Main and Market Catering, Café and Bakery

tails. The day of our wedding was insanely hot (around 104 degrees) and Nannette was amazing, and she took great care of us. The staff was professional, friendly and super helpful. They provided a water station for our guests during the ceremony which was a life saver. The staff made sure our guests had water all throughout the ceremony & reception- which was so great! The food was delicious, the cupcakes were so cute & the tables looked exactly as we had envisioned. :) We truly have no complaints! Our day was better than we could have ever imagined. We are so happy with our decision to go with The Main Ingredient. We knew we would be taken care of and everything was great! We can not thank you enough!! :)

ltiple different restaurants and loved the service and willingness to help from that he got from the managers at main ingredient. They didn't require a minimum cost or minimum head count as most other places did.

ole process. What distinguishes The Main Ingredient from other caterers is the professional and comprehensive quality of their service. The serving staff are extremely good at the jobs and are on top of everyone's needs immediately. They were excellent about seeing to every dietary and allergy concern we had among all our wedding guests, in these cases more than happy to make up special entrees for those guests who required them. They saw that our other on-site vendors were well-fed as well, and in a manner that did not disrupt the flow of the evening. We received several highly-competent and professional bartenders from them as well. One, Eric, had a nearly photographic memory, it seemed, and would remember every guest's preferred drink, often having them made as those guests got to the front of the bar line. Free champagne was provided for the bride and bridesmaids as they spent the day getting ready for the event that afternoon, and they happily included free lemonade and iced tea for all of our guests throughout the event (on a particularly hot June day, this was amazing). Our day-of coordinator, Nanette, was fantastic as well. She ensured that while the photos were being taken, the serving staff regularly came by with trays of all of our hors d'oeuvres choices, as well as seeing that we always had one of our signature cocktails in hand. All of this service of course, wouldn't mean much if the food wasn't good. Happily, anyone who knows Annapolis should already be aware of The Main Ingredient's stellar reputation as one of the finest cafes in town. Their bakery is also quite legendary and we were bowled over by both the taste and presentation of our wedding cake, which was beautifully designed. It should also be noted that as we were catering clients, the wedding cake was offered at half price with free delivery. We could continue to exhaust superlatives about The Main Ingredient, but we'll leave you with this: if you're planning a wedding anywhere near Annapolis, MD, The Main Ingredient is without a doubt the smartest choice you could make for a vendor.

as very prompt and kept me on time during the busy day! Rachel was so helpful the couple of weeks before with making sure they had all of our decorations and making sure I was calm!! The food couldn't have been better!! Will definitely use them again!!!!

helpful with coordination of events, which was important since I did not have a professional wedding planner. Being the best in town and fairly expensive, by my book at least, I had high expectations of them. They greeted our guests quickly and were friendly throughout our reception, and did a great job helping us package up decorations at the end of the night. Unexpected items: the bartender was inexperienced and fumbled over drinks causing a constant line at the bar, because of the quantity of food served (100 guests) the main course was somewhat dried out and much less impressive than when we tried it at the restaurant (maybe I should have expected this), the side dish was not something we had been able to taste in advance and it wasn't very good so it wasn't eaten by many of our guests or us. They served the cake during the first dances and did not loop back around, so the bride did not get a piece of her own wedding cake. We did order the cake through them as well, and it was wonderful when I got to try the leftovers the next day. Overall, the Main Ingredient was a huge help to me because they coordinated with me for planning the timeline of the reception and setup the tables and chairs in our empty banquet hall. I did not find many other caterers in town who would help me with this, and I wasn't able to do it all myself.

e Thai Chicken Salad, and Marzipan Strawberry hourderves. They also were able to recreate a favorite dish of mine that I had years before. Also, when we had a crisis with the flowers for our centerpieces, Jenny was there to save the day with the perfect solution.

ful designs. We met with Main Ingredient staff a few times, and they even had us meet with our baker who sketched out a design of our cake, which helped us refine our vision. We wanted a very simple, elegant cake and that is what they delivered. Our cake turned out exactly as we envisioned and planned with Main Ingredient. It was amazing, and our guests also said that it was the best cake they have ever tasted. In addition, some of our guests thought it was fondant until they tried it because it was so well frosted. We cannot wait to try it again for our 1 year anniversary! We were highly impressed with Main Ingredient's customer service and their cake design and taste. It was a perfect cake for our wedding day!