Talking With: Celeste Fierro, Co-Founder and SVP of The ONE Group

3 Min Read By MRM Staff

While The ONE Group’s 11 locations for STK are known as destination dining spots, it’s their off-premises catering gigs that saw a 1,400-percent growth since the hospitality company’s formation of catering arm, STK OUT. Modern Restaurant Management magazine’s “Talking With:” continues as Celeste Fierro, Co-Founder and SVP of The ONE Group discusses the company’s accidental off-premise success. The hospitality veteran joined The ONE Group in 2004 when she and Jonathan Segal opened ONE at 1 Little West 12th and grew the company by establishing brands such as STK and Asellina. In her current role, she oversees the operations and marketing of the company nationwide.

What factors do you feel have fueled the success of off-premise catering?

For STK OUT, and off-premise catering in general, the future is extremely bright. There is a lot of opportunity to be had by bringing a fresh culinary approach to events. There seems to be not only a huge trend for food appreciation--think…