Clarence Boyd III is a food services company CEO from Collin County, Texas, and a 35-year veteran of the food services industry. He is the owner and founder of Dallas-based Bistro Brothers Catering. He is also a graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.
As a food services company CEO, Boyd is a multi-award-winning businessman. During more than three decades in the industry, he has won numerous culinary awards for his work and assorted ventures. Outside of his professional endeavors, he enjoys various hobbies and other interests. Among these hobbies and interests is art.
Alongside numerous culinary awards, the food services company CEO has received recognition for multiple pieces of his artwork. A keen philanthropist, he is a long-standing supporter of Shriners Hospitals for Children. He also regularly donates to local homeless shelters in and around Collin and Denton counties, where he lives with his wife.
Current Role & Duties:
Boyd is the owner, founder, and CEO of Bistro Brothers Catering. Bistro Brothers Catering is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, around 30 miles from its CEO's Collin County home. The company caters for weddings, corporate events, private parties, fundraisers, and more. That includes a dedicated campus catering service.
Bistro Brothers' campus catering service provides local sororities and fraternities with exceptional and exquisite dining experiences. Whether catering for local sororities and fraternities, weddings, corporate events, private parties, or fundraisers, Bistro Brothers Catering and Boyd's state-of-the-art commercial kitchens are central to operations.
State-of-the-art commercial kitchens allow the catering company to offer an ever-growing range of highly customizable options. These options are expertly tailored to each client's specific needs. These needs are then further met with the help of an expert team of wait staff.
Under the guidance of its multi-award-winning owner, Bistro Brothers Catering provides the perfect blend of sensational food, inspiring ideas, and professional staff. The company is proud to be a market leader in catering across Dallas and the surrounding areas.
Career History:
Clarence Boyd III has previously served in various roles at other food services companies in Texas and elsewhere. These include Down Home Southern Kitchen and one or more independent ventures fronted by the Bistro Brothers Catering CEO.
Down Home Southern Kitchen:
Boyd joined Down Home Southern Kitchen following his departure from an earlier independent venture. Under his expert guidance, Dallas County-based Down Home Southern Kitchen grew to represent one of the region's premier caterers. Down Home Southern Kitchen offered unparalleled catering services to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
Much of what Boyd and his Down Home Southern Kitchen team offered clients in Dallas County and nearby remains available through Bistro Brothers Catering today.
Independent Catering Ventures:
Before joining Down Home Southern Kitchen, Boyd served in his capacity as a veteran of the food services industry for a number of independent culinary-focused ventures. Focusing predominantly on corporate events, he and his staff also catered to a mix of weddings and other private parties.
Like Down Home Southern Kitchen and Bistro Brothers Catering, these earlier operations served a range of clients, including tending to fundraisers and local sororities and fraternities through various specialist catering provisions.
Academic History:
Louisiana State University:
Boyd is a graduate of Louisiana State University. Louisiana State University is an institution of higher education in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is from Louisiana State University that he holds his degree. Louisiana State University originally opened in 1860 as Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy.
Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy was located near Pineville in Rapides Parish. Today, Louisiana State University is an elite research university committed to tackling global challenges. That is due in no small part to the school's unique culture, top academic programs, and the rich and rewarding educational experiences on offer to students enrolled at the institution.
Culinary Institute of America:
After graduating from Louisiana State University, Clarence Boyd III later studied at the Culinary Institute of America. The Culinary Institute of America is a private college and culinary school based in Hyde Park, New York. It specializes in baking, culinary, and pastry arts education.
While the school's primary campus is located in New York, it also has several other campuses. These branch campuses are located across the U.S. and overseas, including two in St. Helena and Napa, California. Additional campuses can also be found in San Antonio, Texas, and the Republic of Singapore in maritime Southeast Asia.
Accomplishments & Awards:
Boyd recently marked three and a half decades in the food services industry.
During his 35-plus years in the business, the food services company CEO has won multiple awards for culinary excellence. Outside of his professional endeavors, the keen artist has also won numerous awards for his creative work, much of which he completes at his home studio in Collin County, Texas.
Charitable Involvement:
Boyd is proud to support several crucial charities, nonprofit organizations, and other good causes. Among these charities, nonprofits, and other good causes are various community-focused and volunteer-led initiatives. That includes local homeless shelters and charities, where Boyd and Bistro Brothers Catering are regular donors.
Elsewhere, he is a long-standing supporter of Shriners Hospitals for Children. Shriners Hospitals for Children are committed to offering unique, patient-centered, wrap-around care. The organization has numerous hospitals across the U.S., including Shriners Children's Texas in Galveston and Shriners Children's Shreveport in Boyd's home city of Shreveport, Louisiana.
Furthermore, the food services company CEO is a keen proponent of the benefits of volunteering. The Texas resident remains ever-focused on exploring new volunteering opportunities close to his Collin County home and elsewhere across the Lone Star State and further afield.
Personal Interests:
Louisiana-born and now Texas-based Clarence Boyd III enjoys various hobbies and interests, including music, art, and spending time with his friends and family. He is a multi-award-winning artist, with a number of his pieces achieving formal recognition from his art world peers.
He was born and raised in the city of Shreveport in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. He currently resides in Prosper, Texas, with his wife, Shunner.