La Crème Monterey
375-1300, lacrememonterey.com
La Crème founder and owner Tamie Aceves tells it like it is when it comes to the world of catering: “People don’t expect a lot from wedding food.” The way you get to be the best in this category is not just by exceeding those low expectations, naturally – you go above and beyond. “Our thing is, we don’t want it to be the best wedding food they’ve had, we want it to be the best food they’ve had.” They know it’s working because guests write in to ask for recipes. How does La Crème do it? By focusing on a few meals for one event (maybe a rehearsal dinner, a reception, an after-party and a brunch), which avoids running around from place to place creating the “wedding factory” effect. Their spreads are beautiful to boot, a must for wedding catering since everything will be photographed.