Hands pulling apart smoky bone-in short ribs with glistening bark, shredded meat catching amber kitchen light

Low & slow.

Still sizzling.

Candlelit dinner table with white linen, heirloom tomatoes, and hand-folded napkins at a barn wedding reception

The long table.

Charred rosemary.

Stack of golden buttermilk biscuits with flaky layers on a wire cooling rack dusted with flour

Layers of patience.

American Catering Kitchen · Est. 2019

Fed with intention.
Served with soul.

Hickory-smoked short ribs. Bourbon-glazed peach cobbler. Buttermilk biscuits stacked three high. We cook American food the way it was meant to taste.

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Low & slow.

Still sizzling.

The long table.

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Bone-In Short Ribs✦Bourbon Peach Cobbler✦Smoked Brisket✦Cast-Iron Cornbread✦Buttermilk Biscuits✦Heirloom Tomato Salad✦Mason Jar Sweet Tea✦Charred Rosemary Cocktails✦Banana Pudding✦Bone-In Short Ribs✦Bourbon Peach Cobbler✦Smoked Brisket✦Cast-Iron Cornbread✦Buttermilk Biscuits✦Heirloom Tomato Salad✦Mason Jar Sweet Tea✦Charred Rosemary Cocktails✦Banana Pudding✦

The Table

From the smoke to the plate.

plated

Hickory Smoked Brisket

Twelve hours of smoke. One moment of silence before the first bite.

Heirloom tomatoes in deep red and gold scattered on a linen cloth with fresh basil

ingredient

Heirloom Tomato & Burrata

Charred peach. Burrata. Aged balsamic. A reason to close your eyes.

plated

Buttermilk Biscuits

Three layers of cold butter. One grandmother's secret.

table

The Long Table

Every seat filled. Every plate cleared. That's how we know we did it right.

Perfectly seared rib eye steak with herb butter melting over the crust on a cast iron pan

plated

Cast-Iron Ribeye

Seared in rendered tallow. Rested on rosemary. Worth every minute.

Buttermilk pancakes with wild blueberry compote and maple syrup pooling at the edges

plated

Bourbon Peach Cobbler

Still warm from the oven. The bourbon in the glaze hums low.

prep

Seasonal Composed Salad

Whatever the farm sends. We'll make it beautiful.

Bourbon cocktail with charred rosemary sprig and orange peel on a dark wood surface

table

Charred Rosemary Bourbon

The smoke started in the glass. It ends in the memory.

prep

Bone-In Short Ribs

The bones tell the story. Twelve hours of patience. Pull.

table

The Gala Spread

Two hundred plates. Every one made like there's only one.

table

Mason Jar Sweet Tea

Condensation on glass. Mint from the garden. The South in a sip.

Golden cornbread in cast iron skillet with honey drizzle and butter melting on top

plated

Cast-Iron Cornbread

Honey at the edge. Butter in the middle. Skillet still hot.

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Who We Feed

Every occasion has its own table.

We don't do generic menus. Every event gets a conversation, a custom build, and food that earns its place at the table.

Elegant barn wedding reception with long wooden tables, candles, and wildflower arrangements in warm light

Weddings & Rehearsals

The night before the vows.

Converted barns, candlelit courtyards, family estates. We bring the warmth of a grandmother's kitchen to the most important meal of the season.

20 – 300 guests · Full-service or drop-off · Custom menus

Corporate gala dinner with elegant table settings, soft lighting, and multiple courses on white linen

Corporate Galas

Two hundred plates. Zero compromise.

Tech campus all-hands. Quarterly award dinners. Product launch celebrations. Food that makes your team feel valued — not just fed.

Warm family gathering around a large outdoor table with abundant food, laughter, and golden afternoon light

Family Milestones

It has to taste like someone made it.

Milestone anniversaries. Graduation parties. Reunion Sundays. The food has to feel earned — like it came from someone's kitchen, not a catering truck.

From the Guests

What stays with you
after the plates are cleared.

OCT 202584 guests

“The brisket disappeared before we even finished the first toast. Our guests are still asking who catered the rehearsal dinner.”

Marguerite & Thomas Caldwell

Rehearsal Dinner · Sonoma Barn Estate

Smoked Brisket + Cornbread Station

NOV 2025220 guests

“We've done corporate events for fifteen years. Planke is the first caterer where people skipped the open bar to get back in the food line.”

Priya Nair

Annual Gala · Salesforce Tower SF

Short Rib Carving Station + Cobbler Bar

SEP 202565 guests

“My mother cried when she tasted the biscuits. She said it tasted like her own mother's kitchen. That's the only review that matters.”

Delroy & Constance Washington

50th Anniversary · Private Estate, Georgia

Family-Style Sunday Spread

JAN 2026110 guests

“We asked for food that felt like the South but photographed like a magazine. They delivered both without blinking.”

Jade Kowalski

Product Launch Dinner · Austin, TX

Elevated Comfort Tasting Menu

Planke

Start the Conversation

Tell us the occasion.
We'll build the table.

Every event starts with one question: what do you want your guests to feel? From there, we build the menu around the moment.

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✦Custom menus for every event

✦Full-service or drop-off

✦Tastings available

Fed with intention.Served with soul.

From the smoke to the plate.

Hickory Smoked Brisket

Heirloom Tomato & Burrata

Buttermilk Biscuits

The Long Table

Cast-Iron Ribeye

Bourbon Peach Cobbler

Seasonal Composed Salad

Charred Rosemary Bourbon

Bone-In Short Ribs

The Gala Spread

Mason Jar Sweet Tea

Cast-Iron Cornbread

Every occasion has its own table.

The night before the vows.

Two hundred plates. Zero compromise.

It has to taste like someone made it.

What stays with youafter the plates are cleared.

Tell us the occasion.We'll build the table.

Fed with intention.
Served with soul.

What stays with you
after the plates are cleared.

Tell us the occasion.
We'll build the table.