Catering By Design

Catering By Design Catering by Design is a well-loved award-winning catering company serving the greater Raleigh area of North Carolina. Schedule an appointment today!

Catering by Design has proudly served Cary, Raleigh, and Durham for over 25 years. 🎉

From weddings to corporate events, we've got you covered! 🍽️

WeddingWire Couples' Choice + WRAL Employer of the Year 2025. 🏆

Call 984-468-5550 to book! We have over 30 years of experience in corporate, social, wedding catering and party planning. We are known for our flexibility, affordability, excellence in fo

od and service that moves our customers to send thank you notes time after time. Your menu or ours we will work within your budget.

Genuine feedback like this fuels our passion for what we do. 🙏 From planning to execution, we aim to create stress-free...
10/28/2025

Genuine feedback like this fuels our passion for what we do. 🙏

From planning to execution, we aim to create stress-free experiences where you can focus on your clients while we handle all the food details.

Thank you for the kind words - we're already looking forward to our next collaboration! 😍

Have you worked with our team recently? What was your experience like? 👇

We’re honored to be a part of Nicole + Peter's wedding reception at The Greenhouse at Arrows Farm tonight! 💍 We've craf...
10/24/2025

We’re honored to be a part of Nicole + Peter's wedding reception at The Greenhouse at Arrows Farm tonight! 💍

We've crafted a menu that perfectly balances elegant touches with fun flavors:
🍃 Caprese skewers with balsamic drizzle
🍗 Bacon-wrapped chicken bites with buffalo ranch
🍍 Hawaiian pork belly skewers with pineapple
🥗 Baby greens with candied walnuts, mandarin oranges & dried cranberries with balsamic vinaigrette and citrus binaigrette
🍝 Penne pasta tossed with spinach, roasted peppers in a basil cream sauce
🫑 Hot marinated grilled vegetables
🍋 Greek lemon chicken
🥩 Carving station featuring rosemary roasted NY strip loin with balsamic onion marmalade, horseradish & whole grain mustard
🍞 Dinner rolls

We love seeing guests connect over amazing food while celebrating such a special moment.

What's your go-to favorite at a wedding buffet? The pasta, the carving station, or something else?👇

Our team is ready to serve up something amazing for Edgebrook Lane's Company Anniversary Party at Chatham Station this w...
10/23/2025

Our team is ready to serve up something amazing for Edgebrook Lane's Company Anniversary Party at Chatham Station this weekend! 🍽

There's something special about helping a company celebrate its milestones with good food and good company.

We've created a menu that mixes classic favorites with standout specialties:

Starting with a spread that'll get the conversations flowing:
🍞 Grilled Tuscan, pita & focaccia breads
🌿 Hummus & hot spinach artichoke dip
🍅 Tomato basil
🍍 Pork belly pineapple skewers
🧀 Imported & domestic cheeses with fruit garnish with assorted crackers
🍃 Caprese skewers
🦐 Pesto shrimp
🥢 Spring rolls with zesty orange sauce
🍗 Bacon-wrapped chicken bites
🥩 Carving station featuring rosemary roasted prime rib of beef with balsamic onion marmalade, horseradish & whole grain mustard
🍞 Dinner rolls

Corporate events like this showcase how food brings teams together and creates space for meaningful connections.

What's your go-to favorite at a company celebration? The carving station or something from the appetizer spread? 👇

10/21/2025

Let's be honest, those networking mixers can get a little stale. 😩

Same conversations, same bland cheese cubes, same awkward small talk.


But it doesn't have to be that way.

The right bartender can transform a professional gathering from "when can I leave?" to "wait, is it over already?" 🥹


What's the worst networking event signature cocktail you've encountered? 👇

The best part of our job? Being a part of love stories like Elise & Matthew's! 💘 There's something so magical about ser...
10/19/2025

The best part of our job? Being a part of love stories like Elise & Matthew's! 💘

There's something so magical about serving great food in such a gorgeous venue like the Evermore.

We've crafted a menu that perfectly balances elegant touches with crowd-pleasers:
🥖 Grilled Tuscan, pita & focaccia breads
🌿 Hummus & tomato basil
🧀 Hot spinach artichoke dip
🥗 Mixed green salad with carrots, cucumbers & tomatoes with house vinaigrette & homemade ranch
🥔 Red-skinned mashed potatoes
🫑 Hot marinated grilled vegetables
🍗 Pan-seared chicken marsala
🍞 Dinner rolls
🍎 Hot spiced apple cider

Food brings people together in such special ways at weddings. We love seeing guests connect over a fantastic meal while celebrating the couple's big moment.

Which part of this wedding menu would you go for first? 👇

We’re excited to pour our hearts (and flavors) into bringing an unforgettable dining experience to Valeria & David's wed...
10/17/2025

We’re excited to pour our hearts (and flavors) into bringing an unforgettable dining experience to Valeria & David's wedding reception tonight! 💖

All Saints Chapel makes such a gorgeous backdrop for this celebration.

We've crafted a menu that perfectly balances elegant touches with crowd-pleasing favorites:

Starting with some amazing appetizers:
🫐 Spanakopita
🥩 Beef portobello stack
🐖 Orange-glazed pork belly on sweet potato chips with sriracha aioli

For the main event - a dinner buffet that'll have guests coming back for seconds:
🥗 Baby greens with candied walnuts, mandarin oranges & dried cranberries with balsamic vinaigrette and citrus vinaigrette
🍝 Penne pasta tossed with spinach, roasted peppers in a basil cream sauce
🫑 Hot marinated grilled vegetables
🐔 Chicken cordon bleu

The star of the night:
🥩 Carving station featuring rosemary roasted NY strip loin with balsamic onion marmalade, horseradish & whole grain mustard
🍞 Dinner rolls to round it all out

There's something about wedding receptions that brings out our team's best work. Creating a menu that matches a couple's vision for their big day is what we live for.

We can't wait to see guests enjoying this spread while celebrating Valeria & David's new chapter together!

What's your favorite wedding reception food? Is it the carving station or something else? 👇

It’s going to be an unforgettable evening at the Sky Lounge Raleigh tonight, and our team can't wait to bring the flavor...
10/16/2025

It’s going to be an unforgettable evening at the Sky Lounge Raleigh tonight, and our team can't wait to bring the flavor! 💫

Here's what we're serving up:

Passed goodies making their way around the room:
🧀 Goat cheese and cranberry truffles
🦀 Miniature crab cakes with lemon aioli
🥖 Antipasta skewers

The stationary spread that'll make everyone linger:
🍞 Grilled Tuscan, pita & focaccia breads
🌿 Hummus & tomato basil
🧀 Hot spinach artichoke dip
🧀 Imported & domestic cheeses with seasonal fruit
🍗 Bacon-wrapped chicken bites
🐔 Buffalo chicken aioli
🥟 Spanakopita
🥟 Vegetarian pot stickers with dipping sauce

The star of the night:
🥩 Carving Station featuring rosemary roasted New York strip loin with balsamic onion marmalade, horseradish & whole grain mustard

Sweet endings:
🍰 Assorted dessert shooters including key lime, red velvet, raspberry cheesecake, Oreo & chocolate mousse

We've seen how the right food transforms cocktail receptions from basic mingling into memorable nights.

Which part of this menu would you head straight for? The carving station or those dessert shooters? 👇

10/15/2025

Ever notice how certain appetizers vanish from the tray before the server can make a full lap around the room? 👻

Our bacon-wrapped chicken bites and hot spinach artichoke dip with grilled Tuscan, pita & focaccia breads have earned the nickname "the disappearing act" among our staff because they're gone in literal minutes. 🪄

What's your favorite cocktail hour bite that you'd chase a server around the room for?👇

We're over the moon about this amazing review from our recent event! 🤩 When clients take the time to share such positi...
10/14/2025

We're over the moon about this amazing review from our recent event! 🤩

When clients take the time to share such positive feedback, it makes everything we do worthwhile. 🙏


Have you worked with our team before? What was your favorite part of the catering experience?👇

Our kitchen is full of joy as we prep Emily & Anthony's wedding menu at The Evermore tonight! 💍 We've put together a m...
10/10/2025

Our kitchen is full of joy as we prep Emily & Anthony's wedding menu at The Evermore tonight! 💍

We've put together a menu that perfectly matches their vision for a Southern-inspired celebration with all the fixin's.

The appetizer game will be strong with our Petite Country Ham Biscuits and Fried Green Tomatoes topped with Pimento Cheese. Plus a gorgeous cheese display that'll have guests mingling before the main event. 🧀

For dinner, we're rolling out a spread that combines comfort and class:
🥗 Baby greens with strawberries, feta & candied walnuts
🍃 Fresh green beans with just the right seasoning
🧀 Mac & cheese bar loaded with toppings (the Smoked Gouda makes it next-level)
🍤 Chef-manned shrimp & grits station
🥩 Carved smoked beef brisket with sweet BBQ sauce

Our team loves seeing how food brings everyone together on such a special day. There's something magical about watching guests connect over a fantastic meal while celebrating love.

Which part of this wedding menu would you head for first?👇

10/09/2025

Remember an event with amazing food but terrible service? Or perfect service but forgettable food? 😱😬

We refuse to make you choose. 🙅‍♀️


At Catering By Design®️, we believe excellence requires mastering both sides of the experience.

What matters more to you at an event - amazing food or flawless service? Or both?👇

We're looking forward to taking part in the Friends of Cary Senior Center's 25th Anniversary celebration this weekend! ✨...
10/08/2025

We're looking forward to taking part in the Friends of Cary Senior Center's 25th Anniversary celebration this weekend! ✨

Our team is prepping a fantastic menu to mark this milestone occasion.

We've crafted a menu that balances classic favorites with fresh seasonal touches:
🥗 Seasonal greens salad with tomatoes, cucumbers & carrots with house vinaigrette & homemade ranch
🍝 Penne pasta with portobellos & roasted peppers in basil cream sauce
🫑 Hot marinated grilled vegetables
🍗 Oven-roasted bone-in chicken
🎃 Baked acorn squash with quinoa
🍞 Dinner rolls

Food has a way of connecting generations and creating space for sharing stories. We can't wait to see the conversations that unfold around the tables at this important community milestone.

What's your favorite dish to serve at anniversary celebrations? 👇

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132 Kilmayne Drive
Cary, NC
27511

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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