Andrew Spurgin™

Specialties

Bespoke Event Styling and Menu Design:

We create a cohesive theme for your event, styling every last detail throughout the process to reflect your vision. Service includes:

In-​depth consultation

Comprehensive menu design

Event styling

Event management and production

Interviewing and contracting all partners: caterers, florists, rental and prop firms. From flowers to live flamingos, we can source anything!

Food Industry Consultancy:

Consultation on any and all aspects of the food industry.

Sustainability

Better business practices

Insider tips to creating, marketing and selling your business’ menu

Tailored Menu Development:

Let us develop your menus. We offer a multitude of options to complement your desired aesthetic, and create the perfect menu for your business.

New twists on classic favorites

Cutting edge culinary trends

The ins and outs of maintaining a sustainable menu

Plate styling

Comprehensive Staff Training:

Amazing food is

History

Established in 2012.

Chef, designer, stylist, industry visionary. Andrew has designed over 8,000 events and prepared menus and events honoring dignitaries and glitterati for over the last three decades. He has cooked for three US presidents, Martha Stewart, Jane Goodall and host of others personalities. He has been invited to cook at the renowned James Beard House in New York City

Honored with the following awards

Roger Revelle Award, 2012, San Diego Oceans Foundation

Chefs Hall of Fame, 2011, Home/​Garden Lifestyles Magazine

San Diego Magazine named him and Cooks Confab «50 People to Watch» in 2011

National Caterer of the Year, 2004. Event Solutions Magazine

Best of the Best, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010. Ranch & Coast Magazine

Caterer of the Year, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 San Diego Magazine

Reader’s Picks, Catering Company with Its Act Together 2009, 944 Magazine

ACE Award, Best Caterer of The West 2009, Catersource Magazine

Editor’s Pick Best Caterer, 2007. Best of City Search

Meet the Business Owner

Andrew S.

Business Owner

Andrew has designed over 8000 events and menus, and overseen the production of events honoring dignitaries and glitterati for the past three decades. He has cooked for three US presidents, Martha Stewart, and at the James Beard House in New York City, among others.

He grew up in London, in his relative’s restaurant and butcher shop, his aunts introduced him early to the bounty of local purveyors at London’s historic Borough Market, where he also «worked» at a young age. His family moved to San Diego in 1974.

He was chef and baker of one of California’s first handcrafted, on-​premise bakery/​restaurants. He was director of catering at Southern California’s celebrated Pirets, and at several other respected catering firms. Andrew has consulted and cooked with London’s Mustard Catering Ltd. and has been tutored by the cheesemongers at Neal’s Yard Dairy, also in London.

He has produced and designed menus and events throughout the United States, Canada, England and Mexico.