I cannot say enough wonderful things about Small Kitchen Big Taste (SKBT) to truly capture how incredible they are, but I will try. We planned our wedding at Woodbury Brewing Company, because it is a place that is special to us, it's a great sp...ot for a live band, and it provided the feel we wanted for our day. The venue does not offer food nor does it have a full kitchen. Having amazing food at our wedding was extremely important to us. We wanted to offer a variety of small plates that were delicious and elevated, while still being unfussy. I searched and searched and when I found Karen at SKBT, everything came together.
Throughout the process, Karen was professional, helpful and detail-oriented. She came out and did a site visit with me at the venue and managed any rentals that were needed day of. When our guest list crept up higher than expected with a month to go, Karen worked with the venue an rental companies to come up with a plan to maximize our space inside, while ensuring her team had what they needed to deliver fantastic food. Every time I spoke with her she assured me that she had everything handled and genuinely did not want me to worry or stress about anything.
On the wedding day, when we arrived at the venue, the SKBT team came up to me immediately to introduce themselves and got us drinks and a plate while we finished photos. They confirmed the timeline since we were running a few minutes behind schedule and went to work. After that the frequent question we received from our guests and the brewery staff was "where did you find this caterer?!". Several guests referred to the food as "excellent". One guest told me that the food served at cocktail hour was not just the best wedding food he'd ever eaten but the best food he'd ever eaten. We served brats during cocktail hour and our guests from Wisconsin noted that, while they loved every bite, they didn't know how to feel about the fact that east coasters had made the best brat they'd ever had!
The venue staff also raved about the food and how wonderful Karen's team was to work with. They were in awe of how seamlessly everything went and how well the two staffs, who had never met before, worked together.
At the end of the night, the SKBT crew wrapped up all of the left overs for us, including our delicious cutting cake (made by them), and put it on the bus.
I was told when I started planning a wedding at a venue without on-site catering, that off-site catering is not for the faint of heart. That is true, as there are many considerations and lots that can go wrong. However, if you hire Karen and the team at SKBT, you will be able to cross those worries off your list, knowing that you will have a partner in planning and the most delicious food you could imagine.
Thank you SKBT team for making our dreams come true!
Maura and Ian