Caterers



In Vancouver:

Downtown
East Side
West Side

Regional:

North Shore
Vancouver Island

DOWNTOWN

OUT TO LUNCH
Think menu items such as mint-cured salmon with strawberries and papaya, or Mediterranean chicken, marinated in olives, prunes, apricots, capers and herbs then braised in white wine and demerara sugar. 1175 Union St., 604-681-7177.

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EAST SIDE

PAN-O-PAN FINE FOODS
Marta Pan makes your cocktail or dinner party look like you’ve been working for weeks. Easy to assemble, mix-and-match hors d’oeuvres such as wonton cups and parmesan cones with a variety of fillings in snip and squeeze plastic bags. Good selection of sauces. Book ahead for catered events. 235 E. Broadway, 604-879-9146.

PEAKE OF CATERING
David Peake can create a picnic with caviar and foie gras as easily as he can cook dinner for 400. Peake lunches include a variety of focaccia sandwiches and wraps including the Mediterranean: a combination of hummus, artichokes, baby spinach leaves, couscous, fresh basil, and feta cheese. 4501 Main St., 604-872-8431.

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WEST SIDE

CULINARY CAPERS CATERING
Since 1986, chef Margeret Chisolm and her crew have been the go-to team for high-class events. Her chili glazed pork tenderloin is a melt-in-your-mouth experience; tasty wild salmon comes in charred cedar paper wrapped with a leek, served with a fresh chive, lemon and olive oil salsa verde. 1545 W. 3rd Ave., 604-875-0123.

EMELLE'S CATERING
Signature dishes like Sunshine Coast oysters with red onion marmalade, seared rare sockeye salmon with wasabi maple, or Salt Spring leg of lamb are on offer for the catering side, while the diner offers traditional breakfasts, sandwiches and a daily blue-plate special. 177 W. 7th Ave., 604-739-3663.

LAZY GOURMET
Susan Mendelson closed her bistro but still offers takeout and catering, with menu items like crab bisque and beef tenderloin with forest mushrooms. Mendelson recently gathered 60 of her favourite recipes into her own cookbook, Mamma Now Cooks Like This. 1605 W. 5th Ave., 604-734-2507.

MAJOR THE GOURMET
Signature dishes include the citrus and herb-crusted sable fish: a saffron/spinach risotto cake, topped with caramelized white and orange baby carrots and green haricot vert. Save room for the French lemon meringue, a tower of lemon filling wedged between meringue wafer nestled on a bed of blackberry coulis. 102-8828 Heather St., 604-322-9211.

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NORTH SHORE

CRITIC'S CHOICE
Mobile catering trucks not only for the film industry: a full-service company that provides one-stop shopping, from a picnic in the park to hot toddies at the top of Mount Seymour. 1166 Emerson Way, North Van, 604-408-3700.

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VANCOUVER ISLAND

FEYS & HOBBS CATERED ARTS
Unique chef’s-table dinners allow you to watch dinner being prepared while snacking on roasted lemon rosemary nuts and drunken Sicilian olives (a martini’s best friend). A selection of frozen entrées provide gourmet sustenance and the preserves, bottled-up pleasure. 1-845 Viewfield Rd., Victoria, 250-380-0390, 877-500-5267.

TRUFFLES CATERING
Offering Iron Chef competitions or seaweed foraging tours, diversions for corporate clients. Exclusive caterer for Hatley Castle at Royal Roads University, a premier wedding locale. 120-1315 Esquimalt Rd., Victoria, 250-384-6366.

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