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Offering The Gulf Coast catering for any event!
Based in Fort Walton Beach, FL, Culinary Catering 365 provides high-quality dishes to weddings, rehearsal dinners, and other nuptial events. Owner Heyward and his team share a passion for food and work to make each dish as flavorsome and mouthwatering as possible. With their variety of cuisines and attentive service, they will make sure each guest at your wedding has a memorable dining experience.
Heyward has years of culinary experience under his belt, having found his love for cooking in his grandmother's kitchen. After starting his career at a local Greek restaurant, he began his education at Johnson & Wales University and has followed his passion ever since. He sees food as a way to bring friends and family together and strives to keep each client happy at the dining table.
You will have a variety of dishes to choose from for your wedding menu, from grilled swordfish to hearty pasta dishes. Chef Heyward and his team will handle delivery and set-up to ensure each entree looks and tastes its best. From your cocktail hour to your dessert table, Culinary Catering 365 will go above and beyond to make your big day unforgettable.
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Cuisine
- American
- BBQ
- Cajun
- French
- Fusion
- Greek
Dietary Options
- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Kosher
- Nut Free
- Organic
- Vegan
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Clean Up
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Chef Stations
- Menu Tastings
- Passed Appetizers
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I cannot stress enough how impressed I was with Culinary Catering 365. Heyward and Nancy and their team was the perfect choice for my wedding. I have 11 food allergies and was provided with a beautiful and allergen-free meal specifically for me on my wedding day, which is a huge deal considering I almost never eat out, and I certainly never eat anything catered. I was called several times by them to check on ingredients; they wanted to make sure I could eat on my wedding day. Not only did I have my own special meal (no additional charge), but the food and service they provided to everyone else at the wedding was spectacular. I received SO MANY compliments on the quality and amount. They communicated well, were so kind, and provided a top notch experience. I have never been treated so well by a food service organization, and I fully expected to not be able to eat on my wedding day. Culinary Catering 365 went above and beyond.
Our experience with Culinary Catering 365 was excellent. The communication was great, the food was phenomenal, and the price felt just right. Their service on the day of our wedding (35 people) was amazing and set a great vibe. They were personal and very professional. 10/10 would recommend! (And, our families are STILL talking about how great the food was!)
HOLY WOW!!! They BLEW it out of the park… Everyone was excited about the assortment of taco meats & toppings.. Even the leftovers, people were asking what they could take home with them for leftovers.. What surprised me and Sean: during cocktail hr, they handed me a FRESH plate of hot crab cakes while we signed our marriage paperwork.. not only that, they took mine and Sean’s plates that we spent all day nibbling on, and put it at our place on the table so we could just chill and eat while everyone got their food..
Cannot say enough amazing things about them. 1 million/10, guests are still raving and I’m a little bummed that 3 weeks later we’re out of leftovers and want more haha.
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Chef Heyward and his team were incredible. I asked for southern food for our wedding, with fried chicken and man, did he deliver! Fabulous energetic staff and excellent food. You can’t beat it!
Food was delivered way to early. Ice cold when served. Threw it all away. There excuse was the delivery driver was probably drunk. They fired her but left me with the full bill $1700. Didn't even offer to reduce the amount!!!!
Will not disappoint! Great food at a great price!
Hayward and Nancy were wonderful! I had to reschedule my wedding and they were more than willing to accommodate us. The food was wonderful and all of our guests enjoyed it.
The food was excellent! Nothing was very bland nor too spicy. The venue workers and guests complimented me throughout the night on the selection and taste of all food they got. Service was prompt and all staff were very friendly. They kept coming around asking if anyone needed anything else, checking to see if they could clear our plates, topping of drinks, etc. The only thing I marked them down on was the organization of the office. A change of staff occurred after we had signed a contract and gave a deposit to them and the new person running things was very confused. I don't know what kind of mess she walked into, but she didn't know what menu we were going with even after I had sent her one through email. She also was asking for a deposit after we had already given one. Responses were taking increased amounts of time, resulting in me having to physically go there with all my documentation and show her what we asked for and that we did pay a deposit and to find out what we still needed to pay off - 4 days before the wedding. I know she was just trying to figure everything out, but it was stressful for me not having things taken care of before then.
Heyward and his team were incredible at our wedding. Heyward met with us many times before the wedding and designed a menu that fit our wedding perfectly! He listened to all our requests and made everything run smoothly. His team was amazing! They made up a beautiful platter for my husband and me to eat during the reception, and then they packed a cooler of everything we didn't eat to enjoy that evening. There was more than enough food. They got a large number of guests (260) through the line in a short amount of time. The food was absolutely amazing and all the guests raved about how wonderful it was. And the price absolutely could not be beat! I could not recommend another caterer more highly than I could Culinary Catering 365!
Let me start off by saying how incredibly thankful I am that i found this company! Being 9 hours away in Tennessee I decided last minute (10 days out to be exact) that I wanted a reception. Heyward and his team were beyond amazing to work with. Not only did they work with my budget but my menu was Incredible, food was amazing. I honestly can’t say enough good things about them and I highly recommend them to anyone!! Thank you all again from the bottom of my heart!
I absolutely recommend Culinary 365! They catered our daughter's wedding last week and did an amazing job! Our guests are still talking about their meal and still can't believe it was at a wedding. Chef McKenzie and his staff were very professional. Chef McKenzie was always assessible and promptly answered all my texts. Our daughter's day was perfect and we couldn't have been more pleased.
Culinary Catery 365 provides amazing food and service! We used them for our Rehearsal Dinner and Wedding. Hayward and his staff were all kind and professional. My favorite part was that they boxed up all of the delicious left overs. We really enjoyed that the next day!
Exceptional food for our corporate meeting. Hayward and his crew were fully prepared and set up quickly to meet the needs of our team over three shifts. Thank you for supporting our event and look forward to working with Hayward again in the future.
Chef Heyward and his team catered our destination wedding on 3/24/16. Although the weather consisted of tornado warnings, severe thunderstorms and hail the entire dinner was perfection! We had to move our outdoor wedding inside to our beach house due to the bad weather and Chef Heyward made sure the presentation was on point. I will be honest, this was by far the BEST wedding reception dinner I have ever had. We had filet, grouper, chicken, shrimp, vegetables, mashed potato bar, assorted fruits, salads and bread. After feeding our 50 guests there was still enough left over for the next day. I actually woke up craving the food it was that good! If you are looking for a caterer I would highly suggest 365 Culinary Catering, Heyward and his team were professional, kind, courteous, prompt and completely packaged all left over food and our kitchen was left spotless. Thank you Heyward for making our wedding dinner an absolute success!
Chef Heyward & his team are wonderful. They were on time, the food was delicious, beautifully presented & the correct temperature. His staff was relaxed, yet professional...very easy to work with. Absolutely no stress. We highly recommend them!
He is the best, he knows he is the best. AND he will deliver the BEST food your guests have ever had. Both originally from the South, the majority of our guests traveled from Washington, DC- we showed them what true southern soul food is all about.
Culinary Catering 365 came to our rescue! Less than two weeks before our wedding date our wedding planner had not finalized any catering with us, even though we had asked her numerous times. We reached out to several caterers and Heyward and his staff were one of the first to respond. Heyward immediately set into action asking our budget and number of guests and what we wanted! He had a mock menu and estimated costs to us within an hour.
We spoke to Heyward on the phone throughout the day and discussed options and he made sure we would have everything we wanted and needed.
He made us feel comfortable and confident over the phone.
We were not able to taste any of the food before hand so we weren't really sure what exactly we'd be getting, but Heyward and his staff blew it out of the park! The food was absolutely phenomenal, everything was fresh and hot and full of flavor, it could not have been any better. On top of that his staff was amazing. Everyone was very professional and kind and aware of all of our guest needs. The knives that were provided by our wedding planner would not cut through the beef, Heywards staff immediately set into action and found better steak knives for everyone to use, without anyone ever asking them.
The staff brought us food and drinks and were absolutely fantastic!
Sometimes things just work out the way they are supposed to... Heyward and Culinary Catering 365 made our day even more memorable. I would recommend them to everyone, no matter the size or type of event. I work for a company and plan several parties per year, Heyward is the kind of person you want to do business with!
Sarah
Culinary Catering 365 is definitely the best caterer! They are AMAZING!!! Heyward made the food planning process extremely FUN and easy, definitely not stressful.
Heyward catered both our rehearsal dinner and wedding. First, Heyward is so great to work with. Since we had a destination wedding in Destin, my husband and I flew down to check out vendors and we had the privilege of meeting Heyward, who whipped up an amazing meal for us to taste. We knew right away he was our guy!
He stayed in touch with us from the moment we met him up until our wedding. He is so flexible and easy to work with. He had no problem with us changing the rehearsal menu and serving style at the last minute (literally).
It was so nice to be able to pick and choose the food items we wanted for both events! Heyward was on board with any and all special requests. The food was out of this world amazing! All of our guests are still telling us how much they loved the food!!!
He also provided bartenders for our wedding, who were really great. His staff is a great group of people to work with.
I can’t say enough how much we love Culinary Catering 365!! They provide top quality service at a great value!
Booking Culinary Catering 365 as your caterer will be the best decision for your special day!!!
Hayward and his crew are amazing. People are still raving about my food. They were ontime, profesisonal, the food was hot and so flavorful. Hayward helped me put together an amazing menu under budget. Highly reccomend this vendor.
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