When my husband and I first sat down to plan our wedding, we had 2 major "must haves" - amazing food and amazing DJ-ing. After booking our wedding at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, we started to look at their catering list which gave us 8 opti...ons. We had a tasting with our first recommended food vendor and left completely disappointed. We decided to give Nick and Hazelnut a try. Being that we are 3 hours away from Pittsburgh, we had to try to set up some type of tasting that worked for Nick and his busy catering life. He was SO accommodating - he invited us to his house where we met his wife and his two beautiful dogs. He sat us down at his kitchen counter, offered us coffee and water and brought us a spread of food to try from filet to chicken, vegetables, rice and more. He walked us through the whole night - from apps to the very last dance - and ensured us that he would make this experience the easiest - yet best - that we could ever imagine. After tasting his AMAZING food, he gave us a tour of his home grounds and chatted with us for about 45 minutes. He was so personable, fun, easy going and professional. His kitchen (where makes everything) was spotless, so clean and so so nice. From the time we stepped foot on his property, he made us feel like family and we knew 100% that he had to have Nick and Hazelnut Catering be with us on our special day. We spoke with Nick back and forth before our big day - as he helped us with pricing/amounts of alcohol and mixers. We met with Nick about 2 weeks before our big day and I brought my parents along - whose opinions mean the most. Nick welcomed them with open arms, showed them around his home and property and ensured them that he was the right choice. They LOVED him! On July 14, 2018, Justin and I were married at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. Nick and his team NEVER SKIPPED A BEAT. NEVER. They were beyond amazing and we had the BEST service, ever. Everyone was ranting and raving from beginning to end about how awesome Nick and his team were, how absolutely delicious the food was, how great the service was and how they have never had such a smooth "eating" experience at a wedding like ours. The food was served on time, HOT and always replenished. The service was on point and they made sure plates were picked up and people got what they needed. The bar was never dry, the drinks were mixed and served perfectly and the servers were having a blast doing it. I've used the word amazing far too many times, but I don't know how else to describe Nick and his catering business. My parents were floored at his professionalism yet personable touch. They felt as though he treated us as family and made sure to take care of us to give us the best day we could ask for. Nick knocked it out of the park - hands down he was a huge factor in making our day so great. I would recommend Nick and Hazelnut Catering to anyone - 100 times over any other catering company in the are! We love you Nick and cannot thank you enough for making our day SO awesome!!
XOXO Krystena and Justin