Culinary Concepts

The food was absolutely delicious, and so many of our guests commented on how much they enjoyed it. These are people who attend a lot of events, so hearing such consistent praise was impressive. The service and presentation were also outstanding. They went above and beyond to accommodate every dietary request with care. Thank you for helping make our event truly memorable! We will definitely be calling Culinary Catering for our next event.

Culinary Concepts did a great job for my company's customer party on the USS Midway - the food and service were great.

We utilized Culinary Concepts for an event on the USS Midway, and the food was amazing. The options and guidance they provided were unmatched. There were over 1000 people at the event, and everyone loved the food

As the host of the 3rd Annual Hope for the Holidays Gala, I couldn’t have been more impressed with the team at Culinary Concepts. They absolutely blew us away with their exceptional service and mouthwatering food. From the exquisite presentation to the delicious flavors, every dish was a highlight of the evening. The staff was professional, friendly, and attentive, making sure every guest felt like a VIP. Culinary Concepts helped create a seamless, unforgettable experience, and their expertise truly brought the event to life. I’m so grateful for their hard work and dedication—highly recommend them for any special occasion!

Wedding planning is a stressful time by itself, but we are so thankful we chose Culinary Concepts as our caterer. They went above and beyond to make the whole experience really wonderful and fun for us. We felt so special, from beginning to end and we were excited to get married and feed our friends and family for our wedding.
We knew our situation would be a bit difficult because we were planning from out of town, but Cailey at Culinary Concepts accommodated us at every turn, making us feel truly valued. When our schedules didn’t align for a tasting at their normal venue, Cailey took the opportunity to book a tasting at the venue where we chose to hold our wedding. We were lucky that Culinary Concepts had such a good relationship with our venue and it made us confident that both parties would work together seamlessly for our big day.
On our wedding day, Culinary Concepts continued to deliver the high-quality food and service that we had expected from day 1. Not only was the food beautiful and delicious, but the catering manager was even sweet enough to ensure we as a couple had enough food and small bites throughout the night. The servers were professional and attentive, many of our guests told us that our food was the best wedding food they’ve ever had! 10/10 would use them over and over again!

Culinary Concepts recently catered my wife and I's 50th birthday blow-out. They were so accommodating in bringing lots of different kinds of appetizers, entrees, and desserts to our party of 150 people. The presentation was excellent, the staff friendly, and most importantly the food was tasty. Thank you Amber and team for your hard work, responsiveness, and flexibility. It truly made our party fantastic.

We were told by a number of friends that doing tastings with candidate caterers for our wedding would be one of the most enjoyable parts of our wedding planning - and they weren’t wrong! But Culinary Concepts stood apart by a lot, and we are incredibly happy that we went with them. Katie was our point of contact and she did such an amazing job helping us understand the whole process from the tasting to glassware rentals and then the big day. This was our most expensive option out of the set, but we truly believe it was worth every penny. Guest after guest noted to us how highly they thought of the food. And the staff was efficient, friendly, and discreet. We felt the “station” format that CC offered helped set the tone of “comfortable and relaxed” that we were looking for while keeping everything organized and on schedule. We’re writing this review exactly one year after our wedding which, according to many of our vendors, was one of the last that they held in 2020. A big thank you to the team at Culinary Concepts for the incredible memories - we can’t recommend them highly enough.

I hired Culinary Concepts for a private event on the USS Midway, 300 people. I could not speak higher of Gina Eliason and her onsite team. Thank you and your team enough for making our event a success! Our headcount for ordering food and cutlery was far too low, however with the help of this awesome team – we did not run out of food, so thankful. Their process for serving food moved quickly for our large group as well. The food was complimented by many! I knew that I had chosen a great partner to work with for this event. Culinary Concepts exceed my expectations!

Culinary Concepts was amazing from start to finish. If you are looking for high end cuisine and exceptional service, they are the best choice in San Diego! Huge thanks to Katie and Chef Coffman ?

Katie and Team were amazing to work with. The venue (Skybox) and the food package was exactly as described - outstanding!

I hired Culinary Concepts for a private event on the USS Midway, 300 people. I could not speak higher of Gina Eliason and her onsite team. Thank you and your team enough for making our event a success! Our headcount for ordering food and cutlery was far too low, however with the help of this awesome team – we did not run out of food, so thankful. Their process for serving food moved quickly for our large group as well. The food was complimented by many! I knew that I had chosen a great partner to work with for this event. Culinary Concepts exceed my expectations!

Culinary Concepts was amazing from start to finish. If you are looking for high end cuisine and exceptional service, they are the best choice in San Diego! Huge thanks to Katie and Chef Coffman 💛

Katie and team were amazing. Every detail was exactly as stated in the agreement and the food/venue was amazing. Great Job!

We had Culinary Concepts cater our wedding in November at the Martin Johnson House in La Jolla. My mom and I worked with Katie from the beginning to the end. When I started interviewing different caterers - I spoke to about 10 everyone seemed great, but Katie's friendliness, prompt follow up, willingness to help customize different options for our wedding is really what helped us make our decision. After our tasting my Mom and I both knew this was going to be the perfect catering company for the wedding. The food was so fresh and healthy. A couple weeks before the wedding we had a walk through with Katie and Javier - Javier was extremely knowledgable on the setup and his recommendations were perfect. Our layout was pretty much directed by his experience which worked out great for the flow of the wedding. On our wedding the food was fresh and just how the tasting was. Such a good meal! Wish I could have it again! Our goal for the wedding was to have great fresh food and a friendly staff, and Culinary Concepts definitely executed that for us! Thank you Katie and Javier and everyone else at Culinary Concepts for making our wedding the most memorable night of our life!

Culinary Catering is top notch. They catered our daughter's wedding 11.11.18 and it was absolutely wonderful. From planning to serving, all staff were spectacular with exceptional attention to detail and personalized service. Delicious food too. Highly recommended.