Renaissance Chef

Renaissance Chef catered our wedding in Frederick Maryland at the Mountain Memories venue. We were incredible happy with the our experience with them. First, the food was delicious. Exactly what I wanted to serve and the guests were all very happy. Also, the management team was very attentive and answered all our questions by email quickly. They took time to make sure special requests were taken are of like apple cider at the ceremony. Last, the servers were great! They went above and beyond, packing us up food to take to the hotel and even helping us clean ip decorations after the guest lefts.Highly recommend

Oh my gosh, where to begin! Our venue recommended Renaissance Chef, and we couldn't have chosen a better caterer for our wedding. From the beginning, they were easy to work with and responsive to our questions. We went with a buffet-style menu, and the food was beyond delicious. They also included special meals for our guests with dietary restrictions (including gluten-free and vegan). All of our guests raved about how good the food was, and we agree! My mouth is watering now just thinking about it... The entire Renaissance Chef team was delightful to work with, and we would absolutely recommend them to anyone in need of a caterer.

We're so glad we hired Renaissance Chef for our wedding! They were so responsive to all of my questions and had really great communication ahead of the wedding, which helped alleviate some of the wedding stress. The food was delicious, all of our guests were talking about how good the sirloin steak was. They made sure the bride and groom got food throughout the day and helped with the set up before dinner. The staff were attentive and fun, even teaching the guests some dance moves! Cannot recommend them enough!

Renaissance Chef was so easy to work with! After our tasting and our proposal was written up, I will admit I had a million questions up until the day of the wedding! The team was responsive and kind, and made sure my needs were met. In addition, their team was swift and effective the day of the wedding, and everyone really enjoyed our BBQ meal. Thank you Renaissance Chef!

We found Renaissance Chef catering for our wedding in October, hosted at the Tea Room in Gambrill State Park. We had a chance to talk to Erin, and set up a take-home tasting. The food was wonderful - it was hard to decide which items to pick! They were really great about coordinating with us and the our guests who had food allergies and restrictions as well, highlighting a couple items on our plan that we didn't realize might be problematic for our guests - the attention to detail was great. I really appreciate that they had biodegradable options to serve from, though I did notice that the bamboo utensils that came with our event catering were different than the samples that came with our tasting. Overall, we had a really great experience and would definitely recommend them and use them again for future events.

RenChef did a spectacular job for our wedding just a few days ago. We were so impressed with the attention to detail, quality of the food, and seamless teamwork with the venue staff at Mountain Memories at ThorpeWood. They even asked us for our drink requests so they'd be ready waiting for us after our couple's pictures and then at our dinner table. Just wonderful staff and team. Made our wedding celebration a wonderful event. Would highly recommend!

We used Renaissance Chef for our wedding, and we have absolutely no regrets! They were really accommodating when we needed to postpone our wedding due to Covid. Our initial tasting was wonderful, plentiful, and informative. Everyone is so great. They kept checking on my husband and I on our wedding day. They provided us with bartenders as well. Everything was delicious and flawless!

Our venue only let us choose between 2 caterers. I reached out to both, and Renaissance was BY FAR the easiest to communicate with, discuss prices, and arrange meetings. Our tasting was a wonderful experience- it was honestly a fun date night on top of being wedding work! We would've chosen to have all the food if we could have. It was also really nice that the chef left us alone while we were eating so we could think and talk to each other without pressure. We had a buffet so we chose options we thought the most people would enjoy. A representative from Ren Chef attended our final meeting with our venue the month prior to the big day, which was a great opportunity to hammer out some smaller details we hadn't thought of, such as offering hot apple cider and flavored water at the ceremony site. They were super flexible with us regarding our guest count, as we had a few guests who had family emergencies and we didn't know if they were coming until the last minute. As for the Big Day... my mom and aunt couldn't get over how great the wait staff was. The staff helped my new husband and I with drinks and our meals and checked on us frequently to make sure we didn't need anything. And OF COURSE, the food was amazing!!! I was so sad that I didn't have much of an appetite because I wanted to eat it ALL! Luckily, they boxed up a bunch of food to send with my husband and I so we could really enjoy it at our hotel that night!

Ren Chef did AMAZING job with our wedding day. We had an untraditional meal (breakfast for dinner with a mimosa bar) and they catered to all of our unique needs. Plus they are SUPER affordable! Go hire them ASAP!

I am so happy my husband and I chose Renaissance Chef to cater our wedding. They were so flexible and responsive. Erin did such a great job at getting back to be in a timely manner when I had millions of questions. The food was absolutely incredible - Jake does an amazing job! The staff on the day of our wedding were so polite and made sure we had everything we needed. I would highly recommend Renaissance Chef to anyone who is looking for a caterer for any type of event - you won’t regret it!!

The food was absolutely delicious. I loved how each table had its own platters and table service so the guests didn't have to wait on a buffet line. The service was perfect and almost invisible. I never noticed when items were brought to the table or refilled, they just were! I especially appreciated that plates were not cleared before everyone at the table was finished eating. Everything tasted just as I remembered from our meeting months earlier with the chef. I would definitely choose this caterer again.

Renaissance Chef was incredible throughout the whole planning process. I can't recommend them enough. Their prices and packages are fair, the food is devine, and their service is top notch. Jake helped us create a delicious menu within our budget, and people are still raving about the crab cakes. Erin in their office deserves her own shout out for patiently answering all my questions. Thanks again to the whole Renaissance staff!

Renaissance Chef Catering was amazing!!! The food was absolutely delicious and all our guests commented on how wonderful it was. They were so easy to work with and they made all of our ideas work with our venue. I wish I could give them more than 5 stars!

We used Renaissance Chef for our wedding and the food was absolutely delicious. Their customer service was awesome - the whole team is super nice. My mom and I did the tasting at their kitchen which was stellar and we received a ton of compliments about the food at our wedding. We are so happy we went with them. Also, that crab dip!!!!!!!!!! I wish I had it now! :)

Jake and the staff at Renaissance were so flexible and such a delight to work with! More than a year before the wedding, we had a tasting and determined our menu. Six months later, we realized we wanted to invite more people without a huge expansion to the budget, so we held a second tasting and changed the menu around -- and Renaissance was so helpful and gracious and full of good ideas to help us do so. They worked with us on some special requests like: - Food for vegetarians, vegans, gluten-free folks, people with allergies, and people with combinations of all of these dietary restrictions - Providing all the non-alcoholic components of our speciality mixed drinks - Acquiring a special type of cherry that my husband likes in his Manhattan The day of the wedding, their service was impeccable and truly almost invisible -- their team worked together seamlessly to have all the right food in the right place at the right time. They even boxed up leftovers for us as a surprise to nosh on during our honeymoon. The best part was the guests raving about the food. Thanks, Jake and team! Really appreciate all the work that you put in to making our day amazing.

My husband and I are foodies from very different foodie backgrounds who wanted to showcase that at our ThorpeWood winter wedding. After meeting with both of ThorpeWood's recommended caterers, we decided on Renaissance Chef first because of their willingness to work with our menu on a limited budget and afterward because they were amazing! Jake Sgueo and his staff did a fantastic job combining my South Louisiana cuisine and my husband's Maryland menu with a sprinkling of our personal family recipes on top. From our first tasting through the wedding itself, Jake's friendliness, adaptability, and effortless skill allowed us to have fun playing with the food! Even now, our guests can't stop talking about the food: best at a wedding by far, we were told. We were able to have the menu we wanted while making accommodations for all kinds of allergies and palates. My husband's aunt, who is gluten free among other dietary needs, was thrilled that she could eat absolutely everything: something she has never been able to do at a wedding. And the staff was so attentive and wonderful; my wine glass was never empty for long with Renaissance Chef's fantastic servers. Working with Jake and Renaissance Chef was great all around. I highly recommend them.

Renaissance Chef catered our wedding at ThorpeWood in early November. The staff was fantastic and attentive to my husband, myself, and our guests throughout the night. Jake, the owner, was always available for questions and helped put together a wonderful and tasty autumn menu for our big day. Jake and his team also accommodated our guests with allergies or vegans. We had stationed hors d'oeuvres, which the crab dip and the meatballs were amazing! For dinner, we had a number of menu items, but the beef burgundy was delish. My husband and I enjoyed working with Renaissance Chef and they helped add to a perfect day!

We had our wedding at Thorpewood in Thurmont and RenChef was a preferred vendor for catering. Honestly, I can't say enough about Jake and his team. Picking the menu was super fun and laid back. Jake is amazing and his food is awesome!!! We did a family style serving which was so fun and perfect for our venue. We had the beef, chicken parm, and caprese tortellini. So ridiculously good. All guests were raving about the food! Steven ran the show on the day of. His set up for our cocktail hour was beautiful. The staff was so helpful and really took care of all our guests. My husband's grandmother was hospitalized earlier in the day and was unable to attend and they packed up a plate of food and cupcakes to take home for her!! Also just need to give a special shout out to Dee, one of the amazing wait staff! She was so professional and personable and made it her job to make sure that dinner went well. Thanks so much RenChef for the amazing job!!!!! Highly recommend!!!!

Jake and his team are not only a pleasure to work with - their food is amazing, too! Great selection, reasonable prices and a fantastic staff. We received lots of compliments from our wedding guests about how personable the catering staff was. Highly recommended.

Everyone loved our food, the reception ran exceptionally well and no one went home hungry! We were able to make the perfect menu for our guests and they were wonderful to work with to get everything we needed.