Meet with our Chef and Lead Event Planner to design your perfect menu and discuss every aspect to make your day just what you want. Start with our Menus page where you will find samples from previous events. Then review our large selection of Hors d'oeuvres. Our Cost Planning and Sample Weddings can help you set the scale and offer good planning pointers.
Specially designed menus including vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, allergen friendly & healthy requests.
Specially designed menus including vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, allergen friendly & healthy requests.
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Preferred Sonoma Caterers was founded by Owner/Chef Amber Balshaw and her husband Jim over 30 years ago.
Amber's love of cooking always keeps her excited about food, and that excitement keeps her menus fresh and innovative.
Amber has seen trends in food and design come and go (and sometimes come again) over her years planning weddings and other events.
She loves to help couples brainstorm new ideas and knows how an event should flow to get everything just right.
We prefer to work with local producers and farmers for our produce, cheeses, seafood and as much as we can, to not only provide the freshest products but to support sustainable and artisan practices, and the local community.
Amber's love of cooking always keeps her excited about food, and that excitement keeps her menus fresh and innovative.
Amber has seen trends in food and design come and go (and sometimes come again) over her years planning weddings and other events.
She loves to help couples brainstorm new ideas and knows how an event should flow to get everything just right.
We prefer to work with local producers and farmers for our produce, cheeses, seafood and as much as we can, to not only provide the freshest products but to support sustainable and artisan practices, and the local community.
Our favorite part of the process is planning the menu with you!
Created to match the fare to the event, the season, and your tastes.
We will consider the location (is there an oven?), and personal desires (favorites, vegetarian, cultural).
Styling the cuisine and presentation to set the mood or fit a theme, to explore the latest trends or work with your traditions.
Our service staff can provide site set up & clean up as well as serve your guests.
If needed we can also provide on-site catering chef or other culinary staff and a catering captain to coordinate their activities.
Created to match the fare to the event, the season, and your tastes.
We will consider the location (is there an oven?), and personal desires (favorites, vegetarian, cultural).
Styling the cuisine and presentation to set the mood or fit a theme, to explore the latest trends or work with your traditions.
Our service staff can provide site set up & clean up as well as serve your guests.
If needed we can also provide on-site catering chef or other culinary staff and a catering captain to coordinate their activities.
A beverage and small nibble is appreciated after a long drive or if you have a ceremony preceding the cocktail hour.
Hors d'oeuvres and stations are a must for the cocktail hour and will make the party pop.
The perfect sweet to end the meal, coffee to relax and enjoy with friends, and that little extra to keep the evening going.
For more casual affairs the Set & Go menus offer convenience, BBQ & Picnics can be from casual to elegant, To Go catering for the DIYer's, and Special Guidelines offers some sample menus for special dietary requirements.
Hors d'oeuvres and stations are a must for the cocktail hour and will make the party pop.
The perfect sweet to end the meal, coffee to relax and enjoy with friends, and that little extra to keep the evening going.
For more casual affairs the Set & Go menus offer convenience, BBQ & Picnics can be from casual to elegant, To Go catering for the DIYer's, and Special Guidelines offers some sample menus for special dietary requirements.
The cost of having an event can vary widely.
The following guidelines should provide you with a good idea of what you can expect and help you in designing the vision for your event.
The type of event can be the biggest determining factor in price, and also has the widest variability.
Does the event require substantial service staff (i.e. a served dinner), medium staff (passed hors d'oeuvres), or light staff (a buffet)?
Is the menu simple or complex?
Start with the following as rough estimates as to what you can reasonably expect various types of menus (food) to cost.
The following guidelines should provide you with a good idea of what you can expect and help you in designing the vision for your event.
The type of event can be the biggest determining factor in price, and also has the widest variability.
Does the event require substantial service staff (i.e. a served dinner), medium staff (passed hors d'oeuvres), or light staff (a buffet)?
Is the menu simple or complex?
Start with the following as rough estimates as to what you can reasonably expect various types of menus (food) to cost.
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