Deliciously Entertaining Review

I have no idea where to start...my husband and I had such an amazing experience working with Julie & her team in planning our wedding and then on our wedding day.

From a planning perspective, when we begun planning the food was the item we were the most perplexed about since I'm indian and my husband is not indian. We were struggling coming up with a way to have a wedding that combined our favorite aspects of both cultures while also making sure our guests felt welcome and comfortable. Thanks to Julie we were able to make that a reality. She helped us create the absolutely perfect menu, took all of our feedback from the tastings and never hesitated to provide her opinions based on her expertise. Working with her from day 1 we were completely at ease because of her wonderfully welcoming personality.

And then there was the wedding day...which was absolute perfection. I want to highlight a couple of details from the wedding day that our guests told us about that still stand out to me and help attest to the amazing service entertaining company provides. Several of our guests told us about how no matter where they were during the cocktail hour - the servers would come and find them to make sure they got food. During dinner, one of my uncles ordered chicken but then when he saw the fish meal he realized he wanted fish. It would have been completely normal for a server to say no but instead they brought him out fish too! During dessert, my brother told a server that my grandma is allergic to eggs and they brought our a separate tray just for her with all the non-egg desserts. Those are just a couple of mentions of their amazing service but there are many many more examples. And then, of course, their food tasted absolutely amazing - it was just as good as our tastings, if not better!

If you're trying to decide which caterer to work with, don't look any further than Entertaining Company ... especially if you're doing a fusion wedding. By the end of the night all of our guests were so satisfied and that is in large part because of the food :).

Thank you Julie & Team! I hope we get a chance to work with you again.

I had Entertaining Company for an event with a specialty menu in mind. Not only did they met the request of a tapas based selection, but they far surpassed our expectations. The food was outstanding and our guests raved about the food. The presentation of the food was beautiful and the staff was incredible. Highly recommend the Entertaining Company

Outstanding catering company. The staff was efficient, professional, friendly and everybody who attended the event mentioned that they had never seen a catering company like this before.

We hired Entertaining Company (EC) for our wedding and reception. Kenny and Jillian were excellent. Jillian at communicating and logistics and Kenny at the vision, look and ideas. They were both great at the execution part.

The quality of the food that EC provides is very high and the presentation is far better from anything we have seen from any other caterer ever. Our guests LOVED the food, both Indian on the wedding night and Global Fusion on the reception night. We were able to bring the menus together with a lot of trial and error and recommendations from Kenny and Jillian. They helped with getting the right amount of food and the right combination of food that would complement each other.Their experience of working with Indian and global cuisines was the primary reason we went with EC.

On both days, we (bride and groom) were assigned an attendant who made sure we had food and drinks. The staff was highly attentive to our guests and did a great job!

Overall, we were VERY happy that we picked EC for our wedding and reception catering.

I've worked with many caterers and have planned my share of parties. Whether it is an intimate dinner or extravagant event, The Entertaining Company will exceed your expectations. They are the only caterer I would ever use. They are creative, inventive, committed to unparalleled service and know a thing or two about food. Their presentations are beyond what you can imagine. Want a roaming raw bar, they got it. A waiter dispensing drinks from a backpack he's wearing so he can roam the party, that's easy. Edible floral popsicles sitting in a brandy snifter of champagne, why it's the perfect intermezzo. Every event is an opportunity to entertain the guests. They elevate food to a new level with meticulous attention to the minutest detail.They are curators of the impossible. They treat food like art, making it the centerpiece of any great event. They will take you on a culinary adventure using the global world as inspiration. Wendy and her team deliver an over the top, mind blowing experience you won't ever be able to duplicate with any other caterer in this city.

Candy did excellent work keeping our guests satisfied at our children's birthday party last weekend! We had approximately 70 people there and everyone was commenting on how good the food was! She was on time and ready to go by the time we got there. I highly recommend My Yummy Tacos and if you can request Candy you should!

Amazing food, generous staff and poliete and patient servers. Definitely recommend for any catering needs!

I'm a Wedding Planner who had the privilege of working with EC on a wedding this past weekend. They were INCREDIBLE.

Jane was always responsive and accommodating of my clients.

The food was excellent & service was outstanding.

Our team will sing EC's praises to absolutely anyone who will listen. Highly recommend.

We worked with Kenneth Woodman and Team at Entertaining Company and could not have been happier. Kenneth was a joy to work with, and always thinking of the details to make the event professional, elegant, and FUN! We have never received more compliments on the food at our Gala,giving a modern touch to a traditional greek menu (we were at the National Hellenic Museum after all!) and the table settings were gorgeous. The team day of was incredible, keeping guests happy (even as we had some technical difficulties) with drinks and food so that everyone left happy and full. I've worked with many caterers in Chicago, and Entertaining Company is the only one that thinks carefully with you, as a collaborator, about your entire event, which is huge for a small company like ours. Hire them!

Our wedding planner suggested we meet with Entertaining Company (EC) as our caterers for our big day. We met with Kenny (our planner talked to him about our rough ideas), and Kenny put on a beautiful show for us. We sat and had drinks and apps (decided on 5 appetizers). We moved on to the dining room which was decorated to his interpretation on our rough ideas we had given our planner. IT WAS GORGEOUS! The served beautifully plated entrees, each more delicious than the last (I love a great short rib, but I got to say the vegetarian options stood out to me). We decided to go for four different entrees and a wide assortment of desserts and late night snacks for the wedding. EC showed up to the final walk-through of our wedding venue and worked seamlessly with the staff to organize the entire event space. They are extremely professional; they make everything so easy.

My mother went on to hire them for 2 small parties with her friends. For the price and quality, you cannot find a better place!

My wife is a nurse & I'm a Physical Therapist. We wanted to provide nurses some healthy meals during the Covd19 times as a thank you for all their hard work. Jane at Entertaining Company was very responsive & we were able to feed over 700 staff at 19 facilities, the number is still going so the plan is to keep feeding. Thank you Jane for helping to coordinate this effort ! :).

Suggestive advice: If and you are planning a catered event, it is strongly advised that you personally hand deliver gratuity to caterer's staff. This is to assure, that the working individuals actually do.., get their share of gratuity. Ive moved on to a catering company that gives us our well earned 18% gratitudy, so I know what I'm talking about. They leave entire billing sheet up for us to read. It is also highly suggested that your special event, be conducted by an honest & prestigious catering companies.