All our Salsas and Guacamole is homemade and very authentic

Salads, choice of dressings, Pasta with Basil Cream Sauce and Grilled Chicken Breasts of Chicken.
As you can see, we put as much effort in the display of our food as we do the taste.

Lords Park Pavilion. Elgin, Illinois.

Several ala carte salads.

A few more photographs of our displays and presentation of our catering productions. Our food is as good as it looks, as our business cards read, "Indescribably wonderful".

A party set up and displayed in a home. Presentation.

We dress professionally.

We dress, act, and look professional at your function.

Would you like to have an outdoor function? We can do that. This was a bridal shower.

A simple selection of various breads, sliced at angles, and spilled out of tipped baskets to create a plentiful bounty look.

Grilled vegetables and a basket of red potatoes used a display props.

An extra large bowl of salad, mixed greens, cucumbers, tomato onion, and a basket of bread.

Breakfast? We Can Do That!

A few photos from a breakfast we recently catering. Plenty of options available including French Toast, pastries, and even an Omelette Station! Please scroll down this page to see more photos of our catering productions and displays. 847.767.4459 for more information.

Fluffy Scrambled Eggs, Crisp Bacon, and Country Sausage.
Always in a chaffer to keep the food at the proper temperatures.

Fresh Display of Seasonal Fruit. Always a nice addition to any function.

Display of Apple Turnovers, Bagels and Cream Cheese, Muffins and Powdered Donuts.

"Eating With Your Eyes"

Fresh Fruit and Display of Cheese, Imported and Domestic.

One of the first things we learned in the food service industry was presentation. As a mentor used to say, "People eat with their eyes, before they eat with their mouth." This is why we take great pride not only in preparing great food but presenting it a way that makes it "indescribably wonderful!"

Note the use of risers and props in our displays.

Another angle of our Fruit and Cheese Display

The Grilled Vegetable Platter with the use of fresh vegetables and a basket as props.

Grilled Shrimp Cocktail
"Indescribably Wonderful!"

We'd Be Happy to Tend To Your Event

We have posted several pictures over the last few months of some of our menu items anddisplays. Please feel free to comment on any post on this site or call us for more information on menu's or booking a party. We travel well and as the subject line states, we would rather stay to tend to your function. Our goal is to tend to your event so that you can spend more time with your guests.

A different take on Au Gratin potatoes. These are Boursin Cheese Au Gratins

We can make good use of any prop we may see fit!
This picture is from a recent wedding in a home. Love Is All You Need.

Our famous Grilled Shrimp Cocktail.
Rarely will you find Shrimp Cocktail quite like this.

We stay and tend to your function. We know it is important to you. We are not about just dropping off food in tin foil pans. We can do "Drop Off" catering, if you would like, fruit trays, Pinwheels, etc.

 To follow up a little on the above photo. We would *rather* stay and tend to your event so that you can spend more time with your guests. We do, however, understand that sometimes all you need are a few things dropped off. We can do that as well. Sometimes it's just setting out a few trays that we have meticulously prepared or we can leave detailed instructions as to how to prepare the food we have prepared for you.

We can make any office luncheon a plentiful bounty!
A recent party at a Law Office in Elgin.

We will bring chaffer dishes, baskets, linens, and any needed supplies
for your function.

We can also be reached by email at: mandolinevista@gmail.com

Presentation, Presentation, Presentation

 We specialize in the presentation of our catering productions. An adage we learned long ago was that "people eat with their eyes before they eat with their mouth." While our culinary delights are indescribably wonderful, they are also artfully displayed.

One recent display. Pinwheels artfully layers, Bruschetta, and
Fresh Fruit and Cheese.

If you would like to book a party please do call us at 847.767.4459. 

We can also be reached via email at: mandolinevista@gmail.com

Our famous Ground Turkey
Meat Balls. We serve them with Cranberry Orange Glaze
or a Citrus Barbeque Sauce.