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Chives Innovative Catering

Chives Innovative Catering

Saint Petersburg, FL
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    Trixy C. Sent on 03/29/2023
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    Chives Catering is all you need!

    We have used Ken/Chive Catering twice now and he does not disappoint. Everyone is raving about his food from our February event (24 ppl), and today everyone (46 ppl) is raving about his food from last nights event. Ken has been wonderful to work with. He is very responsive and strives to impress. His staff is amazing and was very attentive during our sit-down family style dinner and is super detailed oriented while setting up to make sure everything was perfect. Ken's food is beyond delicious as well as beautifully presented. One our executives came up to me today and asked me to use him for all our corporate events! DONE! Top reviews were for his lobster rolls (I was told we HAD to have those at last nights event), crab cakes and his beef tenderloin (another must have). I can see why everyone told me to make sure they were on the menu. My favorite app was this skewer with shrimp and a snow pea (I think it was a snow pea...so simple yet beautifully displayed and so good) and these little vegetable spring rolls. YUM! Ken was recommended to us by our CEO last year after attending a party Ken catered and told me to keep him in my back pocket. When we had our post holiday dinner in February with the executive team, I knew exactly who to call and I'm so glad we did. Then last week when planning a very last minute event, we were so excited Ken was available. I recommend Ken at Chives Catering with the highest regard. He will not disappoint. I'm attaching some photos of some of the menu items while the chefs were cooking and preparing. I'm disappointed I did not try the mozzarella. I'm a cheese junkie.
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    Danielle Sent on 01/03/2019
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    Amazing experience, highly teccomended

    Chef Ken is the best ever. Quality of food, staff, presentation, all the best ever. Above and beyond expectations
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    Natalie Sent on 12/30/2018
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    The best caterer in the Tampa Bay area!

    Our wedding planner recommended Chives, and said there was no point in looking elsewhere. They were so right! Our 200+ guests all raved about the food at our wedding. Ken set up little taco, skewers, paella, pasta, dessert (I highly recommend the cupcakes!!!), and beverage stations across the property, and made sure there was plenty for everyone. He even wrapped up all the leftovers and left them in the fridge for us, which the hungover wedding party much appreciated. His staff was extremely professional -- one of them even smooth-talked our way out of a noise complaint the police were responding to, without me ever knowing about it. He and his team went above and beyond. I would highly recommend Chives for any event you may be planning. Thank you Ken for helping make our wedding extra magical.
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    Ken is AMAZING! I cant say enough good things about this company. We had our wedding of 150 people 3 weeks ago and people can't stop talking about how delicious the food was- both the appetizers and entrees! We did a unique take on BBQ for our wedding because we are fairly laid back people, and Ken and his team delivered above and beyond. Our guests went back for 2nds and even 3rds. We also used his team to staff our bar, and they did incredible with that. Would highly, highly recommend Chives to anyone planning an event!
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    Tara Sent on 02/16/2017
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    Very easy and friendly to work with. He knows how to make it easy on everyone and thinks of everything. Also the food was absolutely delicious!
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    Theresa Sent on 01/18/2016
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    Ken was incredible to work with! He was accommodating to our schedules during the tasting process, bringing everything to our home for us to sample. The food was DELICIOUS and he was a pleasure to work with! Leading up to the event, Ken was super helpful and worked directly with the venue to take the pressure off of us. I truly cannot say enough wonderful things about working with him...my guests loved the food and I loved the entire experience.
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    Arielle Sent on 12/25/2015
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    We used this company for our wedding and we loved everything!!! Ken was fantastic to work with and so flexible with everything. The food was delicious, highly recommend going with him!
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    Drew Sent on 08/12/2015
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    Ken is AMAZING. And my wife and I are PICKY. Then , of our 135 guests we had at least 40 go out of their way to say best food ever. Wow, he really delivered in every area, from food, to service, to ideas, to planning and follow up. On a 1-10 he was an 11. I suggest you book him now while you can. Ken listened to what are needs were and delivered WORLD-CLASS food at a fair price. if my review is too nice, call me and I'll gladly talk to you. Drew cell 404-456-0900.
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    Nicole Sent on 05/30/2014
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    I wish I could eat Ken's food everyday! We chose to do a "stations" concept at our outdoor beach wedding. The stations worked out perfectly, and there was SO MUCH food! The quality and service your receive for the price is second to none. Most of the other catering quotes were double what we paid, and didn't include the quality of food we were looking for! Everyone raved about the food and how it was so different from "typical" wedding food, we are still getting comments from the guests about the chimichurri steak! We had some guests the wedding who have celiac disease, so they could not have gluten. Ken could not have been more accommodating and innovative with helping us to create a menu that had numerous gluten free options that pleased all of our guests. LOVE Chives catering and highly recommend them!
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    We could not have been more impressed with the catering and staff! Ken and his team were beyond AMAZING!! Thank you for working with us to make everything come through!!
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    Courtney Sent on 11/04/2013
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    When we first began planning our destination wedding, we knew it would be small and originally planned on just having some finger foods for our guests. Once planning got into full swing and we had a beautiful venue, with beautiful décor, and all of the bells and whistles, we knew we needed good food. Chives Catering was recommended to us by our event planner and we trusted her completely. We choose appetizers and a buffet meal, and it was AMAZING. Our guests loved their meals, and besides a little asparagus, there wasn't a thing to take home. They provided a bartender to better help serve our guests and their servers were professional, helpful and wonderful in everyway.
    We are so happy that we chose Chives and 100 % recommend them to any couple who are in the planning stages :)
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    Jessica Sent on 11/05/2013
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    Chef Ken is one of a kind. He cares. Every question I had was returned with an answer. If I wanted something unique and special, he did it without hesitation. He came to our home for a tasting and prepared a feast for us and our parents. We had all heavy hors d'oeuvres, mostly passed, throughout our reception. The food was amazing. Ken is amazing. He is beyond experienced and you would be lucky to have him be your caterer.
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    The Chive catering team was amazing! They exceeded my expectations in every way and more and really made our evening. My biggest complaint about most weddings is that the food is just okay and that is something that I really wanted people to remember at my wedding and they defiantly did. We had a variety of food that everyone could find something to eat and it was excellent and everyone went back for seconds and even thirds. The service was incredible - I my line of work I am use to running the events so it was hard for me to step back and every time I thought of something to be done the staff was always one or two steps ahead of me and had it done and were just very pleasant to deal with. I would highly recommend Chives Catering and will be using them in the future.
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    I had a destination wedding on the beach and so I was planning everything from out of town and Ken with Chives Catering was great to deal with. We were able to do almost everything over the phone and email and it worked great. He really listened to exactly what we were looking for and put together a custom menu. They worked with my budget and I couldn't have been happier of how it turned out. Food was one thing that was really important to me when planning my wedding because that is one of the things that everyone remembers. The food was amazing and everyone was ranting and raving about it. On top of the food be amazing their staff was out of this world! They were so attentive to all of my guests and to myself and really made sure that I was having a good time and wasn’t worry about anything. I didn’t have to worry about anything, they had everything covered. I would recommend Chives Catering time and time again. They just really went above and beyond in every aspect.
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    Barbara Sent on 01/13/2013
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    Oh My!!! Ken Jurgensen is an incredible chef! The food for over 100 people at our outdoor wedding was cooked fresh in my kitchen and even homemade breads! From shrimp to pork to gourmet pizzas...it cannot be topped! This man is so very special...a good person and excellent to deal with. He even got us really awesome bartenders at the last moment for a very reasonalbe price...and all of the guests loved them! Thank you Ken...for making our daughter Lucy's wedding so special!
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    Jessica Sent on 03/14/2013
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    They were great! The food was amazing and they got me exactly what I wanted for a great price :)
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    Lourdes Sent on 10/04/2011
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    Food for a simple beach wedding can be tricky, but Chives Innovative Catering provided a menu that was absolutely perfect...simple, but still elegant! All our guests were raving about the food!
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    Krisitn Sent on 02/15/2011
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    Ken was great! He made a menu geared to exactly what we wanted. He came to our home to do the tasting. He was very accommodating to me being a vegetarian and came up with some excellent menu items for me. All the guests were wowed by the food and had nothing but great things to say about it. I will definitely be calling Ken in the future for other events. His food is fantastic and the cost is even better! We were definitely impressed with Chives Catering.
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    Susan Sent on 11/13/2010
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    Ken Jergensen owner of "Chives Innovative Catering" provided a creative, varied and delicious menu for my daughter and son-in-law's wedding. He listened carefully to their vision and menu ideas. Guests enjoyed everything on the menu but especially raved about the hors d'ouvres and sushi. My wedding coordinator described Ken and his staff as a professional and fine tuned machine. I would highly recommend "Chives" for any catering needs.
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    Amy Sent on 11/03/2010
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    My Husband and I were married on October 23rd 2010, and we planned our entire wedding from out of town. Finding Ken from Chives was the best thing that happened to us in our planning process! We made 1 trip to FL to meet with vendors and after having "tastings" with a few of the large catering companies we knew we were going to go with Chives after 2 bites of Ken's food. It was such a pleasure working with Ken. Every question was answered immediately, he has so many wonderful and innovative ideas and his food is simply amazing! Our guests talked about it ALL NIGHT!! I am still hearing about the food and couldn't be happier with the experience. I can't wait to come back down and have Ken cook for my family again. Thanks Ken! Amy and Pat T
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    Heidi Sent on 05/19/2010
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    Chives recently catered my wedding on 5/1/2010 in Valrico. We decided to use Chives Catering within 5 minutes of first meeting Ken. He was very open to our ideas and the types of food we wanted. He was extremely helpful in suggesting a menu that he felt would work best, while incorporating all our ideas. Ken is very flexible, laid back and easy to deal with . We received many compliments on how amazing the food was. The food tables looked great and his staff worked very hard and did a great job. I highly recommend Chives for great tasting food, good value and stress free planning. Thanks Ken!! Heidi
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    Jennifer Sent on 05/25/2010
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    We had a small destination wedding, so all of our planning was done through emails and a few phone conversations. I gave Ken my general ideas and he ran with it. I was absolutely amazed at how everything turned out. The presentation was fabulous and the food was even better. We had several small kids and the party was a little chaotic and off schedule at moments, but all of the catering staff rolled with the punches with constant smiles on their faces. During the planning stages I was unsure of what we were going to get, because I was planning it all from so far away and couldn't actually try anything out before hand. Even if I could have I would have still picked Chives. I cannot say enough good things about the food and the overall service they provided that day. I would recommend them to anyone.
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    Mariah Sent on 05/19/2010
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    I had such an incredible experience working with Chives Catering. The food was amazing and it was an exceptional value. We were able to create our own menu, and were not boxed in to a specific list of food items that we could pick from. Guests made comments throughout the wedding of how fantastic the food was. Chives' staff was very helpful and was able to set-up and break down the room without any problems. I would not hesitate to use them again. I was very impressed!
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    Stacy Sent on 04/22/2010
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    I cannot say enough great things about Ken and his team at Chives Catering, and neither can my guests! My wedding was absolutely amazing and I am still getting raves about the food, it's presentation, the staff, etc. And that was just what they saw! Through the whole planning process Ken was amazing and things always felt right. There were never too many questions I could ask and he was so helpful, creative, and flexible. This company is truly an exceptional one, and that is all without even considering the value! So many caterers are big and you have to fit into their plans or menus. Ken will work with you and get what YOU want for your wedding day. And he goes even beyond taking care of the food; he provided so much (including linens, place settings, a cake stand, etc.) and stayed after and cleaned (not just the kitchen) so my mom could go home! Basically if you want GREAT food and a caterer who is concerned with YOU, then look no further than Chives!
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    Ken - Once again I wanted to thank you and your team for the magnificent job you all did for our wedding. Everything you prepared was phenomenal! Thank you! It was absolutely everything I could have ever imagined and the food that you prepared was a big piece of our special day. We are looking forward to working with you again. Regards, Lynne & Mike
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