Overview
Headquarters
Vancouver, Washington
Category
Food & Beverages
THE BEGINNING Our first cafe was on a hospital campus. In-house catered lunches were soon ordered on a regular basis. It wasn't long till we started catering events in one of the largest business markets available, weddings. Weddings became our niche and we found our passion! We love catering; especially weddings. There are no do-overs, you have one opportunity to do it right and that's it. Fast forward 7 years and we are heavily devoted to the science behind the wedding industry. It's not just talent its practice and dedication that converge to execute a perfectly coordinated event. This is our pledge. GETTING PERSONAL The owners husband, Flemming, is from Denmark. Most people will agree the Danes live to eat, not eat to live. We vacation in Europe often. These experiences have opened us up to so many new foods and flavors most would never come to experience or even imagine to create. Trying to duplicate the European styles became the fuel to our burning passion for food done right. We live up to it too. TRIAL BY FIRE Having catered weddings, rehearsal dinners, baby showers, Superbowl parties, cultural festivals, school retreats, corporate lunches and family reunions, has left us with a diverse range of menu options. For the past fourteen years we have head lined Scandinavian Festivals, locally, and throughout Oregon and Washington. We are known for our Swedish meatballs, Danish open faced sandwiches, lefse, pancakes and our trademark red cabbage. The most challenging cultural festivals seem to be for the Dutch, as they often request that we make croquettes. Much to our shagrin, we discovered that there is no set recipe. Directions often include 'season to taste' or 'add liquid until consistency is right'. Within the last year, an additional Dutch Festival event coordinator asked us to cater their event. Croquettes were a resounding success! A PLEDGE TO HEALTH We pride ourselves on preparing our food from scratch. Plain and simple, processed food is not good. Preparing food from scratch not only tastes good, it allows us to identify any potential allergens. We are confident serving gluten free, dairy free, vegan and vegetarian options. Not only do we offer American classic meals, we have a wide variety of cultural dishes to choose from. Italian, French, Greek, Mexican, Thai, Asian, Indian, German, Cajun, Hawaiian and of course, Scandinavian. The sky is the limit. Five Star Catering was founded in 1998. The company's line of business includes the retail sale of prepared foods and drinks for on-premise consumption.
