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Private Events

Be a guest at your own party.

Stop hosting from the kitchen. Whether it's a milestone birthday, an anniversary, a graduation, or just people you love around one table, you should be in the room enjoying it, not refilling trays. We handle everything else.

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Tell us what you're celebrating

Five quick answers and we'll send menu options and real pricing.

Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, holidays · Homes and venues · From Gilroy to San Francisco.

Proof

Hosts who finally sat down.

★★★★★ 5.0

The food was not only delicious but presented beautifully. Many guests mentioned it was the best meal they've ever had at a party. The staff was professional, attentive, and handled everything seamlessly, allowing us to actually enjoy our own event.

YE Yadira EspinozaPrivate celebration

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Our Menus

Explore our menu collections

However you gather, we’ll build the menu around it. Tap any menu to see a taste of what’s inside.

Start with Appetizers

ADD TO ANY MENU

Perfect for cocktail hour, or make it the main event. Go heavy on passed appetizers and chef-attended stations for a grazing-style celebration with no seated dinner.

View the Appetizer Menu

They'll Talk

Buffets & family-style. Variety, abundance, and high-energy dining.

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They'll Tell Stories

Live-action experiences & chef stations, cooked in front of your guests.

See Chef Station Menus

Have a specific vision?

Design My Menu

Not seeing what you like?

Every one of these is just a starting point. Tell us your vision and we'll create a fully custom menu built around your event.

Build My Custom Menu
The difference

Good catering drops off the food. We take the whole party off your hands.

Most caterers send you a menu, quote a price, and leave the trays on your counter for you to deal with.

What we do: from the first conversation we ask how you want the night to feel, not just what you want to serve. The same person plans the menu, your kitchen, the timing, the pouring, and the cleanup, start to finish. When guests arrive early or your aunt brings six more people, someone who already knows your party handles it, and it isn't you.

That's the difference between hosting a party and being at one, and it's why our hosts spend the evening in the room instead of at the sink.

What we bring

The celebration. Handled perfectly.

A menu that's yours

Customized around the occasion, your guests, and the flavors that mean something to you. Family recipes, cultural dishes, or something new, we build it with you.

Attentive, unobtrusive service

Our team keeps everything flowing quietly in the background: plates cleared, glasses full, the pace just right, so the party never stalls and you never have to get up.

The details that matter

Setup, presentation, timing, cleanup. Dietary needs handled from day one. We leave your home exactly as we found it. The only trace we were there is a great memory.

Occasions we cater

However you gather, we'll make it special

MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS

From intimate dinners to big backyard bashes, the celebration they deserve.

ANNIVERSARIES

An elegant evening built around the two of you and the people who matter.

GRADUATIONS

Feed a crowd well and keep the energy high while you soak up the moment.

HOLIDAY GATHERINGS

Host the holiday everyone remembers, without spending it in the kitchen.

REHEARSAL & WELCOME DINNERS

A warm, relaxed lead-in to the big day, handled start to finish.

JUST BECAUSE

Sometimes the best reason to gather is no reason at all. We’re in.

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How your night comes together

Four steps, and none of them are yours.

1

Tell us what you're celebrating

Call, text, or send the form. Tell us the occasion, the date, and roughly how many people. We'll come back within 20 minutes with options and honest pricing.

2

We design the menu together

We build the menu around your guests and the flavors that mean something to you, family recipes included. Want to taste it first? We'll set that up.

3

We confirm every detail 5 days out

Final headcount, dietary needs, timing, where we set up, where we park. Everything is settled before the week of, so nothing lands on you at the last minute.

4

You enjoy your own party

We arrive early, set up, serve, pour, and clean up. You stay in the room with your people, and your kitchen looks like we were never there.

Pricing

Three ways to feed your guests.

They'll Talk

Buffets & family-style. Variety, abundance, and high-energy dining.

from $45 /guest
See Buffet Menus

They'll Tell Stories

Live-action chef stations, cooked in front of your guests.

$45–$114 /guest
See Chef Station Menus

They'll Remember

Plated or family style. Multi-course, formal dining, composed to order.

from $88 /guest
See Plated Menus

Menu pricing is food only. Staff, tax, and gratuity are quoted separately. We'll show you the full number before you commit, not after.

Private event questions, answered.

What are you celebrating?

Tell us the occasion, the date, and how many people you're expecting. You'll have menu ideas and honest pricing back within 20 minutes.

Tell us what you're celebrating

Same five questions. We'll reply within 20 minutes.

Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, holidays · Homes and venues · From Gilroy to San Francisco.