Chowhound Gourmet

I cannot say enough about how amazing John is!!! We had ALOT of struggles due to venue changes and then Covid and then replanning the wedding multiple times. John was very supportive and flexible and a dream to work with. And that’s honestly an understatement. Not only is John amazing to work with but the food…. I cannot tell you how happy alllllll of our guests were!! Mark and I knew how amazing it would be from our tasting but our guests were ecstatic. The Mac & Cheese and Prime Rib were the BIGGEST hit! I drool thinking about it still after the fact. If you book Chowhound, know that you are getting the absolute best food and the best caterer you could ever work with!

John and his team were incredible both with communication and advice before our wedding on 11/26 and with everything on the day of the wedding -- set-up, tear-down, ensuring that my husband and I were able to enjoy all of the food, and checking in on everyone to ensure that folks were enjoying everything.

All of the food was easy for large events and broad taste palettes, but our guests also reflected that it was different and unique enough to make it stand out from other events that they had attended.

Thank you again to John Breeland, Lucretia and the Chowhound Gourmet team!!

Our experience with Chowhound Gourmet was amazing!! They are extremely helpful, responsive and easy to work with. Chef John helped put together a delicious menu for us, and provided an incredible taste test with all of our selected menu items, plus some. Lucretia was the catering manager that we worked with and she was incredibly helpful. Everyone there is so nice and very knowledgeable about their craft. The food was a hit at the wedding, and it was presented perfectly. All of our guests raved about the menu and said it was some of the best catered food they’d ever had. I would recommend Chowhound Gourmet to anyone, for any event!!

The plan was for my wife to write this review, but in the end I was the one who ate more of the food - so it feels only fair. 5/5 Excellent food and service!

We looked around at a few places, but Chowhound really stuck out to us. We had the pleasure of going in person to try the dishes we had chosen. At the tasting through a small miscommunication the chicken whose sauce was supposed to be made dairy-free wasn’t. The chef jumped into action and threw together a chermoula which was SO FREAKING GOOD. It had a perfect fresh feel - which was great for our summer wedding - and it was naturally dairy-free. We requested that they make it at the wedding too (and they did!).

At the wedding there were no hiccups whatsoever, and the food was delicious. Their setup was great and everyone was through the food line in a jiffy (we opted for buffet style). Chowhound made up plates for the wedding party and gave it to us before the rest of the guests so we were able to enjoy the food. Well, my wife through a combination of stress and a very tight dress was unable to eat much, but it had nothing to do with food which she still speaks highly of (whatever bits she was able to comfortably try).

Overall a wonderful experience and company. Would recommend it!

Chowhound catered our wedding and it was the best decision we made for our night. The staff was incredible and worked seamlessly to make everything perfect and we got so many compliments from our guests and how friendly and professional all of the servers were.
But, the highlight was the FOOOD! I don't know how John and his staff do it. Our venue did not have an onsite kitchen, so we were nervous about the quality of dinner being compromised - somehow it was even better than on our private tasting day. Every single guest plate was plated beautifully and tasted perfect, which we know because I think every single guest told us how amazing their dinner was.
We highly recommend the tomato bisque for any occasion, truly was the highlight of our dinner and by far the best bisque/soup we have ever had.

Thank you to the entire Chowhound Team!

First off, the entire experience with John and his crew was amazing. The tasting, the logistics of everything…all of it…amazing. I’m not really one to leave reviews, but, I have to for Chowhound. We had some weather challenges with our wedding, but John and his crew worked it all out. Having a wedding in the country, in a barn is especially challenging and from someone who used to work in the industry, I am always highly skeptical of chef’s/caterers abilities. John far exceeded all of our expectations. We had nothing but awesome comments on how delicious all the food was. The prime rib—amazing. Thanks John and staff for all your hard work and delicious food! - Z

5 stars does not do John and the Chowhound team justice ! They were unbelievable. It started with the initial conversations with John last year and the tasting where we decided to go with one of his packages but John was so excited to allow us our own personal flair and touches. We chose several of his amazing appetizers but also offered one of our own items (bacon wrapped dates, stuffed with chevre) and OMG they were all a hit. For the main meal we again asked for some custom options that all fell within John's original package along with an amazing Risotto station and I cannot tell you the number of compliments we received. We also added a late night snack (POUTINE for my Canadian roots) and the team executed this flawlessly.

Lastly, the 'day of' service team and team leader were exceptional, they consistently checked in to make sure we were happy, and operated at a level I have not experienced before.

I can't recommend John and Chowhound more if you are looking for a fantastic caterer ! Thanks so much for all your hard work, it helped make our event a huge success !

We could not have picked a better caterer, hands down! From start to finish to finish John & his team were incredible to work with. And the food....well the food was absolutely amazing! We raved about the food at the tasting, but I swear it was even better at our reception! Our guests have been raving about the food as well!! Please know if you chose Chowhound Gourmet you are getting the BEST of the BEST! Thank you John & team for making this part of our wedding planning the easiest!

Our wedding day catered by Chowhound Gourmet was absolutely INCREDIBLE from start to finish and exceed every possible hope we could have had.

We catered cocktail hour appetizers, a plated meal (three food options) and rented china for +160 people at the Packard Proving Grounds in Shelby Twp, MI. Not having a kitchen onsite was no issue for the Chowhound Team and not only was the food hot and fresh, but beyond delicious! The service staff was kind, thoughtful and professional - we received so many compliments not only on the food but the service too from guests. We hear so many stories of couples not eating on their wedding day and it was the complete opposite for us - the Chowhound team made sure my husband and I were served first on our big day. Chef John is one of the kindest and genuine vendors out there and a true joy to work with. We LOVE Chowhound Gourmet!!

Food was absolutely amazing, and John was so easy to work with, even with last minute changes that we wanted to make! Would absolutely recommend them and use them again for other special events!!