Congratulations to all our CATIE Award Winners!

2024 Winners

Best Appetizer: Southern Graces at Hewitt Oaks, "Fried Green Tomato BLT Salad"
Best Buffet or Action Station: D'Amico Catering, "Du Jour"
Best Catered Event: Culinary Crafts, "Teach a Man to Fish"
Best Catered Wedding: Culinary Crafts, "Restaurant Rustica"
Best Dessert: Forte Belanger, "Strawberry Four-Play"
Best Hors d'oeuvre: Daniel et Daniel Catering & Events, "Key Wat"
Best Main Course Plate Presentation: Dish Food and Events, "Carrot Wellington"
Best Small Plate: Bingemans, "Aaniin Tasting Plate"

Caterer of the Year: Schaffer
Chef of the Year: Jason Sutton, Footers Catering
Innovative Mixology (Alcoholic or Non-Alcoholic): 24 Carrots Catering & Events, "Omakase Icebreaker"

2023 Winners

Best Appetizer
Catering by Design (CO)

Best Buffet or Action Station
Catering by Design (CO)

Best Catered Event
LUX Catering & Events

Best Catered Wedding
Catering by Design (CO)

Best Small Plate
Colette’s Catering and Events

Caterer of the Year
Vicky Crease Catering + Events

2022 Winners

Best Buffet or Action Station
Thomas Caterers of Distinction "Cool Car Concept"

Best Catered Event
Catering by Design (CO) "Age of Aquarius"

Best Catered Wedding
The JDK Group "Pastoral Paradise"

Best Catering for a Micro Event
Dish Food and Events "Intimate Chic-Industrial Wedding"

Best Dessert
Schaffer "Death by Strawberry Shortcake"

Best Food or Beverage Trend Incorporation
Catering by Design (CO) "Bubbles the Deer"

Chef of the Year
Jay Varga, The JDK Group

Caterer of the Year
Marcia Selden Catering

2021 Winners

Best at Home Celebration Vicky Crease Catering + Events, "Go Small, or Go Home"	Best Catered Wedding Catering by Design (CO), "The Great Glamping Getaway"
Best Catered Event 24 Carrots, "This is How We Do It a 90s Inspired Chef's Table"	Best Catering for a Micro Event Footers Catering, "Surprise Us Wedding Celebration"
Best Catering for a Virtual Event Fort Belanger, NF Forward Benefit Gala VIII	Best Dessert Catering by Michaels, "Bourbon Butter Smash"
Best Social Distancing Innovation or Solution Constellation Culinary Group, "Prepped"

2020 Winners

Best Appetizer Catering by Michaels, “Citrus Scallop”	Best Buffet or Action Station Catering by Michaels, “Foie Gras Doughnut”
Best Catered Event Catering by Design (CO), “Color Bash”	Best Catered Multi Day Event Vicky Crease Catering + Events, “Business is an Adventure”
Best Catered Wedding By Word of Mouth Catering, “Under the African Sky”	Best Dessert Culinary Crafts, “Popsicles for Grownups”
Best Food or Beverage Trend Incorporation Thomas Caterers of Distinction, “Pentagon to Star”	Best Hors d'oeuvre The Ginger Grape, “Candyfloss Squid”
Best Main Course The JDK Group, “Flaming Sous Vide Chicken Osso Bucco”	Best Small Plate Marcia Selden Catering, “Valentine Treat Box”
Innovative Mixology Catering by Michaels, “Spherified Cocktails”	Culinary Rising Star Shelby Anderson, Footers Catering
Chef of the Year Adam Gooch, Common Plea Catering, Inc.	Caterer of the Year Catering by Design (CO)

2019 Winners

Best Action Station "Duck Fat Fried Chicken" Catering by Michaels	Best Barbeque or Picnic Menu "Backyard Barbeque Soiree" Culinary Crafts
Best Buffet Presentation & Menu "Black Creativity Gala" Catering by Michaels	Best Celebration Cake "Harry Plopper Birthday Cake" Peppers Fine Catering
Best Dessert "Cinnamon Pumpkin Cronut" LUX Catering and Events	Best Hors d'oeuvre "Savory Macaron" Culinary Crafts
Best Main Course Plate Presentation "Delicacies from the Sea" Culinary Crafts	Best Plated Menu "Nelson Mandela Centenary Gala Dinner" The Ginger Grape
Best Food Trend Incorporation "Savory Macaron" Culinary Crafts	Best Table Scape Design "A Full Mountain Soiree" LUX Catering and Events
Signature Caterer for Best Wedding "Wedding Day Dreams Become a Rustic Elegant Reality" CT Wedding Group	Signature Caterer for Best Multiple Day Event "CGI University" Catering by Michaels
Innovative Mixology "Leather Aged Cocktail" Culinary Crafts	Signature Caterer for Best Event "PACE Yourself" Empyrean Events and Catering
Chef of the Year Marissa Delgado Artisan by Santa Barbara Catering	Caterer of the Year Schaffer

2018 Winners

Best Barbeque or Picnic Menu "All Summer Long Barefoot Picnic" Vicky Crease Catering	Best Buffet Presentation & Menu "Food Truck Bar Mitzvah" Catering by Michael's, Inc.
Best Celebration Cake "10' Tall Celebration Cake" LUX Catering and Events	Best Dessert "Utah Beehive Cake" LUX Catering and Events
Best Hors d'oeuvre "Smoked Carrot in Cloche" Blue Plate	Best Main Course Plate Presentation "Sous Vide Fried Chicken" Culinary Crafts
Best Plated Menu "Rom Gala 2017 - Celebrating Canada" Daniel et Daniel	Best Food Trend Incorporation "Disruption: A Suspended Dessert Balloon Maze" Vicky Crease Catering
Best Table Scape Design "Natural History Museum - Overstock.com" LUX Catering and Events	Signature Caterer for Best Wedding "Wedding at Seastone" A Taste of Elegance Catering
Signature Caterer for Best Multiple Day Event "Camp Eclipse" Catering by Design (CO)	Innovative Mixology "Drunken Cocunuts" Vicky Crease Catering
Signature Caterer for Best Event "Optical Illusion" Vicky Crease Catering	Chef of the Year Jimmy Olang 24 Carrots
Caterer of the Year 24 Carrots

2017 Winners

Best Barbeque or Picnic Menu "Crab Feast" Purple Onion Catering Company	Best Buffet Presentation & Menu "Breakfast Cupcake Buffet" Good Gracious! Events
Best Celebration Cake "40th Birthday" Culinary Capers Catering & Special Events	Best Dessert "Chocolate Budino" A Joy Wallace Catering
Best Hors d'oeuvre "Launch Party" Catering by Design (CO)	Best Main Course Plate Presentation "Beef Wellington" Thomas Caterers of Distinction
Best Plated Menu "Imagination Destination" Epicurean Group	Best Food Trend Incorporation "Jerky Wall" Catering by Design (CO)
Best Table Scape Design "Surrey Mayor's Long Table Dinner" Culinary Capers Catering and Special Events	Signature Caterer for Best Wedding "The Royal Wedding" Thomas Caterers of Distinction
Signature Caterer for Best Multiple Day Event "A Walk in the Park" Vick Crease Catering	Innovative Mixology "Cherry Bomb" Thomas Caterers of Distinction
Signature Caterer for Best Event "An Evening at the Forestiere Underground Gardens" The Painted Table	Chef of the Year Keith Lord The Wild Thyme Company
Caterer of the Year Marcia Selden Catering & Events

2016 Winners

Best Barbeque or Picnic Menu "The West Greets East Barbeque Buffet" Culinary Crafts	Best Buffet Presentation & Menu "Big Sur Wedding" A Taste of Elegance Catering & Events
Best Celebration Cake "Dragon Cake" Purple Onion Catering	Best Dessert "The Chocolate Conspiracy" LeCroissant Catering & Events
Best Hors d'oeuvre "Bruschetta" Thomas Caterers of Distinction	Best Main Course Plate Presentation "Braised Wagyu Zabuton Beef" LeCroissant Catering & Events
Best Plated Menu "Last Supper" The JDK Group	Best Food Trend Incorporation "Inferno Corn" Crave Catering
Best Table Scape Design "Lockheed Martin F-35 Arrival Ceremony" LeCroissant Catering & Events	Signature Caterer for Best Wedding "Kristen & Kelly Wedding" The JDK Group
Signature Caterer for Best Multiple Day Event "Nordstrom Vancouver Opening Events" Culinary Capers	Innovative Mixology "My Chemical Romance" Empyrean Events and Catering
Signature Caterer for Best Event "Eat, Taste & Shop" Zilli Hospitality Group	Chef of the Year Robin Selden Marcia Selden Catering
Caterer of the Year Santa Barbara Catering