Dining Innovations catered the wedding for our daughter and her fiancé at Willow Falls, Hendersonville, in June 2021. Carolyn was wonderful to work with; professional, excellent communicator, and full of great ideas. She went above and beyond, even incorporating a family favorite recipe into the menu. Grilled bruschetta, chicken tenders, and a charcuterie & cheese board started us off, and the dinner menu included seared NY Strip Steak with a delicious wild mushroom demi-glace, and maple-soy glazed salmon. Our Day-Of Coordinator said she’d never worked with such a smooth running, professional catering vendor, and the food was wonderful. Thank you, Carolyn and Team! You helped to make our daughter’s wedding absolutely special!

Caroline from Dining Innovations was sweet, organized and efficient. She arrived to our Airbnb on top of a mountain and set up beautiful charcuterie boards for us all. She had our dinner ready right on time.. the food was hot/fresh and tasty. Great portions. She even packaged up the leftovers for us and cleaned the dinner table when we were finished eating. She made our night perfect! We highly recommend Dining Innovations. Wonderful experience.

From the first email to the post-wedding congratulations, Melanie was amazing to work with! Her energy and kindness made setting up catering the easiest and most fun part of wedding planning. I loved getting emails from her. My husband and I were looking for something different than their standard menu and sent her a couple of example menus from our favorite restaurants in Oaxaca, Mexico to see if something similar would be feasible. The chef LOVED that we wanted something out of the box. He had never made mole before but he knocked it out of the park! The tasting we did with them was mind blowing. We hired them on the spot and never talked with anyone else. When our rehearsal dinner plans fell through, we reached out again and asked if they would cater that too, but this time with a Moroccan theme. We didn't get to try anything before the night of and, man, we could eat that meal every week. If you are looking for something different, they have the imagination and skill to pull it off. If you are looking for something traditional, I have no doubt they would go above and beyond to make it beautiful and exploding with flavor. I cannot speak highly enough about Dining Innovations. They exceeded our expectations TWICE and I would hire them again in a heartbeat.

Was recommended by wedding planner and was the best choice. Catering manager and staff made the party perfect and food was superb. We could not have been more pleased. Professional and easy to work with. Since I live out of town i was relieved that it was all delicious and exactly what bride and groom expected.

We hired Dining Innovations for passed appetizers at our wedding reception. Our guests enjoyed the food, and the catering team was very professional. They were flexible with customizing the menu to account for allergies.

Debbie stepped into her new position one week before my event. My initial concern was unfounded as she connected with me promptly and was both reassuring and helpful in getting everything lined up. The food was delicious which was another concern as I had to pick a caterer while in Hawaii and I knew nothing about any caterers in the Asheville area. They were quick to respond and help me plan our menu. They did NOT disappoint!

Ivan was such a blast to work with! We sat down for a very fun tasting with our parents and were presented with an impressive spread. Ivan was flexible with our budget. I changed the menu several times and Ivan was always quick to help me figure out what would work with my budget. And he even helped me rebook for my wedding when we had to CANCEL it 3 days beforehand due to a hurricane! He did not have to do this, but they were so understanding and helpful. I would highly recommend them due to they professionalism and creativity. 5 stars! Great food!

Dining innovations was our best vendor. Their food is delicious and the service was so accommodating. Ivan was our go to man, he helped with planning the timeline of our reception, and even met us at our venue months before the wedding to go over the layout of the reception room. His experience came in handy when we were calculating the portions and amount of food to order.

Ivan and his team were just simply amazing. Dining Innovations was one of the recommended vendors through our package with the Inn at Tranquility Farm in Waynesville, NC. After speaking with Ivan, we scheduled a date for my daughter and her fiance, along with myself to travel to N.C. to meet Ivan at their catering location. We previously selected several things to taste ahead of our visit based on our dining package which was a budget of about 75.00 a person.
We did go over that with some items and we added a full open bar.

I can not express how well presented the food was and the quality and taste were amazing. The reception dinner was simply put beautiful. Ivan and his team made the process so easy and he was so much fun and helpful even at the last minute with changes to our bar. They were extremely professional and did not hesitate to help in any way requested.

I hope you will consider Ivan and his team from Dining Innovations in the future for any event needed. They also provided a catered lunch up at the Inn the day of the wedding.
Debbie Wimsatt, (mother of the bride)

Our buffet style dinner included, Customized Buffet Station @ $75 per person
*Passed Hors d’oeuvres
- Spicy Sausage and Cheddar Pinwheel
- Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
- Sweet Dates Stuffed with Honey Goat Cheese........................

*Mountain Elegance Dinner Preset Salad- From Tasting~From the Land Station
- Stuffed Pan Seared Chicken Breast with Sundried Tomato, Queso Fresco, Spinach & White Wine Reduction
- Char-Grilled Beef Tender with Wild Mushrooms & Demi glaze - Lobster Ravioli (In White Cream Sauce)
Sides
- Spiced Pecan Green Beans
- Scalloped Sweet Potatoes ​with gruyere - Pan Seared Parmesan Brussels Sprouts

Spinach Salad with Toasted Walnuts, Pickled Onion, Bleu Cheese & White Balsamic Dressing
Served with Artisan Bread & Butter Roses

Dinning Innovations was awesome on our big day, and not to mention their food is amazing! Ivan was amazing as well and super responsive to all of my emails and questions! We planned our wedding from over 800 miles away, and Ivan really helped with making me feel comfortable with choosing all of our meal selections. We actually chose to have 4 meal options for our guests and they handled it amazingly, all of our guests continued to compliment how good everything tasted; from the hors d'oeuvres to the plated dinner, everything was perfect!! Highly recommend!!