JK Catering & Events – Adding The Wow Factor to Your Party

 
Kelsey Lindsey and her husband, Juan Mejia, had a big vision of building something special. It was a vision they brought to life thanks to focus, discipline, and a great ability to execute a business plan from start to finish.
 

Juan, the J in “JK,” and Kelsey, the K, used their combined skills to open JK Catering & Events, and as they so perfectly summarize on their website, Juan and Kelsey are two foodie entrepreneurs with the desire to share their passion of good food and a good time with others.
 

“Both of us, our families definitely gather around food that was just natural growing up,” said Kelsey. “I was always in the kitchen with my parents or my grandparents or my aunt, and so was Juan. We don’t need a television because we have a kitchen. Naturally, we like catering. I feel like that’s our niche because we want to deliver an all-inclusive package. We want to give customers the food, we want to give them the beverage, we want to give them an all-around good time. For us, that’s music and entertainment – the whole thing. So that’s why we focused on catering AND events, because we want to provide our customers with a full package.”
 

While Kelsey and Juan got going with the food side of the business, arranging beautiful charcuterie boards and delicious food spreads, they had a big surprise up their sleeves. Last summer, the business branched out and really started booming when they opened the Tapville Mobile TapRoom. This “bar on wheels” has 16 taps and immediately ups the “wow factor” at any gathering. In November, Juan and Kelsey wheeled the Tapville Mobile Bar into the Cadillac of Norwood showroom for the Westwood Living Fall Social and guests were blown away by how cool it is and, frankly, how cool the drinks were.
 

“It’s a refrigerator trailer, so if the drink doesn’t have alcohol in it, there’s a good chance it will freeze,” said Kelsey. “We do have an extensive mocktail menu, though, so it may not be poured from one of the taps on the trailer, but we can always set up a mocktail station and make things like a Blackberry Mojito mocktail or a Lavender Lemonade. We knew this would be a hit because with food comes alcohol and with alcohol comes food. I’m finding there’s a time and a place for both sides of our business. The trailer has been garaged for a couple of months, but we’re getting ready to break it out again for the spring, summer and fall.”
 

Kelsey and Juan continue to grow and are now reaping the rewards of the hard work they put in early on.
 

“We’re definitely proud of our growth, but at the same time, as a business owner, you’re always looking to see how you can improve and how you can make things better,” said Kelsey. “There’s been so much positive feedback and that’s been really great, but there’s always ways we can improve. I love the feedback when people were say, ‘Oh, we wish you had this or we wish you had that.’ We love doing the research, learning more about local craft breweries and understanding what people are looking for and working with our distributors to offer really great local products, as well.”
 

As you consider how your graduation party or summer barbeque is going to stand out, it’s smart to think about how working with JK Catering & Events can alleviate many issues and concerns.
 

“For a private party at your house or a gathering somewhere like that, we have all the proper permits and licensing from the state to come to your house and bring our trailer,” said Kelsey. “All we would need is space for a 16-foot trailer and electricity. We do have a generator, but we prefer electricity just so it keeps it a little quieter. We can cater to anything you need on our mobile tap room, so essentially you don’t need to do anything on that end. You just need to let us know how many people, what you’re looking for and we’ll get a good tap menu for you. We try to make custom menus for the season, but if it’s a private party, you really don’t have to do anything other than contact us and we’ll get it done for you.”
 

Think big and big things will happen. Kelsey and Juan are proof of that.