Simplicity Catering
ProHighlights
- Canapé, shared and plated menus from chef Andrew LeBlanc
- Add-on stations from paella and tacos to a chocolate fountain
- Wine, beer and soft drink packages to match the food
About Simplicity Catering
Simplicity Catering is the event catering business of executive chef Andrew LeBlanc, who grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and cooked his way across North and South America, Asia and Australasia before working with large Sydney event and catering companies. His cooking leans on seasonal produce and lets a few good ingredients carry each dish, an approach he traces back to his grandmother's busy kitchen table. The team caters private lunches and dinners, cocktail parties, birthdays, engagements, baby showers, Christmas and New Year's parties, Melbourne Cup days, corporate functions and weddings, and even parties on superyachts. There are three ways to eat. The cocktail menu mixes cold bites like green mango on betel leaf or kingfish tostadas with hot ones such as truffle mushroom arancini, satay chicken skewers and Brazilian cheese bread, then moves on to mini wagyu burgers, fish and chips and bowls of Korean fried chicken, salmon poke or pumpkin tortellini. The shared menu puts platters in the middle of the table, with za'atar salmon, sous vide beef tenderloin, spatchcock chicken and braised lamb shoulder beside seasonal sides, and it converts to a buffet when that suits the room better. Plated dinners run to two or three courses, with entrées like seared scallops with XO sauce, mains such as lamb rump or beef fillet with yakiniku sauce, and desserts including buttermilk panna cotta. Extras include live stations for burgers, paella, tacos, American barbecue or porchetta, dessert setups such as a candy cart, ice cream cart, chocolate fountain or waffle bar, and platters of king prawns and Sydney rock oysters. Wine, beer and soft drink lists are offered at corporate and event levels, standard or premium. Many dishes are marked gluten-free, dairy-free or vegetarian on the sample menus, and every menu is quoted on enquiry.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Simplicity Catering cost?
Prices are not published. Menus are tailored to each event and quoted on enquiry, with plated dinners priced by the number of courses and extras such as canapés, pre-drinks, food stations and beverage packages added to the quote.
What catering styles does Simplicity Catering offer?
Three main formats: canapés and bowl food for cocktail events, shared platters served to the table (which can switch to a buffet), and plated dinners of two or three courses with bread and butter included.
Can Simplicity Catering handle dietary needs?
The sample menus mark dishes as gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian or vegan, and there are vegetarian options in every format, from pumpkin tortellini and falafel bowls to roasted pumpkin with whipped tahini.
Does Simplicity Catering supply drinks?
Yes. Beverage lists cover wine, beer and soft drinks at corporate standard, corporate premium, event basic and event premium levels, with Australian wines alongside bottles from France and across the Tasman.
What events does Simplicity Catering cater?
Private lunches and dinners, cocktail parties, birthdays, engagements, baby showers, Christmas and New Year's parties, Melbourne Cup events, corporate conferences, weddings, funerals and parties on superyachts.
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Jayati Gulati
a year ago
Thank you so much Andrew and Carol for catering our team lunch! The food and the presentation was amazing, everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. Can’t wait to have you cater our next team event.
Twin Flora
a year ago
We used Simplicity Catering for a recent event we hosted. Carol and the team prepared the most beautiful food for us using the freshest ingredients and even made sure the food was halal as per our guests request. Thank…
Sanjay Nayak
2 years ago
Team Simplicity catering are amazing. Andrew and his partner did such an amazing job helping us host two dinner events. They were both extremely accommodating of our needs. The food was excellent and very well laid out.…
Renate
2 years ago
Beautiful people, beautiful food . I could not have wished for a better caterer. He came in the last minute to our rescue, when the caterer for our wedding ghosted me the weeks before the date. Andrew picked up and ran w…
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