Catering & Event design
EDENOPOLIS CATERING
FOOD PHILOSOPHY
It is our goal to continuously learn about food from around the world, and to honor traditional home cooking. Our ingredients are sourced using a network of local vendors, food artisans, and small businesses. Our vision is to create beautiful experiences drawing historical inspiration from legendary royal banquets. We aim to create a regal yet approachable experience for our guests, and to help our clients make celebrating easy and fun! We love all cultures, serve everyone, and are proud to endorse Jove Meyer's Ally Pledge.
OUR SPECIALITIES
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Grilling - Chef Richard and his head chefs are all passionate about grilling food. We not only do it well, but truly enjoy cooking outside with fire. It is our favorite!
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Private chef events - Chef Richard and his team offer high end luxury private dinners in NYC and abroad. We know how to make the whole process fun with no stress!
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​Sous vide cooking - Your proteins are cooked overnight, then transported hot to your event, marinating in their own juices before being transferred to our sizzle platters.
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Grazing tables - You can see examples on our website or Instagram, we love to create art with food!
CHEF RICHARD
With over two decades of experience, chef Richard provides the personalized detail of a private chef, for any size event. He works with everyone from celebrities and large corporate clients, to non profit organizations and intimate home gatherings. Each winter he travels the world with his partner Eve to research home cooked food, then updates his menus each spring with new recipes. Richard has a passion for traditional and regionally significant food, as well as helping people celebrate life! He combines this with an extreme attention to detail and organized logistics to consistently exceed expectations.
FEASTING TABLES
Feasting tables have no limits, and can contain hot food on warmers, chilled ceviche or seafood on ice, or large roasts of meat carved table side. They can have fresh flowers, display items, and custom branded elements to make it a gift to your guests of honor. We have set table menus if you want to make it easy, or feel free to create your own table! These are perfect for wedding cocktail hour events or corporate catering, but can be substantial enough to be the whole meal with our hot food add ons. Want something more simple? Our "Simple Graze" menu is drop off, all disposable, and requires no staff!
PASSED CANAPÉS
Our canapés are made in front of your guests while they watch. Each chef has a station where they work, complete with passing trays for service staff to pick up and pass around the room. Passing food requires additional service staff, and is ideal for larger groups and spaces. If you have a grazing table, our chefs create canapés from your menu at no additional cost, but you can also add additional canapés from our a la carte list. Click the menu below to design your passed canapés event!
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BUFFETS
Our menus are separated into "indoor events" where we use sous vide cooking and ovens, and "outdoor events" where we cook with grills and fire. Our menus are designed to use cooking techniques that produce high quality food for large catered events. Although all of our prep is done the day before, the final cooking of your food is done freshly on site, ensuring top quality. Buffets have fewer menu items than feasting tables but with more of each item: 1/2 LB of protein per person of each main course on the menu! Do you have a smaller event? Read here about our private chef services.
DROP-OFF CATERING
We are known for offering some of the best luxury drop off catering spreads in NYC. Our drop off options make your next event easy and cost effective, and they are perfect for corporate events, cocktail hour gatherings, breakfasts, or lunches. You have the option for the food to arrive on platters for you to display yourself, or you can have our team arrange it from scratch on site for you. Either option does not require any staff during your event as everything is easy for the guests to help themselves, although we can also provide staff if needed. Any of our menus can be modified to be drop off!
BEVERAGES
We handle bar rentals, bartending staff, ice, decor, and offer top quality service. Our bar partner companies are all fully insured and have full off site NYC liquor licenses. Let us know what you are looking for, and we will get you a full quote for wine, beer, cocktails, or fully designed immersive experiences! For whatever type of event you have, from casual office gatherings to weddings and private events, we have a package that is right for you!
THE EDENOPOLIS TEAM
The core team at Edenopolis catering is a group of chefs who originally met through temp staffing agencies and restaurants working in NYC, became friends, and now collaborate together. However producing large events requires a large network of people working together with trust and respect. This web extends outward to include staffing agencies, logistics companies, speciality food artists, distributors, rental companies, and event planners. Many hands make for light work! For our events between 10 - 25 guests, they also work as private chefs. Click here to learn more!
