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About

Paradise Catering is a wedding caterer based in Carmel Valley, California. For fresh, in-season ingredients, this caterer gets ingredients straight from its garden in Carmel Valley, featuring unusual and heirloom vegetables. One of their serving styles is called "Live Grill," where the buffet is served straight from the grill. Serving freshly made dishes in unique ways, this caterer provides a one-of-a-kind dining experience.

Experience

Jon Kasky and Nancy Rohan have worked together for over 25 years. Over the years, they have gained experience and knowledge in the culinary arts, learning from top chefs Wolfgang Puck and Alice Waters. Their specialties are inspired by the cuisine they encountered while traveling around the world.

Services Offered

Paradise Catering is a full-service catering company that uses a variety of serving styles. The team attends to the couple's dietary needs and cultural preferences. Their catering service includes cake cutting, servers, set up, delivery, and clean up.

Cuisine

Paradise Catering customizes menus for special occasions using only organic meat and ingredients. Their food is inspired by many countries around the world.

What You'll Love About Paradise Catering

Couples rave about the delicious and varied cuisine offered by these skilled caterers. They also note that the team is kind and professional during the planning stages. Check out the FAQs for more information about your big day with Paradise Catering.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the cost of your full service wedding catering?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up
Cake Cutting
Cocktail Reception
Server(s)
China
Flatware
Glassware

What event services do you provide?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up

What catering services do you provide?

Breakfast / Brunch
Buffet
Cake Cutting
Cocktail Reception
Custom Menu
Hors d'oeuvres
Plated
Server(s)
Stations

What types of cuisine do you cater?

African
American
Asian
BBQ
Caribbean
French
German
Indian
Italian
Latin American
Local
Mediterranean
Mexican
Middle Eastern
Southern
Spanish

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Lactose Free
Organic
Vegan
Vegetarian

Which of the following items can you provide?

China
Flatware
Glassware

Reviews of Paradise Catering

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Paradise Catering delivers outstanding food and service, frequently called the best wedding food guests have had. The team is professional, responsive, and accommodating of dietary needs, with highlights like lobster rolls and vegan options. Highly recommended for weddings and events.

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Paradise Catering delivers outstanding food and service, frequently called the best wedding food guests have had. The team is professional, responsive, and accommodating of dietary needs, with highlights like lobster rolls and vegan options. Highly recommended for weddings and events.

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Alex Sent on 08/13/2025
5 out of 5 rating

10/10 must use Paradise!

Paradise catering was absolutely perfect. They excel across the board from quality of food, service, professionalism, and everything in between. The apps, tomato bar, and food were all a highlight of the night which is very difficult for a 200+ person wedding. Many people complimented us the day of and week following how great the food was at our wedding.

Nancy, Jon, and team were so great to work with — they required very little guidance and were able to put together the best catering experience we could have imagined.
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L&R Sent on 10/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

100% Recommend

Easy to work with, reliable, kind & intentional people.

Your team is the best & your food was fantastic! I don’t think I got to say this after — but you guys did a fabulous job. Such a special day & omg everyone keeps telling me how great the food was. The attention to detail, the little stories, they went above and beyond!!!!
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Natalie Sent on 07/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best wedding food we've ever had

We were recommended Paradise by multiple people in both the community and wedding planning world. It was the best wedding food we've ever had (proving multiple people's recs correct). So many guests have told us how happy they were with the food. The lobster rolls were the crowd favorite. Also don't sleep on the rainbow vegan rolls (we had an aversion to anything to doing anything vegan, but these are the exception). People were so happy with the family style, where they got to try all the dishes and tables were replenished when they ran out of something. As the bride and groom, we barely had time to eat. But at the end of the night we came back to 6 large to go boxes with a sampler of all of the food we had so we could enjoy it after the whirlwind.

Beyond how good the food was. And it was not only good wedding food (my expectations as a guest of a wedding feeding 200 are never that high), it was simply great food. The staff is great and friendly. The team is super responsive whenever I'd reach out. I'd choose them again 100 times over.
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Rachel Sent on 10/02/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Phenomenal. Hands down best part of our Wedding.

Absolutely the best decision we made during our wedding process was hiring Paradise. We hired them for three events and everything was incredible.
The food was delicious, they were so professional, and their staff was kind. I cannot tell you how many people at our wedding RAVED about the food. Paradise is an absolute must!!!!
Austin
Austin Sent on 09/17/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Great Food & Service!

We used Paradise Catering for our wedding and could not have been happier. :) Valerie was amazing to work with. She was very attentive, detailed oriented, responsive and kind! We opted for the live grill buffet and all our guests were well fed and happy! We highly recommend using Paradise Catering for your wedding or any other event! :)
Bre
Bre V. Sent on 09/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Selecting Paradise for your wedding is hands down the best choice you can make.

There are truly no words to capture how incredible it was working with the Nancy, Jon, Valerie, and the entire Paradise Catering team! They work with you to create the perfect menu based on your preferences, they were even patient and helpful in adapting and accommodating various dietary restrictions between us and our guests. At the end of the day, everyone said this was the best food they had ever eaten at a wedding. Everything was so delicious and unique. I can't recommend working with Paradise Catering more highly. If you're torn on who to choose for your big day, this is your sign to choose Paradise!!!
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Reda Sent on 08/21/2023
5 out of 5 rating

80th Birthday Celebration

Gifts from the earth prepared with the eyes and hands of an artist, the taste, the smell, the feel, the bowl of bruschetta, absoutlely divine, every morsel was food for the gods. Moans of delight with each bite were echoing through the room, our guest were raving about the display, the beauty, the taste, savoring each bite. We cannot thank you enough for making Alan’s 80th birthday a fabulous success.

In deepest gratitude,

Reda & Alan
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Erica Sent on 07/25/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Top Notch!

Paradise helped me with a last minute event. We threw it together in a week - and the event was flawless. They were not only incredibly professional and easy to work with, but the food exceeded expectations. It was so delicious!!!!
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Paige Sent on 06/05/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Best experience!

The best wedding caterer I could ask for! The entire experience with Paradise was professional, and equally as important… DELICIOUS!
The whole team is friendly and helpful. There are so many options and details that go into the catering experience, and I so appreciate being able to trust and lean on the team throughout the process. Additionally, I had an extra request for the team and instead of them telling me they couldn’t do it, they were excited by the idea and the execution could not have been better!
In terms of the food, all of our guests LOVED the food. It was the best feeling having guests come up to you to say how yummy everything was. This is simply delicious food, period!
Thank you to the Paradise team! I hope I get invited to weddings in the future where you are catering!!
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Sara Sent on 04/23/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic food and friendly service

We are so grateful we found Paradise to cater our wedding! Throughout the process, they were helpful and responsive, and incredibly flexible with changes (even up to the week of!). The food on our wedding day was incredible - I am OBSESSED with their savory bread pudding - and there was way more than enough to go around. They even packed up leftovers for us! Thank you so much, Paradise team. You guys are rockstars.
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
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Professional Network & Endorsements

12 Endorsements
Collezione Fortuna Fashion Boutique and Bridals Collezione Fortuna Fashion Boutique and Bridals Wedding Dresses

I recently attended 2 separate events where Paradise Catering prepared the food service from breakfast to a late midnight dinner buffet. The food is freshly prepare and the blends of flavors is magical. I am still raving over their "gorgonzola bread pudding" which I could have eaten alone with the fresh salads served. This type of food and catering and services provided is well worth every dollar spent. I highly recommend Paradise Catering and their services and VIP customer service they provide to their clients. Cathy Montante Collezione Fortuna Fashion Boutique and Bridals Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921 www.collezionefortuna.com (831)626-1287

Carmel Photography Carmel Photography Wedding Photographers

Jon & Nancy have always served the freshest, most innovative menus to their clients; the whole food element of a wedding can go awry with the timing and I've never experienced that with them. Professional service and great food! And I always get to partake!

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Nancy and John are top notch, caring professionals who simply make fantastic food and serve it with a smile. Our SIM crew is always happy when we see their name on our event itineraries because we know the guests will be well-fed and happy when they hit the dance floor!

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Paradise Catering frequently asked questions

At Paradise Catering, the cost of the full wedding catering service includes:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
  • Cake Cutting
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Server(s)
  • China
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
Paradise Catering offers the following event services for weddings:
  • Delivery
  • Set Up
  • Clean Up
Paradise Catering offers the following catering services for weddings:
  • Breakfast / Brunch
  • Buffet
  • Cake Cutting
  • Cocktail Reception
  • Custom Menu
  • Hors d'oeuvres
  • Plated
  • Server(s)
  • Stations
At Paradise Catering, you can find the following types of cuisine:
  • African
  • American
  • Asian
  • BBQ
  • Caribbean
  • French
  • German
  • Indian
  • Italian
  • Latin American
  • Local
  • Mediterranean
  • Mexican
  • Middle Eastern
  • Southern
  • Spanish
At Paradise Catering, the following dietary needs can be accomodated:
  • Gluten Free
  • Lactose Free
  • Organic
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
To cater to all tastes, Paradise Catering offers the following food and beverage items:
  • China
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
Paradise Catering is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.

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