About Kimberley Ashlee Catering

Our Story

Kimberley Ashlee Catering's personalized approach begins with our local farmers (check out our designation from Sustainable Pittsburgh) and purveyors, because as a locally owned business we understand how this directly affect our community. Yes, this makes us feel good on the inside, but it also ensures that we are providing our clients with the freshest ingredients possible, and any great dish begins with the best ingredients. Kimberley Ashlee Catering was founded because of our passion for culinary innovation and our genuine love to serve others. Our adrenaline rush comes from that first bite that our clients take and our satisfaction is met when our clients are pleased with their experience. We strive to exceed expectations with each catering opportunity. Whether the event is an intimate gathering or a grand affair, Kimberley Ashlee Catering provides a 5-star experience—every detail matters to us.

Our humble beginnings through the hospitality industry and later on working for international hotel and restaurant chains has allowed us to gain a wealth of knowledge. At Kimberley Ashlee Catering, our service and food standards are extremely high and they continue to grow, just as we continue to grow.

We strive to create a menu unique to your occasion. Our delicious menus stem from global flavors and modern techniques. We can also create vegan, or gluten free menus to meet your individual needs. Through Kimberley Ashlee Catering you can trust a flawless event with gracious hospitality.

OUR VALUES.

At Kimberley Ashlee Catering we value that we are a part of a global community and love how food has the ability to bring all walks of life, background, creed, social status, and beliefs together. We celebrate all ethnicities and many are the inspiration for our food. The care and compassion that we give to our clients or those interested in our services is the same profound respect that we give our valuable team members. We truly believe that "a rising tide lifts all boats."

K I M B E R L E Y A S H L E E

"I recall the juncture when food became more than just a living necessity. I was sitting nose-length from the television watching the Two Fat Ladies a television program on the BBC starring Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson. The two of them traveled across the United Kingdom in a Watsonian double-wide sidecar cooking for different people and basking in their satisfaction with a cigarette. I was enthralled with the entire cooking process. I knew that I wanted to do that for people.

Being of Filipino decent, cooking has always been much more than a familial past time but was a way to support a very large family. Both my grandmothers, single mothers, cooked to earn a living. It was what they knew. So, they cooked out of their homes to collect a small profit. Today my dad owns his own restaurant in Toronto. Needless to say, food continues to unite our family.

I was unlike most children my age. I spent my summers cooking my way through cookbooks and experimenting my creations with my parents who spent long days at the office. I worked in both independently-owned and chain restaurants, as well as in the the catering department of an international hotel chain.

Now I spend even more time in the kitchen cooking with my husband who is a sommelier, and restaurant consultant who shares the same affection for the industry as I do. Together we have grown Kimberley Ashlee Catering and we remain humbled by each opportunity.

Over the past eight years I have had the honor to meet and cook for some beautiful people who have chosen to make me and my team a part of their special events. For this I'm forever grateful and for this I will continue to always strive for perfection."