2008 Gourmet Shopping and Entertaining Survey

173 Chrystie St. (bet. Delancey & Rivington Sts.) | F/V to Lower East Side/2nd Ave.| 212-228-2444 | www.caterernyc.com.

Paul Neuman's a solo act since the buyout of his former partner Stacy Bogdonoff, but this Lower East Side caterer/event planner still "does a spectacular job" at delivering "everything you ask for and much more" in the way "fabulous" seasonal spreads and "wonderful" off-site setups; admirers attest "you can't go wrong" with their handling of "all types of parties", and they "don't charge ridiculous prices, although they could."