With the huge trend in farm-to-table restaurants sweeping the nation it’s no wonder the top caterers in our area also serve food with the freshest ingredients. Naturally Delicious has been catering to sophisticated tastes for over 18 years and is a company based on just that. “Our menus are seasonally inspired, using only the freshest ingredients and incorporating a broad range of flavors. They appeal to foodies as well as guests who take comfort in the classics,” founder Loren Michelle tells Twirl New York.

With chefs who are happy to customize a menu based on your style, taste and budget, Naturally Delicious, based in Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens neighborhood, can create a full menu for your wedding starting with pre-ceremony drinks all the way through to the dessert buffet and wedding cake. Their imaginative, seasonally inspired menus, gracious service, and a comprehensive range of wedding services will make catering your wedding one thing you don’t have to stress about.

Worried about dietary restrictions? Don’t be! You can get the same yummy options in gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian varieties.

So what are some of their dishes that had us asking for seconds? During cocktails we go back for more of the Tomato Jewel Cake, Braised Short Ribs and Mini Grilled Cheese Bites. For the main course, meat lovers will go gaga for the Brooklyn Steak Frites with thick-cut wedge potatoes and wilted spinach. The Farm-to-Table Roast Chicken with butternut squash farro risotto and sage brown butter is probably one of the yummiest dishes we’ve ever had. And for a vegetarian options add the Saffron Wild Mushroom Risotto Cakes with market vegetables in an aged balsamic and EVOO to the menu.

And not to forget about dessert, if you’re serving more than just wedding cake, you can do a medley of “His” Chocolate cake (chocolate stout cake and chocolate mousse with chocolate fudge frosting and salted pretzel crunch) and “Her” Funfetti Cake (vanilla buttercream with rainbow sprinkles and vanilla wafers), or pass out The ND Twix Bar and warm chocolate chip cookies while everyone is still on the dance floor.

While the company will work with couples getting married in any almost venue, including private homes and destinations across the tri-state area, a number of popular venues in and around the city have Naturally Delicious on their preferred list. We’re sure you’ve heard of many of them: 501 Union, The Green Building, Dumbo Loft, 26 Bridge, Greenpoint Loft, The W Loft, Studio 450, Glass Houses, The Foundry, The French Consulate, Harold Pratt House, The Brooklyn Historical Society, Powerhouse Arena, Museum of the Moving Image, Smack Mellon Gallery, Gary’s Loft, Metropolitan Building and The Bell House.

And speaking of venues, Naturally Delicious offers two intimate spaces that you can rent for a bridal shower, rehearsal dinner or other celebration. Their urban organic garden setting is lovely in the spring, summer and fall for an afternoon or twilight party where you and your guests — up to 35 — can dine alfresco. The PDR, which stands for Private Dining Room, can seat up to 16 for a formal three to five-course meal of a curated menu of your choosing.

Their menu items have been featured in wedding planning and real wedding stories in bridal magazines, blogs and websites, including Martha Stewart Weddings, the knot, Style Me Pretty, New York Weddings magazine, Carats & Cake, Rock-n-Roll Bride, Town & Country, The New York Times and Brooklyn Bride.

Per person costs start at $75 for full service wedding menus and at $8 per slice for wedding cakes

487 Court Street near Nelson St., Carroll Gardens
naturallydelicious.com, (718) 237-3727
Instagram: @naturallydeliciousnyc

Photos by Karen Wise Photography and courtesy of Naturally Delicious.
Sumac Spiced Eggplant photo by Max Flatow.