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Ryan Flatley and Samy Sabil both cooked at North Fork Table and Inn before starting Creative Courses, and they also run a sister business, The North Fork Shack. That pedigree is the pitch. The Southold company's own site publishes no pricing. WeddingWire lists a $65 per person starting figure, which we print here as a marketplace number only. Menus lean on North Fork sourcing with a Moroccan influence.
creativecoursescatering.comThe founders' resume is the most specific thing on the site. Both Ryan Flatley and Samy Sabil worked at North Fork Table and Inn before starting the company. Creative Courses is the catering arm of that experience, and the pair also operate The North Fork Shack as a sister business. For a couple marrying at a Southold or Cutchogue vineyard, a caterer based in the same town is a logistics advantage, not a marketing line.
The two named specialties are North Fork sourcing and Moroccan-influenced menus. That combination is not common in East End catering copy. The site does not publish sample menus with prices, so ask for a recent wedding menu to see how the Moroccan side shows up on the plate. Ask too which farms and boats supply the produce and fish in the month you are marrying.
Beyond weddings, the company lists private dinner parties and event planning. Event planning as a service line suggests it can run a rehearsal dinner and a full wedding weekend as well as the reception meal. Service area is stated as eastern Long Island and beyond. Since the site does not publish a price, the $65 per person WeddingWire figure is the only anchor, and a per-person figure for a full wedding menu should be the first thing you request.
A 20% administrative fee, charged on food, staff and beverage totals, is the first number you will find on Art of Eating's FAQ, and the company says plainly that it is not a gratuity.
Family-style dinner is $75 per person, plated is $90 and the chef's experience is $125, all posted on Hamptons Heirloom's homepage.
Ficarra prices its catering by the tray, not by the head.
Day-of and month-of coordination come from the same office as the food at Platinum Party, which is not the norm for a Long Island caterer.
A bagel cafe that opens at 6am seven days a week is the storefront behind Broadway Gourmet Caterers, and the wedding menu is a separate document from the deli board.
Off-site North Fork catering since 1993, run out of the Jamesport Manor Inn at 370 Manor Lane: that is Christopher Michael Catering in one line.