Dana Carnazzo came from a lifetime of travel and food to found Grapes of Wrath Catering in 1994.  That same year, she, her husband and two small children moved in to the house they had built of cement and recycled Styrofoam (!) on a lovely mesa in Big Sur. She grew the business for 18 years; starting as the chef and becoming the president of a 1.5 million dollar catering and special event company.  From weddings for twenty guests to racing events for thousands she was able to keep the simple, fresh ideals of her beginnings.  She sold the company in 2012 and developed catering programs for several local business.  And now, it's back to the love of the event and the joy of cooking simple, fresh food over the flames.  Good food brings the gathering together and the gathering honors the food.  .

Our catering package includes time management of your event, plus full staffing and some tablescape rentals. 

Our full service month of planning packages start at $2,000. and include one dedicated staff for your rehearsal and for ten hours on the day of your event. With this, we will coordinate everything from shuttles and room blocks to your rehearsal and right up to carefully packing your items at the end of the night. We can talk details.

 When we first begin talking, we will give you a two week hold on our services with no obligation. You will have the first right of refusal on that date for two weeks.

· We’ll talk food and vision and budgets…music and bar..all of it!

· We will send you a very preliminary event order that shows a menu idea and everything we can thing of that costs money.

· Once you have decided that you would like us to cater and perhaps also coordinate your wedding, there is a 50% non-refundable deposit required to hold your date and a contract to sign.

· Thirty days before your event, we will want to have all the details worked out:

1. Menu, timing, vendor information, insurance, rentals, etc.  

2. The planned balance of your event is due in full and is non-refundable. 

3. Proof of event insurance that covers all aspects of your event including our staff. You can purchase this very reasonably at www.eventhelper.com

· Ten days in advance, we require: 

1. Your final guest count (which can go up but not back down) 

2. seating chart 

3. all vendor information 

4. all information regarding special touches that you may be providing. (and who will be handling that)

5. the name of the person that will be removing all of your special things and where they will go

· Within 14 days following your event we will have wrapped up any credits or payments pending