Culinary Concepts
About
Culinary Concepts is a quality wedding and event catering company based in San Diego, California. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, this passionate team is skilled in delivering delectable cuisine based on your style and vision. They aim to elevate your wedding event with their visually stunning and utterly delicious dishes to help create a celebration to remember.
Cuisine
The skilled professionals at Culinary Concepts are dedicated to creating artfully-crafted and ethically-sourced cuisine to suit your style and budget. They pride themselves on offering a vast array of international cuisines such as Indian, Italian, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Spanish, Thai, and many more. These culinary specialists will work with you to create your dream menu that is sure to impress your guests. Executive Chef Donald Coffman is passionate about creating stunning cuisine using local, sustainable, and responsible methods. Your menu and service can be designed to suit your specifications and can be tailored to suit a number of dietary requirements. These include:
- Gluten-free
- Lactose-free
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Organic
- No pork
Services Offered
Having served events in the California region for over 30 years, this company knows many of the surrounding venues intimately. This allows for impeccable service for your event, with a symbiotic relationship existing between your catering team and your venue proprietors. These culinary specialists have a wealth of experience in ensuring that every dining experience is flawlessly executed for maximum effect. Your chosen menu can be presented in an array of styles including plated, French service, stations, buffet, and many more. Delivery, setup, and cleanup is also included to allow you to simply enjoy your special day. A selection of event items are also provided for your convenience. These include:
- Linens
- China
- Flatware
- Glassware
- Barware
- Chairs and tables
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We LOVE Culinary Concepts! Their food is creatively delicious and Merlot is a pleasure to work with -- throughout the planning process, as well as the day of the event. They pay much attention to detail and it shows in their execution. Thank you!

Culinary Concepts is top notch catering service in San Diego. I love them!

We always enjoy working with the incredible team at Culinary Concepts! They are creative, talented, organized, fun, and professional. Everything a bride & groom could want in a caterer! I also appreciate their fresh approach to menus and cuisine. I recommend them often to my clients!
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Culinary Concepts frequently asked questions
- Delivery
- Set Up
- Clean Up
- Cake Cutting
- Dessert
- Cocktail Reception
- Server(s)
- Tastings
- China
- Linens
- Flatware
- Glassware
- Delivery
- Set Up
- Clean Up
- Buffet
- Cake Cutting
- Cocktail Reception
- Hors d'oeuvres
- Plated
- Server(s)
- Stations
- Tastings
- African
- American
- Asian
- Caribbean
- French
- German
- Indian
- Italian
- Latin American
- Local
- Mediterranean
- Mexican
- Middle Eastern
- Southern
- Spanish
- Gluten Free
- Lactose Free
- Organic
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Bartender(s)
- Barware
- China
- Chocolate Fountain
- Flatware
- Glassware
- Linens