Fabulous Food is the caterer for the Executive MBA Program and the Executive Education Program at MITC in Ann Arbor. Here’s a brief profile of the chef who makes it all possible.

Connie McIntire has cooked for the Rolling Stones, Annie Lenox, Pink Floyd and Bob Seger.  These days, as executive chef of catering company Fabulous food and the proud co-owner of the Commons Café, she’s cooking for a different, occasionally equally demanding crowd:  food-savvy Ann Arborites.

Chef Constance McIntire

McIntire became a chef to the stars after catering a gig for 1970s rock band Aerosmith in Boston, when she landed a job with Detroit concert promoters Brass Ring Productions.  Through Brass Ring, she cooked for challenging stars like Boy George, who was homesick for Brit-Indian fare like curried spinach with raisins, and Barry Manilow, who she says was “slightly OCD and didn’t like his food to be touched. “Some of the nicest stars, she says, were the biggest, including Annie Lennox, Ozzy Osbourne & Frank Sinatra.

Unlike touring rock musicians, who often crave less than healthy comfort foods from their childhoods (Connie says she “learned to make a lot of Yorkshire pudding and shepherd pie”) our Ann Arbor clients are treated to healthier fare.  Most things are grilled, steamed, baked, and roasted.  We also use Asian and Southwest influences.

McIntire says she doesn’t miss her rock and roll lifestyle-especially since she can still see a concert in style pretty much anytime she wants.  “I still have a lot of friends and I don’t have to go through the front door.”