Custom wedding & event catering in Orange County
Weddings, events and every table in between.
Upscale catering with a menu written from scratch for your event — Italian, Mexican, American or a mix of all three. No fixed packages: you choose the dishes, the courses and the service style, and we cook it in our licensed Santa Ana kitchen.
Catering for weddings, events & offices
Every menu is written for the event, so every quote is built for you.
Wedding & rehearsal dinner catering
Rehearsal dinners, receptions and the morning-after brunch. Plated or family-style service, passed bites for cocktail hour, and a menu planned around the two of you.
Birthdays & private parties
Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, showers, holidays and celebrations of life — at home, in a venue or out in the backyard.
Corporate catering & boxed lunches
Team lunches, meetings, launches, client dinners and holiday parties. Buffet or individually boxed and labeled, set up on time and cleared when you’re done.
High-protein boxed meals for teams & gyms
The same high-protein cooking behind our meal prep — macros on every box — for sports teams, gyms, trainers and wellness events, one-off or as a standing weekly drop.
Service styles: plated, family-style, buffet & more
Pick one, or mix them — passed appetizers into a family-style dinner is a favorite.
Plated dinner
Coursed and served to every seat. The most formal option, built for weddings and sit-down dinners.
Family-style
Shared platters passed at each table. Generous, relaxed, and easy for guests to mix and match.
Buffet
A buffet line that keeps a big crowd moving and lets everyone build their own plate.
Passed appetizers & grazing
Small bites for cocktail hours, open houses and mingling events, with or without a grazing table.
Boxed meals
Individually packed and labeled, macros on request. Clean and simple for offices, teams and workshops.
Drop-off
Hot, ready-to-serve trays delivered and set out. No staff needed on site.
How booking works
Three steps from first message to last plate.
Tell us about the event
Date, headcount, location, and the feel you’re after. Share any allergies or dietary needs up front.
Get your menu and quote
We write a menu for your event and send a clear, itemized quote. Adjust it until it’s right.
We cook and serve
Everything is cooked fresh in our Santa Ana kitchen and served the way you chose.
Request a catering quote
Catering starts at $250. Send the basics and we’ll follow up with questions, a proposed menu and pricing. The sooner you reach out, the better — wedding dates go first.
That’s Tacos El Gringo catering.
Our taco brand runs its own catering: street taco bars cooked on site and drop-off trays, with set per-guest packages. Different menu, different booking — book it directly with Tacos El Gringo.
Catering questions
Is this the same as Tacos El Gringo catering?
No. Culinary Curators catering is upscale and fully custom: we write a menu for your event in any cuisine, for weddings, birthdays and corporate events. Tacos El Gringo, our taco brand, runs its own taco bar and tray catering with set per-guest packages — book that at tacoselgringo.net/catering.
How much does catering cost?
Catering starts at $250. Every menu is written for the event, so the final price depends on your headcount, menu and service style. Send the basics through the form above and we’ll reply with an itemized quote.
How far in advance should I book?
As early as you can. Wedding and holiday dates fill first. For office lunches and drop-off orders, reach out with your date and we’ll tell you what’s possible.
What’s the difference between plated, family-style and buffet?
Plated is coursed and served to every seat. Family-style puts shared platters on each table. Buffet lets guests serve themselves from one line. Many events mix styles, like passed appetizers into a family-style dinner.
What kind of food can you cook?
Any cuisine you want on the table. Italian, Mexican and American are the most requested, and many menus mix them — passed bites from one, dinner from another. Every menu is written for the event.
Can you handle allergies and dietary needs?
Tell us about allergies and dietary needs such as gluten-free or vegetarian in your request, and we’ll plan the menu around them.
Do you offer boxed lunches and drop-off catering?
Yes. Individually boxed meals and drop-off trays for offices, teams and workshops, including high-protein boxed meals with macros on request.
What areas do you serve?
We cook in Santa Ana and cater across Orange County, including Irvine, Anaheim, Orange, Tustin, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Garden Grove and Fullerton.
Eating well between events?
Our weekly meal prep: every meal over 50 g of protein and under 600 calories, picked up Tuesdays in Santa Ana.