Our Story
Ritz Catering takes pride in providing professional services for all our events, such as business functions, team events, weddings, personal parties and fundraisers. We have successfully catered small intimate affairs to large corporate events within the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland. We at Ritz Catering are fortunate to have Red Seal Certified Chefs that take a new innovative style of cooking to the limit.
About Chef Stu:
Stewart MacLeod was raised in Ladner, BC and was lured into the culinary world when his passion for this industry and for food was recognized at an early age by his mother and other family members. Stu went on to study the culinary arts at the Vancouver Community College, where he learned to develop his own unique style and flair.
He continued with his career at exclusive restaurants, hotels and golf & country clubs such as La Belle Auberge, Pan Pacific Hotel, The Georgian Court and Hazelmere Golf and Country Club. These experiences working under great culinary mentors, gave him the knowledge to start his own catering business in 1997, which has grown into the well established Ritz Catering Company.
While searching out the finest and freshest ingredients by working with local farmers, fisherman and butchers, Stu can create a menu which allows all the fresh and natural flavours to express themselves in each dish, as well as supporting our local community.
Stu balances his busy catering company while enjoying every spare moment with his wife and four young children. When he is not busy coming up with new menu ideas, he can be found golfing, camping with his family, helping with the plans for the Ride for Hope Charity or just plain old relaxing.
UBC Boathouse Events & Weddings: The UBC Boathouse is family to all of us here at Ritz Catering. Providing our services to wedding clients since 1997 at the Boathouse; our serving staff and chefs have become very custom to the way things work around there. The UBC Boathouse and Ritz Catering work together to ensure a smooth day for each and every one of our clients; we help each other out where needed and have fun in the process. We strive to provide the best at the UBC Boathouse by including our services for the duration of your wedding, knowledge of the venue and its policies, as well as proper clean up of the facilities we use. When you choose Ritz Catering to cater your wedding at the Boathouse you are making the right choice and we promise to prove that to you! Contact us today regarding exclusive UBC Boathouse perks!
Ritz Grill: Our Red Seal chefs take a break from catering and make lunchtime meals using only the freshest ingredients. Nothing here is pre-made and the taste speaks for itself. We have new specials every day, check out the grill here.