By Laura Bachmann With 50,000 square feet of space and seemingly infinite configurations of how to use it, Ciel Creative Space in Berkeley is a hip, unique venue perfect for manifesting the creative energy of its guests. This venue has a wide range of uses: For coworking, they offer hot desks from 1 to 10 and conference rooms for all-day working sessions with coffee, Lacroix, and snacks. Drop in the day of! More information on Ciel Premier, the new members-only coworking space, can be found here. For conferences and productions, Ciel offers multiple 2000+ square foot studios with lighting grid ..read more

Written by: Laura Bachmann Now that the year is drawing to a close, we’re delighted to take a look back at some of our favorite catering events from 2023 in anticipation of all the upcoming excitement of 2024! We kicked off this year with the San Francisco General Hospital’s Annual “Hearts in SF” gala at City Hall. Global Gourmet Catering was honored to be a part of the fundraising cause, which was a gorgeous, two-part event consisting of a formal, sit-down dinner of doctors and dignitaries followed by a wildly fun “Hearts After Dark” party. We are excited to be partnering with the SFGHF again ..read more

Written by: Laura Bachmann It’s all the rage right now. Everyone’s talking about it and wants to try it, and here at GGC, we finally got the opportunity to do it. That’s right; we’re talking about goat yoga. And what better opportunity to do this than for a Halloween team-bonding experience in a beautiful pumpkin patch at Lemos Farm in Half Moon Bay? Oh, and let’s dress up as black cats because it’s Halloween, and why not? It’s exactly like what it sounds like – it’s yoga, but there are goats. They are cute and rambunctious, like to chew on everything and add a fabulously playful bit of silli ..read more

Global Gourmet was proud to host our annual Onsite Staff Appreciation Picnic at San Pablo Reservoir again this year! Over 250 of our onsite team – servers, bartenders, line cooks, sous chefs, managers, warehouse staff, and everyone in between – came to hang out, enjoy the great weather, and be celebrated for all the hard work they tirelessly put in on-site at every event. And, of course, it wouldn’t be a GGC party without excellent food. Chef Dontaye prepared a delicious BBQ smorgasbord of treats, ranging from cucumber and peach salad to grilled ribs and fried chicken to a full seafood boil wi ..read more

Global Gourmet Catering celebrated its 15th year as the vendor partner for Outside Lands at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for VIP Cabana Catering, VIP Concession Catering, BaconLand, and Private Catering for festival partners. Outside Lands returned better than ever for this year’s sold-out three-day event held August 11-13, with over 225,000 folks attending the weekend festival. Festival-goers were treated to somewhat overcast (go figure) but otherwise beautiful weather and stellar performances from headliners Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, and ODESZA. Also on the bill were Lana Del Rey, T ..read more

By Laura Bachmann July may be nearly over, but summer events are still heating up! And we at GGC are excited to highlight some of our favorite old-time classics and launch some fun and refreshing new summer items. Beat the heat with our prosecco and popsicles duo, or step-up your backyard barbecue with our summer mango guacamole, best enjoyed with our Havana-style parfaits, guaranteed to make you feel like you’re vacationing on the beach. Or bring out your inner child with our blast-from-the-past fruit roll-ups. Available in fruity, non-alcoholic flavors (like Green Apple) and funky, boozy fla ..read more

By Laura Bachmann One of the best perks of working in special events catering is exploring different venues around the Bay Area. An ever-changing “office” keeps the average workday fun and exciting! After all, working until four in the morning isn’t so bad when you get to enjoy the sunset while unloading. Inglenook fountain at sunset. And when the sun greets you this warmly, early morning concert days aren’t so bad either. Mountain Winery wakes up to greet the day. Drinks look and taste so much better from on high.  A bar with a view at Thomas Fogarty Winery. This scene is always worth th ..read more

2022 was a whirlwind of a year, but after so long trudging through the pandemic uncertainty, we were glad to have been caught in the storm!  Last year Global Gourmet Catering catered over 300 events, ranging from corporate receptions and conferences (both large and small) to weddings and receptions and social events of various sizes to promotional showcases and everything in between. Wedding at Flood Mansion, Olivia Marshall Photography We handled the concessions for 460 concerts and shows across our various partnering venues, including The Mountain Winery and The Masonic. Billy Idol at M ..read more

The best part about a Global Gourmet Catering Wedding? Each one is unique. We never have the same menu twice. Our offerings are so vast and customizable that no permutation has ever been repeated. But some ideas are just too cute not to want to copy! Like this Chocolate Chip Cookies and Milk Bar requested by one of our cookie-obsessed couples: Photo courtesy of Lauren Webb Photography.Photo courtesy of Lauren Webb Photography. Or this entirely vegan international curry bar for one of our travel-loving couples. After all, “Couples who curry together scurry [around the world] together!”  Ha ..read more

Nothing quite excites us more than the chance to use the environment around us as the foundation for any great event. And Filoli Historic House and Gardens makes for the absolute perfect muse. Which is why we are beyond honored to be recently added to their preferred caterers list!  Filoli, also known as the Bourn-Roth Estate, is a country house set in 16 acres of formal gardens surrounded by a 654-acre estate, located in Woodside, California, about 25 miles south of San Francisco, nestled along the slopes of California’s coastal range. Every inch of this venue is pure magic. The Georgian ..read more