Notes from Tres Market

It's a constant juggling act.

When we started, as a catering business out of our homes, we had no preconceived idea of how it should be done.  We relied on instinct and let our customers lead us in the direction they wanted us to go.  Turns out they needed more help with daily meals than anything.

Seems we've gotten really good at it.

Sure, we have our off days and plenty of kitchen disasters but we turn out a lot of good food that we're really proud of.  The back of the house is pretty much controlled chaos. Been like that for 11 years now.  I keep thinking we're on the verge of being organized.  Hasn't happened yet but we're nothing if not optimistic.

People question us all the time about how it all works.

Customer:  Is it fun?  It looks like fun?

Me:  I love it.  It's really the only thing I like to do.  But at the end of the day I'm exhausted and very negative...I'd give it to anyone that asked for it.  Then I'm in bed by 8:15 (yes, 8:15) and after a good night sleep I'm ready to go again and can't wait to get to work.  I LOVE MY JOB.

I get up at 4:45a.m. My husband doesn't love my job.  At least not at 4:45 a.m.  (He brings me coffee when I wake up then goes back to sleep. ) Great routine we've gotten into.

Customer:  I can't think of anything I'd rather do less.

There are a zillion reasons why our unconventional system works.  Mostly because we really do feel like "We make life delicious and easy".  Jeannine's husband started saying that as a way to describe our business to people.  It not only became our slogan, but our mantra, too.

After all these years, we continue to evolve.  We try new recipe ideas and if they don't get rave reviews they don't get added to our menu.  We've also screwed up our tried and true recipes and have been shocked to learn that all mistakes are not necessarily bad.  Though sometimes difficult to recreate.

We know we're a little slow jumping on the blog bandwagon, but this technology/social media thing has a very steep learning curve for some of us.

Anyway, we're excited to share some of Tres Market with you.  We hope you enjoy the photos and thoughts and welcome the same from you.

Let Us Introduce Ourselves!

We are very excited to start this blog and share with you our food, entertainment ideas, and lifestyle tips. First, learn a little more about who we are and what we do! As we all know life has become more hectic, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t enjoy a homemade meal, and we are here to help you!

Tres Market, founded as Tres & Company Catering in 1996 has been a pioneer in offering a rich variety of home-cooked entrees, salads, side dishes, and desserts to people who have too many daily activities, and too little time to prepare meals for themselves and family. As hectic schedules have become busier and busier, our customers have discovered that Tres Market is easier than cooking at home and better than home-cooked. We make life delicious and easy. Spend more time with your family at the table and less at the grocery store and in the kitchen cooking and cleaning. Tres Market is located in the Memorial area and we can cater your private or business event or just stop by to pick up dinner or lunch for the family.

Our food is homemade, just not by you!

Combining the ease and convenience of take out with the comfort and enjoyment of home cooking, Tres Market offers a rich variety of food to go from original recipes. Choose from traditional favorites in appetizers, entrees, salads, side dishes and desserts.

Feel free to contact us at (713) 365-0722 or tremarketfoods@comcast.net