Catering to the rich, literally!

By SCOTT McMILLION Chronicle Staff Writer

Suzie Bowles and Laurie Rolsma work hard. During the week, the owners of Venus Catering feed lunch to the middle-schoolers at Headwaters Academy and provide dinner to a nearby fraternity house. They also cater special events.

But about half of their business comes from the nation’s financial elite, the passengers of private jets at Gallatin Field, along with their pilots and crews.

Unlike commercial jet travelers, those people don’t have to content themselves with a bag of peanuts or some stale crackers, thanks to the jolly ladies of Venus.

Standard fare includes platters of chilled lobster, scallops and shrimp, top-quality steaks, or sandwiches packed with crab salad, fresh avocadoes or Cajun turkey with a basil-pesto mayonnaise and Jarlsberg cheese.

The sandwiches cost $16 each, freshly built and delivered to the tarmac, and the two women are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, catering to discriminating tastes. Their ability to deliver quality food on short notice, and do it consistently, is what keeps them in business.

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