Big Fattys Catering kitchen

Professional Catering With Southern Charm

60 mile radius of Knoxville, Tn.

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Lisa J. Smith

PRESIDENT

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Big Fatty’s Catering is a wedding-catering company in Knoxville, TN, specializing in southern comfort foods made from locally sourced and fresh ingredients. Boasting over three decades of experience in the catering business, chef Lisa Smith captures hearts and stomachs with her charming and delicious cuisine. Nationally recognized in several publications, this food company prides itself on professionalism and creating high-quality dining experiences. From slow-cooked meat feasts to delicious desserts that look too good to eat, Big Fatty’s Catering is expert in mouthwatering food. With great attention to detail, every flavor and garnish is carefully added to enhance the dish and bring joy to couples and their guests. Devoted to excellence, Lisa’s team strives for customer satisfaction every step of the way. Big Fatty’s Catering offers catering packages for weddings and private parties. Available for a wide range of catering needs, the team provides everything from ready-made platters to white-glove dining. Couples can customize their day-of menus with dishes from Mexican, Italian, and American cuisines, among many others. Additionally, the company caters to restricted diets such as vegan, dairy free, and gluten free.

LGBTQ+-owned and Woman-owned Business

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Cuisine

American

BBQ

Cajun

Greek

Italian

Mexican

Seafood

Southern

Dietary Options

Dairy Free

Gluten Free

Nut Free

Organic

Sugar Free

Vegan

Vegetarian

Food & Catering

Buffet

Catering Clean Up

Catering Delivery & Setup

Chef Stations

Family Style

Menu Tastings

Passed Appetizers

Seated Meal

Servers

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Meet the team

Lisa J. Smith

President

Professionally educated at Johnson and Wales Culinary Institute and trained in the finest restaurants in Aspen, Maui and Europe, Lisa, a Tennessee native, has designed and created thousands of events and weddings. With an exceptional focus on fresh ingredients for memorable dishes she emphasizes flavor and presentation. Lisa can create an event which inspires the guests to connect with a culinary memory. For over twenty five years Lisa and her staff have been telling love stories through food. Let us take your guests to a special place celebrating your commitment to each other.

4.3

out of 5.0

12 reviews

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The wedding caterer provided fresh, hot, and delicious food that guests loved. The team was professional, helpful, flexible, and creative, making the evening effortless. Highly recommended.

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Juliana R

11/21/2025

Our wedding caterer was absolutely incredible. The food was fresh, hot, and truly delicious — every single guest told me all night long how much they loved it. The team was kind, p...

rofessional, and so helpful throughout the entire evening. They made everything effortless, and we couldn’t be happier with how it all turned out. Highly recommend!

Emily K

1/19/2024

Lisa and her team were fantastic with our wedding! The food was delicious and exactly what we wanted. Our guests really seemed to enjoy the food too! We ran out of tea pretty soon...

into the night, but not sure if our guests just drank an exorbitant amount or if we should have requested to have more available in the planning process! We also thought (based on our initial tasting meeting) that Lisa could provide bartenders if needed for an additional charge, but that ended up not being the case when we made the decision on bartending closer to the wedding. Not sure if we misunderstood or if she no longer offered that by the time our event rolled around! I still definitely recommend Lisa, we really enjoyed her food and service overall!

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Sarah O

10/04/2023

Lisa and her crew were great. They were flexible, creative, and had downright wonderful food! Absolutely recommend.

Rachel V

6/12/2023

We had an amazing experience, working with big fatty’s catering. The entire team on the day of our wedding came together and made everything so seamless, and everything was so deli...

cious. We loved working with Lisa to get everything organized! Quite honestly, it was so well done and easy to schedule, I was worried it was too easy!!!! Thank you Lisa and the entire team for making our day so special. We loved you all.

Mary H

3/17/2023

Delicious food that was elegantly dislocated. Staff were all so friendly, accommodating, and professional. Lisa and her team exceeded my expectations by a mile! People are still te...

lling me how great my food was at my wedding.

Rachel M

12/09/2022

Lisa was amazing and made us feel so comfortable. She is super professional and everyone could not stop talking about how great the food was even months after our wedding. She is d...

own to earth and you can tell she has passion for what she does. I would highly recommend her to anyone!

MICHAEL T

6/08/2022

Lisa is professional, organized and a great chef. Our food was delicious and her staff was courteous and attentive.

Ashleigh S

4/25/2022

100% recommend! She was so incredibly easy to work with! She created vegan options to accompany some of my guests and everyone raves about how delicious the food was. Truly some of...

the best tasting food I have ever had at a wedding! Thank you guys so much!

Carol G

11/27/2021

Lisa was a joy to work with and the food was incredible. We chose her BBQ menu with smoked chicken thighs, beef brisket, Mac N Cheese, baked beans & added a special request for roa...

sted Brussels sprouts. She delivered everything on time with high quality disposable plates, cups, flatware. I heard multiple positive comments from our guests. Two highly critical Mac N Cheese fans were in heaven! I absolutely recommend Big Fatty’s without reservation.

Kristy B

9/10/2020

DO NOT HIRE THIS VENDOR!! Singlehandedly the biggest mistake I made for my wedding! This vendor left the food on the counter, started the oven and left our venue after telling us m...

onths in advance, and repeatedly closer to the day of, that 2 servers and a bartender would be provided. My sister-in-law had to tell us that our vendor left because our guests weren't wearing masks (small size wedding about 32 people, mostly kids). Now, if she had communicated with us, prior to our wedding, any changes or requirements due to COVID, that would be a different story. However, my sister in-law told Lisa to wait while she grabbed my husband to resolve the matter and she said "I do not care, I'm leaving." She did not even have the audacity to call and notify Jon and I why she left, we reached out to her 2 days after the wedding after not hearing ANYTHING back on a refund for those services. Horrible! Hire this vendor if you want surprises on the day of your wedding! She does not think about the customer at all! Very displeased! If I could give Negative stars I would.

Nickita B

7/29/2020

I couldn’t get this vender to rlly to any of my message. They are not very helpful at all. I couldn’t get them to answer my calls or call me back.

Response from Big Fattys Catering kitchen on 07/29/2020

Wow, that would be super frustrating and I understand how you feel. Not sure of why or how...

we dropped the ball. 865 384 9084 is our number and I try to respond to every email. Hopefully, you found a caterer that works for you and you can focus on your love celebration. I am sorry for being unresponsive. Please, reach out if you feel the need to have a conversation. Lisa

Katlyn D

6/15/2019

Wow, Big Fattys was amazing!! Lisa was the best!! I had the best time and she was so great with the food! I was very excited and very happy to get married to the love of my life an...

d the food made it even more perfect! :) Lisa thank you for a great time and some amazing food, definitely a recomend! 💗

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