From personalized menus to seamless service, we’re here to bring your vision to life! Known for our locally sourced, scratch-made dishes, intuitive hospitality, and personalized service, we create memorable dining experiences for every guest.
We cater a variety of events in Asheville and the surrounding areas, including rehearsal dinners, business luncheons, corporate retreats, nonprofit fundraisers, intimate weddings, large wedding receptions, family reunions, and upscale private dinners. Whether you're planning a formal event or a casual gathering, we provide delicious, handcrafted catering to fit your needs.
Because we prepare meals just for you from scratch, we can serve any cuisine in style! Our Asheville catering menu includes diverse cuisines such as Southern comfort food, New American, authentic Italian, classic North Carolina BBQ, Asian, Indian, and much more. While we have a wide range of options to choose from, we also love creating menus based on special requests, family favorites, and customized or fusion flavors.
Food may be served via a buffet, to tables (individually plated or family style), passed, or at themed stations. In addition to full-service events, we also offer pickup, delivery, and deliveries with setup, where we will fully set up your buffet or food display before departing.
Reach out to us via the form above, and we’ll be in touch to confirm availability for your date and create a custom menu, proposal, and estimate for your gathering. To confirm your booking, simply sign our services agreement and provide a 50% deposit. Event details like menu, guest count, timeline, and staffing may be adjusted after booking as details come into focus.
We have a $55 per person food minimum for full-service events, with most in-town events in the $80-120 per person range (plus tax and gratuity) to include appetizers, service ware, and staffing. Proposals are custom built to reflect the location, timeline, and unique staffing needs of your event. Our pricing reflects our dedication to handcrafted meals using quality local ingredients, as well as paying our team a living wage. Gratuities are optional but greatly appreciated and are shared with our entire team.
Yes, we are experts in accommodating food allergies, vegan diets, gluten-free menus, and other dietary preferences. Our goal is to ensure that every guest at your event—whether they need a nut-free, dairy-free, or plant-based meal—has an enjoyable and inclusive dining experience.
Absolutely! Love is love, and we are here to celebrate all of it. Whether your wedding is traditional, non-traditional, or fabulously out-of-the-box, we’re honored to bring hospitality and flavor to your big day. Everyone deserves a feast as unique as their love story.
Yes! Tastings are available in our West Asheville kitchen for $125 per couple, $25 for additional guests, and no charge for planners or coordinators. Tastings are optional and can take place before or after booking.
We offer comprehensive catering planning services to ensure a stress-free event. From customizing your menu to advising on rentals and coordinating with your venue, our team is here to help make your Asheville wedding or special event seamless.
On the day of your event, our professional catering team arrives early to set up, prepare dishes, and create a polished presentation. We will warmly serve your guests throughout the gathering, including serving appetizers and dinner per the event timeline, addressing guest needs and questions, filling waters, clearing tables, repacking rentals, and taking out trash. Our departure time may vary based on event plans and venue requirements, ranging from after dinner to through the end of the event. It is our priority and focus to leave your guests, fellow vendors, and venue staff feeling well-nourished and cared for.
Yes, we specialize in onsite catering for Asheville events, cooking dishes like seafood, grilled meats, and fried items fresh at your venue. Other dishes are prepared at our commissary kitchen in West Asheville and transported to events in hot and cold carriers. As caterers, one of our specialties is determining the best way to prepare and transport each dish so it can be served to your guests at the ideal temperature.
Full-service event with on-site staffing including service ware (chafers, platters, tongs, etc.), menu signage noting allergens, and cocktail napkins. Rentals like china, flatware, glassware, linens, and tables are not included, but we are happy to give input on what might be needed and refer you to our favorite local vendors. We can also provide attractive, durable, and compostable plates, flatware, napkins and cups.
We typically do not need an onsite kitchen and provide much of our own equipment, however we do need a dedicated work space for staffed events, including a kitchen tent for outdoor events. We will conduct a site check as needed to assess setup plans for your gathering.
Events can produce a lot of waste, so we are mindful of reducing and reusing whenever possible. In addition to using responsibly sourced compostable materials, we also work with Asheville Poverty Initiative’s 12 Baskets Cafe to ensure that unwanted leftovers are shared with our community members in need. If you prefer to take leftovers home we will gladly pack them up for you!
We cater events in Asheville, Hendersonville, Weaverville, Marshall, Black Mountain, Brevard, Waynesville, Sylva, and throughout Western North Carolina. We also travel to the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau and Upstate South Carolina for select events.
Yes, we will gladly help cut and serve your cake at no additional cost. If you are serving an assortment of desserts that require additional setup or display materials we may assess a modest fee to handle that element of service. We also provide many delicious dessert options, and welcome requests!
Late-night catering has become a popular addition to Asheville weddings and events! We offer crowd-pleasers including sliders, fries, and mini tacos, prepared fresh onsite to keep your guests energized as they dance the night away. Check out our late-night menu, or feel free to request your favorite late-night snack!
Kids under five eat free, and kids six to 12 are half price if they enjoy the same menu as adults. We can also recommend alternate dishes your young guests may prefer, which are priced a la carte. For seated meals, we recommend serving kids meals as soon as guests are seated, while adults enjoy a salad course.
Yes, for extended events like weddings we always recommend including meals for vendors in your plans! We offer vendor meals for $18 per person. While vendors are often fed the event menu after guests have been served, we gladly accommodate vendor dietary or timing needs to help ensure vendors are well nourished so they can do their best work for you!
We are not licensed for alcohol service, but we can refer you to terrific bar vendors. We offer a variety of refreshing non-alcoholic options, including classic sweet tea, seasonal mocktails, and fresh mixers.
Yes, we are fully licensed and insured.
We recommend booking your Asheville catering services as early as possible, especially for popular dates during wedding season and holidays. Many clients book 12–24 months in advance, although we’ve also served weddings with as little as two weeks’ notice. Reach out today to check availability for your date.
We accept payments via all major credit cards (with a service fee), checks, cash, and ACH payments.
**by appointment only**
1501 Patton Avenue Ste 2, Asheville, North Carolina 28806, United States
Contact Food Experience today to check availability for your date, discuss your event, and receive a custom menu and proposal.
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