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    Al Dente Events

    5.0 (16 reviews)
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    Catering

    Event planning

    Gluten-free catering

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    Personal chefs

    Wedding planning

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    Birthday picnic table and teepee
    Sarah H.

    We used Al Dente for my daughter's first birthday and it was such a pleasure working with Antonella. We won the teepee and picnic set up through a charity auction and it worked out perfectly for our party. Antonella was very friendly and responsive-through our email communication and in person. We had a beautiful day for our outdoor event and the set up was a hit with all of our friends and family. Our daughter enjoyed crawling around in the tent and had her first slice of cake on the picnic table. Thanks for your help in making this big milestone extra special!

    Al Dente catered my women's wellness shopping event at Athleta in San Francisco.
    Marisa L.

    Al Dente provided catering for my women's wellness event at Athleta in San Francisco. By the time I arrived to the event, they were completely finished with the setup of the food--Antonella and Tullio work their magic with the creative and inviting presentation of the food--we enjoyed tomato, basil, and mozzarella skewers, individual servings of crudite and homemade dressing, and the cutest miniature cones full of mortadella, manchego, and castelveltrano olives. All my faves! The macarons and deviled eggs were a huge hit, too! All of their decorations and staging pieces are on-brand to create a seamless Al Dente signature experience. It was a shopping event, and they did such an artful job ensuring all of the food was bite-sized and easy to carry while guests tried on clothes. Delicious, and the nailed it! Can't wait to have them cater another event again : ) Thank you Anto and Tullio!

    Beautiful backyard table settings for a fantastic socially distanced evening of tasting italian wine!
    Leslie V.

    Al Dente events is a wonderful, local owned events and catering business that delivers beautiful events with stellar service and creative backdrops. We attended an evening of Italian wine tasting from woman owned wineries and the garden setting and wines were fantastic! Socially distanced tables allowed for a safe and comfortable experience. Antonella is an incredibly creative host and we look forward to attending many more events. If you wish to stay close to home, Antonella and Tullio can bring their creative themed picnics and catering to you! I highly recommend Al Dente Events, you will be more than pleased with your experience.

    We did a birthday party with my friends at Pescadero with Al Dente. It has been an amazing experience, we had a great time and didn't even have to worry about anything, they took care of the whole thing. The cocktails, amazing food, really good looking ambient of the place. Everything was great, thank you. And can't wait for my next birthday party! Check out the pics! Thanks Anto and Tullio!!

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    Antonella was amazing. Her communication was great and so was her execution of my vision. Definitely recommend!

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    Adam Small Cooks

    (64 reviews)

    Civic Center, Hayes Valley

    Adam recently prepared an amazing dinner for ten in Sebastopol. What a treat it was for everyone!…read more Adam was super easy to work with when planning the menu and the entire meal was simply delicious. It will be one of the meals the family talks about for years to come. Adam provided everything except the wine and glassware. I couldn't have asked for a better culinary experience! Thanks Chef Adam!

    Adam Small and his team were recommended to us by a family member who also used his services for…read moreher wedding. We could not be happier with the recommendation as the appetizers and entrées were absolutely stunning -- both in flavor and aesthetics! Our biggest difficulty was choosing dishes from his diverse catalog of offerings since they all sounded delicious. He was also very accommodating and made various adjustments to account for particular food allergies that some of our guests had (without compromising on flavor at all). For appetizers, we chose: - Pepper-Crusted Seared Ahi Tuna (Seka Hills EVOO, Sicilian Pesto, Herbs) - Ratatouille Tarts (Puff Pastry, Seka Hills EVOO, Parmigiano Reggiano) - Pistachio Flatbread (Onion, Burrata, Honey, and Chili Oil -- this one was a extra-huge hit with all guests) For dinner, we started with a Local Harvest Salad (Farm Vegetables, Fruit, Vinaigrette, Cheese, and Nuts -- plating was particularly beautiful for the salad), and had three entrée options: - Wagyu New York Steak (Imperial American Wagyu, Roasted Vegetables, Marinated Portobello Mushrooms, Potato Galette, and Red Wine Jus) - Signature Duck (Mary's Crusted Duck Breast, Hind-Quarter Confit, Potato Cake, Charred Vegetables, and Duck Jus) - Roasted Butternut Squash with Cannellini Beans (Charred Vegetables, Marinated Portobello Mushrooms, and Saffron-Rosemary Broth) Throughout our entire wedding and afterwards, guests were telling us how impressed they were and that it was the best food they had ever had at a wedding! He and his team arrived right on schedule, set up (including silverware and plates) cooked and served outstanding food, provided extremely attentive service, and then cleaned up, leaving the kitchen absolutely spotless (while also deftly navigating a brief power outage!). We cannot recommend Adam Small Cooks highly enough! His food, attention to detail, and service are truly next level. Thank you again for making our wedding so special!

    IDK Culinary Experiences - Indian Inspired
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    IDK Culinary Experiences

    (42 reviews)

    This place showcases itself as an indian and mexican fusion food place. The menu was tempting and i…read morewas excited to try this new place via the catered lunch at office last week but i was so let down :( Menu items: 1. Butter chicken burrito - 3/5 loved the idea of it but it was so not butter chicken. It was basically a spicy white chole (indian garbanzo beans gravy) and rice burrito with scanty shredded chicken pieces thrown in between. I didnt taste anything like "butter chicken" in it. It was palatable but maybe they can just rename it to what they r stuffing inside it. It wasspicy 4/5 for me so if u cant handle heat, dont order it. U might get confused with seeing the name "butter chicken" but its nothing like that. 2. Paneer bhurji burrito - this was yellow turmeric and black pepper minced paneer (indian cottage cheese) with onions and spiced rice :( no taste at all. Super boring 1/5 3. Chips and salsa (green and red) were decent 4. Gulab jamun - were average and good. Nothing out of the world but definitely decent to finish of with so i will rate it as 3/5 I wish they improved their quality of ingredients as the paneer and rice quality was not up to the mark.

    We hired Nicolana and Chef Jai for our December 2022 wedding, and they were FANTASTIC!! They…read moreprovided us with an amazing tasting a few months in advance, and were able to reduce the spice level to our perfect match. Chef Jai even provided a few extra gulab jamun for my kids during the tasting, which was so kind of him!! They were super communicative throughout and showed up to the venue on time. The food was delicious and stayed warm throughout the event, and everything was exactly how I wanted it! They even braved the Level 2 storm that occurred on my wedding day! Thank you so much for making the day the best ever!

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    Chef Debbie

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    I found Chef Debbie from a Facebook recommendation and gave her a try -- now we order two meals and…read moresalads from her almost every week! Her food is healthy, but not so healthy it's not delicious, well-portioned, so fresh, and more importantly it's SO CONVENIENT! This isn't an online ordering anytime service - she has curated menus every week which she can tailor to, or even prepare for, your family! She starts with a consultation to understand your needs and present her philosophy. Then you place your order Monday, and it appears on your doorstep the following Sunday. On top of the convenience (the food appears clearly labeled and conveniently packaged up in compostable containers) what I love is that it's gourmet, freshly prepared, local, seasonal, and often organic food! It's what I want to put in my and my kids bodies so I feel my best, but I don't have any time to cook it myself. It really satisfies my need for variety, without having to spend tons on takeout every week. Some highlights include her Tajin Steak tacos with Mango Salsa, her Moroccan Lemon Chicken with rice pilaf, and she has an excellent kampachi fish on her build-your-own menu that I haven't had anywhere else. Get it with the red pepper sauce! Unlike meal kits like Blue Apron where it was never quite enough food, and of course you have to cook it, her portions have been on point! You just tell her how many people you're feeding, how many kids, and she seems to always get it right! Finally, you can order as much or as little as you want. She has hearty salads that change every week; juices; a la carte proteins, starches, and veggies; and breakfasts and desserts! Just order how much your family needs each week, or better yet, let her do it! It's not a budget option, but when you calculate the mental time you save, the quality ingredients, and then compare it to a DoorDash takeout delivery with delivery fees for the variety she provides - it's a great value and better food, without waiting!

    Ken Tsang Private Chef & Catering - Biggest sea bass fillet I've ever seen in my life

    Ken Tsang Private Chef & Catering

    (67 reviews)

    Excellent food!! Great service too. Highly recommend if you're looking for a caterer or personal…read morechef. We had the pleasure of trying their food at a small 50th wedding anniversary. Everything was delicious! We had Pomes Fruit and Citrus Salad, Housin-Braised Beef Short Ribs, Matcha Crème brûlée. The hosts purchased lechon (a roast pig) which was not part of the catering package, and the caterers offered to cut and serve it. Very cool! I highly recommend this caterer/personal chef. Food was exceptional!

    We worked with Chef Ken for our wedding and there are a lot of pros and cons. Chef Ken is very…read morepersonable and is a really cool and relaxed guy. We found him on yelp and loved his reviews and also loved how unique his menu was as it had Korean and Chinese fusion which was so perfect for our wedding. The food is absolutely incredible and we literally got so many compliments from our guests saying the food was the best food they've ever had at any wedding. Chef ken was also very helpful in helping us pick out the dish wear and arranged all of the rental dishware which made the process easy. The only problems we had with Chef Ken was that he can often be non-responsive and difficult to get in touch with through email. He's definitely busy and has multiple private events going on but at times we had to really hunt him down. It was difficult also because his secretary went on vacation around the time of the wedding so I think he was managing everything on his own. Also, I would also get everything written in bullet points for Chef Ken as he's definitely busy and it's easy for him to forget things we agreed on such as quantity of amount of certain dishes, rental numbers, types of food we ordered, deduction of the initial taste testing, etc. Small things but it changes the overall invoice and required a bunch of redoing of the invoices. He also said he would help us come up with a custom drink menu for our wedding which we ended up scrambling at the end to make our own menu. Again, I think there was just too much for Chef Ken to do on his own without extra help. Overall though, the wedding day went extremely smoothly with no issues. The staff he hired was solid and exceptional. The bartenders were awesome and fun. The food including the entrees, dessert and appetizers were amazing and it was unanimous from the guests that the food at our wedding was by far the best from any other wedding they've been to. Highlights was everyone loves the Miso Chilean Sea bass, Korean Street Tacos, Poke Tacos and the Tomahawk steak. My personal favorite was the Garlic Noodles!

    Al Dente Events - eventplanning - Updated June 2026

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