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Experience one of our upscale corporate feasts - a little bit of high-end and all off the menu. (This makes for a culinary masterpiece!)

A vendor open house menu to kick off the New Year! Sometimes less is more and in this case that was the perfect theme.  Our chef's balanced simple and classicly delicious food with an elevated twist!  Who doesn't love pork cooked over an open flame?

Our client requested a wedding menu that was going to honor the cultural background of both the bride and the groom.  Something elegant enough for an evening wedding, but recognizable enough to please a crowd.  Little did we know that this simple request could breed an ingenious cross-cultural masterpiece that was mind-blowingly delicious!

The Wild Thyme Company is proud to be a member of the international business networking group, BNI. As part of our membership, we were asked to give a 10 minute presentation all about the ins and outs of Wild Thyme. It was a great opportunity to showcase all the services we offer:  formal catering, event planning, corporate to-go service, venue rental, and even gourmet lunch boxes.

The Wild Thyme team is always excited when our clients ask us to customize a menu. It always provides us the opportunity to showcase new flavors and unique items while accommodating our client's needs. Recently, we were asked to create some fun vegan appetizers. While we already had an extensive list of vegetarian items, we had yet to develop a selection of vegan items.

It is always a lot of fun to be a part of theme parties. Recently we had an Oktoberfest themed event! It goes without saying we worked with a fun blue and white color pallet, served German Fare and a lot of beer... in-action-theme-event-225x300 The menu featured classic dishes such as; Made to Order Schnitzel, Knockwurst with Sauerkraut, Potato Leak Soup and Apple Strudel.

So you're invited to an engagement party at a gorgeous home on a perfect San Diego afternoon, you're one drink and 2 lobster spring rolls in to the groove, and a pastor announces that there are buses waiting outside to take everyone to church...SURPRISE - Vicki and Sam are getting married today!! The cheers, squeals, and tears were contagious among the couple's shared loved ones and we were so happy to be there to cater and coordinate this very special occasion!

Comic-Con International: San Diego - Pop-Up Dinner Paying Homage to Game of Thrones, Orange is the New Black & Marvel’s Luke Cage. Comic-Con attendees would receive "TV Dinners" inspired by the shows. The meals would feature dishes like Genghis Connie's chow mein from Luke Cage, the Jolly Rancher weapon that Piper used to frame fellow inmate Stella Carlin in Orange is the New Black, and Jerky of the Beast inspired by the wild boar that ultimately killed Game of Thrones character King Robert Baratheon.

WHEN THE WILD THYME COMPANY’s Chef Keith Lord casually coined the hashtag #nowastechef, he never expected the response or demand from what can now be called the “following”. After several educational seminars, collaborative research and development, awards, and now pop-up dinners, highlighting ingredients the common world would typically call trash is becoming a trend, but our very own and other locally notarized chefs are cultivating it as a lifestyle.

Typically, the menu is a huge contributor to the theme or type of event you're planning, but beyond that, the style in which it is served is actually the true contribution.  Sometimes the style of service you choose will help you come up with the perfect menu.