The Neighborhood Bistro Catering

Specialties

Why choose the Neighborhood Bistro? …Because Jobs Change Lives!

Choosing to hire catering services from the Neighborhood Bistro Catering directly impacts the lives of individuals in our community. Every dollar you spend supports Goodwill’s mission — and you get to «taste» your dollars at work! The Neighborhood Bistro houses the Culinary Skills training program — a program designed to teach essential job skills such as food safety and sanitation, food preparation and customer service.

The program changes lives by providing people, with barriers to employment, the opportunity to learn skills to help them go to work. Graduates are equipped with experience to enter the workforce in the restaurant/​food service industry.

Meet the Manager

Angie M.

Manager

Angie Mingus, Catering and Operations Manager, has over 25 years experience in the hospitality industry, including hotels, corporate food service, catering and special event planning. Ms Mingus has been a catering sales and food service professional in the Tacoma market since 1998. She was a long time member of Tacoma NACE (National Association of Catering Professional’s), attended the CaterSource conference hosted by catering guru Michael Roman in Las Vegas for many years running learning how to maximize the budget, creativity and potential of any event.

Jeff Pratt, Chef and Culinary Skills Program Manager, has 20-​years of food industry experience, including high end restaurants, catering, and commercial kitchens. He is recognized for his passion for teaching others his craft and assuring quality control and curriculum integrity for teaching all aspects necessary for entry-​level food service positions.