Crave Catering
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A symphony of local ingredients, crafted into mouth-watering food. Crave Catering - Our Farm to Your What makes us special? Who are we?
If you’re looking for a catering company who delivers mouth-watering cuisine while treating Mother Earth with respect, give us a call. While we’ve worked with many corporate clients, we would love to hear from you. Please read (and eat) on, and if you’re interested give us a call when you’re ready! A little bit about Crave Catering:
We are a family-owned business located in inner Southeast Portland; one that cherishes our environment, one that celebrates the bounty of beautiful ingredients in the Northwest, one that respects our staff and co-workers and one, of course, that specializes in crafting mouth-watering cuisine. Mark Lopez is our commander in chief and has been in the food business for most of his life. (In fact, he began planning meals and cooking for his family when he was 8!) This love for food inspired him to open a small Taqueria in downtown Portland over 13 years ago, quickly expanding into a full-service catering business about four years ago. As the catering business grew, the Taqueria was shed, the name was changed to Crave Catering and an International Chef joined the team to continue our progression. Our team of chefs and foodies are truly devoted to our planet, which means we do everything within our power to preserve its beauty. We care about where we buy our food, how our cows and chickens are fed, who we choose as partners and even who we choose to hire. We recycle, compost, and utilize efficient heat for our building; we employ biodiesel and hybrid vehicles within our delivery fleet, give back to the community and so much more. We’re co-founders and proud members of the Sustainable Catering Association, members of the Sustainable Business Network and received our RecycleWorks award. Simply put, sustainability is near and dear to our hearts and we plan to do 10% more each and every year. We are a bunch of crazy foodies who love food, adore the Earth, revel in beautiful presentations and adore people. Most everyone who works for us has been in the industry for most of their adult lives; this is their chosen career path. Everyone on our staff is well versed in service and what it means to really take care of our guests. We are truly thrilled to possibly work with you, be it an office breakfast, lunch, dinner, cocktail party, holiday, birthday, a private dinner party, or even anniversary celebration. Cheers,
Mark Lopez
President
Crave Catering
06/03/2026
Hey PNW Friends — I need to ask you something.
Do you have a summer event coming up and you still haven't figured out WHERE?
A company picnic. A graduation party. A birthday. A team retreat. A family reunion. Something that deserves more than a park shelter and a folding table from Costco.
I see you. And I have your answer.
Gather and Feast Farm is 20 acres of working farm in La Center, Washington — and this summer, we are opening it up for private gatherings. Groups of 10 to 200+. Shady spaces under our Cathedral of Trees. Wide open pastures. Room to breathe. Room to celebrate. Room to actually feel something.
Here is what your guests are going to experience:
The Scottish Highland cows. Yes, you can meet them. Yes, they are as fluffy as you think. Yes, your whole group is going to lose their minds over it.
Farm games in the field. Co****le, giant Jenga, gruyere — the kind of afternoon where nobody looks at their phone.
Wood-fired s'mores... Need I say more???
Farm-to-table food by Crave Catering — led by a chef trained under two James Beard Award-winning chefs. We can do a full elegant farm dinner with linens and twinkle lights, or Hawaiian BBQ buffet style, or keep it simple with brats and dogs and cold lemonade. You pick. We execute.
Want to do it yourself? Bring your own food. We will set the stage.
Want us to do everything? Done.
The pain I keep hearing from people planning summer events: "I just can't find the right place." Too corporate. Too expensive. Too boring. Too far. Not enough parking. No personality.
This is the place.
And yes — we still have select June, August, and September dates available. It is not too late.
If you are an office manager, an HR coordinator, an admin who gets handed the "plan the company picnic" assignment every year and you are tired of the same parking lot BBQ — this one's for you.
Forward this to your boss. Tag your coworker. Send this to the group chat.
Comment below or send me a message and let's figure out if we have your date.
Tag someone who needs to see this.
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1324 SE 8th Avenue
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