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The Good Food Society NZ Each event is different so we work to the clients needs and offer a range of menu options.

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Jodie and Luke - part 2!What a day! Stunning day with a touch of wind here and there, but it didn’t stop anyone having a...
13/01/2025

Jodie and Luke - part 2!
What a day! Stunning day with a touch of wind here and there, but it didn’t stop anyone having a phenomenal day! After the grazing table we sent out a pork belly canapé with chimichuri, before then tucking into dinner service.
With a few dietaries we made some changes. We smoked salmon for the pescatarians, tofu for the vegetarians, and chicken breast for someone who didn’t like chicken thigh. The menu below was what was chosen by the clients…
- Spiced chicken thigh
- Herb rubbed ribeye
- Tomato salad, fried capers, mozzarella, bass and avocado dressing
- Rosemary and garlic roasted potatoes
- Simple green salad with Dijon dressing
- Spice roasted cauliflower, whipped feta, pine nuts, and pomegranate
I was stoked to be part of their big day as I often come across Jodie at weddings when she’s doing her thing with either or !
Thanks for choosing us to cater your special day!

Congratulations Sarah and Daniel!What a day! Thunderstorms, plenty of heat, rain, amazing guests, and a dressed up venue...
24/12/2024

Congratulations Sarah and Daniel!
What a day! Thunderstorms, plenty of heat, rain, amazing guests, and a dressed up venue! 90 guests turned up to celebrate Sarah and Daniel’s big day. We kicked things off with a grazing table in the garden before heading into the marquee for dinner. The menu was as follows …
- Aged Ribeye
- Spiced chicken thigh
- Roast Potatoes
- Dressed greens in Dijon dressing
- Tomato and fried caper salad, torn mozzarella, avocado and basil dressing
- Broccoli with toasted almonds and Parmesan
- Bread made for us by
That’s us done for 2024 now, time to spend the break with friends and family. Hope you all have a great Xmas break with loved ones where ever you are. We will be into the wedding season come January 11th 2025!

Support local - KapitiIf you are stuck for a late Xmas gift then have a look at Sam’s social media and get in touch to ...
22/12/2024

Support local - Kapiti
If you are stuck for a late Xmas gift then have a look at Sam’s social media and get in touch to see what she has available. Today we had a beautiful cake stand arrive that we will use for grazing table, and we also purchased a mug.
Sam is an exceptionally talented and yet very humble person (as are a lot of artists). Go give her page a follow and keep an eye on what she’s doing! Thanks for the beautiful pieces Sam and I hope others jump on board.

First private hire for the season!Our small trailer has been hired out to feed the extended family over the Xmas break! ...
20/12/2024

First private hire for the season!
Our small trailer has been hired out to feed the extended family over the Xmas break! It will head out to a few other weddings, stag dos etc over the summer period too.
Sing out if this kind of thing suits you. We can supply you with the wood, or not. The trailer isn’t overly heavy, so any mid sized car with a tow bar will be fine to tow it. Located in Paraparaumu beach for pickup and drop off.

Congrats Jamal and Harmony - part 2!Following the grazing table and gin bar, we ripped into dinner service. The clients ...
25/11/2024

Congrats Jamal and Harmony - part 2!
Following the grazing table and gin bar, we ripped into dinner service. The clients chose the following menu…
- Herb roasted Ribeye
- Paprika and sumac Chicken Thigh
- Herb roasted potatoes
- Tomato, cucumber, basil salad with torn Mozzarella
- Roasted beetroot and carrots, toasted walnuts, yoghurt
- Spiced cauliflower, whipped feta, pomegranate, pinenuts
A great wedding with a fantastic crowd! Thanks for choosing us to cater your big day! We thoroughly enjoyed it.

Smoker trailer number 2 - nearly done!Pretty stoked to have a second trailer built by . This one is a mix of all sorts! ...
25/06/2024

Smoker trailer number 2 - nearly done!
Pretty stoked to have a second trailer built by . This one is a mix of all sorts! Air compressor tank, jetski trailer, culvert pipe, spanners, horse shoes etc.
It will get sandblasted and then painted in the same high temperature grey paint as our bigger trailer. With plenty of events coming up for next season, we’ve needed to add another smoker to the fleet to keep up with demand!
This trailer will be available for hire if the timing all works out well.

- next Sunday April 7th!Not long to go now! If you’ve thought about having us cater your big day but haven’t reached ou...
01/04/2024

- next Sunday April 7th!
Not long to go now! If you’ve thought about having us cater your big day but haven’t reached out yet, come see us at the Paraparaumu Memorial Hall. We have limited dates available for the 2024 / 2025 wedding season as some people have already booked us between 12-18 months in advance.
Look forward to seeing some new faces, and some familiar faces on Sunday!

“Where is the landcruiser?!”This is a question I’ve been asked a bit this past season, and the answer is, off the road. ...
22/03/2024

“Where is the landcruiser?!”
This is a question I’ve been asked a bit this past season, and the answer is, off the road. Our 1975 Toyota landcruiser was showing its age and was having chassis issues, and normal old Toyota rust issues.
The chassis had been extended (poorly) in the early 90s when it became a spray truck for a roading company in Taupo. Fast forward 30 years and it was falling apart. We stripped it down and the cab now sits on a 1995 Toyota landcruiser chassis. We have a rebuilt 4.2L turbo diesel motor going in, custom tray with canopy to keep everything safe and dry, and air bag assisted suspension going in the rear to help with weight, and towing the smoker trailer!
I’m hoping to get a fair bit of work done on this in the off season, so that it ready for the 2024/2025 wedding season!

Congrats Eugene and Elina! 🇳🇿 🇸🇪What a beautiful day to celebrate this couple on a private property in Waikawa Beach! El...
16/03/2024

Congrats Eugene and Elina! 🇳🇿 🇸🇪
What a beautiful day to celebrate this couple on a private property in Waikawa Beach! Elina has been one of the biggest supporters of us this season in the lead up to her own wedding! Heaps of liked stories, comments etc as the day got closer, so it was awesome to cater the special day.
Weather played ball for the last wedding of the season for us, and what a season it’s been! The pork belly has been a winner this season too with couples choosing it week after week after week.
Thanks for choosing us to cater your special day!
In a few weeks we will be at the at the Paraparaumu memorial hall, so I’ve you’ve thought about having us cater your big day, come down and talk to myself and Ash!
Matt

Congrats Kylie and Peter!These guys booked us in April of 2023 following the , so it was great to be a part of their day...
04/03/2024

Congrats Kylie and Peter!
These guys booked us in April of 2023 following the , so it was great to be a part of their day! It’s rained off and on throughout the day, but that didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits. With Metallica playing as Kylie walked down the aisle, you know it’s going to be a good day!
Ribeye and pork belly were the proteins of choice, with marinated tofu and smoked veges for the vegetarians. Herb roasted potatoes, Tomato cucumber and torn mozzarella salad, greens with salsa verde, and roasted beetroot and carrots with walnuts and yoghurt completed the sides.
Ian from Relish cafe and catering in Waikanae was on site to finish the night off with these dessert platters. Relish is Nick and Kylie’s local, so it’s always great to see people supporting their go to favourite spots!

Nicola and Eric - part 3, the late night feed!With a big day of celebrating this lovely couple, there were a few beverag...
26/02/2024

Nicola and Eric - part 3, the late night feed!
With a big day of celebrating this lovely couple, there were a few beverages consumed! After dark we ran out over 100 smash burgers that were cooked by the one and only burger master Ollie 🍔 🍔 🍔
Brisket patty, cheese, pickles, and a burger sauce made by the guru. The brioche buns were made by at a specific weight for us too and they were amazing! To say these burgers were delicious was an understatement! One or two were consumed by staff for quality control purpose obviously…
Nicola and Eric, what a day! Thank you for choosing, and trusting us to cater your special day. With over 250 weddings catered in my career, and roughly a dozen booked for 2025 already, we might be onto something here.
Stay tuned

Congrats Eric and Nicola - Part 2!Dinner and dessert! Dinner rolled around at 6pm and we ripped into it. Menu was as fol...
25/02/2024

Congrats Eric and Nicola - Part 2!
Dinner and dessert! Dinner rolled around at 6pm and we ripped into it. Menu was as follows…
- Pork belly with crackling
- Herb roasted Ribeye
- Spiced cauliflower, whipped feta, pomegranate, pine nuts
- Simple green salad with Dijon vinaigrette
- Garlic and herb roasted potatoes
- Tomato, cucumber and torn mozzarella with basil and oregano
- Sourdough from
Following dinner we had the task of sorting the cake. Nicola and her mum had some classes with Maxine at .flour.welly and decided to make their own cake, and what a cake it was! It took two staff to carry it and I bet they were constantly saying “don’t drop the cake” in their minds!
This wasn’t it for food though as there were late night burgers to come. They truly deserve their own post, so part three is yet to come!

Congrats Nicola and Eric - Part 1With an up and down day weather wise, we were kept on our toes a bit! All worked out in...
25/02/2024

Congrats Nicola and Eric - Part 1
With an up and down day weather wise, we were kept on our toes a bit! All worked out in the end with a nice warm day for the guests to get stuck in, and enjoy some food and beverages!
We kicked things off with grazing tables for 130 people at a beautiful private property in Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast!

Congrats Kate and Amie - part 2! Dinner is served!This beautiful couple has been keeping an eye on our social media, and...
19/02/2024

Congrats Kate and Amie - part 2! Dinner is served!
This beautiful couple has been keeping an eye on our social media, and decided to make a couple of changes after seeing things we had posted up from other events. The final meal choices for family style were as follows…
- Herb roasted scotch fillet
- Smoked pork belly with crackling
- Roasted carrots and beetroot with yoghurt, walnuts, soft herbs
- Roasted gourmet potatoes with rosemary, thyme, and garlic
- Cos lettuce, pickled cucumber, pecorino, miso dressing
- Spiced Cauliflower, whipped feta, pine nuts, pomegranate.
The phenomenal cake, and l the bread on the tables was from . Different sourdoughs and a rye to go with the meals! What a beautiful day to be a part of and thank you for choosing us to take care of you on your big day!
All the best for the future Kate and Amie!

Congratulations Kate and Amie - part one!Too many photos for the gram so I have to split the posts up! Canapes kicked th...
19/02/2024

Congratulations Kate and Amie - part one!
Too many photos for the gram so I have to split the posts up! Canapes kicked the day off for us, and we added a bespoke venison canape. This was particularly special as the venison came off their property.
- Tironui Venison pastrami, chili poppadum, chicken parfait, beetroot gel
- Smoked lamb rib, mint verde
- Yellowfin tuna tartare, prawn cracker, kew pie Mayo
- Chèvre goats cheese mousse, seed cracker, apple
- Soy cured chicken thigh, chimichuri
In total we sent out roughly 600 canapés on this beautiful property in Te Horo on the Kapiti Coast.

Wow - this was the biggest cake I’ve had to cut at a wedding, and it really got me thinking of the best way to portion i...
18/02/2024

Wow - this was the biggest cake I’ve had to cut at a wedding, and it really got me thinking of the best way to portion it! Alice who is the wizard behind made this Russian layer cake with 13 layers! It was roughly 45cm across, and it looked and tasted exceptional! It was her sisters wedding and what a way to go over and above for family.
Alice did all the bread for the wedding too! Thank you for the olive sourdough loaf to take home, it won’t last long!

Where it all began!As we come up to our 5th year in business, it’s crazy to look back at old photos to see how much has ...
26/01/2024

Where it all began!
As we come up to our 5th year in business, it’s crazy to look back at old photos to see how much has changed! We started with this 1982 Toyota hilux, and a small smoker trailer made from a jetski trailer, and an old water pressure tank which I picked up off trademe. We would turn up to events with this setup and about four Weber’s on the back!
We out grew this setup, and wanted to streamline things, so the big current trailer was built by Andrew at in levin. This happened in 2020 when COVID flipped the world upside down. We had to sell our little Ute to repay deposits for weddings that clients cancelled on the day of lockdown. It was brutal. Their deposits were tied up in building the bigger smoker trailer which we needed to cater their events! So we came a bit unstuck here. We worked things out with and away we went.
So much was learnt from what happened through COVID and 2020. Here we are at the start of 2024, with much of our 2024 / 2025 wedding season already booked out. Its phenomenal to think that this little catering company that was setup in Kapiti, can go head to head with the best around us. We love what we do, we bring decades of experience to your events with our team, and we look forward to working with more of you in the future!
Matt

Congratulations Tanya and Simon!I’ve know Tanya for a number of years and it was great to be asked to cater. We were set...
13/01/2024

Congratulations Tanya and Simon!
I’ve know Tanya for a number of years and it was great to be asked to cater. We were setup at their house with over 100 guests to celebrate the big day!
To start, we had two grazing tables setup on different sides of the property. After the ceremony we ripped into the canapé service.
- Gin and dill cured salmon gravadlax, goats cheese mouse, ciabatta
- Spanish style fried potatoes, sour cream, chives
- Soy cured chicken, chimichuri
- Wagyu brisket slider, gastrique slaw
- Spiced cauliflower, whipped feta, pomegranate, pinenuts
Thanks for choosing us to be a part of your big day!

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How much stuff do we need to take to cater a wedding?! . We get asked this often and every event is different. This one we have three trailers, a full mobile kitchen, and heaps of gear! . . .

Congrats Frankie and Vaughan! . Another wedding done and dusted! This was a really great crowd of people that sent it hard with @jodiegummermusic doing her thing! The MC has a great set of pipes on him so he got up on stage and surprised many! . Grazing table kicked things off, followed by dinner at the St Peter’s Village Hall in Paekakariki. Great wee venue for those of you looking for something on the Kapiti coast! Thanks for choosing us to cater your big day F and V! . . . .

Debrief - Saturday January 20th 2024! . A big thanks to all our clients, and our staff that make The Good Food Society what it is! We turn 5 in March which is crazy to think about given the whirlwind of covid, and how massively it affected the hospitality industry! Hundreds of weddings and events later, we are still here hustling away in our very busy part time business. . . .

Congratulations Matt and Miriam! . What an absolutely phenomenal day to be a part of! Third time is a charm for these guys after covid stopped their wedding going ahead twice in the past! But they made it!!! Done and dusted! . Canapes, family style dining, great beers from @parrotdogbeer, and awesome tunes from Superbad made sure everyone was in for a good day! We have too many photos for a post, so decided to change it up and make a delicious looking reel. . Thanks for choosing us to help celebrate your big day. The team and I loved it! . . .

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