The Vegetarian Gourmet

We’ve worked with Margaret on several occasions, mostly for parties. Her food stands out as excellent, and in very reasonable quantities for the quality and price. She also does the catering for a regular training meeting that I help out with. That training has had several caterers, and they are all paid the same. It’s amazing what Margaret can do compared to the other caterers. It seems like the others don’t really care and the food is often sub-​par. Vegetarian Gourmet compares to a fine restaurant and it’s a treat for the attendees.

Margaret just catered our wedding over Labor day 2014. She did an AMAZING job. If you are a foodie and don’t like getting ripped off by the wedding industry you should check her out. We spent months looking at caterers in late 2013 and early 2014.
Her prices were reasonable, her menu options were plentiful and all our guests complimented us so much that for a week after our wedding we were being asked for contact info.
Once you meet her you will see she is relaxed, attentive, communicative, patient, responsive, and most importantly seasoned. This was not her first rodeo by any means this woman knows what she is doing and working with her was a sheer pleasure.
Thanks Margaret!

Margaret catered our wedding, and it was delicious. For main courses, we had a yummy vegan jambalaya for me and other vegan folks, and fish stew for my omni hubby and non-​vegans. Then there was a variety of vegan and non-​vegan appetizers. They were all great, and we got lots of compliments from our guests. Margaret was also easy to work with and spent extra time on helping us prep everything for the reception, which was in our backyard.

Margaret catered our wedding. What I remember getting to taste of her food was quite delicious, and considering we had such an «odd-​ball» menu for the guests we invited, we heard great things. I am vegan and my husband is… anything but. She did a great job making sure I was able to eat everything served except the few things we requested to have meat and/​or cheese in them.
My only (minor) complaint is that I felt somewhat pressured into the Paella (which, apparently, is very good), but it wasn’t really a dish that I wanted. She seemed so into it that I couldn’t say no because she is so nice! I also heard from many people that there was a lot of starch involved in our menu, but that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. Who doesn’t love carbs?!
Anyway. Margaret was genuine and kept in touch with me the whole way along the planning process. She even met with us midway to do a tasting and modified many of her dishes to make them vegan. I was very pleased.
Her staff was also very kind.
Luckily we had leftovers to take home because I got about 3 bites of food the whole night at the reception and had to settle for Denny’s afterward. Not stoked since we «splurged» on food for the wedding. It was still tasty the next day. :)
Margaret is awesome, especially if you’re looking for something different, satisfying, and literally catered to your dining expectations. Thank you, Margaret!

Margaret catered our wedding reception, making delicious hors de’ oeuvres, salads & main dishes (the paella was amazing!) as well as superb light and afternoon appropriate white wine (alcoholic) & non-​alcoholic red sangrias that satisfied all tastes and appetites.
All the ingredients were real, fresh and of the best quality. The staff she hired to help us out was absolutely top notch & professional. We put the greatest chunk of our wedding budget into the catering and it was well worth every penny. Margaret is professional, easy to work with and knows how to get the most out of your budget, large or small. She is knowledgeable about local resources and knows the catering business inside and out. I would highly recommend Margaret and «The Vegetarian Gourmet» for any future catering needs.

Margaret catered lunch for 400+ people at our conference organized by non-​profits with a very limited budget. Everything went perfectly, the set up was prompt, the service was great, and the food was outstanding — nutritious, healthy, beautifully presented, and delicious. Many attendees said it was the best conference lunch they’d ever had.
I also found Margaret very easy to work with, and she was very appreciative and helpful in finding what would work with our limited means, and with the dietary restrictions that some of our attendees had listed. We would definitely use her again.

Margaret catered my company’s holiday party and it was superb. The food was set up promptly and beautifully, and everything was delicious. The menu had been decided upon ahead of time and so everyone in the office got to eat something they had requested. The time allotted for the party was only about an hour, and the space was indoors and small, and so the prompt set-​up and clean-​up was much appreciated. The service was so great and the food so original and yummy, I hired the Vegetarian Gourmet a few months later, for an entirely different kind of party – this time outdoors and running for hours – and we enjoyed the same prompt service and delicious food. Margaret and her staff make eating wholesome and healthy food an elegant experience.