Fogcutter

I am joining the other 5-​star reviewers to share my AMAZING experience with Fogcutter. I wish there were more stars to add, since this team seriously saved the day for my event. Three weeks before my event, I learned that my prepaid venue had closed due to a permit issue with the city. So I contacted Caroline straightaway and told her I still wanted to work with her but needed to find a new venue asap. She promptly shared a list of SF venues where she had preferred status. One of them was available last minute and fit within my budget range, though barely. Because of the price bump, my overall spend for catering and bartending had to be carefully watched. Caroline was totally understanding and worked with me through every step of the process to ensure we hit all our priorities and still met my bottom line.
The part where Caroline saved the day was just the frosting on the cake. Most people will not have to deal with a last minute venue change. The biggest takeaway is how fantastic her team was to work with. Everything was 5-​star: the personalized service, buttoned-​up communication, fun and relaxed attitudes of her team, and the delicious food. Caroline and Guillermo designed two flawless menus — one for kids, one for adults. Caroline was happy to go back and forth many times to create and finalize the two distinct menus to appeal to my guests. She and Guillermo were comfortable setting up two full buffets with appetizers and drinks on two floors, followed by a beautiful dessert and coffee display. Many of my SF foodie guests came up to me raving about the food. I also highly recommend working with their masterful and super friendly bartender, Kelly. She seemed to thoroughly enjoy serving kids Italian sodas and Shirley Temples all night, while gracefully hooking the adults up to signature cocktails, wine and beer.
This is a first-​class catering company. They make a very difficult job look easy. And they are a lot of fun. I would work with them again in a heartbeat.

Anyone who has met this amazing team or had their food knows what I’ll be talking about here, but for those who don’t know, Fogcutter rocks.
I reached out to Caroline for my wedding as a referral from one of my bridesmaids. I also knew of Fogcutter back when they had a brunch food truck and had visited their Dear Mom popup a couple times– bottom line, I knew the food was solid going in. I just didn’t know if I’d be able to afford it or if they’d be available, etc.
I was up front in trying to keep the budget down without shortchanging them, and was open to any suggestions to keep costs low– such as avoiding expensive or off-​season meats and produce on the menu. Those kinds of conversations can get touchy quickly (and did, with a couple other caterers I talked with), but Caroline was always friendly, honest, and helpful. The first menu they sent looked awesome for me and my partner, but my family is sensitive to spice and would prefer a more mild palate overall– I mentioned this concern, and she sent an updated version within a couple days that everyone raved about day-​of.
Overall, Caroline worked with me to get to a completely reasonable per-​person cost given how much effort her team ended up putting in. Project-​planning-​wise, my wedding suffered a lot of scope creep that impacted Fogcutter: primarily that there were about 40 more RSVPs than we originally expected, I asked them to add dessert when my other plans didn’t work out, and my plan to handle rentals independently (to make Caroline’s life easier) fell through when our venue changed its rental policies and my backup supplier wouldn’t do a Sunday delivery/​pickup (which meant I would’ve had to rent my own truck to pickup and drop off myself in the days before and after the wedding– not ideal). Caroline hopped in to accommodate the additional RSVPs and dessert with aplomb, and offered to coordinate the rentals.
On the actual day, the Fogcutter crew was amazing. They showed up on time, checked in with me and my day-​of coordinator first thing so I knew they were there, and everything was delicious. We had a lot of guests show up even earlier than we expected (over an hour before the invite time), which made the scene chaotic while trying to set the bar and appetizers and table settings up, but it didn’t seem to faze them. I’m not the type of bride to forget to eat, but we missed the cheese entirely while we were taking photos after the ceremony– during dinner, my sister walked into the kitchen to ask if there was any left, and a few minutes later we had a beautiful custom cheese plate at our table. Fogcutter also cleaned up wonderfully, and stayed later than we had originally agreed to make sure everything went well loading out– including finding an extra case of champagne we’d forgotten in the fridge.
It wasn’t just the food, which was quite tasty (I would be a regular at their restaurant if they went that way… just saying…)– these are really good people. I cannot recommend them highly enough for any event!

I use Fogcutter for all my catering for years. They make it all work. i can not recommend them enough.

Caroline and the team catered my company holiday party at a venue in the Mission. Everything was perfect. No, I mean beyond perfect. The food was out of this world. And the presentation and coordination was outstanding. From the start, Caroline was great to work with and responsive. The team was open to my requests and flexible to accommodate our schedule. They went above and beyond in a number of areas. 5-​stars all day long.

Fogcutter was amazing! They flawlessly handled our wedding for 100 guests in Sonoma this fall. The food was outstanding and they were able to seamlessly incorporate Italian, Japanese, and American dishes as we requested. They worked with us on the menu, included local and seasonal ingredients, and we got so many compliments on the passed appetizers and the dinner meal. The bar tenders and servers were awesome and super accommodating as well. Caroline & Guillermo were great to work with and I will highly recommend them to all my bay area friends looking for a caterer!

tl;dr — These guys are awesome, and they were a huge part in making our wedding perfect.
We emailed a bunch of caterers and looked over sample menus — nothing looked interesting.
Caroline and Guillermo, on the other hand, wanted to meet for a beer first, and we never say no to beer.
They really listened to us, and tried to understand what kind of a wedding we were trying to have. Guillermo started tossing ideas around. I don’t think any of these ideas were eventually used, but that just shows how much thought they put into the menu, but more on that soon.
At some point, he asked me: «what do you *really* want?», and I explained the things that really mattered to us, one of them was «things made easy for us». And so they offered to take care of rentals, bar and desserts — including making the wedding cake based on my mom’s recipe. We knew we didn’t need to look any further, and indeed, the menu they sent us over email was spot on.
At the event itself, everything was perfect — the food was amazing and unique — exactly what we were aiming for, the drinks were great, desserts were delicious and the cake… ok, here’s the thing about this cake — it’s a pumpkin cake, my favorite food in the world, and it took ages since my mom died for me to find the recipe. My brother on the other hand, never had it since our mom passed away. Fogcutter added their own tiny twist to it, and tasting it made my eyes a little moist. You should have seen the look on my brother’s face.
Extra points for their crew for being fantastic. Every single person I talked to was friendly and professional.
Bottom line — lots of soul with these people. 6 stars here.

Adding another 5-​star for Caroline and Guillermo. They catered our wedding lunch in September and it was just incredible. We didn’t want a typical dinner menu since it was lunch, however almost all of our suggestions from other caterers were for a basically meat-​and-​potatoes meal. Guillermo and Caroline approached it differently and came up with an interesting lunch menu that was perfectly casual and elegant for our venue and time of the day. We got rave reviews from all our guests, even the picky ones. We chose buffet style and the set-​up of the buffet was really beautiful with a stunning centerpiece.
Caroline also did the flowers for our wedding, which were INCREDIBLE. She did bouquets, bouts, wrist corsages, hair combs, all the table flowers and a beautiful necklace for our pup of honor. I was originally considering doing the flowers myself, but it was the best decision to let Caroline handle them. We didn’t do a trial, but shared a pinterest board and she captured the style and wild-​flower fall colors perfectly.
Caroline was easy to communicate with throughout the process. Fogcutter’s pricing is reasonable and their food really speaks for itself. We booked them fairly far in advance after meeting at a wedding expo and it sounds like their business has boomed since then. We are so happy for them and so thankful to have had such a wonderful team to make our day so special!

For those that don’t know, Fogcutter was voted Best in the Bay by San Francisco magazine for their services and all I can say is they more than lived up to that title with the services they provided for our wedding in August at Deer Park Villa in Fairfax.
We worked with Caroline and Guillermo to customize the menu to our preferences and they knocked it out of the park. My husband and I love food and really wanted to steer away from the standard chicken, fish or steak thing so we came up with a menu that was a little more eclectic with a little something for everyone featuring a lot of seasonal ingredients. Every single guest that we talked to raved about the food, saying it was one of the best meals they’ve ever had at a wedding and I would agreed :-) I am still dreaming about the mac and cheese and curried cauliflower.
Fogcutter also recently started offering floral design services so we used them for all of our florals as well which was a huge plus for me because it cut down on the number of vendors and communications. Caroline created some of the most stunning floral arrangements I have ever seen — everything from the bouquets, to the boutineers, to the ferns used instead of table runners on our farm tables… STUNNING.
We also worked with Fogcutter to secure all of our rentals (tables, linens, tableware, etc), since the venue didn’t provide any of that, which was so easy and painless. Caroline handled all communications with the rental company so all I had to do was pick things out and she advised with all of the quantities.
And the last thing I want to add is just how pleasant and knowledgeable everyone is to work with. I didn’t have to stress once with them and they really were a big part of making not only my wedding day but the entire planning process leading up to it a day that I will remember forever. Caroline had clear communication from the start and executed flawlessly on my vision literally making my dream a reality.
If you want the «A» team on your wedding day, Fogcutter is IT.

What a gem. Caroline and Guillermo and their team catered our 116 person, two-​day Mill Valley wedding last month, and truly knocked the food (and service) out of the park.
TLDR: this is a one-​of-​a-​kind team who will work with you (and your budget) to make incredible food for you and your guests (even those with odd dietary restrictions), flawlessly execute your stunning event, and become your newest friend-​crushes. They are genuine, talented, hardworking, and deeply care about their clients, their craft, and their team. A rare find!
** PREAMBLE
As people who love to cook meals for friends and enjoy the amazing food options in our fair city, we knew right away that feeding our guests was a top priority for our wedding, despite not being «wedding people.»
I obsessively researched catering options: interviewed over a dozen vendors and went in for (often paid) tastings, but every single catering company we talked to came up short. Vendors were often too expensive, or non-​responsive, or inflexible, and the food and menus we encountered were… okay, but nothing we found inspiring or exciting.
I was losing hope that it would be possible to have an delicious meal for our guests for a remotely reasonable price. After doing some more desperate internet digging, I recalled seeing a small company at the Bold Italic’s wedding expo (the only wedding expo I could stomach) and decided to reach out.
** HOW WE DECIDED
Caroline wrote back immediately and arranged a meeting with her and Guillermo — we liked them right away. They were warm, friendly, easygoing, and had a «sure, we can do that» attitude about everything. Shortly after our initial conversation, Caroline sent over a menu proposal, and she and Guillermo patiently iterated on it with us, listening to our many ideas/​requests and making thoughtful suggestions to help us cut costs and round out the choices.
At first, I was incredibly nervous, since they seemed largely untested — no reviews or much record of their work. However, after calling some of their references from previous weddings and hearing only amazing things, I was immediately set at ease.
While we were in the decision-​making process, Caroline was extremely calm and low-​pressure. We came in for a tasting and were astounded at just how much better their food was than any of the dozen of places we’d tasted with previously. Needless to say, we booked them right after.
** HOW THEY DID
Fogcutter handled our catering, rental coordination, and bartending (we provided alcohol and mixers for a limited bar menu) — all of which were flawlessly executed on our wedding weekend. We had:
* Passed appetizers: Gua bao (Taiwanese pork belly buns); falafel bites; chicken karaage; nectarine spoons; cheese plate
* Family-​style dinner: roasted duck; black cod with miso and shoyu; summer succotash with sweet corn and squash blossoms; roasted beets with israeli couscous; panzanella salad; roasted fingerling potatoes with green beans
* Day-​after brunch: olive oil waffles with bourbon-​poached peaches; mascarpone-​stuffed French toast, black pepper and brown sugar bacon; avocado toast; soft scrambled eggs; stone fruit, melon, and berry platter
The food was somehow even more incredible than we remembered at the tasting. Our (also extremely picky) guests couldn’t say enough wonderful things about the food, asking where they could get it again. I definitely saw more than one person smuggle a plate home.
** HIGHLIGHTS
Some extra things that really stood out to me (to try and shorten this):
* They make sure that you eat. We were happy to see a plate of every kind of delicious food waiting for us at our table as soon as we sat down (which we immediately devoured).
* Dietary restrictions do not faze them in the slightest. We had guests who were vegetarian, meat-​obsessed, vegan, gluten free, allergic to garlic, didn’t like anything except bread and cheese… and all of them loved the food and felt accommodated (and full).
* They boxed up leftovers for our guests who were staying overnight to snack on.
* They go above and beyond to make your event run smoothly. Our wedding party was supposed to move chairs between the ceremony and reception, but got tied up enjoying the delicious appetizers and taking photos. It wasn’t supposed to be Fogcutter’s responsibility, but I definitely saw their staff members hauling chairs off the lawn.
* Equality matters. I appreciate that the references I talked to had queer weddings. Yay!
* They advocate for their staff and treat them really well; as a result, they have really stellar service. The entire staff was really fun and mixed well with our guests.
It’s obvious that Fogcutter deeply care about the quality of their service and use their clients’ happiness as a measure of their success. We are over the moon about our wedding in large part to their hard work and talent — I didn’t think it was possible to be in such good hands.
Thank you, Fogcutter! You guys are the best.

We worked with Fogcutter for our wedding a couple months ago. We reached out to them about a year before our wedding, after my wife first met them at a wedding expo. Working with Caroline and Guillermo was a pleasure, from our initial meeting to the walkthrough and the day of event. We exchanged multiple e-​mails back and forth coordinating everything from the timeline to the details of the food and service. As mentioned, we were also able to work out a menu around our budget. The food was still fantastic and we got rave reviews (such as this is the best wedding food ever!) from some of our guests. We definitely made sure we had some time during our wedding to eat our own wedding food (as we’ve heard some wedding couples are too busy to even eat), and I’m sure glad we did.
Thank you again fogcutter for playing a big role in making our wedding day such a fun, memorable, and delicious one.

Fogcutter catered our wedding a few weeks ago and WOW! They were fantastic. Before the event, Caroline was so on top of all the communications, menu selection questions, etc. Their price print was very reasonable for the quality of the food. And the food! People loved it. I was so busy that I didn’t have time to eat as much as I would have liked — and I’m looking for another occasion to hire Fogcutter so I can have their delicious food again! I highly recommend them.

I had the pleasure of working with Caroline and Guillermo this past weekend for a wedding I coordinated in San Francisco. Their whole team (from chefs to bartenders) was professional and hard-​working, yet easy-​going and able to roll with the punches. Plus let’s talk about the amazing food they made! Outstanding veggie tacos, delicious noodle tofu, tasty deviled eggs, salad, and so much more that I didn’t have time to enjoy! It was a completely vegetarian menu, but no one even missed the meat because everything was so flavorful and just so yummy!
Their familiarity with the venue, their ability to modify the timing of food releases mid-​event and their calm, positive demeanor made them a dream to work with. Caroline managed a couple minor incidents (that could have turned into something bigger) with such grace and understanding that it all fizzled out before it could become an actual issue. They were there early, had solid answers to all my questions and in my mind went above and beyond the standard «catering» role.
I enthusiastically recommend them and hope I get the pleasure of working with them again in the future!