Le Croissant at The Complex and I’m the Catering Photographer

by dav.d

The Complex is an event venue located just west of The Gateway Mall. I’ve photographed a few events there and this time I was hired by Le Croissant Catering to photograph their food and catering for a company party for a local telemarketing company. The theme of the party was gambling and food. I believe there was some drinking as well. In short, the company had gone all out for a fun time for their employees.

Ice sculptures at The Complex

Ice sculptures at The Complex

The catering and the food were in several parts. There was the main buffet for dinner. The dinner was in one room of The Complex. And then the party was moved into another larger room for the gambling and enjoying of more food. The more food was Chinese stir fry made fresh by one of the Le Croissant chefs. There were also street tacos that were made for the guests.

Chicken salad horderves

Chicken salad horderves

There were also numerous h’orderves that were served through the evening. They even had chicken and waffle h’orderves. I had not tried chicken and waffles and heard rumor of their existance so this was my first experience. I believe they used chicken nuggets on mini waffles. They were covered with some syrup before serving them to guests.

Bread rolls

Bread rolls

Chicken and waffles horderves

Chicken and waffles horderves

Veggie Horderves

Veggie Horderves

Prime Rib Horderves

Prime Rib Horderves

People enjoy the buffet catered by Le Croissant Catering

People enjoy the buffet catered by Le Croissant Catering

Toppings for Stir Fry

Toppings for Stir Fry

Chef creates stir fry for the party at The Complex

Chef creates stir fry for the party at The Complex

Stir Fry on the Wok

Stir Fry on the Wok

Making fresh chinese food by Le Croissant Catering

Making fresh chinese food by Le Croissant Catering

It wasn’t real gambling. Don’t worry state of Utah—people still have to drive to Nevada to send their money there to gamble. This was the fun legal kind. I don’t know if there were even prizes involved.

Blackjack table

Blackjack table

Sodas... get your sodas

Sodas… get your sodas

Who doesn’t love street tacos? They had a station completely dedicated to street tacos. You could then top them with the salsa of your choice. Nummers.

Tortillas for Street Tacos

Tortillas for Street Tacos

Chips and salsa for street tacos

Chips and salsa for street tacos

Le Croissant Catering making street tacos for The Complex

Le Croissant Catering making street tacos for The Complex

And last but not least the S’mores bar. You would roast your own marshmallow on a little Sterno stove and then squish it between Hersey candy bars and graham crackers.

S'mores station at The Complex by Le Croissant Catering

S’mores station at The Complex by Le Croissant Catering

And a fun time was had by all.

Hersey candy bars ready for s'mores

Hersey candy bars ready for s’mores

Make your own s'mores

Make your own s’mores

I enjoyed the catering photography. It gives me an abbreviated experience of food photography. If this were full fledged food photography we would do the lighting completely different, work on the styling, and then focus on just some of the food. And we wouldn’t be so rushed for time.

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dav.d is a portrait photographer based in Utah.