Christian and Company catered our 175th anniversary of Western Star Lodge #2 in Shasta, this past…read moreSaturday for over 100 guests. Awesome food: marinated chicken thighs, thick slices of roasted sirloin-pink and warm in the middle; shrimp skewers, 3 different salads. Most excellent all around. I highly recommend Gathers530 without hesitation.

Christian catered a dinner party for us last week; he was on time, proficient, affordable...and the…read morefood was excellent! Recommend highly

I love, love, love DayBreak! I have never before had such great food in such a relaxed atmosphere…read more The setting is very casual, almost like eating at home in your own dining room, but with four-star food on the table. The dinner menu is prix fixe and Friday nights only, reservation required. I have always been satisfied when eating here. Master Chef Patrick regularly creates wonderfully inventive dishes with complex flavors, and Dana makes the absolute best carrot cake I have ever had. I highly recommend DayBreak to people who love good food but aren't in the mood for stuffy restaurants.

Words are limited to described the culinary experience at Day Break. Yes, it's only on Friday…read morenights, yes it is a fixed courses menu but this is the best way to experience the food mood of the week from Master Chef Patrick. The flavors are accumulating through the dinner until you reach some of the best desserts in the Peninsula, then you realized you have been enjoying the food and the friendships for few hours. So yes, reservations are a must with 2 services at 6.30 and 7.30. Earlier is more mellow for a romantic dinner, later, more people and regulars so more animated but funny discussion in which Chef Patrick Farjas will join joyfully and explain to your table the "secret" of the dish served.

I have been scheduling tastings to prepare for our daughter's wedding in McCloud next year…read more Monaghan's came highly recommended, had amazing photos of their food, and seemed very flexible. Several months earlier, we scheduled a tasting for 6 (bridal couple & both in-laws) for this past weekend, and were really looking forward to being wow'd. Unfortunately, the only wow was how disappointed all 6 of us felt with the entire tasting. We were scheduled at a small, chic bar in downtown Redding, FOMO. The bar was closed, and the prep team working there seemed unaware that we were even coming. After a few minutes of trying to convince them to let us in, bartender Abraham emerged to say Julia would greet us in a few minutes and was prepping the meal in the back. Awkward, but ok. at least we got inside and it appeared we'd get on with it. Julia appeared a few minutes later to greet us, a bit rushed, explained what we would be tasting (by previous agreement), and started presenting the small plates for each of us a few minutes later. We tasted a salad with fresh berries and a balsamic dressing-nice, and a bacon wrapped date stuffed with goat cheese for an appetizer-a bit much for a single bite; for the main courses, a few slices of rare tri-tip with chimichurri, rice pilaf, broccolini and marinated chicken. All of these were fine. Unfortunately, we were told that the tri-tip would be smoked, but they couldn't make it in the small quantity for our tasting (so not really what we'd have at the wedding). There were lots of other options available from their online menu, but obviously, we could only taste a few things. We had also been notified that there would be a tasting fee, but when it arrived after departing, the $260 charge seemed a little exorbitant. Overall, all the food was definitely edible, but not excellent, we had no idea what the tri-tip would even taste like the day of the wedding, we could not determine whether the catering manager was really representative of the organizational skills of this chef & the rest of his team, and overall, whether Monaghan's could be counted on to deliver a top tier meal in the chaos of a wedding day at a remote location. Lest you think we were too lofty in our expectations, we had previously tasted the food from a competing Redding chef, where we were WOW'D by their organization, options and top-tier food WITHOUT a tasting fee. Perhaps Chef Daniel can deliver the beautiful food shown in his online presence a little closer to home, but we did not experience it during our tasting, and would not risk it in our once-in-a-lifetime event.

From the owner: "Calling all food enthusiasts and party planners! Tired of lackluster catering options that leave…read moreyour taste buds wanting more? Look no further than Monaghan's Cuisine, where we serve up a culinary experience that will leave you speechless.

Anika supported our multigenerational and multi-dietary restriction household for years. Her care…read moreand attention to our needs, desire for feedback to improve, and flexibility with the menu customizations were fantastic. Before she left our area we stocked up on "anika food" via freezing and canning her creations. It was a sad day when we finally ate that last jar of carrot ginger soup. We miss her and highly highly recommend her creative and delicious services to anyone!

Anika and her cooking are great!!…read more I really cannot say enough good things about our experience with Anika and her amazing food. If you are a busy professional or family who is trying to stay fit and eat healthy, but lack the time or creativity to come up with fun and tasty meals, I would highly encourage you to reach out to Anika. Anika was able to work with some tricky dietary restrictions and make outstanding meals, each and every time. Value wise, the time she saved us in the kitchen, at the grocery store, cleaning up, etc., was worth more than what her very reasonable fees are. All in all, if you have ever considered hiring a private chef for yourself or for your busy family, look no further than Anika!

Bee Kind's baked goodies are going to Bee coming home with me every time I am in Dunsmuir!…read more Different pastries and breads each day. I tried a raspberry turnover, cinnamon roll, raspberry rose scone, and Stromboli biscuit. Each item was SO GOOD! Biscuits and scones can sometimes be hit-or-miss with being overly dry and crumbly, but Bee Kind's were moist and fluffy. Already can't wait to plan another Shasta trip just to come back to Bee Kind.

As someone who loves supporting local businesses, I was excited to find one of the few local cafés…read morein this area during my road trip, so I had to stop by. I got there around 9am, so it was only mildly busy, but WOW the pastries immediately caught my attention. I originally just planned to sit for a bit and read my book, but after seeing the pastries, there was no way I was leaving without trying something. I ended up getting the Nutella turnover and a latte. The latte was good, but the Nutella turnover was honestly a 5/5, so delicious. They also have plenty of indoor seating along with a really pretty patio in the back with lots of tables, making it a great spot to enjoy some sun and fresh air.

We had a great experience hiring Vanessa to cater appetizers and dinner for two nights for a family…read moregathering of about 20 people in Placerville. The food was very good and she was flexible and easy to work with.

Chef Vanessa did apps + dinner and a breakfast for my bachelorette party and the food and service…read morewere amazing! Highly recommend.

Oh my gosh! This is our favorite! The food is so fresh and authentic. Cooked just like you would…read morefind in Italy. All homemade! Deborah offers her services with such helpful and knowledgable skill. There are so many choices and Deborah asks the right questions to determine what would be best for our guests and even our family . She is amazing! She also has the brightest personality with exceptional care for details and how to set up for a party. We will use her again for an evening of fun, Italian cooking and at our next gatherings. Highly recommend

So last year we went and did a tasting with Deborah, the bride and groom loved her food and were…read moresuper excited for all their wedding guest to try the food. Wedding day, 5/23/25, we had meatballs, bruschetta, 3 different toppings, and fruit. The bruschetta didn't not look the way it was served to us at tasting, I was disappointed, but most people paid tasted okay, the meatballs were cold, the fruit was excellent. Now to dinner, the salad,bread, and Mac-n-cheese we got for the kids was the only thing okay. The cod was dried out, and cold, the checken parm looked like a casserole that was dried out, the chicken parm looked like store bought process patties. The Gnocchi looked like big things of glue. The bride was so upset and embarrassed because she bragged to all her guest on how great her food was. Bride and groom left most their food on the plate! So very disappointing. Her staff were wonderful. So I made sure they I tipped them separately. Buyer beware! What the food tastes like at your tasting was not what you get the day of. Seriously disappointed if I could negative stars I would. Unfortunately I didn't take any photos. But I don't think anyone went back for seconds. Coordinator said there was food left over and what did I want to do with it, I told her go through it out, it was that bad.

We used C & C Catering for a 10 year anniversary party for about 60 people. From start to finish…read morethey were EXCELLENT to work with - very professional, were able to work with all of our requests and at a very reasonable cost. Most of the time I have at best an expectation of mediocre food at wedding type events - the food that C&C brought for our event was a Mexican based theme and very good. Everything tasted great and was well done. They did a great job of presentation, having people available to help keep everything running and ensuring the food service went without a problem. I highly recommend them for anybody looking for catering services in the greater Redding area (our event was actually up in Castella)

I would not recommend Josh Cleveland and C&C Catering to anyone…read more We had a great tasting a few months before our wedding, at which Josh told us all about his culinary training and his experience catering high-end, elevated events. Even though his pricing was almost double our other options, we wanted to give our guests a great experience. Food was our number one priority at our wedding. We paid extra for a plated dinner. When our wedding day came Josh was at least an hour late to arrive and didn't bring adequate staff to execute food for a cocktail hour + a 2 course plated dinner for 50 (3 different proteins, 4 different sides, a vegetarian meal, and some kids meals). He was the only person in the kitchen before dinner, and there was only one server bringing food from the kitchen to 50 guests. Josh didn't serve our agreed upon menu, and the food preparation was poorly executed (think bagged vegetables tossed into boiling water, with little to no seasoning). Food trickled out of the kitchen, with some guests waiting at least an hour for their dinner. What I've described is just a subset of everything that went wrong. The bartending service that we hired through Josh and C&C also fell short. Josh deposited our check on our wedding day. After our wedding I let Josh know that we were not happy with his dinner service and he's made no effort to address our complaints. The whole experience was a black mark on our wedding day. We did not get what we paid for. Find a different caterer for your wedding.