Question 1

What is your service area?

Accepted Answer

All of Wisconsin and into surrounding states.

Question 2

Do you offer tastings?

Accepted Answer

Check our reviews, photos, and qualifications. If you still wish to test our skills and cuisine, we love being hired as private chefs for a small event in you r home or other small venue.

Question 3

Do you have a minimum for weddings?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the menu you desire. Talk with us.

Question 4

Do we have to meet before the wedding?

Accepted Answer

Virtually or via phone, yes, but not in person.

Question 5

Can you accommodate vegan and other dietary restrictions?

Accepted Answer

Yes, absolutely! We are experts with them! Our dietary-restricted cuisines emphasize high-flavor dishes that existed before the era of factory-made substitutes.

Question 6

How are payments structured?

Accepted Answer

A non-refundable deposit of 15% of the Total Estimated Cost locks in the date. 50% of the remaining is due 45 days prior to the Event date. The remainder is due on the Event day.

Question 7

Who are the chefs and service staff? How many years of experience do they have?

Accepted Answer

Chef Steve has over three decades of chefly expertise. A teen culinary prodigy, his life and work has since spanned numerous U.S. regions and several countries. Sous Chef Sam Ewen began his culinary journey as a child and later took his skills into the restaurant industry. He is an amazing chef in his own right. Pastry and Station Chef Aaron's wizardly culinary arts are bent toward the science and chemistry of food yumminess. We tap nearby culinary schools for additional chef staff, plus restaurant-employed cooking talent. We employ a highly skilled and trusted Food Service Captain who hires staff from her own professional networks.

Question 8

Are you insured?

Accepted Answer

Our liability insurance follows us where we go.

Question 9

Can I see pre-made menus with pre-determined prices?

Accepted Answer

Caterers who provide one-size-fits-all menus at predetermined prices should be held in suspicion. It means they are cooking food off-site and travelling with it in warmers for hours before finally serving it. Quality will rapidly degrade before it meets your plate. We don't do that. We customize every aspect of your wedding menu to your cuisine preferences, the venue, number of diners, dietary stipulations, desired style of service, budget, and best seasonal ingredients.

Question 10

Why is catering so much more expensive than going to a restaurant?

Accepted Answer

We are essentially creating a restaurant for you, for one meal, one time. We are doing so at a venue that very probably was never designed for food service. We are staffing the Event with super-skilled people who won't even think about working for local pub wages. We have high equipment costs. We do start-to-finish planning, purchasing, travel, setup, cooking, serving, cleanup, etc., just for your one Event. We are typically the first to arrive and the last to leave at an Event. If we travel a lot, we will be staying in a hotel for a night or two.

Question 11

Do you have wedding venue advice?

Accepted Answer

A venue with some sort of kitchen greatly opens up the menu possibilities for your wedding. We least recommend a "wedding barn" because your menu options will necessarily be limited. We will in every case make any venue work.

Question 12

How do staff dress?

Accepted Answer

For both chefs and service staff, dress befits the Event, whether classy formal garb to khakis and casual shirts.

Question 13

Can my family or another party provide certain dishes at my Event?

Accepted Answer

Only desserts and beverages. Each must be conspicuously labelled with the name of the provider.

Question 14

Cancellation Policy

Accepted Answer

No date is reserved without a 15% deposit. If Caterer does not receive the first remaining 50% of Estimated Total Cost 45 days prior to the Event date, Caterer reserves the right to cancel the Event and retain the 15% deposit. Upon communication from the Client, Caterer reserves the right to extend a brief grace period toward the Client.

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