Relish Catering is a boutique catering company that strives to provide the absolute best culinary experiences. Whether your event takes place at a business office, an outside venue, or a private residence, we guarantee an exceptional affair. We enjoy strong relationships with local farmers. We use only the highest quality fresh ingredients -never canned, frozen, or pre-cut produce- and everything relish offers is made in-house.
We place emphasis on forming relationships with our clients. Our chefs personally talk to each individual client, so that every little detail is met to the client's desires. We don't sacrifice quality in pursuit of high volume events. This enables us to achieve the necessary focus and attention to detail that are required for producing the highest-level events.
We place emphasis on forming relationships with our clients. Our chefs personally talk to each individual client, so that every little detail is met to the client's desires. We don't sacrifice quality in pursuit of high volume events. This enables us to achieve the necessary focus and attention to detail that are required for producing the highest-level events.
Services
At Relish Catering, each of our cooking classes is customized to the needs of the client. Whether it is an introductory cooking class on basic knife skills or an intensive course on Northern Italian fresh pasta and sauce pairings for professional chefs, Chef Ed Jiloca teaches every class. With all of these classes, an emphasis is placed on learning techniques and working with seasonal products.
Reviews (16)
Amy Cheung
Aug 18, 2021
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Having Relish cater our tiny wedding was the best decision we made (other than getting married!) Every course was created with incredible care and attention to detail, and the flavors were phenomenal. Ed came out to introduce each dish, and Alison and her team Andres and Yonas went above and beyond to make the event perfect. Thank you Relish!
I. Am Wonkie
Aug 16, 2021
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Emily Noonan Place
Jul 18, 2021
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Gigi H.
Mar 07, 2021
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My husband surprised me with a private evening for my birthday, catered by Relish. The menu choices were exquisite, the food the best I have had in any restaurant, and Chef Ed was a pleasure to have in our home. Thank you so very much, Chef Ed, for making this indulgence available, safely, in our homes. This meal will go down as one of my favorite culinary adventures of all time!
Matthew S.
Feb 28, 2021
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HUGE wow. Blown away! Relish brought their catering food truck to Flower Valley Elementary School where we picked up our chicken pot pies and cheesecake deserts. A+++++ food quality....super friendly at the truck too. My wife and I absolutely enjoy fine dining (to a fault) and it's obvious the Relish team has some serious skills in this area. Can't wait for our next order. GREAT!
Greg S.
Nov 29, 2020
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Ordered rosh hoshanah catering from relish. Alison was very friendly, responsive, and easy to work with. She brought the meal out to our trunk when we were parked on Nebel street.
We enjoyed all of the dishes and they were all well prepared. The chicken should have been cooked a bit longer but otherwise everything was good.
I would order from them again but would also be curious to try other caterers in the area.
We enjoyed all of the dishes and they were all well prepared. The chicken should have been cooked a bit longer but otherwise everything was good.
I would order from them again but would also be curious to try other caterers in the area.
April Whitton
Aug 12, 2020
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We chose Relish to cater our small (14 people total) wedding dinner this past fall, and from start to finish we were blown away. From the very first phone call, we knew that our event would be in great hands with Alison, Chef Ed and the entire Relish team. Since our wedding was so small, we emphasized that we wanted the meal to be a knockout, and Relish went above and beyond to deliver! Alison took time to ask us questions about foods we enjoy, restaurants we frequent, etc. She was communicative and accessible through the entire planning process. From there, four phenomenal menus were curated for
Amy S.
Aug 02, 2020
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Relish Catering was featured by SDSC Gaithersburg for the second time. I missed the first time. It was a wonderful and smooth experience from ordering to curbside contactless pickup. It was a pre-set menu: peach salad, choice of seafood or veggie cannelloni, and choice of strawberry pretzel pie or chocolate ganache cake for $22. There was an optional add on of the pina colada sangria for $10.
The peach salad with candied walnuts and balsamic vinegar was wonderful start. Next, I choose the seafood cannelloni. It came with heating instruction. The cannelloni was filled with plenty of seafood
The peach salad with candied walnuts and balsamic vinegar was wonderful start. Next, I choose the seafood cannelloni. It came with heating instruction. The cannelloni was filled with plenty of seafood
Alicia P.
Feb 18, 2020
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Cath E.
Oct 08, 2018
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I would highly recommend Relish Catering to any bride!
We worked with Alison + Chef Ed for our wedding and we were so impressed by how kind, accommodating, and detail-oriented the whole team was! All our guests were so impressed - including our day-of coordinator - we couldn't have asked for a better experience.
A few highlights:
- Not only was our event manager Alison engaged from the start, but Chef Ed was engaged as well. We're awfully particular about food - and we also come from specific ethnic backgrounds and wanted to incorporate that into our menu - and the entire Relish
We worked with Alison + Chef Ed for our wedding and we were so impressed by how kind, accommodating, and detail-oriented the whole team was! All our guests were so impressed - including our day-of coordinator - we couldn't have asked for a better experience.
A few highlights:
- Not only was our event manager Alison engaged from the start, but Chef Ed was engaged as well. We're awfully particular about food - and we also come from specific ethnic backgrounds and wanted to incorporate that into our menu - and the entire Relish
Lauren M.
Jul 18, 2018
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Chef Laura Calderone recently cooked a private dinner for our family celebration in Upper Chevy Chase. While we were not a large group, Chef Laura was eager to please and was extremely accommodating during the menu planning, considering among the group we have several challenging dietary restrictions! She was an absolute pro with her workarounds. On the day of the dinner, she was prompt, respectful of the house, unobtrusive to our family time and delighted us with the menu she had prepped. Everything was truly delicious, fresh and seasonal and we enjoyed every last bite. Chef Laura gave us
Kathleen M.
Jan 04, 2018
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I can't thank Relish enough. Everyone at our party was wowed. The food was so delicious and the displays were artistic marvels. The seafood buffet with oysters, mini crab cakes, and shrimp was spectacular. We really liked the mignonette for the oysters. The efficiency of the operation was almost magical. Plates and serving trays were refilled with no one seeing it happen. I discovered that food was actually being made in the kitchen without any fuss. Yet, Ed and Agrafina were open to conversation. We are so grateful to know about Relish. They create a foodie heaven of a party that is also
Ona P.
Jan 01, 2018
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My husband and I hired Relish last night to cater a New Years Eve dinner for 16 at our home. Prior to our event I worked with Kim on the menu and details. She came early the week of and did a quick walk through so we could go over the evening and or needs. Our chef was Germaine and attendant was Val.
The evening was beautiful, the food was delicious, and the staff was extremely professional and helpful. Our party started at 8 and dinner was supposed to start at 8:30 so we opted to just have a cheese display we would do ourselves with passed cocktails. I was running a bit behind and both Germaine
The evening was beautiful, the food was delicious, and the staff was extremely professional and helpful. Our party started at 8 and dinner was supposed to start at 8:30 so we opted to just have a cheese display we would do ourselves with passed cocktails. I was running a bit behind and both Germaine
Hannah H.
Mar 13, 2016
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Relish Catering is a Rockville-based boutique catering company that serves the DC metro area. Owned by Chef Ed Jiloca (who has consulted with the White House correspondents, State Department, and the National Opera), they are focused on using local ingredients and partnering up with local farmers, chefs, and servers. They offer wedding/private dinners/corporate event services, and even cooking classes to the public. For a recent work function, I was able to taste some of their bites: poached pear and prosciutto (skewers of pear spheres, wrapped in prosciutto), Peking duck wraps with hoisin and
Tara B.
Apr 11, 2015
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AMAZING!!!! As a surprise for my birthday, my husband hired Chef Ed to cook a private dinner in our home. Using the recommendations of my husband, Chef Ed created a 9 (actually 10, he threw in an extra one) course Asian tasting meal. We sat and watched him create all the amazing dishes. He chatted with us and answered all our questions as he buzzed around the kitchen. He even allowed our 6 year old to step in and be his sous chef. It was an amazing treat, wonderful food and creative gift idea!!!!
Elizabeth C.
Jan 12, 2012
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Relish Catering did the food for both my bridal shower and wedding and it was AMAZING! Ed went above and beyond to create a personalized menu for both of our events, which was no easy task. For our wedding, we had guests that included food snobs, classic meat and potato eaters, vegetarians and people with gluten intolerance. With all of these parameters Ed was able to create an amazing menu that highlighted our desire to have local and seasonal ingredients, and satisfy the needs of our guests. I was also one of those brides that insisted on eating everything at her wedding (and bridal shower
