Board of Directors Creative Host Services, Inc. San Diego, California We consent to the incorporation by reference of our Independent Auditors' Report dated March 17, 2000, on the financial statements of Creative Host Services, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999, and to the reference to us as experts, in the Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2000. /s/ Stonefield Josephson, Inc. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Santa Monica, California November 13, 2000