I vividly remember the morning I first came across Heirloom Fire on the internet. I had been looking for a farm to table catering service for our wedding and after a bit of searching and feeling discouraged after talking to a few caterers I stumbled upon their page. I was hooked immediately and inquired.

By far one of the best parts of our wedding was working with Heirloom Fire. We have had multiple groups of friends who attended our wedding telling us this was the best wedding food they have ever had. I was beyond excited for the look of surprise each guest had on their face when the HF team brought out the boards of food for each table. Truly an experience no one had ever had before. From the teams outfits, to the incredible charcuterie board they assembled, to the local ingredients sourced from local farmers using only what is in season this was where we knew we wanted to allocate a bit more money to for our wedding. Working with Kady and James was just a blast right from the beginning when we meet them at our tasting. On our wedding day they took such great care in my husband and I. Making sure we were the first to taste the passed apps, creating a separate plate for us to munch off of as well as making sure we had time to sit and eat our meal and dessert. With extra cake and coffee being brought back to our table as it was running low, so that we could actually have a bit of what we choose! All of the extra food from the night was then bagged and boxed off for us to take home and share with family after the wedding weekend!

Something that truly stands out for me is that they forage for all of their leaves, greens, sticks and decorations they use for the passed apps, charcuterie board and serving trays. I remember Kady showing me a photo of her standing on her truck picking leaves off a tree at an event they had prior to our wedding since she knew she would need just that right pop of color for some of the details of our day and may not be able to find that foliage down in Newport RI (where they were headed to do our wedding). The amount of pride this team takes in their work does not go unnoticed.

I have been thinking a lot since last weekend how to describe the incredible job Heirloom Fire did catering our daughter’s wedding in Vermont. From the day we met James and Katy we knew this was going to be something extraordinary. They prepare all of the food over an open fire and cook it all day. To say the food was some of the best tasting and unique food is an understatement. They are really invested in their product. Everything is prepared according to the season and is Magnificently served. Honestly the photos don’t even do it justice. Everything from the wood smoked oysters, summer peach with honeyed lavender,smoked steelhead Trout with fermented Squash to the magnificent display of artisanal cheese with handcrafted charcuterie were beyond my wildest imagination. That was all (plus more) before we sat down. Dinner was presented on large wooden planks placed in the center of the table. There was whole roasted 5 week aged beef, wood roasted fish with herb and lemon infused butter hand spun, sumac and thyme, wood roasted chicken that is the single best food I have ever had. I’m still dreaming about that chicken. There are so many things i am missing but i can tell you James and Katy put their heart and soul into every bite and it is an evening i will never forget. If you are ever fortunate enough to attend an event they are planning DO NOT MISS IT! It will be the single best meal of your life and the experience is indescribable

James, Kady and the team were absolutely amazing! Not only was the food spectacular, but they were on top of everything and made it a point to engage with all guests and make the experience one of a kind. Thank you Heirloom Fire Team for a wonderful day that none of us will forget! ❤️

We were lucky to have Heirloom Fire cater our wedding in October 2023 and simply put, they stole the show- not just because they are theatrical and bring the stoke (literally), but also because they’re an incredibly warm, passionate and talented team who makes delicious, memorable food and experiences.

Our wedding day was cozy (aka lots of rain) and James, Kady and their team worked so hard and with smiles the entire day and night. Through the downpour, our food was served piping hot, the lamb and trout we chose were cooked *perfectly,* and every single dish was displayed with such attention to detail. (Weeks later, friends and family are still reminiscing on how tasty and inventive the food was!) Whenever we had bits of downtime, Kady checked on my husband and me, and brought us food and the fabulous specialty drinks they crafted (ours were a ginger/pear/bourbon cocktail and lemon/spruce vesper martini). She's like a fairy godmother, flitting around and doing everything and anything.

If we’re being honest, in the beginning we were a little nervous about this unique manner of catering being more “style over substance.” We were optimistic, but like many of our other wedding vendors, we wouldn’t really know the product until day-of. Thankfully, our tasting in Winter 2022 gave us the opportunity to meet James and Kady and provided a window into the amazing contraptions they cook with in person. We’re here to tell you our worry was misplaced. Their caliber of hospitality and quality of food made us feel at ease and confident for months to come.

Over the full year and a half we planned with them, Heirloom Fire’s team was professional, dedicated and pleasant to work with. They may take a wee while to get back to you on emails, but seeing how all-consuming their work is and how present they were the day-of, we completely understand why. So, don’t be concerned! They never forget a detail and when they show up, they show up in every dimension.

We genuinely couldn’t have imagined our wedding without them and hope we have another excuse to see them soon. Thank you, James, Kady, and your brilliant team!

Note: Photos by Liz Andolina Photography

The Heirloom team is made up of hands down the coolest, nicest, most dedicated people. We got so lucky and booked James, Kady, and their team a mer 3 weeks before our small backyard wedding. You would have thought they had been planning for our day for over a year. They made me feel so relaxed and confident that they had things under control. I truly would trust James to handle anything at this point. The meal was out of this world and they made us and our families feel like VIPs despite the fact that we were just 25 people sitting in a fancy tent. Kady is also a jack of all trades, functioning as our main contact AND our bartender the day of. She is bomb. The food was truly insane and the set up is SO COOL. Truly amazing. My niece and nephew who are really picky eaters are still talking about that chicken. I highly recommend them.

HF truly creates a once in a life time culinary experience that our guests still talk about months after. James and Kady were amazing to work with and executed the day perfectly, with some of the best food you will ever have. We can't thank them enough and can't say enough positive things about them.

I have had the honor of working with Heirloom Fire twice now. The first was for our wedding in 2018. The second, just this past weekend, for my wife's 40th birthday on our farm.

For context, I am a photographer and have shot many weddings. There are plenty of good caterers who make good food. There are a few that are great.

Heirloom Fire is special. Chef James Gop and his team will make your event special. James is a deep and lovely soul who truly cares about his craft and wants to share it with good people. We are incredibly grateful just to know James, let alone to have him and his team provide for us twice over. What he does is an art form: a sensory experience that becomes a cornerstone of your day, your guests journeying through his kitchen, conversing with his skilled staff and him, watching as their food is prepared in a manner they have never seen before.

Again, there are plenty of caterers that make good or great food. Heirloom's culinary creations are well above the rest. Michelin star quality food presented in a Michelin star quality way. None of this is hyperbolic. The conversation around the dinner table becomes about the food. "The best chicken I've ever had!" and "I didn't know carrots could taste like that!" are actual quotes by our guests. About chicken and carrots!! From start to finish, James and Heirloom will craft a menu of your dream dinner, each and every bite more sublime than the last.

James and his team created such an unforgettable experience for our rehearsal dinner. Every detail from load in to setup and breakdown was perfectly planned. James' vision for how to utilize our space was spot on, and everything from vision to planning to execute was perfect. The food really shined in it's quality, spectacle and flavor profiles. The Heirloom Fire team is really a talented crew and a must for any event where you want a memorable atmosphere, professional staff, and creative food. Our guests are still talking about it four months later.

Where to begin! Heirloom Fire is amazing and James and Emily were so very lovely to work with and the whole team is just amazing.

My husband and I had two things we built our wedding around... he wanted a nice view and I had my eye set on Heirloom Fire.

Let me tell you, they did not disappoint. James' food is art mixed with flavor and a bit of theater. Everything about his approach to food and how it is cooked is not only fascinating and delicious but added such a fun aesthetic for our guests.

If you're thinking about it, hire them. I've basically become an Heirloom Fire groupie and would love to follow them from event to event.

Oh. My. God. If you are even on this page, just hire them. They're amazing. We are massive foodies, and catering was our first decision. You probably gathered this from the other reviews, but they cook everything over open fire, and all the ingredients are local, often foraged, homemade, and absolutely from scratch. They even make their own apparatus and are always experimenting with new beautiful equipment that looks like it came from a century ago, in the best of ways. No shortcuts here. They cook everything in bulk, which is why it doesn't taste like typical wedding food - the fish and duck was all cooked whole before being carved and served, the beef was cooked on the leg...Their technique is barbecue, but elevated to creative, farm to table haute cuisine. It never loses its rustic, "done the old way" feel, and it is delicious without being pretentious. Also, they are great to work with. We went for a tasting, and everything was delicious but they took the few notes we had in stride and really collaborated together. The presentation was stunning (he asked if we'd let him serve the oysters and clams over a "running stream," which he built himself), and in addition to the flavor, everyone loved watching them cook out in the open. Our wedding was in a private residence for 235 people, and they did a magnificent job. Best decision we made.