Mike worked for Pure Joy Catering as an event server for two years before being promoted to the full time Event Operations Coordinator...

Our food is delicious and yummy… and sometimes a little messy sexy.  We could spend time sculpting the perfectly artistic plate, but by...

What a super fun adventure! We drove about 3 hours from Florence to Norcia, a ancient walled picturesque village in the province of...

Whoever said vegetarians can’t get enough protein was just plain wrong. With beans and lentils, nuts, eggs, and protein-packed whole...

(from an article I wrote for Food & Home Magazine) Some years ago, in the fall, I came across a sign up against a well used wooden fruit...

An interview with Lynette La Mere wedSB: Please tell us about yourself and how you began Pure Joy Catering. Lynette: I began my life in...

In honor of getting our Farm Friendly Dining Certification I’m sharing a few of my favorite things to do with our local citrus. Blood...

Both of my boys are accomplished Chefs with excellent creative multicultural tastes, both studying at Stanford, Luc in particular is...

Great Gatsby style gently fizzing, summery concoction of gin, lime and soda. The name “rickey” stretches back far beyond the Jazz Age –...

“Dear Patrick, Thank you so much for all of your hard work on our wedding. The food was delicious, delicious, DELICIOUS. The venue looked...

Colin Cowie said that he tells his couples (who are spending millions on their weddings) that it’s not really their wedding. It’s their...

Dear Alizabeth, Ben and I have our catering choice narrowed down between you and another company, so we have a couple (well, more than a...

Because she loves lavender…it is oh so Santa Barbara; fragrant and beautifully blooming year round just like in the south of France. And...

Yesterday at an event a group of guests asked what some of my favorite recipes are when I’m cooking at home and it got me thinking…...

Everyone enjoys a picnic, and they make memorable surprises. The very word evokes visions of a lazy lounging meal eaten out of doors amid...

Say no more! We get it. We know exactly what you have in mind & we can make it happen & you're right, the crowd will go wild. Hand made...

What a gorgeous evening & a spectacular wedding that we were oh so happy to be a part of. Delicious Specialty Cocktails such as the Spicy...

James Beard described crab as a ‘meal the gods intended only for the pure in palate.’ Everyone loves eating these bizarre ten legged...