Emerald Coast Catering
Full Service Event Design
Why just entertain...when you can dazzle?!
 
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And the winner of our 2012 Sandestin Wine Festival drawing is....
go to our menu page and find out!
 

Emerald Coast Catering 

Full Service Event Design & Rentals


Thank you for your interest in Emerald Coast Catering.  In addition to providing delicious meals, beverage service & competent staff for an event with a guest list of two to five hundred, we are a full service event design company offering coordination services, design & decor services, linen coordination & tent and furniture rentals & coordination.

Emerald Coast Catering is fully licensed with the
Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulations.
Emerald Coast Catering is inspected regularly by the State Health Department.
Emerald Coast Catering carries Event Liability Insurance for all of our events.
Emerald Coast Catering is a member in good standing of the International Caterers Association,
the Walton County Chamber of Commerce &
very active with many charitable organizations in our area.
 
The Emerald Coast has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world!  The sand is sugar white with different values of blues and greens in the Gulf of Mexico.  We service the area between the Destin bridge & Panama City.  Some of the communities included are:  Destin, Crystal Beach, Miramar Beach, Sandestin, Santa Rosa Beach, Grayton Beach, Blue Mountain Beach, Point Washington, Eden State Gardens, Seaside, WaterColor, WaterSound, Seagrove Beach, Seacrest Beach, Alys Beach, Rosemary Beach, Carillon Beach, Inlet Beach, Panama City Beach, Panama City, Crestview & Niceville.

We specialize in destination beach weddings & unforgettable receptions!  We serve as event planners, coordinators, designers, chefs, installation crew and event staff.  We "cater to our customer" allowing you to be a host to your guests while enjoying the party.  We like to think of "our" weddings as 'Perfection in Paradise'!!!
 
Other specialties of Emerald Coast Catering are dinner parties & personal chef services.  Chef Gary Serafin's extensive experience in the kitchen, creating award winning menus, combined with his expansive wine knowledge you can have a meal to remember.  From a multi-course dinner paired with the perfect wine to a "drop off" meal in your home or rental property you will be delighted with taste sensations.  Our personal chef service allows you to truly be on vacation.
 
Cocktail parties, family reunions, rehearsal dinners & corporate events are also part of the Emerald Coast Catering family of services.  We can plan & coordinate your party, design & decorate the venue, and provide courteous staff for food & beverage service.Chef Serafin is happy to provide you with custom menus and assure you that the meal you select for your guests is restaurant quality in terms of taste & food presentation.
 
Design & rental services are as important to us as food & beverage services.  Our design team can create a unique combination of concepts you like with what we know works in order to provide you with a perfect event.Please review our website & contact us for an estimate.  We will discuss the menu and any other aspects of your event or dinner necessary to provide you with an appropriate estimate.  Upon receipt of your estimate, please carefully review it and contact us with any changes, additions, etc. that you may have.

Typically, we first provide you with an estimate for food, beverage and staffing.  Once you feel comfortable with us and you wish to secure the date with a deposit and signed contract, we will be happy to provide you with an estimate for rentals of tent(s), furniture, linens, lighting and decor.  You are under no obligation to contract those additional services.  You can elect to have whichever services you choose, from drop off food to complete "turn key" events.Upon review of our website, if you have any additional questions or have any special requests, please feel free to contact us at 850.622.6270 or info@cater1.com .

Best regards,
Chef
Gary Serafin & the Emerald Coast Catering & Event Staff

Review the Chef's link to find out about his experience, expertice, awards, & his innovation! 

 

 

Some of our delicious hors d'oeuvres

We like to tantalize the guests' palates with these goodies

Then we wow them with our main dishes!

 

 

 

Asian shrimp spoons

Pork skewers from the Grill Station

Mussels at the trendy Paella Station

Saffron rice with peas at the Paella Station

 
Shrimp & mushroom skewers at the Grill Station
Photos by Adamo Photography

 

 A Sunset Wedding on the Emerald Coast 

Picture perfect beach sunset!

Could it be more perfect?
Photo by Rhonda Schaeffer 

Notice sent to ECC from TheKnot.com:

Brides Voted Emerald Coast Catering a 2010 Winner!
and again...
Brides Voted Emerald Coast Catering a 2011 Winner!
and again...
Brides Voted Emerald Coast Catering a 2012 Winner!

Congratulations! Every year, brides on TheKnot.com vote for their favorite local wedding professionals, and this year, ECC was voted a Best of Weddings winner!

As a winner, we’ve received the highest kudos, endorsement from real brides. And that’s exactly what brides on TheKnot.com look for when they make decisions about their own weddings!

Gina Weig
bestofweddings@theknot.com

Newsweek: “Other ‘wed’ sites aspire to be The Knot.”
Vogue: “The chicest wed site in cyberspace.”
Business Week: “Don’t get hitched without The Knot.”
Wall Street Journal: “The best-known wedding site on the web."

 

Dear Clients & Friends:

 We are pleased to share the announcement of our award with you and thank those of you who voted for Emerald Coast Catering to be chosen as Caterer of the Year for North Florida. Relationships established over the years as a result of working closely with every client have always been our premier reward. Receiving this honor only serves to highlight the fact that each of our weddings is very important, as each wedding is so special to the bride & groom. Like ‘The Knot’, we can now say we’re “for brides, by brides, and loved by brides”! Thank you to all of our past, present and future clients for your trust in us, this award has energized us with imagination!!

Best regards,
Gary Serafin, Chef/ Owner
Gene Arnold, Chef

 

 


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Chef Gary Serafin was the first chef/ restauranteur in the Florida Panhandle to receive the prestigious Wine Spectator "Award of Excellence" & the first to be listed as one of the "Top 100 Restaurants" by Florida Trend Magazine!  His recipes are published in numerous journals and cookbooks.  Twenty-five years of creating fine-dining menus coupled with the last eight years of catering ensure the quality of food, presentation, & high level of service you will receive from Emerald Coast Catering!  Custom menu requests are welcome.

We are proud to announce we have been voted by brides "The Knot" magazine & website & "The Wedding Channel.com" award for "2012, 2011 & 2010 Best Caterer of North Florida".  We have also received Wedding Wire's coveted Brides Choice Award for 2012. Thank you to all of our brides, The Knot & The Wedding Channel.com  & Wedding Wire!
 

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Dept of Bus & Prof Reg, Div of Hotels & Restaurants, Lic. # CAT7601843


 
Emerald Coast Catering, Inc.
3906 Hwy 98 W, Ste 40, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
850.622.6270
Destination Wedding Specialists
info@cater1.com