Spice of Life

Jessica and the rest of the Spice of Life crew were so amazing to work with at our wedding this past Saturday (9.19.15). We live in Phoenix and trying to plan a wedding in comfort, Tx was proving to be harder than we expected. We contacted other caterers and they would treat us like they were doing us a favor by entertaining the idea of catering our wedding… not Jessica and the Spice of Life crew. They were dreams from the start! Jessica always made time to meet with us when we would visit TX (often during big holiday weekends) and really listened to what we wanted to serve at the wedding. She actually ended up suggesting a late night snack for guests and it was a HUGE hit! Every guest loved the food but what I remember most was the service. The crew that worked the wedding were so great! They were polite, friendly, kind, attentive and most of all fun! At one point the bartender even came out for a few seconds to dance with us… it was so fun! I can’t them enough for making our day so great and filling :) Thank you Spice of Life crew!

I’m not writing this to be ugly, but food is VERY important to me and if I’m planning on spending over $ 10k for wedding catering then my expectations are high. I was not impressed with the service or food at Spice of Life. Jessica was nice, which was the only reason I gave stars and sat through the tasting as long as my fiancée and I did. We had been to a few tastings but needed to be 100% sure with whichever caterer we went with. To start, they had plates pre set when we walked in early… which may not be a big deal to most but all of the caterers we went to plated their meals as they were being cooked. To me that meant more opportunity to allow dust and whatever else collect… which lo and behold there was a hair on one of the plates. We decided against our better judgement and proceeded. Next, Jessica did not sit with us through the tastings. We were surprised by this as with all prior tastings we had either a chef or representative talk with us and describe the dish in detail. Don’t get me wrong, she told us what she was serving us, but left thereafter. Third, the food was «okay,» but if you ask my fiancée it was «bad.» Don’t want to make assumptions but the food tasted like pre-​packaged food that was then heated up. I won’t name all the appetizers we tried, but the crostini was soggy. The ranch salad was the better of the pair we tried (other was their Greek salad which did not taste «right»). The au gratin potatoes were bland and the wild rice tasted just like the boxed kind I would prepare when I was in college. We tried the pecan chicken and sesame Romano chicken and that’s where we stopped. I thought the Romano chicken was good, it kind of reminded me of chicken Parmesan. The pecan chicken, however, had some sort of mushy mixture atop the chicken and the texture was just not appetizing let alone not tasting great. That wasn’t what stopped the tasting, because we were actually waiting on the beef dish… as I was playing with the mush and joking with my fiancée I hit PLASTIC with my fork! What?! How does that happen when you’re freshly preparing something? it wasn’t a small piece either… larger than a quarter. So that’s the food… the final issues were as follows: we each did not get our own sample portions. If we wanted to try the other salad or entrée we had to switch or eat off the other’s plate. When we told Jessica about the plastic she apologized and said she would tell the chef… which is a normal response so I’m not upset about that. However, when we told her we wanted to stop the tasting and that we would pursue another caterer instead her response was, «I wish you would’ve told me you were going with another caterer.» To which I responded to clarify. «We decided during the course of the tasting.» Oh and she added «but we have great reviews on line» lol. A lot of little things kept flagging us… maybe you’ll have a better experience, but this was not a normal tasting experience for us. I am not tied to a budget nor would I ever for food, so that wouldn’t sway my decision. However, when I spend, I expect good service and good food because I will pay for it.

I have had the pleasure of working with Spice of Life many times for events including mutual clients, friends’ weddings, and most recently, a holiday party.
First of all, I’ve never had the same food item twice from Spice (see what I did there?). There are caterers at parties where you know exactly what you’ll be eating, but I prefer to give Spice an idea of what we’d like, then let them get creative for the ultimate culinary surprise.
Chef Mike, who I’m almost 99% sure is classically trained, always comes up with something innovative and delicious. Korean fusion lettuce wraps in mini take-​out boxes? Limoncello Dreamsicle shots? A trio of grilled cheeses? These are not things that you will find at your every day catered cocktail party.
In addition, all are displayed beautifully and served to you with a smile from someone clean cut and professional. Jessica and staff are a breeze to work with. They take all of the typical party planning woes and handle them with efficiency and expertise.
You will be in good hands, and your guests in good spirits, if you work with this team for your next event!

Easily one of my favorite wedding vendors. Great service and food at an excellent price. Jessica worked with us so closely to marry my husband and I’s tastes into a wonderful food station layout at our wedding. I would absolutely use them again for any future event that I do where I need caterers.

Jessica and her staff provided phenominal food for our wedding on 3÷10÷12 at Lost Mission in Spring Branch which I am sure was no small task as it is rather far and the facilities manager can be overbearing.
Jessica worked with us to make sure that our menu worked with our theme (Day of the Dead) even making some last minute changes to the menu that my wife and I had over looked.
The food was a huge hit and we will definately look to them in the future for our special events!
Thanks Jess!