Maison Cuisine

Danielle and her team at Maison Cuisine recently catered my wedding at the Dank Haus and I really can’t say enough good things about our experience. From the very first email, Danielle was quick to respond, professional, and extraordinarily helpful. After our tasting there was no doubt that we absolutely needed MC to cater our wedding because the food we had was amazing.
In those crazy final days, Danielle would respond to my million emails and questions in lightning fast fashion. She was on top of everything and that really helped put me at ease.
On our wedding day, everything was set up perfectly and right on time. The staff that we had that day was incredible. They were professional, polite, and provided some of the best dining service I have ever had. After our wedding, our guests could not stop raving about how wonderful the bartender and all the servers were.
As for the food day of… well that was spectacular too. My only regret is that I didn’t try to cram more food in because everything tasted amazing. Our guests also raved about the food and even 2 weeks later, will bring up how great everything was.
I really and truly cannot recommend Maison Cuisine enough.

We had my sons wedding at Salvage One on 10÷20÷15 and all I can say is that our relentless research that went into choosing a caterer sure paid off. We are foodies and the food was one area that was very important to us. Everything went off without a hitch. They nailed our Southern cuisine and since it was a North meets South fare that was pretty amazing. Do yourself a favor and don’t be afraid to just put it in Daneilles hands as the lady and her staff KNOW THEIR WAY AROUND A KITCHEN and in presentation. The staff was just sweet, pleasant and really went out of there way to make sure everyone was happy and that the bride and groom sat down and enjoyed their dinner. The beef tenderloin to the southern fried green tomatoes to the deelish shrimp n grits… OHH and her bread pudding in individual ramikens w brandy sauce and pecans… my mother n law (whom I’ve never known anyone to beat her bread pudding) was astounded! Danielle worked with us on budget and wasn’t the cheapest buy by FAR not the most expensive! We’d do it all over again w her and her exceptional staff!!! Happy mother of the groom!

I’d love to say that I had my dream wedding at Salvage One, however all I can remember are the endless things that went wrong the day of thanks to the food and staff provided by Danielle and Maison Cuisine. Danielle herself is such a lovely person. Her food and staff however were not. The food at the tasting tasted nothing like what was served at our wedding. The staff was rude to our guests and were seen socializing outside with one another smoking instead of catering to our guests. The appetizers were about the only good food our guests had, which was a huge disappointment since the food at the tasting was so good. I asked for the leftovers of my wedding cake to be saved for me, I paid over $ 2000 and told Danielle I wanted all leftovers to be given to me. Unfortunately that didn’t happen. The servers were seen leaving with trays of cake but the leftovers were never returned as promised and I was told various lies as to what happened to them. When asked where certain parts of the cake were I was told I didn’t ask for them (even though I paid for them!). Alcohol we purchased went missing and we were told by the lead staff in charge that day to tip $ 100 per staff member, which was far more than the standard tip according to Danielle. Overall the food at the tasting was amazing. The food and service the day of was horrible. I was most looking forward to the food and cake at our wedding. I didn’t eat the food because it was awful and my cake went missing.

We looked at a number of caterers for our wedding before settling on Maison, and we’re so glad we chose them. Danielle was very professional, accommodating and easy to work with. The food was delicious and served in a professional manner. Many of the guests complimented us on it. I’ve heard many people say they didn’t have time to eat during their weddings, but I made sure to do so. and my mango chicken was scrumptious. Highly recommended. — Lon Wehrle (groom)

We used maison catering for our wedding this weekend at Salvage One. Danielle and her team were absolutely amazing to work with! She was always responsive and happy to answer any of our billion of silly questions. Not only were her ideas and visions for the day right on but her food was amazing! Our guest were raving about it all night long! Her staff were so fun and professional to work with all night long. She went the extra mile to make our wedding amazing! We did a tasting with Danielle early on in the process and loved everything she made. We ended up ordering different food than we tasted and loved all of those choices as well! Our guest kept taking about the amazing appetizers, her truffle butter and the wonder entrees she made! I want to have another party just so I can use Maison catering again!

Danielle with Maison Cuisine catered our wedding two weeks ago and everything was phenomenal!
We had a cocktail hour (or half hour) before our wedding ceremony at Salvage One as well as a cocktail hour after the ceremony prior to dinner. We had different eats at both cocktail hours and everyone loved them. (Examples: truffled mac-​n-​cheese and bacon wrapped dates. Yum!) Since we were going with a wintery vibe, we had wanted Spiked Apple Cider for our cocktail hour and Binny’s was supplying our alcohol. Well, my husband and I had NO idea until after the wedding was over, but Binny’s completely forgot the cider. Danielle went out and bought everything we needed for the Cider so everything went off without a worry at all. I can’t imagine any other catering company or person being so great as to do that for you the day of the wedding!
Back to the food — everybody loved it, including us. We made sure to be sitting throughout the entire meal and said hi to all of the guests between the ceremony and reception because eating is very important to a hungry groom, as I am sure many brides can imagine. Also, we had someone who kept checking on us throughout the meal to make sure that everything was going as planned and kept refilling our drinks.
And for those into late night food, we had sliders passed around in the middle of dancing which everyone loved!
We could not recommend Maison Cuisine enough!

Danielle and her staff catered my wedding at Salvage One– the two vendors go together so well, and out of the things people don’t tell you about planning a wedding, vendors knowing each other is one of them.
Danielle’s food was really lovely– it reminded me of my own cooking at home (elevated a couple levels of course). Everyone at the wedding thought it was delicious. I appreciated that she used local and organic ingredients whenever possible.
Danielle’s catering prices were unbelievably reasonable– we may not have had a caterer if she wasn’t available! Additionally, when we were interested in trying other appetizers, she let us visit her staff catering another event and try some in the kitchen.
Danielle was incredibly responsive. I never had to worry that she had read an email from me.
Lastly, while Danielle wasn’t onsite during the wedding (she has a young one), she sent her totally capable and lovely chef Lisa. Lisa went above and beyond the call of duty on this day. Part of our package was to have someone help out with the set-​up and coordination between the caterer and the other vendors. The people doing my flowers were supposed to set up a bunch of stuff– the place cards, candles, chupah. They didn’t do any of it. Lisa didn’t hesitate and jump right on it to help. I didn’t even have to ask her, she just knew it needed to be done and I could focus on getting ready to get married. I will be forever grateful for that because at that point, in my state of mind, I couldn’t have told you how to tie a shoe.
Thank you Maison! You made our day wonderful :)

We are so happy we chose Maison Cuisine for our September 2013 wedding! Danielle was a pleasure to work with and the food was fantastic– not at all your typical wedding fare. Everyone commented on how delicious the food was! I especially loved the miso salmon and warm fall slaw. Danielle helped us design a seasonal menu with dinner options for meat eaters, pescatarian, gluten-​free, and vegan guests. Her waitstaff were ultra courteous and hardworking. My mother-​in-​law reported to me that at the end of the night, everything was neatly packed away and cleaned, which is a godsend after a very long day! If you choose Maison for your wedding or other big event, you will be in good hands. Danielle will work with you to the end to cover every last detail.

Maison Cuisine is one of the best decisions we made for our wedding at Salvage One, we are 100% satisfied and give them our highest recommendation. We were referred to Maison from a friend who had also hired them to cater her wedding. From start to finish, Danielle and her staff were excellent to work with because of their experience and professionalism. Danielle understood this was the first event we had planned for 200+ guests. She provided constant support and promptly answered all of our questions and relieved any pre-​wedding worries. She never told us «no» without exploring the things we wanted (ex: late night food, rentals, day of coordination). Through all of these interactions, we were confident going into the event that we had made the best decision by working with Maison. Everything during dinner went off without a hitch. We chose to have a seated dinner of the guests choice (halibut, fillet, or mushroom pasta), the meals were plentiful and high quality.
We were most impressed with the quality of service her staff provided during a late night reception power outage. They all really stepped up their game and worked diligently by candlelight to continue providing exceptional service. We have received so many positive reviews from guests regarding their overall experience. Just as a DJ can sense the crowd’s needs, the bartenders were able to do the same. We greatly appreciate the time and energy of Danielle and her crew at Maison Cuisine, they made our wedding day extra tasty and unforgettable!

¹⁰⁄₁₀ would hire again
We used Maison Cuisine for our civil union ceremony at Salvage One.
Danielle was super professional, helpful, nice and accommodating of changes. The food was delicious, hot and beautifully presented. The staff at the event were great.
I really could not have asked for more.

We highly recommend using Maison Cuisine! Danielle and her team of staff were integral to the success of our wedding at Salvage One!
Pre-​planning was easy — I asked for a face to face meeting with Danielle to ease my planning-​jitters, and she was calm, helpful, and kind in answering my questions. We planned a menu together to accommodate some vegetarian and dairy-​free guests. No problem!
Danielle attended the final walk through at Salvage One — she was knowledgable of the venue and other vendors we had chosen to work with. This was very appreciated!
The day-​of was smooth! Each time I turned around to follow up on décor, table arrangements, or details of the event — Danielle’s team had taken care of it! Her staff was well polished, and polite to all of my guests.
It was a busy night — so I didn’t get to eat much, but my family and friends raved about the food they were eating! People went back to the food station for seconds and thirds!
I’m not aware of any issues throughout the night — but even if there had been an issue, my guests and I had no idea! The evening was a total success due to Danielle and Maison Cuisine! Thank you!

I think I first came across Maison Cuisine when looking through old
message boards. One or two brides gushed about Danielle and her food. I was trying to find a full service caterer that would fit my fairly small budget. Danielle seemed to have the whole package and I had pretty much decided Maison was the way to go, before we even had a tasting.
Danielle was very prompt and friendly in responding to my inquiries and when I gave her an idea of what we wanted to do (stations with appetizers and small plate dishes), she sent her general menu (with prices for everything) and also a sample menu from a previous wedding, so right away I had a clear idea of costs, which was very important to me.
When we met Danielle at her house for the tasting, she was very friendly and welcomed our input and questions about the menu. We were very happy with the wide range of foods we had, and I was sold. She was very laid back and easy to communicate with. I was a very low maintenance bride, and I just wanted things to be as easy as possible.
The week of the wedding we had a long conversation going over all of the rentals and how the day was going to go. I hung up feeling confident that Danielle would execute everything just as I planned. I didn’t have a wedding planner or coordinator, so I was glad that she was handling the communication with the rental company and would be setting everything up the day-​of.
Our wedding was at Kitchen Chicago, and after the ceremony the staff turned the room around for dinner very quickly while our guests enjoyed cocktails in the back of the room. Everyone loved the food (I especially enjoyed the passed apps we chose — shrimp skewers, prosciutto wrapped mozzarella, guacamole, and mushroom bruschetta), and the service was great. One server made sure my husband and I always had plenty of food, and everyone was friendly and responsive. We stayed at the venue until everyone went home — the Maison staff cleaned up everything thoroughly as my family and I packed up our decorations.
Overall my wedding turned out just as I had imagined, and Maison Cuisine was a big part that!

I got married at Salvage One and had a little bit of a mis-​communication with the staff about which caterers I could use, and had already done a tasting with a caterer that I thought I could use and was then told that their policy was different, etc. So my new problem was finding a caterer on their approved list that fit within my budget. The task seemed impossible until I contacted Danielle. She emailed us a menu to select items from and then we had a tasting at her house. The food was 100 times more delicious than the previous caterer with whom I felt bad about not being able to use — and she was totally affordable. I am so grateful for Salvage One’s restrictive list of approved caterers! Otherwise, I would not have discovered Maison Cuisine!
Since she has a little baby, she was not actually at the wedding (which she told me from the beginning would be the case). Her assistant (also named Danielle) was there and took care of everything, arriving a couple hours beforehand to help my friends set up tables, and light candles. It’s a little silly, but this may have been the task that worried me most — who would do this? They did.
My glass of sparkling rose was never empty — the servers always got there before I could finish! I got many compliments on the food and also on the family-​style serving. I like to try a little bit of everything, so why not do that for the wedding! Danielle is super busy, so communication always seemed to happen on Mondays after she’s done a bunch of weddings, so don’t stress if it’s Sunday and your Friday call has not been returned.
My style of wedding planning was to let the experts handle the details. I didn’t have to do anything on the day-​of. I didn’t have to worry about anything — just the way I wanted it. Danielle and her staff did not let me down! Except when they took away my unfinished plate of food :(but I guess they had to clean up and I was on the dance floor. At least I did the tasting, so I know it was delicious!
And she uses local and organic ingredients where possible — love that!
Highly recommended.

Highly recommend Maison Cuisine!
Many guests commented that Maison’s food was the best wedding food they ever had. And we agree. Food was fabulous. She developed a personalized menu based on our station concept. She created an Italian station with made-​to-​order pasta, Asian station with sushi and peanut noodle dish displayed in white takeout cartons with a wire handle, and a Latin station with amazing fish, among other things.
Danielle made a special trip to the venue to see the layout and discuss the logistics of everything. Everything went smoothly; staff was friendly and helpful. My only complaint was that food was cleared a bit too early — guests wanted seconds.

Danielle is an utter joy to work with. She truly understands the level of care and attention required to operate a successful, service based business in 2012. Her food is simple and delicious. Her staff was made up of the most friendly people imaginable. One of them stayed by our table most of the night making sure that it was orderly as we went about our wedding routines and greetings. Every single one of them was friendly and willing to go beyond their duties in order to make our even a success. I cant speak highly enough of Danielle, her team and the event they put on for us.

I had to come back and write an update after the wedding. I really wish there were more than 5 stars to be honest. I knew working with Danielle was amazing, but her staff was absolutely awesome!
May 27^th we had our wedding and from start to finish Maison Cuisine did a fabulous job, from arriving hours before hand to set up for the wedding, to staying hours after the wedding for cleanup. Danielle’s staff was very attentive, complimentary and friendly.
When my glass was almost empty there was another glass of champagne on the way for me without my having to ask. When I got up for a dance or to greet people, I never returned to the table without having my napkin folded and placed nicely on the table. I feel like while everyone in the room got amazing service, there was someone always standing near our sweetheart table just in case there was anything they could help me and my husband with. While I did provide a very detailed timeline (which the staff raved about), I was still a little uncertain about certain aspects of the reception, as this is my first time getting married, but the staff was a step ahead. I wasn’t sure exactly how the cake cutting process would go, but they rolled the cake out to the dance floor, let us cut it, rolled it back, cut it up for guests and by the time we got back to our seats there was a piece of cake waiting for us. Like magic! I wish I could remember names of the staff to give shout out’s, but each of them made our day very special.
I know I am harping on the service, but what is most important to people is the food. We still have guests almost 3 weeks later raving about the food! The mash potatoes and plantain fried rice were the star players, but honestly I loved the salmon, flank steak, just everything! Some people worry about doing stations, but our guests were very impressed at how fresh and hot everything was. The servers took great care of the state of the dishes. If anything was getting low, it was refreshed. People were going to town on the potatoes and it looked like the end was in sight before everyone had some, but the servers just took over the serving of the potatoes and there was enough to go around.
Thank you Thank you Thank you Maison Cuisine for making my wedding the BEST! We will definitely be using you if we have any other events, or if anyone ever asks for recommendations.

I actually found Maison Cuisine on Unilocal myself, and couldn’t agree more with the previous reviews!!! By far, working with Maison Cuisine was the LEAST stressful part of our wedding/​reception and we couldn’t have asked for anything more.
Because we actually got married a month prior to our event in the Caribbean, Danielle suggested a few food ideas that would go well with our wedding theme. Things like bite size mango/​chicken quesadillas, coconut shrimp, Caribbean black bean salad, plantain-​veggie fried rice and pork tenderloin with pineapple… to name a few. Danielle asked the right questions, gave the perfect recommendations and was always quick to respond. She even offered to do the tasting at our reception venue (and the $ 100 tasting fee was still credited to our balance due)!
The food was excellent and the service was exceptional — both before and during the event. And the servers did more than just serve. They dressed professionally, were kind and helped with set up/​clean up. Oh, and Danielle didn’t nickel and dime us with miscellaneous charges. She quoted the food/​service/​rentals very matter-​in-​fact and didn’t have hidden fees like cake cutting, required gratuity, etc. Even though we signed the contract six months prior, she only asked for 50% a month before the event and the balance due the day of. Not to mention, she was very accommodating to our multiple guest count changes — at the last minute of course.
Basically, there’s only good things I could say about Maison Cuisine! I would 100% use them myself or recommend them for future catering needs. I promise, if you use Maison Cuisine, you won’t be disappointed.

Everyone always says the caterer is one of the most important vendors to secure for your wedding. Luckily I found Danielle at Maison Cuisine! Danielle made everything so easy — so many questions come up when planning a wedding around food, rentals, set up, etc, and she was always so accommodating and able to answer everything that came up. Since your caterer is someone you book right away, you end up working with them the length of your engagement. Mine was over a year, and Danielle was always cool, calm and collected, and extremely nice the entire time.
Now her food — seriously some of the best I’ve ever had! She offers an extensive menu of local and organic options, all very delicious! There’s something for everyone, with a range of more traditional dishes as well as some nontraditional — important to have options like this if you want to do something a little different for your wedding but still accommodate the people who aren’t very adventurous. We did a tasting and everything was amazing, it was hard to choose what to offer our guests! In the end we picked our favorites, some were even custom dishes my fiancé and I loved.
On our wedding day Danielle and her team were amazing. She really brought everything to life, and the food was so delicious. Each dish was beautiful and you would never have guessed she had to make 165 plates! The quality was perfection as was her professionalism. I can’t thank Danielle and her team enough for really making our day special!

Surprise Birthday!!! My wife is impossible to surprise, the worst person to pull something over on. With the help of my sister-​in-​law and Danielle, the owner, of Maison Cuisine, it would have not been possible.
Turning 30 is not easy for anyone and my wife is no exception. With a melancholy tone she declared that her birthday was «no big deal».
I knew it was a big deal and wanted her to know how much I love her, so I called a few catering companies to see if I could make what I pictured in my head a reality. Maison Cuisine and Danielle was the only company that was able to make it happen.
The staff was more than willing to help in every way, from setting everything up to cleaning up at the end of the night.
My wife is the one who usually throws a party, but with the help of Maison Cuisine it was a wonderful night and completely seamless. I feel very lucky to have found such a truly reasonably priced and helpful partner in crime!
Thank You Maison for making my wife’s day so wonderful!

Truly – a unicorn!!!
Danielle catered our unorthodox wedding in a city park. She was great about helping us figure out how to make it work in this unusual site, and was easygoing, accommodating and super-​friendly every step of the way. She also took care of the rentals, a huge relief. We loved that she sourced her meat and produce locally when possible. The price was reasonable, too (!!!) and people raved about the delicious food.
As Carolyn said in her review, this combination seems downright miraculous. How is it even possible? I’m guessing it’s the obvious love Danielle has for her small business, and the pride she takes in her work. Maison is everything you could want in a caterer. Will definitely work with her again for work-​related events.