Crisp Baby Red Potato Skins with Salmon Tartar, and  Southern Belles; Juicy Slow Roasted Shredded BBQ Pork in Fresh Baked Mini Corn...

Four Tips to Look and Feel your Best on your Wedding Day When the word, “wedding” is mentioned in conversation, most people automatically...

We recycle or compost 96% of our trash here and were awarded a Green Star. The City of Santa Barbara Composting program rep came by...

photo by Amber Jean Your wedding caterer will probably be your largest expense, how do you qualify them? Making sure they are...

Glorious, deeply flavored Port Roasted Prime Rib This was the first article I wrote for a glossy publication, Food & Home’s first...

Shown here made by my son on a trip in South Africa with his love, Ali Friedman. This has always been his birthday treat & this year away...

Now that you’re engaged, you’re probably looking for the perfect Santa Barbara Wedding Venue. Luckily for you, we’ve compiled the best...

Microplane zesters are great when you want a small amount of citrus zest, but long before we had those snazzy household gadgets chefs...

Name: Amy Vigilante Title: Bookkeeper aka Bean Counter How long have you been with PJC? Since early 2017 Describe your role with Pure Joy...

The concepts a chef uses, taking a set of ingredients and blending these well known items in unique ways to delight and excite, mirrors...

Who takes more than a week to make a cocktail garnish?! I do, but wait, wait, before you think I’m nuts let me explain…it’s a special...

We just LOVE getting fantastic, positive, unsolicited feedback. Especially when it’s from a wedding guest. This made our day! See what he...

“We wanted to tell you what a fabulous job Pure Joy did…especially Patrick! It has been enough weeks past the wedding, that I finally...

“We LOVED Pure Joy!!! We are total foodies, so our wedding food was one of the most important things to us when planning our wedding....

One of the best bits of advice I got was to hire a private tour guide / translator for the first day in Tokyo. I’d never done that...

At Pure Joy Catering, we are strongly committed to giving back to the local community and protecting our environment. We only have one...

There were two sides to this wedding coin and each were vastly different from one another, yet both extremely beautiful. Kalpana and Matt...

Yield: 1 pitcher Pot luck you say? HA! You wont need any luck with this dashing addition in tow. Refreshment defined; 1 ¾ cups simple...

grilled brie with apricot jam & reduced balsamic drizzle pintxos Wandering the Basque Country to search for new culinary experiences to...

“To the Pure Joy Team: Thank you to everyone for all your efforts this weekend. Especially with the added curve ball of the rain,...