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The City Paper: Industrial Strength Partying, November 2009
Download Article (.pdf)Since 1982, Feast Your Eyes has fed parties from six guests to 10,000 exclusively as an off-premises caterer. They came, they unloaded, they fed the masses. Now owners Lynn Buono and Skip Schwarzman have given their business a place to call home. Front & Palmer, located on the sunny edge of South Kensington, houses a 3,000 square foot loft space that can accommodate up to 150 people for a seated dinner or 200 for cocktails.
The rehabbed space started life as the Pickle Plant/H. Siemon & Sons Barrel warehouse, but now features reclaimed yellow pine floors, original steel beams that reach to the 35′ ceilings and six dramatic art chandeliers made of repurposed bedsprings by Warren Muller at bahdeebahdu.
“We’ve been working on the space for about a year and a half,” says Schwarzman. “We moved in late September, and our kitchens are here– regular and kosher — as well as our offices.” He also noted that drapery could be hung from the roof beams to create intimate spaces for smaller parties. Feast Your Eyes catering and event packages are customizable to clients’ individual preferences and budget, and prices vary according to day of the week and time of year. “As a caterer, you are really more of a reflection of the person who’s throwing the party than of your own aesthetic… a caterer is really a prism for the host.” FYE has done cuisine ranging from straightforward American to Korean, Indian and traditional Jewish fare. “We run the gamut,” says Schwarzman.
Inedible appeal comes from an extensive lighting rack, with throws light upwards to illuminate those high ceilings and customizable decorations, as well as 12-speaker 120-watt SPE sound system. Since FYE does not own a liquor license, their BYO option allows the client to bring their choice bottles while FYE provides glassware, mixers and pro staff to serve.
Visit their Web site, frontandpalmer.com, for more details and lots of photos of the space in action.
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