Gourmet Advisory Services

Gourmet Advisory Services is more than an event planning firm. Headed by legendary event producer, Harriette Rose Katz, we are a passionate family of party planners with more than a half-century of experience producing one-of-a-kind spectacular celebrations. We provide full-service coordination of design, catering, and event logistics to fully realize the goal of your event whether that is to marry the love of your life or launch a brand new product. Gourmet Advisory thoughtfully and efficiently produce every single party element, large or small, from location selection to menu creation, floral design to lighting and linens, staging and production, transportation, destination management, entertainment, and bridal attire. No detail is left untouched. With over 35 years of leading the event industry, it is no wonder that Harriette Rose Katz and Gourmet Advisory Services has received praise, awards, and recognition from top entertaining, wedding and lifestyle experts across the country. She is regularly invited to speak at prestigious events and conferences around the world, and was named the “Number One Wedding Planner in Manhattan” by New York Metro. Harriette has also been quoted as an industry expert in leading publications that include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Quest, Modern Bride, InStyle, Bride’s, People, New England Bride, New York Daily News, New York Post, Grace Ormonde’s Wedding Style Magazine, Avenue Magazine, and the Robb Report. Her expertise has been featured on local New York news programs, as well as the Discovery Channel’s special The Ultimate Wedding, and TLC’s wedding planning program The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Harriette’s work and advice were also featured in the book, Art of Celebration: The Making of a Gala, New York Style. She is also a best-selling author, having written Where to Seat Aunt Edna and 500 Other Great Wedding Tips, which garnered critical acclaim and has been celebrated as a modern and practical approach to handling, with grace, the challenges facing today’s engaged couples. For almost 20 years, Harriette served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the New York chapter of the Confrerie de la Chaine Des Rotisseurs, one of the world’s most prestigious food and wine organizations and was a recipient of that organization’s Gold Star of Excellence. Harriette is also a member of The Wine and Food Society of New York, La Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin and is a Fellow of the Culinary Institute of America. She was also recently inducted into the BizBash Hall of Fame and the International Special Events Society (ISES) Hall of Legends.