A Lively Chef Catering is an off-site catering company based in Garden City, Idaho. Founded in 1991, the company is owned and operated by Gary and Dee Hanes. Their passion for exquisite food combined with luxury catering services has made this family business to what it is today. They specialize in stylized buffets, plated dinners, and passed appetizers. In 2016, Executive Chef Kosta Pappas joined the company. He owns a restaurant in Los Angeles, and taken his journey through Chicago, New York, Las Vegas, and Seattle before coming to Boise. With over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, from French 3-star Michelin restaurants to 5-star 5-Diamond hotels, his culinary expertise raises the bar for A Lively Chef Catering's standards and menu offerings.
Services Offered
A Lively Chef Catering offers event services such as delivery, set up, and clean up. As a full-service catering company, it also offers additional rental services such as tables, chairs, linens, china, and more.
Cuisine
A Lively Chef Catering provides catering services such as custom menus, breakfast/brunch, cake cutting, and many more. It offers cuisine styles that range from American and Asian to European and Mediterranean.
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Kimberly · Married on 08/10/2019
AMAZING, Incredible Service
Wow! They killed it. Food was incredible!!! Serivice was amazing! Our guests were floored. I recommend them for ANY event
Sent on 08/19/2019
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Chi · Married on 06/02/2019
Amazing, delicious, great service!
The best catering company for our wedding hands down! They were so attentive and quick to respond to my questions. Their services were amazing at our wedding. I only heard great things from our wedding guests. The food was absolutely to die for as well. They were able to cater to my needs. Highly recommend!
Sent on 07/10/2019
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Sarah · Married on 06/01/2019
What a great experience!
Working with a Lively Chef was a fantastic experience. They catered a fully vegan meal for our wedding and everything was delicious. People couldn't believe vegan food could be so good. The team was very responsive in emails and calls, which was perfect given that we were planning the wedding remotely. They were also very good about listening to what my husband and I wanted and didn't push unnecessary things on us to drive up the cost. The staff at the event itself were friendly and helpful. I would definitely choose them for events in the future and recommend them to others.
Sent on 06/24/2019
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8 Endorsements
5 Star caterer, great food , wonderful staff , they have been to our venue many times and always first class..
A Lively Chef is our VERY FAVORITE caterer, and the ones that we always choose to cater our own events. Gary and his team are always extremely professional, presentable, and their food is incredible with beautiful presentation. They are a great value as you will get so much more than you expect and the best of the best customer service. We absolutely love this crew and we've been working with them on events for almost a decade.
We allow brides to choose their own caterers and we are always excited to have A Lively Chef out here. While we don't crash the receptions, we always want to when we see his food. Yummy.
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