Darci Hawthorne Catering Coordinator (623) 215-4263 [email protected] Never Trust a Skinny Cook Corporate Catering by Fat Freddy’s
Darci Hawthorne
Catering Coordinator
(623) 215-4263
Never Trust a Skinny Cook
Corporate Catering by
Fat Freddy’s
Thank you for considering Fat Freddy’s Catering as your caterer of choice. We
believe it is important that you know the history and experience of the caterers
you are considering in order to feel confident in your selection. In order to assist
you in your selection process, below is a brief synopsis of our company.
Established in 1993, Fat Freddy's Catering started out catering parties for friends
and family and for one particular resort that had a close connection to the owners.
As word started to spread about our great tasting food and excellent service
business began to take off.
Recently named One of the Best Caterers in
Phoenix by Expertise.com where their goal is
to connect people with the best local experts.
We were scored on more than 25 variables
across five categories: Reputation, Credibility,
Experience, Availability and Professionalism.
They looked at 354 catering companies in
Phoenix and we were one of the top 20.
As business steadily grew over the ensuing years, our catering activities shifted from small to
mid-size private and social events to catering much larger events for corporations. Today, a
high percentage of our overall business comes from the corporate sector. There are several
key requirements necessary to serve the corporate business environment and they are:
Have proven experience - we have been in business for more than 25 years
We have catered thousands of corporate events
Be Professional
Be On-Time
Deliver Great Tasting Food
Employ knowledgeable, Friendly and Courteous Servers
Be Flexible—schedules and guest count changes
Be competitively priced
Over the years we have been honored to receive recognition for our service and food quality.
We were selected as one of the top 10 caterers in Arizona by Best Things Arizona, have
received Wedding Wire’s “Couple Choice Award”, Yelp’s “People Love us Award” and have
been named one of the best caterers in Phoenix by Expertise.com.
Fat Freddy’s Catering was named one of the Top 10
Caterers in Arizona by Best Things Arizona. To quote Best
Things Arizona, “a good catering company can make all
the difference. These companies have become the most
popular and praised in the state. You’ll get everything
from award-winning service to mouthwatering dishes.”
In addition to corporate catering, we cater all types of events such as birthday parties,
retirement parties, family picnics, baby showers and weddings. You name it, we can
cater it.
Today, Fat Freddy’s Catering owns and operates out of an 11,000 square foot facility.
Our company has grown and changed over the years but some things will never change.
Our desire to exceed our customers’ expectations, to serve the best tasting food you
can buy and deliver the highest quality of service will always be our greatest objectives.
For more information about Fat Freddy’s Catering, please visit our website at
www.FatFreddys.com or call us at (623) 580-4653
We offer two types of service options for our catering; drop-off and full-service. When we
drop-off, all of your food will come in disposable foil pans and/or plastic bowls and platters.
Our delivery person will un-pack and set out all of the food and we always provide our
standard disposable plates, flatware, serving utensils and napkins.
When we cater a full-service event, our staff will arrive about two hours before your guests
and will set-up a professional buffet presentation with linens, chaffing dishes, serving
utensils and all other required buffet equipment. Our staff will replenish the food on the
buffet and if your menu requires; one of our cooks will be on-site to carve. We also have a
variety of beverage services available.
Our Catering Coordinators are always happy to help you determine exactly what your
specific needs may be.
Gile has also held traditional positions
as Executive Banquet Chef with Cae-
sars Palace in Las Vegas, The Arizona
Biltmore in Phoenix, and the Fairmont
Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale. Ad-
ditionally, he worked in the U.S. Virgin
Islands at Caneel Bay Resort. Gile
joined Fat Freddy’s Catering over six
years ago and in that time he has had
a tremendous impact on the variety
and quality of our food. In addition to
cooking and overseeing the kitchen
staff, he is responsible for ensuring
that we purchase only the best food
ingredients with the highest nutrition-
al values. Gile graduated from the
Culinary Institute of America in New
York City.
Executive Chef
Gile Haskins
Gile comes to Fat Freddy’s after more
than ten years of working as a
freelance traveling chef. Gile has
worked with prominent caterers
around the world and has catered
such events as The Rose Bowl, Cirque
de Soleil, The Ryder Cup, The Masters
Golf Tournament, The Waste
Management Golf Phoenix Open, The
Olympic Games in Italy, China, Canada,
Sochi, Rio and most recently the
winter games in Pyeong Chang South
Korea.