San Diego Catering | Event, Wedding, Corporate, Personal Chef

Gaslamp Catering

It seems somewhat befuddling that with the number of options for food service located within the gaslamp quarter in our beloved downtown san diego that we find so much work in the area.  After taking some time to consider what my clientele is looking for that the many fine restaurants can’t provide i narrowed it down to three main factors.

First was the flexibility.  by coming to me they can have more control over what is being but on the dinner plates of their guests.  Personal chefs are versed in a broad range of culinary techniques and have the tools to provide a fresher option to a pre cooked reynolds wrapped meal.  This also allows my clients to mix genreswithin a meal.  They are not tied down to mexican, italian, japanese or any other flavor.  Whether they are by petco, market street, broad street or in the east village, using a catering service allows the most options for their guests.

Second is something that you don’t receive when ordering out.  Personal service in your own environment.  Ordering out fine dining is simply not the best way to go about impressing a guest.  when hiring a personal chef or a catering company in the gaslamp quarter you bring in an element of personal attention to you and your guests needs.  The personality of your meal is accompanied with the character of those preparing it for you.  Personal chefs know that half of their job is to please the customer.  That what makes them different from a executive chef working in a closed kitchen.

Finally Familiarity with the area makes many of our clients choose me time and time again.  In the Gaslamp Catering is a hot commodity, businesses flourish and when you have the advantage of having worked from horton plaza to the world trade center to east village and each small area of the gaslamp quarter you are able to use local knowledge to ensure that the job gets done right and in time.  Parking, logistics, timing and planning correctly all come easy after having experienced the specific needs of the clients and locations of downtown san diego.

I am glad to have the opportunity to assist so many greatful clients in the gaslamp and always impressed with the level of sophistication of our guests palettes.  it is a joy to work in downtown san diego and the gaslamp is certainly a growing gift to all of us whether we are at the clubs, enjoying appetizers at a networking event, entertaining clients or enjoying a private function at the Icon The Gaslamp has a great synergy for Caterers like us at convivial catering.

Convivial Catering’s Friends.

Good friends and great associates make Convivial Catering’s products that much more enjoyable.

We want to thank a few of the San Diego businesses that we have had the pleasure of being in contact with. Convivial Catering enjoy’s the entertaining atmosphere of San Diego, and adds to the ambiance as often as possible.  We are proud to service all areas of San Diego.  We provide catering to the Gaslamp, La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Coronado, Del Mar, and Rancho Santa Fe.  While our network of fans is quite spread out we make the effort to create satisfying meals throughout the county.

The San diego area is full of holes in the wall spot’s that offer unique atmosphere and provocative menus.  Convivial is recommended by many of the top restaurants in the area such as Pamplemousse Grille, and World Famous and we look forward to showing our appreciation for their referrals by continually recommending there premium dining establishments. Check back to continually find more news about our friends and associates in the fine dining field of San Diego.

Wood Stone Oven Guide.

When your looking for a unique cooking experience consider the options offerred by Wood Stone oven company.  Just like the name says, the ovens are available in a wood burning model that is mainly used in high end cuisine that requires an authentic smoked taste and in old style pizzeria’s.  There are two things about Wood Stone Ovens that stand out to me as unique in my experience running kitchens and as a San Diego personal chef prepping and cooking in other’s kitchens.  First is the ability to cook on a true stone surface, the entire oven is made of a cast porcelein stone that retains a nice even temperature and allows the cook to use different area’s of the oven for different periods of the cooking process.  Second is the option to have these ovens installed with gas heat.  This gives the cook a truly authentic look with the flexibility and control of gas heat.  The cooking surface is still a stone material and this gives the chef a broad range of options when preparing everything from breads, meats, quiches or pizza.  The only issue for a caterer is space that one of these ovens consumes.  While the cooking surface is larger than most any oven the additional space taken up by the porcelein dome and gas equipment may not work for larger volume events.  I personally prefer a viking range and a few bakers pride ovens but am consistently impressed by the authentic look and hearth baked taste associated with a well tamed Wood stone.