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Bistro-style catering · Sacramento, California

Your evening. Our kitchen.

Cooks, servers and bar staff from Sacramento's finest restaurants. We bring the kitchen, the dining room and the bar to your event.

Black and white photo of guests around a candlelit table

A beautiful evening out.

We have abandoned the traditional catering approach. We are a mobile restaurant.

Photo: Anya McInroy

The evening, in four courses

Four things we never compromise.

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Food for the Foodie

Menus built on years in fine-dining kitchens. We make a great tri-tip, but we cook for the foodie in all of us.

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02

Regional Seasonality

Bistro-style catering in the Farm-to-Fork capital. Produce, cheeses and meats from organic, family-owned Central Valley farms.

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03

The Dining Experience

Restaurant service at your event. Your guests get the care they would expect at a five-star bistro.

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04

Presentation Forward

People eat with their eyes first. Our executive-level chefs plate every course, for any number of guests.

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A plated dinner on a wood table
Photo: Vild Photography
An outdoor table set with tall white candles
Photo: Vild Photography
Black and white photo of wine glasses in candlelight
Photo: Anya McInroy

The morning after

Thirty guests, 45 minutes' notice.

Amber's rehearsal dinner caterer never showed. Her planner called Bud, and his team fed everyone that night, then catered the wedding.

Amber F. · Wedding and rehearsal dinnerRead on Google

A statewide fundraiser for nearly 100.

Lisa's board came from around California. The team looked after the guests and left the borrowed kitchen clean before the rental ended.

Lisa C. · Statewide fundraiserRead on Google

First on a wedding planner's list.

Emily keeps Black Hat at the top of her preferred vendors for custom menus, clear communication and events that run on time.

Emily K. · Wedding plannerRead on Google

Summarized from our Google reviews. Read them in full

Plated Menu

$110 per person · can be served family style

Grilled Petite Filet +$10Soy and garlic marinated petite filet medallions served with grilled broccolini and rosemary mashed potatoes. Finished with bordelaise.
Seared Halibut +$20Seared halibut over creamy risotto with pea tendrils, shaved radish, and a lemon and smoked trout roe beurre blanc.
Quail and Prosciutto Roulade +$24Prosciutto and quail medallion served over sweet potato mash with grilled asparagus and finished with a rum and tart cherry pan jus.
Peach and Torn Burrata +$10Mixed greens with Twin Peaks Orchards yellow peaches, heirloom carrot ribbons, and torn Bellwether Farms burrata. Dressed in a champagne and thyme vinaigrette.
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A long dinner table set among pine trees

Photo: Nicolette Molina

Photo: Vild Photography

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