Centerplate Caters to Art Collectors at 10th Annual Art Basel Miami Beach

MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Centerplate, the leading hospitality partner to North America's premier sports stadiums, entertainment venues and convention centers, is proud to play hospitality host at the Miami Beach Convention Center for the 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, the nation's most prestigious art exhibition.

More than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa will take part, showcasing works by more than 2,000 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The exhibiting galleries are among the world's most respected art dealers, offering exceptional pieces by both renowned artists and cutting-edge newcomers.

Centerplate has bolstered its Miami Beach team with more than 25 culinary and service professionals to help facilitate all facets of its hospitality delivery for the art world's elite. Centerplate's team features the company's leading chefs who worked closely with Art Basel to create menus both in keeping with the event's flair for creative execution and Miami Beach's own culinary persona. Additionally during this event, Centerplate will provide an economic boon to the Miami and Miami Beach communities, nearly quadrupling its workforce from its typical staffing levels.

Centerplate is planning on serving over 75,000 meals to the exhibition's 46,000 guests, with service ranging from catering VIP events to managing a number of upscale restaurants throughout the five-day event. This year Centerplate is proud to also have been selected by Art Basel to cater all events occurring in the newly renovated Miami Beach Botanical Garden.

"We are dedicated to the Miami and Miami Beach communities and are proud to have supported the local economy with hundreds of new jobs for the 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach," said Nick Tierno, Centerplate's General Manager of the Miami Beach Convention Center. "Our inspired culinary offerings are a perfect fit for Art Basel's arbiters of taste."

About Centerplate

Centerplate crafts and delivers "Craveable Experiences. Raveable Results." in over 250 prominent entertainment, sports and convention venues across North America – annually serving over 100 million guests. Centerplate has provided event hospitality services to15 official U.S. Presidential Inaugural Balls, 12 Super Bowls, 20 World Series, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, and the largest plated dinner in history at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Centennial Celebration. The company was recently named the fastest growing hospitality group in the country by Nation's Restaurant News. Visit the company online at www.centerplate.com

SOURCE Centerplate

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