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The Chef and I Catering by A Grand Affair

The Chef and I Catering by A Grand Affair

Brackenridge, PA
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    Nikole B. Sent on 06/24/2024
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    Wonderful!!

    We had a wonderful experience with The Chef and I! Our guests loved the food and we were told my numerous friends that we had some of the best wedding food they've ever had! We are about an hours away and even with travel, the food was delicious!
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    Megan K. Sent on 05/06/2024
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    Amazing food and staff

    We used the Chef & I for our May 2024 wedding at The Grand Estate at Hidden Acres. We cannot say enough how thankful we are for everything they did! They were so easy to work with, from our taste testing to the day of the wedding. Everyone raved about the food. So glad we had some leftovers to enjoy the next day! Thank you again for everything.
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    Jessica B. Sent on 05/12/2024
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    Unique Food and Great Service

    The Chef and I were courteous and professional from day 1. An excellent tasting followed by clear expectations about services and pricing. They helped accommodate a smaller wedding than they usual cater for, which was appreciated. There are also numerous gluten-free options which was a bonus to many in our friend and family group.

    The food itself was phenomenal (smashed potatoes with flavor from a wedding caterer??). They also had some options I hadn't seen from other vendors before (their tandoori chicken appetizers were what finally sold us on them).

    Reception service went off without a hitch, and that was after a cocktail hour with passed apps that guest raved about.

    Good price for the quality and service. Would recommend them to anyone.
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    Marissa B. Sent on 05/08/2024
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    Amazing food with even better service

    Their food was absolutely delicious and at reasonable prices! The menu has plenty of diversity and you cannot go wrong with anything you choose. The team was so helpful and easy to work with throughout the planning process. On the day of our wedding, they were professional and made sure the bride and groom were well taken care of during the ceremony. They also provided cocktail hour appetizers to the bridal party to snack on while taking pictures as they knew we would not be attending cocktail hour. My husband and I cannot say enough great things about this company! Definitely a must have for your wedding catering needs!
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    Anna Sent on 05/06/2024
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    Delicious and professional!

    I have nothing but wonderful things to say about our experience with The Chef and I! Our 160-person plated dinner wedding was flawless and our guests raved about how delicious the food was! They were able to accommodate several different dietary restrictions for our guests and made a couple last-minute adjustments for us when we had an unexpected change! All in all, they were great to work with and delivered a delicious dinner! I’d recommend them to anyone.
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    Brianna S. Sent on 12/06/2023
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    Wonderful Experience!

    The Chef and I were a part of a few caterers that were partnered with our venue and we chose the Chef and I. Without a doubt we would choose them 100x over. From beginning to end they were wonderful to work with, on time, responsive, and professional. The food was absolutely immaculate. We really enjoyed all of the food at tasting and we thought the final product at our wedding was even better. Everyone absolutely raved and still raves about the food and how good it was. The servers the night of our wedding were pleasant and on top of everything. The linens were delivered in a timely fashion, not to interfere with setting up. Everything about the Chef and I was an absolute 10/10 and I would recommend them to anyone!
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    Samantha Z. Sent on 12/17/2023
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    Highly recommend!

    We had our wedding at Yinzer Valley Farms in Mount Pleasant, PA, and Chef & I was one of the recommended caterers. After looking at their menu, we scheduled a tasting. Everything from the food to the service was amazing and we knew we wanted to have them cater our wedding. Will definitely be recommended them in the future!
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    Jc Sent on 09/13/2023
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    August Wedding

    The Chef and I catered our daughter’s wedding in August. The food was delicious! They were very professional. Communications was excellent, they always responded promptly and were very helpful when I had alot of questions. They were detailed oriented and by the time the wedding arrived, I didn’t worry at all that they would do a great job, and they did. They had all the fine details taken care of! Coordinating between the venue and caterer was very smooth. Overall, I would highly recommend for any catered event.
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    Jenna H. Sent on 08/02/2023
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    Delicious, Responsive and Unique Caterer

    We found The Chef and I Catering through our venue (Soldiers & Sailors) because they were one of the preferred vendors. We had communicated with the other preferred caterers and found The Chef and I to be the most affordable and they had great food options! We decided to go with their stations option and everyone has raved about the food and how unique the station idea was. They were very responsive, answered all of our questions, and made the food selection easy. Everything was delicious and I would definitely book them again. Their staff was very attentive, and even helped my husband's grandparents (who are not so mobile) get food. His grandparents felt extra special with the thoughtful consideration from the staff. From start to finish, the process was very easy and YUMMY!
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    Carly W. Sent on 08/08/2023
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    Excellent Wedding Catering

    Nikki was great to work with while planning the catering for our wedding. Our menu tasting was thorough and detail-oriented, and we appreciated all the thought that went into it. We had a few guests at our wedding with dietary needs (gluten-free, vegetarian), and they were well-accommodated. We were so pleased with the quality of the food, as well. We thought the food on the day of our wedding was even better than the food at our tasting (which was great, to begin with). We are happily working our way through the leftovers!
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    Alec F. Sent on 08/01/2023
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    Phenomenal Experience! Would highly recommend

    The Chef and I catered our wedding at Lingrow Farm in Leechburg, PA, and they were absolutely phenomenal. From the initial meetings and logistics to the execution at the wedding to the quality of the food, everything was as amazing as we could have imagined! They were very professional with setup, serving, and cleanup, and their packages that covered a range of food and cost options were perfect. Nikki was also very responsive and accommodating to us anytime we had to make changes to our package, which gave us confidence heading into the wedding day.
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    Antonino D. Sent on 06/22/2023
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    The Best Wedding Food Ever!

    Our experience with the Chef and I was simply exceptional. When we first went for a tasting, we were received by the friendly staff (to include the kind and personable owner). Then we were blown away by the quality and taste of the food. We thought to ourselves, “No way the food will turn out this good on her actual wedding day when they have to make it in bulk…..” but the Chef and I exceeded our expectations. The food was just as fresh and tasted just as good as it did during the tasting. We feel so blessed to have our wedding catered by them!
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    Alicia S. Sent on 05/11/2023
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    Never had better catering!

    Thank you so much to The Chef and I for the amazing work they did for our wedding. They were there the night before to set up everything they could to make sure the day of went as smoothly as possible. Nikki answered any questions we had leading up to our wedding and was extremely helpful! THE FOOD WAS INCREDIBLE!! Everyone couldn’t stop raving about the food. It was all perfectly cooked and served nice and hot. We really couldn’t appreciate their pride, professionalism and eagerness to help more!
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    Jessie B. Sent on 01/25/2023
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    Great vendor choice!

    The Chef & I catered our wedding at Soldiers & Sailors in Pittsburgh, PA and we loved them! They were able to make accommodations to a guest's dairy allergy last minute, and were flexible as our numbers changed prior to a month before the wedding. They coordinated directly with our venue which took some things off my plate. The food was delicious!
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    Dana Sent on 01/04/2023
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    Delicious Food and Great Staff!

    The Chef and I are amazing people to work with. Everyone from their staff were so sweet and the food was simply delicious. Our guests absolutely loved it!!
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    Susanna K. Sent on 11/07/2022
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    The best!!!!

    We had an absolutely amazing experience with the Chef & I. Everything went so so smoothly and we got some many compliments from our guests about the food. Definitely would recommend!
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    Kyle M. Sent on 11/16/2022
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    Wedding Catering

    Food was fantastic, service was even better. Couldn’t have asked for a better caterer for our wedding day.
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    Jason Sent on 11/07/2022
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    Perfection!

    From start to finish Chef & I was nothing short of perfect. The food was amazing and Nikki was great to work with. Highly recommend and cannot give enough praise!
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    Bryan B. Sent on 10/18/2022
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    Chef and I wedding catering

    I cannot say enough great things about the Chef & I. The food was not only incredible, but the service was great and working with the team was so easy. They helped make our wedding the perfect day!
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    Molly F. Sent on 10/06/2022
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    The Perfect Caterer for a Perfect Wedding

    The Chef and I Catering catered our wedding last weekend at Lingrow Farm and they were absolutely amazing from the food to the staff. Before getting married I had so many people tell me I wouldn't get a chance to eat the food we picked the night of the wedding but their staff did such a great job seeking us out with the appetizers and providing us with our very own platters of it and also filling up plates for us at the buffet so we didn't have to do it ourselves. The food was so good and I had so much of it I was struggling to finish what was on my plate. We got so many compliments from our guests on how great the food was as well.
    Not only were they great the day of the wedding but in all the steps leading up. They were great at communicating and helping with the timing of events and helping us to come up with the perfect menu for the event working around food restrictions for some of the guests as well. When we went to do the tasting with them we had selected some things we wanted to try and they had added the Chicken Romano for us to try as it is a customer favorite. We absolutely loved it and are so grateful for the recommendation! We have also been enjoying leftovers all week and look forward to more of the chicken for dinner tonight!
    I am so glad we had them as our caterers and I am so grateful to them for helping to make our wedding perfect!
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    Tim S. Sent on 08/28/2022
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    Outstanding!

    Chef & I catered our wedding at Soldiers & Sailors and we couldn't have been more pleased with how everything went! We did a station style service with five separate stations for guests to choose from. All feedback we received was that the food was fantastic. Nikki was amazing throughout the entire process from scheduling tastings to answering any questions. She responded so quickly and the communication was outstanding.
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    Maria I. Sent on 06/26/2022
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    Great food, great staff

    The Chef and I catered our wedding at Soldiers and Sailors on April 16, 2022. Our experience with them was outstanding. I have celiac disease (as well as a number of our guests), and they were able to provide options for us. We had raving reviews from guests about how great the food was, too. We also included a late night snack option, which was a huge hit. Nikki was great to work with and highly responsive. I highly recommend!
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    Emily G. Sent on 06/08/2022
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    10/10 Highly recommend!!

    We chose Chef and I catering for our wedding in April 2022 and everything was perfect!! The food is amazing and the entire staff is so nice! Nikki is super helpful and made everything so easy. I highly recommend them for any event!!
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    Liz D. Sent on 05/26/2022
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    The bride and groom

    We chose the Chef and I for our wedding in May 2022. We decided on a buffet style dinner. The food was absolutely delicious, all of our guests loved it. Nikki was very easy to work with and clearly outlined exactly the order of events for our reception. They are budget friendly with several different options to customize your selection. The Chef and I are simply the best!
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