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Culinaria Food and Wine is a Lawrence, Kansas based catering company, owned by husband & wife team, Regan & Aaron Pillar, specializing in customized menus, wine pairings and signature cocktails.

Our chef, Aaron crafts each menu to your taste. We are proud to partner with many local farmers and growers to provide you with the freshest, locally sourced ingredients in the area. We are committed to using fresh & local, because it's healthier, and it tastes GREAT!

What could go better with great food, than great drinks!! Regan is our wine & cocktail expert - among many other things. She will happily pair your food selections with the perfect wine, or blend the perfect infused cocktail to liven up any party.

We typically cater at outside venues with our team of bartenders & service staff, however we also have a cozy event space in Lawrence that we are using more and more for our monthly Wine Club and Final Friday events. Our event space is perfect for rehearsal dinners, birthday parties, wine dinners, corporate events, holiday parties, baby showers, wedding showers, retirement parties, or any special ocassion in your life.

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Frequently asked questions

What catering services do you provide?

Buffet
Cocktail Reception
Hors d'oeuvres
Plated

What types of cuisine do you cater?

American
Italian
Latin American
Mediterranean
Mexican
Spanish

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Lactose Free
Kosher
Organic
Vegan
Vegetarian

What bar services do you provide?

Champagne Toast
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Rebecca S. Sent on 12/06/2018
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Culinaria did a phenomenal job listening to our wants/needs to provide the most delicious food for our wedding. The service was beyond professional. Guests that attended our wedding still talk about the quality of food and service to this day!! I can’t recommend them enough.
User2528395 Sent on 02/06/2016
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We used Culinaria for our wedding at the Cider Gallery in Lawrence in November. We were very happy with our entire experience, from a no-pressure tasting, to picking the food options we wanted (and substituting in some custom items we wanted to include), actual delivery and presentation, and most importantly taste.

The initial quote came in over our budget, but Culinaria worked with us to make adjustments that allowed us to stay in budget, while making very minor concessions. We chose to do family style serving, and things ran very smoothly. The food looks great aesthetically, and tasted great too. We got our own plated dinner at the head table, and our server who made sure our champagne was always filled the entirety of the night.

We came up with several custom dessert ideas in place of a cake, like miniature donuts, mini cupcakes, mini cheese cake, etc... and Regan's team made them a reality. They went really fast.

Overall, we have nothing but positive things to say about catering Culinaria did for our wedding and would certainly recommend them to anyone planning a wedding. I can't imagine getting more bang for your buck in terms of really high quality food at a reasonable cost.
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Sarah Sent on 07/01/2015
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Regan and Aaron were so great to work with. They really took the stress and BS out of hiring a caterer. Regan went out of her way to help us with the little details, like coordinating tables/linens/dinnerware rentals with another vendor. And the food!!! My parents wanted a fancy cut of roast beef for our wedding, which made me a bit nervous because it's so difficult to prepare beef to the right doneness for a crowd AND keep it hot for a buffet line. I don't know how Aaron did it, but it turned out perfectly. Our guests raved about how good the food was, and how often do you hear that about a wedding? Don't hesitate to hire Culinaria - your guests (and wallet and sanity) will thank you!
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