Karen catered my rehearsal dinner and my wedding, and she and her team did a tremendous job. I presented Karen with a bit of a challenge- an all-vegetarian/vegan wedding- and she definitely rose to it! Karen was so helpful in suggesting items that are or could be made vegan, and she went out of her way to find foods (vegan ranch dressing!) to meet my needs. She was also extremely helpful in advising us on what amount of wine and beer to buy for the event, and she expertly coordinated the ordering of all the rentals for the ceremony and the reception. Her staff was extremely professional and attentive at both events- I never for a moment felt like I needed to worry about whether my guests were well-fed. Most importantly, the food was AMAZING. Friends and family who probably would never choose a vegetarian meal were raving. I didn't want a wedding cake, so Karen prepared an amazing array of desserts (including vegan cupcakes- no small feat!), which the guests were wild about. My only regret is that I didn't eat more of the food!

Karen = Amazing Chef. Plain and Simple. One of the most important things for the wedding is the food, and man did she deliver. She was easy to get a hold of, constantly made excellent recommendations to our menu, and was great to get a long with! Throughout the entire evening, everyone (and seriously I mean everyone) came up to us and said all the food (from the appetizers, to the salads, to the entrees, to the sides. and to the cake) were out of this world. Karen and her staff were just simply fantastic and the best around.

Karen was amazing! She was able to honer all of my special requests, my budget, as well as my theme. Our guests all said the beef tenderloin was the best they had ever had. Its obvious that Karen has more than enough experience and is truly a master of her craft. We are so happy with how everything turned out and I look forward to sharing the good news to anyone looking for amazing food! It really was a day that will last forever in our lives.

We loved working with Karen. My husband and I had some atypical requests for our reception menu and Karen was completely on board. Additionally, we wanted to serve our food family style, which she didn't even have dishes for. So, she went out and bought them at no cost to us! Everyone praised the food after the wedding and licked their plates clean. YUM! Our food did come out late, but that was to be expected given that this type of service had never been done before by her team. We were flexible and everything ended up working out beautifully. We would use her catering services again in a heartbeat!

Many guests told us that this was the BEST meal they've ever had a wedding, and I'd have to agree. The food was fabulous. Karen also took special care of the bride and groom. For instance, we told her we like avocado, so what does she do? She threw some avocado on our salad, just for us. I asked that the staff pay special attention to my father's drink--specifically, that it never be empty--and they stepped up to the task. They even gave him one of the extra beef plates. He was thrilled!

Definitely hire Karen Harper-Fuog. You won't regret it.

Karen is one of the best caterers out there! Although we didn't use her for our catering services, my husband and I asked her to do our wedding cake. It was absolutely beautiful and delicious. Karen can make anything!

Initially we very minor blips because she was very busy and was hard to reach on email. However, she realized this and came out of her way and met me at my home to finalize the menu and cake design. She was seemed very confident that everyone would love her food. She did not disappoint. The food was fantastic. She even made vegan dishes and vegan desserts for my two vegans guests. She is the main caterer at Hillsborough Vineyards in Purcelville so there is no reason to go with anyone else if you are having a wedding there.

My wedding cake is sitting in my freezer for my husband and I to eat on our year anniversary. I don't know if it's going to make it that long. The cake was SO GOOD! She said she doesn't do fondant cakes because the fondant isn't edible and she preferred cakes you can eat. Although I originally wanted a fancy, pretty, stiff fondant cake, I couldn't disagree that eating fondant cake is fairly off putting. The cake a was vanilla creme frosting, vanilla cake, and caramel/dulce de leche in between the cake layers. It was all her idea to make the cake that way and I left in her hands. Amazing. It looked great too! It was three layers, tons of frosting whipped around it, and it was decorated with flowers from my florist. It was adorable. I never got a chance to try the vegan dessert but I heard it was very very good and I'm annoyed I never tried it.

Karen catered our wedding at Hillsborough Winery in October 2011. The food was a big part of our wedding and we wanted it to be fantastic. Karen totally delivered!

She jumped at the chance to make Indian food and had great suggestions on how to round out menu that reflected our tastes and personalities but still was had some "safe" options for people that don't eat indian food.

Thank goodness we went table to table during the salad course because it would have been a tragedy to miss the food. The butter chicken was amazing and the palaak panner (fried cheese in spinach) was better than our favorite restaurant. Even the rice had the right texture and spices. And she even had naan in the bread baskets! The appetizers were a huge hit as well. The samosas and the tandoori shrimp were huge hits that people were still talking about the next day.

The day of the wedding she and her staff were so friendly and professional with the guests. They whisked the appetizers around the room with a smile, poured wine, even helped elderly guests down the steps.

Karen is an amazing chef but is not so big on paperwork. Phone calls were a much better way to contact her than email. She was always available for meetings though, even on short notice. I would suggest bringing a calculator to the consultations to help you estimate the price per person.

Karen also made our wedding cake. She made the most beautiful unique french wedding cake that was a pyramid of profiteroles that she decorated with sugar flowers. It was unusual and stunning and absolutely delicious.

Karen made our wedding incredibly special and I would highly recommend her to anyone.

Karen was great to work with. Her food was wonderful and the cake was beautiful. Both Karen and her staff did everything the day of the wedding. She was the wedding day coordinator and the caterer.

Karen is great. She is SO creative and obviously loves food just as much as I do. Our phone interview with her was actually what sealed the deal for choosing our venue - since the vineyard would only work with her, we had to make sure she was awesome, since for me, the food was the key element for our wedding. She has wonderful ideas. That being said, she told us right up front that doing paperwork and crunching numbers are not her thing - she would always rather be in the kitchen - so, as she warned might happen, we waited some time for our formal proposal. This was especially true because her assistant, who is more on top of details, was out on maternity. However, her assistant was fabulous in those stressful final weeks before the wedding and attending to us the day-of. They went out of their way for us - for example, bringing us a plate of our appetizers from the cocktail hour while we were finishing up our pictures. Their servers are well-qualified, and they have a relationship with a rental company through which they can get any specialty items you may need. Our "rustic Italian" menu for a plated dinner included a cocktail hour with cheese bar, mini cups of white bean soup, proscuitto and melon, and 3 kinds of bruschetta; and at dinner, lamb loin, halibut, wild mushroom lasagna, and apple crisp with house-made bourbon ice cream (the final item being a nod to my hubby, who loves his bourbon).