Whether you are hosting a small dinner party or large lavish affair, the team at Sarasota Catering can help. The full-service company provides clients with everything from food preparation to servers, tables, chairs and linens. Sarasota Catering will work with you to create a menu that's suitable for your event and budget. For more information, call the office to schedule an appointment or visit the Sarasota Catering Company website.
Milan Catering and Event Designs is an award winning full-service catering and event planning company that has been operating in Sarasota for over a decade. Its professional staff and expert chefs have hosted events, weddings, and galas at locations such as the Crosley Mansion, the Ringling Museum of Art and Marie Selby Gardens, as well as private homes and clubhouses. It specializes in many different types of cuisine, including French bistro, new American, Southern, tapas, vegetarian and vegan.
Featured in Food Arts National Magazine, Simply Gourmet Catering specializes in gourmet cuisine for weddings and business luncheons. Be it a formal gala or a birthday party, it puts its heart and soul into every event with delicious food and attention to detail. Its menu includes tasty entrees, such as smoked chicken pasta, enchiladas Veracruz and country meatloaf; salads with Kalamata olives, hearts of romaine, snow peas and cucumbers; and gourmet muffaletta, BLTs and California-wrap sandwiches. Go to its website for menu options and testimonials.
This Italian pizzeria, deli, market and cafe offering dining-in inside or out on the patio. Try the fresh pizza slices, sandwiches, hot subs, calzones and Italian desserts and pastries. Il Panificio bakes its own breads in-house, all of which are made without the use of preservatives, refined sugar, margarine or vegetable oil.
The Crosley Supper Club offers bay front fine dining at the Powel Crosley Estate. The Crosley Supper Club is open to Crosley Foundation members and their guests as well as to the general public with supper club membership. All dinners and events are catered by Milan Catering and Event Design. Reservations and tickets are necessary in advance for supper events, which are held on a more or less monthly basis. The Crosley Supper Club also hosts private parties, corporate events and rehearsal dinners. The Crosley Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to the historical and educational upkeep of the Crosley Estate. Several levels of membership are available.
A Sarasota mainstay for over a quarter century, J.R.'s Old Packinghouse Cafe serves down-home Southern favorites with plenty of atmosphere. Popular menu items include the fried fish sandwich and blackened Ybor burger. The key lime pie has been called the best in Florida. Live music occurs almost nightly and folks can dine indoors or sit outside and enjoy the warm night air. J.R.'s Old Packinghouse Cafe is located on South Packinghouse Road, just a stones throw from the interstate.