FOOD & DRINK
Event Planning Made Easy with Pineapple Eventworks
Words by Annika Borg Photos: Bruce Jollimore Photography Shot on location at Ratinaud & the Kitchen Table, Halifax, NS
Anyone who has ever planned a party knows that with the slightest mishap, even the best-laid plans can go awry.
Tina Lesyk, creator of Pineapple Eventworks, has been in the event-planning industry for over 15 years and understands that pulling off a successful event sometimes takes a little extra help. For ten years, Lesyk worked at the Culinary Institute of Canada, six of those years as the Banquet and Catering Coordinator. There, she often received requests for students to work events. “I saw firsthand that there was a need for this type of service company in Atlantic Canada,” she says. In September 2016, Lesyk founded Pineapple Eventworks, a boutique staffing company that serves PEI and Nova Scotia, and plans to expand to New Brunswick. “Planning an event can be incredibly stressful,” says Lesyk. “We can help. We’re
reliable professionals who know the ins and outs of this industry. We make do-it-yourself easy.” Pineapple Eventworks can help with any size event, from small, intimate dinners in your own home, to 500-person catered parties. “We’re event specialists,” says Lesyk. “We hire professional servers, bartenders, cooks, and coat check staff; we take away the pressure of not having the help you might need to pull off an event.” Pineapple Eventworks have planned, staffed and coordinated hundreds of events like weddings, engagement parties, Christmas parties and birthday celebrations. In addition to staffing, Pineapple Eventworks provide the necessary training,
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