Full Service Catering

Over the years we've heard many brides say, "I'm having my Aunt-so-and-so do the food for my weddding." What many people don't realize, is that catering is a lot of work. There are so many things and details to figure out and your wonderfully helpful Aunt may be too overwhelmed and stressed with everything that a wedding celebration requires.

Although we applaud your Aunt's efforts and her willingness, in some things, it's best to hire professionals. Our Chef has been catering for 13 years, 2 1/2 of those years at Savory. She knows details that your Aunt Hilda might not be aware of.

Savory comes with an entire crew to take care of your wedding so you can enjoy a stress free evening with friends and family. The crew prepares all the food, transports it to your location, designs the presentation of the food, sets up the buffet or tables, replenishes the buffet, buses tables, and cleans up. We want all of your guests to have a good time and not be stuck back in the kitchen during the reception.

Here is just a small look at what we do as a crew:

Adding finishing touches to the buffet.

Here, she is rimming our martini glasses with an edible glitter-sugar rimmer for our bubbly blue raspberry mocktail.

The mini potatoes are cooked and ready to be finished off with a dollop of herbed cheese and chives.

Each spoon is individually arranged with the Asian salad, rice sticks, black sesame seeds and diagonally-cut scallions.

 

She is wiping off any stray herbs or spills off of the plate. A clean presentation is crucial to making the food look appetizing, not that we need any help with our food tasting good!

Here we are replenishing the buffet so guests can enjoy all the food choices at once. We never like to make guests wait to enjoy their food.

Elegance, Lace, Pearls and Grace

Within our team of wedding professionals, we have a presentation designer who designs the look of the presentation of the food. Whether you're having a plated dinner or buffet-style appetizers, our tables are decorated to match your style, colors, and theme. Each table scape is personalized to the event and includes many personal touches.

It's all in the details

At our our most recent wedding, the bride wanted a very feminine elegance. We incorporated a lot of shiny silver and glass, crystal, white, soft pinks, candlelight, and clean lines in the buffet.

The food even matched the theme: beautiful presentation, sophisticated flavors and elegant displays. We served our pork crostini, mini potato bites, Asian pasta salad on an Asian spoon, a bubbly blue raspberry mocktail and lemon-flavored water.

We love HEIGHT on our buffets. See how many levels we incorporate.

We used a sheer pink ribbon for the detail on these candles; our designer opted for a knot instead of a bow.

The candles were displayed on these beautiful candlesticks. The elegant lace, pearl, and flower motif went well with the theme of the buffet.

Candlelight makes a BIG DIFFERENCE on a buffet! We had a variety of floating tea lights and votives in different vases. We also added details like shiny crystal and clear rocks to the vases.

This cupcake stand does more than hold cupcakes! We used it to serve our Asian Pasta salad on individual spoons. This is a fun feature for guests to get their food- we'll be using this a lot more!

We also took the opportunity to add candlelight on every tier. I love the way it looks.

We served our NEW Bubbly Blue Raspberry Mocktail on our signature light box. The back-lit surface looked so elegant with the crystal Martini glasses. We also added edible glitter in the sugar rimmer- and extra touch of flair to this sophisticated buffet.

 

Signage is an important part of the buffet: it informs the guests what they're eating as well as continuing to carry on the theme. Every card is handmade by our presentation designer.

Congratulations and best wishes for the happy couple!

Featured Wedding on BrideAccess

One of the wedding trends for 2013 is RUSTIC. 

Barns, burlap and good food are the hallmarks of this style. 

"You May Kiss the Blog" by BrideAccess recently posted about a recent event we catered. It was a great event with fabulous food. Check out their post: 2013 Wedding Trend: Rustic Barn Wedding.

Wedding Consultation

 Weddings are such a special occasion that we want everything to be perfect for your special day. Our Chef likes to have a special consultation with each bride to make sure the food fits her various needs. Here is all you'll need to know about consulting with our executive chef at Savory.

How it works

   Chef Lou will sit down with you and your groom (or mother, or maid of honor) and get to know you a little bit. She likes to do this because she likes to put your personalities or your story into the food served at your wedding. For example, one of our brides and her fiance were quite outdoorsy. Their engagements pictures had them by a stream, building a tent, and roasting marshmallows.  For their reception we had a S'mores action station. The guests had fun roasting their marshmallows to perfection, adding chocolate and smashing it between two cookies. It was a fun reflection of their personality and history.
   After getting to know you, Chef Lou will create a customized invoice for your wedding. She will use time-tested favorites or even create new dishes to fit you and the event. You have the freedom to alter the invoice as many times until you find the perfect combination for your wedding.

What to bring or prepare for

Although you don't need to bring anything, it's a good idea to talk with your fiance about what you want out of the food for your wedding. Here are some questions to go over with your better half:

• Do we want a full dinner or just appetizers?
• Do we want just desserts or include a variety of sweet and non-sweet items?
• Do we want our guests to leave with a full stomach or provide them with a snack. 
• Is our reception more formal or casual?
• Are we having a certain theme or style for our reception?

Knowing these questions beforehand will help give Lou a good idea of what you envision.  Some other things factors will determine how much and the type of food served at your wedding including time of day, location, guest allergies/food preference, season, number of guests, etc. If you have other questions or concerns Chef Lou will be happy to answer those for you. She is here to help you plan and create a memorable experience for you and all your guests.

Chef Lou with her husband at an Italian cooking school 2 years ago.

Fresh Ingredients

 Spring is always an exciting time of the year. The trees are budding, colorful flowers are blooming, and our part of the world is becoming green again. For me, spring brings the anticipation of eating fresh(er) fruits and vegetables. I love visiting the roadside stands and picking out the best apples, melons, and fresh corn.

Vibrant purple Hyacinth. It smelled SO good.

Fresh ingredients are the best ingredients. There is no contest about it. Try it yourself. Take a can of canned corn (my husband, for some reason, loves canned corn) and a fresh ear of corn. Eat the two types side by side and you can taste a difference. Both taste like corn, but the fresher corn has a bigger depth of flavor. Plus it's doesn't taste like preservatives.

My love of fresh ingredients comes from my family. My siblings and I grew up tilling, planting, weeding, and harvesting our small garden. It is a beautiful and exciting process to see a tiny seed be planted, poke out of the ground and become a full fledged plant. I tried to learn as much as I could about the different plants and their varying needs.  Those same concepts I learned as a young whippersnapper are used at Savory.

We believe in using only the freshest ingredients from our approved sources. Just yesterday Chef Lou had me taste test some muffins we were sampling from a store. She picked up on a slight preservative aftertaste in the muffin and we decided that we could make a better tasting, fresher muffin. We also translate that same idea of working together into our own catering family.

See the difference yourself! Whether your home be big or small, try growing your own garden. Plant some fresh herbs, an upside-down tomato plant, fruit trees, peppers, squash, etc.

Cook with fresh ingredients, it'll make all the difference.