The Recent Happenings Blog

The internet is really big place! We thought we’d shrink it a little bit by putting together a list of our favorite blogs related to Cape Cod weddings (other than ours, of course). Take a look at who we follow: Bello Photography Buzz – bellophoto.net | Facebook One of our favorite wedding photogs, Christine and Andy [...]

Congratulations to Ally and David for being voted the cutest couple in our first Cutest Couple Contest! Ally and David will get a free wedding cake from The Casual Gourmet! For being so active and helping us get such a great turnout for our first contest, the other six contestants will receive a $100 of [...]

We are so excited for those brides and grooms getting engaged this holiday season. To help keep warm as the snow approaches and inspire a few “I do”s, check out this video of Ashleigh and Henry’s wedding at the Mack House we catered back in September. A special thanks to Damon Dietz from Absolute Media [...]

This past weekend we had over 500 trick-or-treaters pass through Magnolia Café at Heritage Museum and Gardens in Sandwich. We handed the Café over to our 12 foot Frankenstein which we so lovingly call “Frankie”. The café was outfitted with scary music, creepy spiders dangling from the tent and all kinds of yummy treats. Heritage [...]

Last night, I had the distinct pleasure of introducing Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray at her re-election campaign kick-off fundraiser. Terry and I have been friends for a long time and have done great work together helping improve the education system in Massachusetts.

Last Wednesday we donated the food for a fundraiser at Heritage Museums and Gardens to benefit their latest addition, Hidden Hollow. The event had a unique theme that certainly made our book of cutest parties ever! The theme was from Alice in Wonderland and no detail was spared! Take a look at the menu: Un-Birthday [...]

Every weekend we help people celebrate the beginning of new families. Well this past weekend, we took some time to celebrate our family! Each summer we get the whole gang together to remember what’s important. And let me tell you, there is no question that we are a BIG Italian family! That’s me right down [...]

Last week Casual Gourmet was honored to be a part of Cape Cod Life’s Food and Wine Festival.   At all the events, it was great to see so many people out supporting the Arts. The Festival kicked off on Sunday, May 31st with a Grand Opening Tasting at Rectrix Aerodome in Hyannis.  Casual Gourmet was [...]

Spring at the Casual Gourmet means tasting, tasting and more tasting! Each weekend Chef Robert has been extremely busy preparing a spectacular spread of hors d’oeuvres, salad and dinner entrees for our 2009 brides to taste.

The Casual Gourmet is thrilled to announce it is a nominee for a 2008 CATIE award in the Signature Caterer for Best Wedding category! CATIEs are awarded by the International Caterer’s Association, the preeminent organization of catering professionals, with more than 1,000 members worldwide. It’s an honor to just be nominated for this prestigious award.