We're passionate about food. From galas and weddings, event design and decor, to rental choices and professional staffing, our services extend further than just the perfect custom menu! Our interactive virtual experience packages include team-building games & activities, group cooking & mixology classes, and custom food & beverage packages!
Enjoy your meal in person while joining your group online. Options range from a "gala in a box" experience to curated cocktail and wine choices, themed decor and specialty props to experience and enjoy with your group. Let's get shaking! Whether you're throwing an intimate gathering or a bash for 2,500 people, our mixologists & bartenders supply everything from specialty cocktails & mocktails to local beer selections & regional wines.
Enjoy your meal in person while joining your group online. Options range from a "gala in a box" experience to curated cocktail and wine choices, themed decor and specialty props to experience and enjoy with your group. Let's get shaking! Whether you're throwing an intimate gathering or a bash for 2,500 people, our mixologists & bartenders supply everything from specialty cocktails & mocktails to local beer selections & regional wines.
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Foodz Catering is a local, woman-owned business located in the heart of Seattle. Shelby founded the company in 1997 with the principle that catering should be a creative, innovative, and artistic experience. We are dedicated to cultivating deliciously elegant menus.
Our global culinary background provides an unparalleled depth for sophisticated or casual menu planning and presentation, with a focus on current, innovative, and high flavor profiles.Our events are characterized by flavorful tastes and visual appeal, balanced by thoughtful, personalized touches. The true essence of hospitality is driven by embracing diversity and committing to constant growth.
Our global culinary background provides an unparalleled depth for sophisticated or casual menu planning and presentation, with a focus on current, innovative, and high flavor profiles.Our events are characterized by flavorful tastes and visual appeal, balanced by thoughtful, personalized touches. The true essence of hospitality is driven by embracing diversity and committing to constant growth.
A hybrid event can be the perfect balance of meeting the needs of your organization while keeping guests, donors, and members of the community safe and connected. When your guests receive one of our ZBoxes, they're opening up a complete, memorable food experience. Whether it's a 3-course dinner, a gourmet cocktail kit, or a decadent dessert selection with party favors, each ZBox comes with the promise of a good time.
Dive into the history, lore, & variations behind each cocktail or mocktail while perfecting your technique with your friends, family, or colleagues. Foodz offers custom virtual cocktail classes for your group of 10 or more! Choose your favorite package and get ready for a truly sophisticated experience with Max Lizotte, our lead mixologist.
SAVOR PURSUIT! is the game about food that inspires teams to share their past experiences and bond over mystery tastings, food trivia, guessing games, and scavenger hunts. You will will receive a recyclable game mat, a pair of dice, and five surprise edible and sensory items to be opened and enjoyed throughout the game.
Founded in Seattle in 1997, Foodz award-winning team of culinary artists and event specialists provides a diverse array of globally-inspired menus, arranged in tastefully elegant presentations. Our global culinary background provides an unparalleled depth for sophisticated or casual menu planning and presentation, with a focus on current, innovative, and high flavor profiles.
Reviews (23)
Alexis B.
Nov 08, 2021
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We had a great experience working with Foodz for our wedding. They helped us customize our wedding menu to exactly our tastes, provided recommendations and coordinated all of the linen rentals, and had overall great customer service. We got such great feedback from our guests- everyone LOVED the food and was so impressed! Multiple people told us it was the best wedding food they've ever had. On the day of the wedding, all of the staff was so attentive and seemed to really care about the guests and wanted to make sure everyone was having a great time! The food and alcohol was expensive (comparable
Noah Nielsen
Oct 31, 2021
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This is a year late review but we had Foodz Catering cater our wedding at what seemed like the very last minute. We did this in the midst of the pandemic when there were so many rules regarding wedding that we needed to abide by. They did an amazing job! Everyone was raving about the food and the bar service. I would not hesitate to hire them again!
Foto Photo Booths
Dec 30, 2019
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Foodz catering has such an incredible range of cuisine that they do so well. We have been fortunate enough to work with them for years, and while they have always been top notch, we have seen them elevate their menu to a whole new level. Particularly impressed with their vegan options! Being a carnivore, I'm not quick to select them, but if their mushroom wellington is on the menu, you have got to try it! Wonderful customer relationships, a trusted partner in our industry. Shelby is simply amazing!
Md R.
Nov 09, 2019
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We hired Foodz Catering to cater our wedding at a private farm on Whidbey Island, and what a great job they did! From the start, working with their team was easy -- they were friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and professional. The day of the wedding they showed up on time and immediately “hit the ground running.” Their lead, Darby, took charge of the on-site team in a calm, relaxed and confident manner.
They started with passed appetizers that were delish, and elegantly served. The remainder of the food was also delicious and served flawlessly. All the leftovers were stored in neat little containers
They started with passed appetizers that were delish, and elegantly served. The remainder of the food was also delicious and served flawlessly. All the leftovers were stored in neat little containers
Elizabeth W.
Feb 01, 2019
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B. W.
Jun 02, 2018
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Foodz is one of the catering choices if you have a private event at Pacific Science museum from what I understand. Recently we attended a corporate function and we were told that the company used Foodz catering for the food. They purchased a menu that included sliders, chips and avocado toast bar. Desserts were also included. The sliders were not very good and the avocado toast bar was awful. There was practically no avocado on each piece of toast and they didn't keep it up so there was nothing to add on the top. As for desserts, the macarons were good but they had very few and after
Kathy P.
May 24, 2018
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Davi with FOODZ catering was possibly one of the best catering experiences I have had to date. I am a corporate event planner and even with the scope of event, dates and budget changing multiple times, she kept customer service top of mind! The offerings and overall themed experience she and the FOODZ staff (Chef Shawn, Max, Jason, Helen and More) produced was simply spectacular! All of the stuff were positive, upbeat, and very friendly! Their team work was impressive to watch unfold. My colleagues were so impressed, we have already rebooked them for another event! If you have a theme or
Haven Wilvich
Dec 04, 2017
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I've worked with Foodz professionally for a fundraiser luncheon and personally for my wedding reception and both times they were fabulous and easy to work with. Shelby and her staff are amazing at putting together a beautiful menu and working with you to accommodate allergens. And all their event staff are equally kind and helpful. It is such a relief to know everything will get taken care of without having to stress about it. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to do a catered event.
Lindsey C.
Nov 25, 2017
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Where do I even begin - Foodz is AMAZING! From the very start, they were responsive, helpful, and accommodating to our needs and budget. We worked closely with Davi on the catering, and she was a wealth of knowledge, and helped us get to a menu for our wedding that was perfect for us! Not only that, but Davi was our day of coordinator - she was the best decision we made during our wedding planning, truly. I can't even begin to describe how lucky we felt to have had her working on our wedding with us! There were many times I had no idea what I was doing, and she was always there to provide
Virginia Wulf
Oct 14, 2017
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Joe B.
Aug 19, 2017
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I can't say enough about how great our wedding turned out because of the food and coordination support provided by the Foodz team. They were wonderfully open to our ideas, and helped us develop ideas where our thinking wasn't yet fully developed. They helped us walk that fine line between realistic expectations and "dreaming big" on what we wanted our day to be like.
To top it off, they left us feeling pampered as their client.
All in all it was an A+ experience.
To top it off, they left us feeling pampered as their client.
All in all it was an A+ experience.
Lisa L.
Aug 07, 2017
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To be fair, I'll say my now husband worked for them before we booked them for our wedding. But I worked with them for the majority of the planning and they went above and beyond to the make the day go well and the food was amazing!! Everyone said so. The staff was kind and attentive, I felt like they were happy to be at our wedding working, even being a Saturday night. I would recommend them for any sort of event you would need.
Rob G.
Jul 31, 2017
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I'm an events DJ/musician and Foodz is far and away the best catering company I have ever worked with. They are detailed, committed, loyal, creative, kind, and will go above and beyond to not only give you exceptional food and drinks, but a fantastic experience. As evidence by the reviews here, I too have never heard anything but raving and wonderful feedback when it comes to those who have hired Foodz Catering. In an industry where couples/companies are spending a lot of money on uncertainties in the ways of vendors, Foodz is a certainty that you and your guests will be satisfied. Hire these
Katie J.
Feb 07, 2017
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Foodz was one of the preferred caterers for our venue (Fremont Foundry), and after comparing/tasting/researching all of our options these guys emerged as the clear winner based on price, beautiful presentation of their food and THE BEST flavors of any caterer we tried. We met with Shelby at an Open House before we chose Foodz, and the food we tried there -- as well as Shelby's willingness to brainstorm with us, ask the right questions, come up with creative suggestions, make our specific requests happen, etc. -- sealed the deal. We signed on the dotted line shortly thereafter. We didn&apos
Kendehl R.
Jun 28, 2016
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We had such a great experience working with Foodz Catering for our wedding! I read a ton of reviews in comparing different vendors, and I am very happy that I trusted all the great reviews here. I felt like we were in really good hands, working with folks that truly cared about our wedding day and wanted it to be as amazing as possible. We were so fortunate to have Helen and Shelby for our big day!
The food was phenomenal, and the personalized help in choosing linens and all the rentals for the table decor was exactly what we needed. We wanted to personalize every detail of the day and they helped
The food was phenomenal, and the personalized help in choosing linens and all the rentals for the table decor was exactly what we needed. We wanted to personalize every detail of the day and they helped
Katy H.
May 13, 2016
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I just got off the phone with my cousin who attended my wedding 2 weeks ago and the first thing she absolutely had to tell me was that the food at my wedding was amazing.
I'm not certain how most people feel about weddings but my husband and I were strong believers that the food HAD to be great. Having been to many weddings ourselves, we recall the overall quality of the food and service being a hot topic days, weeks, even months after people's weddings. Wanting the gossip to be good, we were so relieved that Foodz came through for us. And I knew they would because all of our interactions
I'm not certain how most people feel about weddings but my husband and I were strong believers that the food HAD to be great. Having been to many weddings ourselves, we recall the overall quality of the food and service being a hot topic days, weeks, even months after people's weddings. Wanting the gossip to be good, we were so relieved that Foodz came through for us. And I knew they would because all of our interactions
Linda F.
Feb 07, 2016
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I got married at the Sanctuary at Admiral and had not had any previous experience with Foodz Catering. I didn't know what to expect. My guests and my bride and I were blown away by the meal.Truly. It was the capper to what was the most wonderful evening of my life. Thank you Chef Lindsay and thanks to Davi. I look forward to using you both again.
Hauke G.
Dec 17, 2015
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Foodz catered our auction for the Pacific Crest School in November 2015, an event for 400 participants at the Fremont Foundry. We were thrilled with Foodz Catering from the moment we first interacted with Shelby on the phone inquiring about catering to the moment our event ended. Shelby is helpful, informative, supportive, creative and most importantly provides great food for large events. The path to this event was smooth and easy. The tasting was delicious. Changes in plans were made effortlessly. The staff members at the event were gracious, friendly and hard working. The food was exactly
Courtney S.
Sep 02, 2014
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Shelby was awesome. My mom and I had a blast meeting with her at the bistro and having lunch. It was fun talking with her before we got down to wedding business. She is great. She really listens to your ideas and comes up with great ideas she think you'll like. She felt more like a wedding planner than a just a caterer - she talked a lot about theme and vision and presentation - not just supplying food/drink. The presentation was great. She really worked with out ideas to try and meet our budget, but I had to raise my budget a bit to get the outcomes I wanted.
The food was awesome - guests
The food was awesome - guests
Mack M.
Aug 03, 2014
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I just came from a party catered by Foodz, and, the food was remarkably tasty, delicious, beautifully presented . . . if you want your guests to talk about how good the food is, I 5-star recommend Foodz. There were several staffers at this event, and they all were unobtrusive and seemed - remember, I was a guest - totally professional.
Catherine Q.
Jun 21, 2012
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I really enjoyed my experience with Foodz Catering. We had a hard time finding a caterer for our Spanish themed wedding that was affordable. The first caterer we picked was not a full service caterer, all he would do was make our main dish - the Paella. This created a problem when looking for other caterers.
I loved that when we contacted Foodz, they had no problem working with us even though we already had a caterer. When I found out they cooked Paella (through a review on yelp), and so we decided to taste it. It was WONDERFUL. We ended up canceling the first caterer and just going with Foodz
I loved that when we contacted Foodz, they had no problem working with us even though we already had a caterer. When I found out they cooked Paella (through a review on yelp), and so we decided to taste it. It was WONDERFUL. We ended up canceling the first caterer and just going with Foodz
Becca U.
May 01, 2011
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Acalia was fabulous! We had our wedding and reception here in February. There were a few sanfus, one including miscommunication about how many actual people would seat comfortably inside the venue, leaving me to make last minute phone calls confirming people. However, they were extremely flexible and accommodating toward our needs, or whatever we wanted. They took care of absolutely everything! Included in our rental fee were chairs, tables, linens, dishes, drinkware, and silverware. They have on-site catering and the food was delicious! Everyone raved about our appetizers! They also provided us
Jessie R.
Feb 17, 2010
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I can't believe that I haven't written a review for Foodz Catering and Acalia Events yet. We held our August 2008 wedding at Acalia Events space on Queen Anne Avenue, and used their in house catering, Foodz Catering, for our food. I couldn't be happier with how our wedding turned out, and a big part of that is because of Shelby and the staff at Foodz and Acalia.
The space is not huge, but was the perfect size for our guest list of 75 people. It is not a big empty room, as so many other venues are, and I love the flow that the space created.
Shelby was wonderful to work with,
The space is not huge, but was the perfect size for our guest list of 75 people. It is not a big empty room, as so many other venues are, and I love the flow that the space created.
Shelby was wonderful to work with,
