Culinary ExpressionsThe Games experience began when CuisineUnlimited was included in a delegation ofUtah caterers asked to assist with corporatecatering during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta- "that is when the Olympic bug bit" declaredMaxine. When Salt Lake City hosted theWinter Games of 2002, Cuisine Unlimitedhad already been planning four years priorwith their first Olympic contract two yearsbefore game time.

The Salt Lake City Games experience hasopened many new doors and created oppor-tunities to be involved in other Olympicevents. The Turner’s partnered with friendsfrom New York who own the high-end cater-ing company of Catering by Framboise.Together they formed Culinary ExpressionsInternational, their national and now interna-tional company…all formed because of theSalt Lake games.

Though her hometown is not perceivedas "the hub of the culinary world" theOlympic exposure and high praise from theirOlympic clients, put them on the map.Requiring the preparation of 350,000 mealsand the coordination of 350 event staff, theGames gave the company it's own taste forsuccess. Two years before the Salt Lakegames, they built a 16,000 square foot cater-ing facility with offices, major kitchens andwarehouse. Having all of this in place follow-ing the games has set Cuisine Unlimitedapart as the leading caterer in their market.

Most recently Culinary Expressions pro-vided services in Athens for the 2004Summer Olympic Games. Due to good plan-ning, their Athens project was successful forboth the client and financially for their com-pany. So much so, that this client has signedthem on for Torino. Future goals for CEIinclude three secured contracts to caterevents for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games inTorino, Italy.

When asked if her company's Olympicexperience met her expectations she com-pares it to "a pebble in the pool, where therings keep getting bigger and better." Notonly has she and her staff made "life-longfriendships" but also the experience has mag-nified "who we are as a company" in terms ofcore values.

Cuisine Unlimited, Inc., founded byMaxine and Marvin Turner in 1985, is anaward winning, $2,000,000 culinary businessspecializing in gourmet, off-premise catering.Ranked the top catering service in the UnitedStates by Event Solutions, Cuisine Unlimited,Inc. has been recognized by Utah BusinessMagazine as Utah’s Top Corporate Caterer.Among their many awards are WomenBusiness Owner of the Year, SBA UtahBusiness of the Year and the Salt LakeChamber of Commerce awarded CuisineUnlimited with the Small Business Giant StepAward in May, 2004. The ownersof Cuisine Unlimited through theirsister company, CulinaryExpressions International,were selected as the USOC catererfor USA House in Athens Greecefor the 2004 Olympic Games.Their services have now beenrequested for the 2006 games inTorino, Italy.

Housed in a 16,000 sq. ft.building in Salt Lake City, CuisineUnlimited creates entire events ranging froman intimate dinner for two in the woods tosumptuous weddings and corporate galas forover 10,000 people. Cuisine Unlimited’s goalis to create the perfectly catered event forthe thoroughly satisfied client. Offeringturn-key event planning, their personal,hands-on attention will always be focused oncreating extraordinary events that touch peo-ple’s lives.

Maxine Turner, founder of CuisineUnlimited, believes in quality and imagina-tion. Elegant cuisine and dramatic presenta-tion make up the signature style of CuisineUnlimited. The recipe for success includescreativity, consistency, innovation, and stellarcustomer service. Reliability, a good reputa-tion and a high degree of professionalism arealso key ingredients in the corporate philoso-phy guiding their success. Cuisine Unlimitedsubscribes to the tenets of creating beautiful-ly presented, delicious cuisine in a uniqueand creative setting matched with outstand-

ing service to create an instantly positiveimpression for clients.

Experienced professionals are part ofCuisine’s quality guarantee. CuisineUnlimited began with five employees andtoday provides employment for over 30 fulland part-time personnel. The knowledge-able, dedicated staff ensure each event runsperfectly. Close industry associations interna-tionally enable the team to pull in any rangeof expertise for any size event. The profes-sional staff always gives the customer morethan he or she expects, including prompt,

courteous service and personalized totalevent planning. The professional planners onstaff understand their client’s budgets,schedules, and goals. Each event producedrequires creativity, originality, enthusiasmand appreciation for the importance it playsin clients’ lives. The Turners feel that theydon’t need Cuisine Unlimited to be thebiggest caterer, but it has to be the best.

CuisineAs part of Cuisine Unlimited’s unwaveringcommitment to excellence, clients are offeredinnovative, custom-designed menus, artisti-cally presented and professionally served. Thehigh quality and freshness of the cuisine is akey ingredient to their continued success.Each menu is personally selected, preparedby certified chefs and served by professionalwait staff. The delectable creations are pre-pared in state-of-the-art catering kitchens.

Creative and beautiful presentation is asimportant as the tantalizing aromas and

tastes. Members of the Cuisine Team haveextensive training and education in interiorand floral design, ensuring beautifully platedcreations, exquisite seasonings, colors, tex-tures, accoutrements, ambiance, and tastethat combine to elevate food to art. TheCuisine Team educates clients about thenuances of color, height and presentationand ensures the cuisine matches theambiance of the setting.

The cuisine is international, innovative,and delicious. Personal care is taken toensure that every creation will delight thepalate. Cuisine serves a multitude of mouth-watering international specialties, from thesimplest breakfast service, to tantalizingluncheons, formal seated dinners and themost elegant of finales, the pastries and

desserts. In addition to the largeteam of culinary professionals inthe kitchen, Cuisine Unlimited hasa dedicated pastry staff thatattends to the finest details onminiature pastries, delectablepies, delicate roulades, andtortes. The exquisitely decoratedwedding cakes are laced withgarlands of fresh flowers and area visual and Epicurean delight.

Catering ServicesCuisine Unlimited caters to sophisticated cor-porate and social events: exciting, elaborate,and wonderfully entertaining galas, buffets,dinners and theme parties. They bring to thetable uncompromising quality and attentionto detail. In addition to providing turn keyevent planning and execution, CuisineUnlimited provides concession support atmajor sporting events and concerts.

Known as Salt Lake City’s top corporatecaterer, their motto is “if you can imagine it,we can produce it.”

Cuisine Unlimited believes that everyfunction is unique in it's own way. Never aretwo events the same. For this reason, theyinsist that all menus be custom designed foreach individual event. A personal guaranteeof perfection comes with every meal. Theirgoal is to provide consistent dependable fullservice event management and catering.

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Cuisine Unlimited is located at4641 S. Cherry St. in Salt Lake City,

and can be reached at 801-268-2332.