Celery Root Carbonara with Scallops; Event Catering Like a Pro
Think event catering is just for the professionals? Take these tips and cook like a chef to impress your guests. With the right...
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Keeping it Simple; Lynette La Mere at Farmer's Market
Going to the market is always the best part of my week. I love all the people, just the quick game changing conversations alone could...
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Viktor Armond Hammer and Angelia de Meistre Montecito Wedding
Pepperdine schoolmates tie the knot, Fitzgerald style, in an elegant summer soiree at a Montecito estate with Pure Joy Catering. A...
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Wedding Officiant Extrodinaire Nanette
We love Nanette, she brings a very unique personal touch to the ceremony, she’s a joy to work with and she does an outstanding job really...
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Meet The Joy Maker; Mike Powers
Mike worked for Pure Joy Catering as an event server for two years before being promoted to the full time Event Operations Coordinator...
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Messy, Sexy, Pumpkin, Prosciutto Lasagna
Our food is delicious and yummy… and sometimes a little messy sexy. We could spend time sculpting the perfectly artistic plate, but by...
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Postcards From Truffle Hunting in Norcia, Italy
What a super fun adventure! We drove about 3 hours from Florence to Norcia, a ancient walled picturesque village in the province of...
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Alternative Proteins
Whoever said vegetarians can’t get enough protein was just plain wrong. With beans and lentils, nuts, eggs, and protein-packed whole...
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Fuyu, Who Are You? Persimmons 101
(from an article I wrote for Food & Home Magazine) Some years ago, in the fall, I came across a sign up against a well used wooden fruit...
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How it all began...
An interview with Lynette La Mere wedSB: Please tell us about yourself and how you began Pure Joy Catering. Lynette: I began my life in...
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Farmer's Market Citrus Inspirations
In honor of getting our Farm Friendly Dining Certification I’m sharing a few of my favorite things to do with our local citrus. Blood...
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Postcards From Thailand
Both of my boys are accomplished Chefs with excellent creative multicultural tastes, both studying at Stanford, Luc in particular is...
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Forever a Classic Cocktail; The Gin Rickey
Great Gatsby style gently fizzing, summery concoction of gin, lime and soda. The name “rickey” stretches back far beyond the Jazz Age –...
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Patrick Ward, Bringing the Joy Since FOREVER!
“Dear Patrick, Thank you so much for all of your hard work on our wedding. The food was delicious, delicious, DELICIOUS. The venue looked...
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A Marriage Celebration
Colin Cowie said that he tells his couples (who are spending millions on their weddings) that it’s not really their wedding. It’s their...
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Q and A, an e-mail Between a Bride and a Pure Joy Catering Event Planner
Dear Alizabeth, Ben and I have our catering choice narrowed down between you and another company, so we have a couple (well, more than a...
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Teeny Tiny Lavender Panna Cottas
Because she loves lavender…it is oh so Santa Barbara; fragrant and beautifully blooming year round just like in the south of France. And...
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