On Saturday, July 17th, we had the honor to be a part of Thelma and Bob Wells’ 50th Anniversary celebration. After the event, they sent these kind words over -

I just want to reaffirm how much Bob and I and our 18 guests enjoyed and appreciated the wonderful menu you put together and the fresh, flavorful, delicious food the staff at Ecstatic Cuisine prepared for our 50th anniversary celebration. Jesse, we also appreciate your working with us to provide a wonderful meal but within the constraints of our budget.

Our event chef, Sara, was so professional, but warmly friendly, working quietly in the background to accommodate our guests and assure we had nothing to do but enjoy the party.

Every dish on the “Ecstatic Nuevo Southwest Dinner Buffet” was so flavorful, with many compliments on the tequila lime marinated and grilled chicken breast, borracho black beans, roasted vegetable platter – vegetables never tasted so good! – and a favorite for me, the orzo salad with raisins, almonds and cilantro lime vinaigrette. And the fresh pineapple, watermelon and strawberries were very sweet.

Thank you again for making our celebration so special.  We will highly recommend you to anyone every chance we get!

We are the exclusive caterer for the Education Service Center at Region XIII in Austin, Texas and cater approximately 2,500 meals monthly for the region. Last week, Jeannie Barnes, a Region XIII employee, sent us a lovely message regarding an onsite catered event. Thanks Jeannie!

Just wanted to let you know that the Fajitas Fantasticos that you made for Dr. Thedford’s Business Management Coop meeting today were FANTASTICOS!!  All of the participants raved about how good everything was.  The meat was just perfect and everybody loved the onions and peppers served separately from the meat.  And, of course, the cookies leapt off of the platter!

So, thanks again for a great lunch, your staff rocks but you’re gonna’ have to roll us away from the table!

- Jeannie

On Thursday, March 25, 2010, Ecstatic Cuisine catered the Governor’s Green Jobs Business Council lunch @ the Texas State Capitol. We also provided morning coffee service. Laurie Foss of Good Company Associates in conjunction with Texas Foundation for Innovative Communities hosted the meeting. Ms. Foss was gracious enough to send in her feedback and thoughts after the event.

(For more photos from the lunch, visit our Flickr.)

1) Your comments about:

- The food?

The food was excellent, of very good quality, fresh and there was plenty of it. I received many favorable comments from the participants for the quality of the food provided.

- The service?

The service was excellent. Having the recycling bins was perhaps the part of the service that received the most comments, both from participants and from capitol staffers. It was a very impressive demonstration of the sustainability we were talking about at the conference.

- The overall event experience?

Excellent. Very professional-appearing staff, terrific presentation of the food tables, everything was clean and well-kept.

- Working with Ecstatic Cuisine in planning?

Outstanding. Jesse couldn’t have been more responsive to my requests, and there were many! He met our needs each time I had a request, and responded to a last-minute request for additional catering on Friday.

2) What was the best part of your experience with Ecstatic Cuisine?

Your commitment to customer service and sustainability practices.

3) Were your expectations met?

They were exceeded.

On Saturday, February 27, 2010 we had the pleasure of catering April & Brad’s wedding at Mercury Hall. April was kind enough to send in her thoughts and feedback regarding our service.

Is there a singular memorable moment of your experience with Ecstatic Cuisine?

We were impressed with Jesse and Ecstatic Cuisine from our first email exchange through to his post-event request for candid feedback. Jesse is undoubtedly a talented executive chef, but he’s also a great client manager who took the time to get to know us, worked with us to finalize the perfect menu for us, and was flexible in accommodating all sorts of requests we threw his way.

The moment that stands out the most for us was the tasting. It was a fantastic experience (possibly the *only* truly “fun” thing we did in 12+ months of wedding planning) and Jesse showed his creativity and understanding of our vision through the various options he presented to us. He was also someone we really enjoyed getting to know on a personal level, and the tasting gave us a chance to do so before the big event. After the tasting, we had the information we needed to make a few minor tweaks to our menu in terms of taste and budget, and Jesse was a great partner in helping us get to the final menu we used for our event.

What was the best part of your experience with Ecstatic Cuisine?