WHY These guys make damn good barbecue and damn fine party food. WHAT This Sherman Oaks restaurant has a thriving catering business as well. Chef Aaron Robins combines traditional, people-pleasing barbecue with a more modern approach to service and sides—so instead of generic cole slaw, with your ribs you can have such things as fire-roasted [...]
WHY For vividly flavorful food that’s full of L.A. style, with good party management to boot—and if you want something funkier, they’ll send their taco truck. WHAT Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger have been L.A.’s culinary divas since they founded City in the ’80s; their Border Grill restaurants are both showcases of modern California-Latin [...]
WHY It’s Pasadena’s swankest high-end caterer. WHAT Derek Dickenson and his team put on the finest weddings, benefits and 50th-birthday dinners in Pasadena, in addition to running a romantic restaurant. The French-California food is as delicious as it is elegant, and Dickenson is particularly adept at managing the details and making sure everything looks beautiful. [...]
WHY Outstanding modern American party food, as organic as possible, with particularly memorable desserts. WHAT Before she opened her oh-so-hip bakery, café and store, Terri Wahl was a caterer specializing in production shoots. Nowadays she also feeds the cognoscenti at commitment ceremonies, 50th-birthday celebrations and publication parties all over the L.A. area. WHO Party-throwing Occidental [...]
WHY For made-to-order tacos, the hit of any party. WHAT L.A. has hundreds of ‘taco ladies,’ but most are under-the-table businesses. Lety’s is bigger than most, but not so big as to be inauthentic or overpriced. They’ll send a taco lady (or taco guy) who will set up a great salsa bar and all the [...]
WHY For an A-list event at Disney Hall, Descanso Gardens, LACMA or one of the other prime locations for which Patina is the exclusive caterer. WHAT High-end corporate, society and Hollywood events, held at in-demand venues like MOCA or at your Hancock Park mini-mansion, are Patina’s specialties. Crackerjack service, elegant French-California fare and not-insignificant prices. [...]
WHY One of L.A.’s most prestigious caterers, known for staging mega events. WHAT High-end parties put on by Good Gracious routinely end up in swank magazines, and it counts many celebrities and corporations on its returning-customer list. Lavish weddings, fashion events, awards ceremonies and launch parties are specialties. WHO The kind of players who want [...]
WHY When it’s not just a party you’re throwing, but a production—and a lavish, meticulously staged, high-budget production at that. WHAT L.A.’s most famous caterer is known for extravaganzas that give new meaning to the word ‘extravaganza.’ If you’re having 500 for your daughter’s Super Sweet 16 or 1,000 for your film premiere, Mary’s the [...]
WHY When you can afford to have food from Sushi Roku or Chaya delivered instead of pizza. WHAT This westside (Marina del Rey to Hollywood) delivery service works with a high caliber of restaurant, including M Café de Chaya, Josie, Jar and Street. There’s a $25 minimum, a delivery charge ranging from $8 to $15 [...]
WHY Stands specializing in very cheap produce of reasonable quality, rows of dried peppers and tubs of prepared mole, candies and staples, as well as lots of lunch counters. Make sure to get a taco at Tacos Tumbras a Tomas. WHAT A throwback to when Downtown really was the center of L.A., Grand Central Market [...]
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