Foodservice for Thought · 2022-11-01 · 41 min
In this week's episode, Karey and Justin talk with Feast and Merriment owner and chef Ashley Odom about running a catering and events company, finding new food flavors to keep things interesting and some of her past experiences, such as taking a dog sled to go grocery shopping. Ashley Odom, founder of Feast & Merriment in Johnson City, Texas, is a self-taught chef that began in the restaurant industry at age 15. She began working front of house as a hostess, then upgraded to serving and cocktail waitressing and eventually preferring bartending through college. She moved in to a more permanent role of event planning in Austin, TX after graduating from UT and working for high-end catering companies in the area for 8 years before moving to Crested Butte, CO to start her own company. Her love for cooking stemmed from her grandmothers’ influence. They were both restaurant owners in rural Louisiana, and their kitchens were always alive and kickin'. Ashley owned her own business in Colorado for 9 years, specializing in off-the-grid catering on mountain tops, secluded yurts accessible only by skis or snow shoe, exclusive fishing camps and river valleys throughout the Rocky Mountains.
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