
brulees that utterly wowed his family
and friends. A magical world of
culinary tastes and textures was
revealed to him. He particularly loved
the social aspects of cooking, how
wonderful meals brought people together
and made them laugh. His career as a
White Sox player thus was vanquished
from his mind. In its place:
professional chef.
Tim remained true to his calling. For
more than 25 years, he honed his
culinary skills at many prestigious
restaurants and clubs. He worked at
several Nantucket restaurants, including
the Jared Coffin House, Straight Warf
and The Sea Grill. On the North Shore,
he served as chef at Myopia Hunt Club
and executive chef and general manager
of the Singing Beach Club in
Manchester-by-the-Sea.
In 2003, in
partnership with Paul ten Hope, Tim
harnessed his creativity and life-long
passion for food to form Tim Hopkins
Catering. Word of the company's
dedication and proficiency quickly
spread; before long, it was know as the
premier catering operation on the North
Shore.
When Tim isn't working his magic in the
kitchen, he likes to hit the links and
spend time with his three children and
wife, Christiane.
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Favorite food:
"PAN-SEARED
STRIPED BASS (CAUGHT IN THE ESSEX
RIVER) SERVED WITH CRAB MEAT AND
GRILLED SWEET CORN FROM MARINI FARMS."
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 PAUL
TEN
HOPE
Partner
Paul is our resident jack-of-all-trades:
bean counter, baker, event planner,
tactician.
He began his career 25 years ago in his
family's restaurant as a dishwasher but
very quickly segued into management
positions at restaurants and clubs. He
grasps the ebb and flow of operations,
the details, what people need. He can
anticipate what should happen next. His
standards are exact. Bar glasses must
be arranged with precision. Phone calls
must be returned on time. In short,
things must run like a perfectly tuned
Swiss watch.
Fortunately for us, the right side of
Paul's brain, the creative engine, is
also very much alive. He is a
first-rate planner, always conjuring up
innovative ideas and suggestions to make
parties more wonderful.
In the 1990's, Paul served as clubhouse
manager at prestigious clubs in New York
and Colorado. Prior to joining Tim
Hopkins Catering in 2003, he was
assistant general manager of the Singing
Beach Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea.
When Paul isn't overseeing matters at
Tim Hopkins Catering, he likes to cruise
Cape Ann by mountain bike, play golf,
and ski in Vermont with his three
children and wife, Leslie.
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Favorite food:
"ANYTHING
ON A RITZ
CRACKER."
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We are excited to plan a truly wonderful and
stylish affair - just for you. We customize each
of our
MENUS to reflect
the personal taste and budget of our clients. We
will prepare your food with expertise and care
at our
KITCHEN and will
serve it at your home, company or special
VENUE. We are
especially excited to announce our new
association with
Bass Rocks Golf Club
in Gloucester, MA where we are now the exclusive
caterer.
Tim and Paul, partners at Tim Hopkins Catering,
have more than 25 years of experience each in
the culinarly world. Not only will we prepare
your food to perfection, we can orchestrate the
entire event from start to finish.
We have handled everything from intimate family
dinners to extravagant corporate galas to
weddings of 250 guests. Our seasoned team of
sous-chefs, servers and bartenders attend to
each event with a consistently refined touch.
We are personally involved in
every aspect of your event. We meet with
you to discuss your thoughts and answer
questions. We hand-select the
freshest, seasonal ingredients. We oversee menu
tastings. On the day of your event, we're there
to orchestrate every last detail. We give 110
percent. This is how we run our company.
Our philosophy about food is
simple: local is better. Whenever possible, we
insist on local, hand-picked produce and seafood
caught from nearby shores. We believe in
supporting the many small and wonderful farms in
our backyard rather than purchasing fruits and
vegetables from afar. Buying locally is good
for the environment, and it helps protect the
agricultural way of life in Essex County and
Massachusetts as a whole.
Thank you for visiting our web
site. We hope we can be of service to you!
Tim
Hopkins Paul ten Hope
Chef & Owner
Partner
Timothy S. Hopkins Catering
8 Scot's Way · Essex · Massachusetts
978-768-9990 | info@tshcatering.com |
