Essence Catering

Name: Essence Catering
Address: 430 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1Y1H1, CA
Telephone: +16138504776
Rating: 5

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Essence Catering

Essence Catering Specializing in bringing the fine food restaurant experience to your home and special events.

04/02/2025

Get your orders in for this week's BBQ.

03/27/2025

Dr.

Do you know why your cholesterol is higher? Change your diet?

Me.

I have no clue...

03/22/2025

Been a bit since I served these as a small plate. Were the perfect edition to a Vegas evening that had some serious drinking going on. Forgot how satisfying these are in a larger format than a canapés.

Wild mushroom and cheese arancini. Romesco. Smoked labneh. Pickled fennel.

Still a spot or two for April. New menus drop this week. Let us know how we can elevate your next reception.

03/21/2025

We are now taking orders for this year's edition of our Church smokehouse. You can see the menu and order directly from the link below.

Shop link in bio or bit.ly/ChurchSmokehouseStore

03/21/2025

So glad to be back for the opening weekend for Church Smokehouse this Spring!!

Now taking PRE-ORDERS, for Friday, April 4 pickups!

Shop online here: https://bit.ly/ChurchSmokehouseStore

03/19/2025

This crudo always makes me happy.
Tuna. Passionfruit. Chili crisp. Avocado. Jalapeño.

03/11/2025

Hadn't made sourdough in a while. Felt like a good week for it. One large boule. And 2 sourdough detroit pizzas for tomorrow.
Look at that oven spring!
Cant wait to slice into this at lunch.

900g loaf
80% strong organic white
10% organic spelt
10% stoneground organic wheat
80% hydration
14hr re**rd

03/07/2025

A great start to my day.

03/06/2025

I always create new desserts from tastes i loved as a kid. One such treat was Terry's Chocolate Orange. I needed some new small plate standing reception desserts. Enter Jason's chocolate orange. Ok just kidding that's not the name. But it is accurate from a taste standpoint.

Flourless chocolate and orange cake. Orange creme anglaise. Candied kumquat. Almond cocoa nib crunch.

Huge flavors. Small plate. Not many ingredients.

Now to make 200 more...

03/01/2025

I do love scallop crudo. Thankfully my clients do too.
Scallop and grapefruit crudo. Radish. Jalapeño. Avocado. Mini purple mizuna.

New menus and formats posted to our website soon. Changing it up a bit this year.

This crudo will stay on the menu through to the fall.

02/23/2025

Scenes from last night's reception. Working on some new plates.

Seared magret. Orange carrots. Beets. Orange demi
Lobster cappelletti. Corn. Basil
Grilled fennel and citrus salad
Vanilla panna cotta. Honey roasted strawberry. Pistachio
Smoked short rib tart horseradish. Chive
Seared tuna. Chili crisp. Aji amarillo.
Sweet potato tataki. Shio negi
Duck confit croquette. Romeso. Smoked labneh

02/18/2025

My middle son comes home from university a few times a year. The first thing we feed him everything is some steak. Doesn't get much at university. Today. Smoked prime rib.
Should be a nice dinner.

02/10/2025

Well this was an event we wint soon forget. Two teams working in 2 separate locations onsite. 305p. Tight timeline. All kinds of challenges.
My team executed well.
Some serious og members of the culinary community. Couldn't have done it without every single one of them.
The messages I've seen about our service staff and bartenders also makes me very happy.
Always training. Always learning. Be better than yesterday. The staff who buy into these philosophies stick with us for the long term.

01/28/2025

Silly pasta idea is a real contender for our menus
Just a little tweak or two. Served pan fried. Roasted tomato sauce. Basil emulsion. Parmesan.
If our clients like it as much as i do, it's a keeper. Watch for the finished plate real soon.

01/25/2025

Jumbo lobster cappelletti. Not quite a small plate. It's definitely bigger than a canapés. I've been trying with portion sizes for a bit. I'm really liking these.

01/24/2025

Round 1 of 3. Smoked and braised beef short ribs.
The great smoke of 2025.

01/24/2025

Bit out of practice. First boulle in about 17mos. Pretty happy with the ear on this one.
I haven't made much pasta in that time either. That's the next item up on the prep table. Lets see how the wrist holds up to that. But first I need to bake off 2 more boulles for this weekend.

01/23/2025

On the prep table today. Stage 2 of 3 in the prep of my favorite bite from the last year. Takes 2 days. But for such a simple looking bite, it delivers crazy depth of flavor.
Sweet potato tataki.
Gets served with shio negi sauce. And charred green onion aioli.

Address

430 Parkdale Avenue
Ottawa, ON
K1Y1H1

Telephone

+16138504776

Website

http://www.essencecatering.ca/

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