Testimonials / Success stories

"Thanks to veteran restaurateur Tim Howard and his novel Hot on the Spot (HOTS) catering company, it's now possible to be the carefree host of a down-home Louisiana-style feast, whether you live in Baton Rouge or Boston.

Using extensive contacts in the Louisiana seafood industry to guarantee the absolute products, HOTS will provide for his clients a complete Cajun seafood feast, cooked on site anywhere with his battery of traveling pots, grills, fryers and coolers."

Tim Howard reports, "I've gotten my systems down to where it's a piece of cake to feed 500 or more people at a time." Ross Cobin, Food Arts Magazine. 1998



"Thank you for all your help with the party. The decor was beautiful and the food was great. Everyone was pleased.

As you know, SHOT Show will be held in Las Vegas next year. I do not know what specifically we will be doing, but I would love to work with you and your staff again."

Thanks again,
Shay Gines, The Outdoor Company, New York, NY . 2001


"The HOTS team has worked with us for the past 2 years on the Acura VIP Events at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, as well as the 9-city Acura Music Fest.

During both of these large programs, the easiest element was the catering. Tim takes every precaution to make sure that all small and large details are handled, so I don't have to worry about them. They consistently make every effort to accommodate my requests, no matter how last minute.

In addition, we always receive rave reviews from our VIPs on the food and service. We are very happy with our relationship with HOTS and highly recommend them as a great partner for special events."

Sincerely
Christy Ware, Account Supervisor, Rubin Postaer Direct, Santa Monica, CA. 2003


Hot on the Spot proudly serves the guests of Acura backstage at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival! HOTS Coast-to-coast, multi-city tours have featured Carlos Santana, John Fogerty, The Neville Brothers and Paul Simon.

“I ordered one of the shrimp party packages and planned to do a backyard shrimp boil with a group of friends. The shrimp arrived in a seafood-shipping box well chilled and on time. I followed the instructions, which were very easy, and the shrimp turned out perfectly! Everybody was crowding around the table with their sleeves rolled up, having a blast! The best part was that the shrimp shipped from Louisiana were of better quality and much less expensive than we can get here.

--Larry Kuzniar, Detroit, MI



“I was referred to you guys by a friend who has attended many of our parties. He thought it would be fun to try something other than our traditional BBQ. Knowing that everyone loves boiled shrimp, we went with a package that provided everything we needed, including the big cooking pot. We just followed the directions and at! My guests were astonished. Now that we have the cooking equipment we need, we’re going to make this a yearly tradition. Sign us up for next year!”

--Tim Davis, San Diego, CA



“I hosted a party for 400 people in Tampa Bay and was quite worried about it being a success. The Hot on the Spot crew pulled up with a truck, a trailer and a portable kitchen, and cooked course after course of Cajun delights. The party turned out to be a smash and I look forward to having them back next year.”

--Greg Dohty, Tampa Bay, FL


“We had a party for 200 of our top sales people. The awards ceremony went on for quite a bit longer than expected, so we weren’t ready to eat at the time we had planned, yet the team still served the food piping hot and fresh. We were very happy with the service.”

--Kevin Reichardt, Biloxi, Mississippi