Fortune Events Catering & Event Management

Fortune Events is a Las Vegas catering and event management company led by owner and chef Gary FX LaMorte, offering services across wedding, residential, corporate, convention, destination, and boxed lunch catering. The team brings fine dining techniques to custom-built menus, with offerings ranging from open fire grill stations and raw bar displays to plated multi-course dinners; Executive Pastry Chef Vincent Pellerin, trained in Michelin-starred French kitchens, handles desserts. Chef Gary LaMorte has 30 years in the industry, worked alongside Thomas Keller and Michael Mina, and helped open 47 restaurants, hotels, and nutrition facilities; VP Jolene Mannina developed culinary concepts for the 2024 and 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix and served as Head of Culinary for the Life is Beautiful Festival; Executive Chef Rick Bools spent years cooking with José Andrés and has created over 1,000 recipes. Based in Las Vegas at 1310 S. 3rd Street, with destination catering listed as a service category. Couples and clients consistently note the fully customized menus, standout grill and caviar stations, attentive and professional service, and thorough logistics from setup through cleanup, with one wedding client noting guests were still talking about the food after the event.