Chef's hands grinding rocoto peppers in a stone batan surrounded by purple potatoes and halved lucuma on a rustic wooden surface
Andean Catering · Est. 2019

We cook where the
ingredients remember.

Corn roasted in clay. Ají amarillo pounded by hand. Lomo saltado seared so fast the wok screams — brought to your table, your wedding, your gala.

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A Day in Our Kitchen

From the market
to the table.

Every event starts at 5 a.m. and ends when the last guest pushes back their chair. This is what happens in between.

Fresh purple potatoes and native Peruvian corn varieties in woven baskets at a predawn market stall
5:14 AM

Mercado Central. The purple potatoes are still cold from the sierra.

Halved aji amarillo peppers arranged on a clay surface with their seeds glistening in morning light
5:52 AM

Forty kilos of ají amarillo. By afternoon, every one will be paste.

Chef loading clay pots into a stone earthen oven with smoke rising in early morning light
6:30 AM

The pit takes two hours to reach temperature. It cannot be rushed.

Stone mortar with red rocoto peppers being ground by hand with a wooden pestle
7:18 AM

Rocoto paste, stone-ground. The processor would lie about this flavor.

Wide shot of a fully equipped catering kitchen with multiple chefs working at stations at midday
11:45 AM

Midday is beautiful chaos. Nobody speaks. Everyone understands.

Close up of lomo saltado being tossed in a wok with flames shooting up around the beef and vegetables
12:22 PM

The wok screams. That sound means the heat is right.

Finished causa rellena portions plated on terracotta dishes with microgreens and aji sauce dots
3:10 PM

Causa rellena. Forty-two portions, each one placed by hand.

Golden hour setup of a long banquet table with Peruvian ceramic dishes and candles at an outdoor venue
5:48 PM

The table knows before the guests arrive that something good is coming.

Hands pouring deep purple chicha morada from a clay pitcher into glasses at a reception
6:02 PM

Chicha morada, cold. This is the first thing we hand you.

Final plated dish of seco de cordero in a clay bowl with cancha corn and cilantro garnish under warm evening light
7:30 PM

Seco de cordero. The lamb has been in the pot since morning.

Traditional earthen pit cooking with hot stones and banana leaves, smoke rising from the ground at golden hour
Our Philosophy

The Andes taught
us to cook.

Pachamama — the earth mother. Pachamanca — the cooking method she gave us. We don't approximate these techniques. We practice them, with the same tools and the same patience the Andes require.

Andean Technique

Earthen pit cooking. Stone batán. Clay pots that have been seasoning for decades. These aren't aesthetic choices — they're why the food tastes different.

Market-First

Every job starts at 5 a.m. We don't use the same produce twice. The menu shifts with what's actually good this week.

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Who We Feed

Every gathering deserves
a real meal.

Long corporate dining table elegantly set with Peruvian clay ceramics and colorful dishes at a modern office venue
Corporate Lunches

Beyond the sandwich platter

When the team deserves a meal that actually starts a conversation. Lomo saltado stations, ceviche bars, and ají amarillo chicken that makes people put their phones away.

25 – 300 guests · Delivered or on-site
Beautifully decorated wedding reception table with Peruvian floral arrangements and traditional ceramic serving dishes
Weddings

The menu that makes abuela cry

Brides with Peruvian roots know: the food is the ceremony. We build reception menus around your family's flavors — the ones that don't exist anywhere else.

50 – 500 guests · Full service
Upscale gala dinner setup with dramatic lighting, white tablecloths, and elegantly plated Peruvian cuisine
Fundraiser Galas

Food that starts conversations

Nonprofit directors know: the gala succeeds when donors are still talking about the ceviche at 11 p.m. We design menus that become the event's headline.

100 – 800 guests · White-glove service
Voices from the Table

The meal remembered.

"My grandmother hasn't cried at a wedding since her own. She cried at mine. Specifically during the lomo saltado. I think Pachamanca understood what I was trying to say when I couldn't find the words."

Valentina Huanca, bride with dark hair in a soft smile, warm portrait

Valentina Huanca

Bride

Wedding Reception · October 2025 · 180 guests

"We've done eight company lunches. Pachamanca was the first time people actually stayed at the table. Two hours. Nobody checked Slack. That has never happened. I'm already thinking about the next one."

Derek Osei, office manager in business casual attire, confident expression

Derek Osei

Office Manager, Meridian Group

Corporate Lunch · November 2025 · 85 guests

"Our donors raised 40% more than last year's gala. I'm not saying it was entirely the ceviche — but three board members specifically mentioned the food in their follow-up notes. The chicha morada alone started four conversations."

Priya Nambiar, nonprofit director in professional attire with warm smile

Priya Nambiar

Executive Director, Tierra Verde Fund

Fundraiser Gala · September 2025 · 320 guests

Golden hour outdoor dining setup with Peruvian clay pots and candles on a long rustic wooden table
Ready When You Are

Let's build your menu.

Most dates book 6–8 weeks out. The sooner we talk, the more we can do together.