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What does every successful event have in common?

While beautiful flowers, good music, and a full bar are definitely key, every successful event has GOOD FOOD!

I consider this as a pretty universal belief— which is why when a lot of people start to plan their event, one of the first things they think to do is pick up the phone and call a caterer.

While this is definitely a step in the right direction [ especially if you’re calling us (; ] there are certain details about each event that caterers will probably ask you upfront in order to put together a proposal that will meet all of your needs and exceed your expectations! And we want you to be aware of these upfront!

7 questions that your caterer will ask you:

  1. When’s the big day?!

This is probably the first question you will be asked so your caterer can check their availability. While we definitely want to cater all your events, we don’t want to book too many events around the same time!

The time of day is important as well because that will determine how much food we need to make, and how we will schedule our staff.

  1. Who’s the lucky venue?

Every venue is different. There are several things for us to consider in this instance. More than likely we’ve worked at your venue before, so we can make it work!

For example:

  • Some venues already have their own catering and a client might not realize that.
  • Your venue might not have a kitchen. But no worries! We can practically build one! With this will come additional expenses that we will include in the proposal.
  • Your venue may have a food prep area but still not a full kitchen. In this case, we have some options that we can choose from in order to make this work!

P.S. Have you heard Dupree Catering opened their own venue? Check out the website or find us on Social Media!

The Mane on Main www.themaneonmain.com                              

 

 

     

 

 

3. How many mouths are we feeding?

A lot of catering companies, including us base their pricing per person. This being said it is difficult to give you a relatively accurate quote if we don’t know how many people will be attending your event. We do understand that head counts change as the event date gets closer and we are more than happy to adjust cost based on your final number… but in an initial phone call or email, just an idea will do!

  1. Let’s talk about the greens… and we don’t mean vegetables!

We ask this not to be nosey but so when start putting a menu together, it meets your wants as well as your budget.

When you call Dupree, we will ask about your overall budget because we are a full service catering company. A proposal from us will show more than just food expense. We can also provide beverage bar cost, staff cost, rental cost, etc.

So it is important that we have an idea of both so we can make the best proposal for you and your event.

  1. What’s your style?

As much as I love fashion, we aren’t asking about your clothes!

Planning a good menu isn’t just about choosing the food, but choosing how you serve it! Some of the most common meal styles are a plated meal, a buffet, and a cocktail style reception. A trend we’re loving lately is family style service as well! Fill up your bellies with the whole family!

  1. . What’re we drinking?

Many caterers you contact can also offer bar service. Dupree does have a liquor license which allows us to bring and serve our own alcohol at your event. We offer full bar, beer wine, soft and non alcoholc bevs. Wanting to shake things up? Add a signature drink!

  1. Who’s on your team?!

While we’ve got you covered on all your food and beverage needs, we’d love to know who else is helping on your day! Don’t know yet?! We work with A TON of amazing vendors that we would be happy to connect you with!

  • For all your décor and furniture needs; Refined Social Events and Canvas Event Furniture are amazing!
  • Need linens? Bryants Rent All or Mr. Linen always help us out!
  • Florals always make for great décor. We work with a ton of florists such as Bonnie over at Stems and Joanna with Natural Endeavors.
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We want to send a huge thank you to @foodchainlex We want to send a huge thank you to @foodchainlex for continuously giving us opportunities to give back to our community. We are so proud to say with the help of @foodchainlex @dupree_catering has donated 60,319 meals to those in need!🫶🏼🍽️
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@foodchainlex is a nonprofit organization increasing access to locally sourced, fresh food for everyone. They are committed to empowering people to know and live “food”. 🥒🥩🥖🍇🧀🍒❤️
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Whether Dupree’s excess ingredients are used for school snacks for kids, or cooking classes for the community, Food Chain always finds a way to help us serve the community. 🍳♻️
We are SO honored to have been nominated for Best We are SO honored to have been nominated for Best Wedding Venue & Best Event Venue in Lexington! 👰🏻‍♀️💍🤵🏻‍♂️🍾🪩❤️

If you agree, please vote for us by clicking the link in our bio and following the steps below:

🗳️Click on “Services” & then “Wedding Venue”

🗳️Click on “Services” & then “Event Venue”
To fix the Post-Derby Blues, 💔🐎enjoy these g To fix the Post-Derby Blues, 💔🐎enjoy these gorgeous shots from the Keeneland Welcome Party at Castle & Key designed by @refinedsocialevents & taken by @the_malicotes 📸🥃🐴
Check out the menu below👀🍽️

𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗱’𝗢𝗲𝘂𝘃𝗿𝗲𝘀: 
Apricot Goat Cheese Pistachio Truffle with Apricot Gastrique Pipette

Aji Tuna Ponzu in a Crisp Wonton with Frizzled Shallot and Wasabi Yuzu Aioli

Mini Pickle Fried Chicken and Sweet Potato Waffles with Cayenne Maple Syrup Pipette

Butternut Squash, Pecan, Manchego and Sage Stuffed Mushroom

Mini Vegetable Pakora with Curry Yogurt Pipette and Cucumber Relish

Goat Cheese and Chorizo “Cigars” with Quince and White Balsamic Glaze

Green Goddess Stuffed Fingerling Potato Coins with KY Paddlefish Caviar

Kentucky Hot Brown Gougere

Rainbow  Deviled Egg Trio - Beet Cured, Golden Curry, Bloody Mary with Bacon Jam

Mini Lobster Rolls On Petite Brioche Split Buns

Berkshire Country Ham on Buttermilk Chive Biscuit with Mascarpone & House Pepper Jelly

Heirloom Carrot Hummus with Lemon Oil & Crisp Haricots Verts

House Made Ricotta, Curried Crab & Corn Dip with Fried Soft Shell Crab and Herb Oil

Maple Chipotle Glazed Shrimp on Gold Skewer with Pimento Cheese Grits, Micro Chives

Chef Attended Carved Iberico Ham Leg

Hand Rolled Sushi On Site

Gold Plated Candied Bacon

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗱𝘀:
Rainbow Chard Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash and Jeweled Fruits, Creamy Lemon Vinaigrette, Shaved Parmesan and Pangrattato

Harvest “Chopped” Salad with Chopped Romaine and Radicchio with Winter Squash, Pickled Shiitake Mushroom, Charred Broccoli, Coconut “Bacon”, Creamy Garlic Dressing

𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀:
Bourbon Braised barrel Smoked Wagyu Short Ribs

Berkshire Sweet Tea Brined Barrel Smoked Pork Tenderloin

Brown Butter & Creme Fraiche Whipped Potatoes and Hand Shaved Seasonal Imported Truffles

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀:
Variety of House Made Seasonal Parfaits

Colorful Art Deco Chocolate Truffles

Multi Color Golden Macarons
💐𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂𝓜𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻’𝓼 𝓓𝓪𝔂 💐
Being in the wedding industry, we are lucky to witness many precious mother-child moments, from the bustling of the bride’s dress to the sweet mother-son dance. We even witnessed the beautiful marriage of Martina, daughter of Dupree Catering’s Pastry Chef, Halida Cindric.
We asked Martina what Mother’s Day means to her: 
“𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴  𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵, 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘖𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺.”✨
“Our goal in planning our wedding was to have a “Our goal in planning our wedding was to have a day that reflected our personalities and relationship, and we could not be happier with how it all turned out.”- Rebecca & Kevin featured in Vol 15.1 of @kybridemag 📖💍💙 #mykentuckybride 

We are honored to have hosted Kevin & Rebecca’s joyous reception at The Mane on Main alongside our in-house caterer, @dupree_catering . Thank you to all the creative vendors who collaborated together to execute such a detailed & magical wedding✨

📸: @mothwingphotography 
👀: @michlersflorist 
📹: @claybradydp Videography
💒: Second Presbyterian Church 
🏙️: The Mane on Main 
🍽️: @dupree_catering + Bar Service
💐: @ephemeralfloralsky 
📋: @bourboncityevents Wedding Planner 
🎂: @_cakesbycoco 
🪑: @bryantsrentall 
🎻: Mary Henton & Luke Darville 
🎤: @kyprodj 
🚍: @goldshieldlimo 
💌: Kevin Moore, GotPrint, Totally Promotional
💇‍♀️: Beheld Beauty, Claire Moore 
💄: @makeupbysarahlynn 
👰🏻‍♀️: Theia by @carriekaribobridal 
🤵🏻‍♂️: @logansoflex @thetiebar
Happy Birthday to our Event Coordinator, Samantha Happy Birthday to our Event Coordinator, Samantha Kline, one of Dupree’s talented and amazing professionals! 🎂🎁🫶🏼With a passion for food and hospitality as well as a love for riding and showing her two Thoroughbreds, Samantha loves serving Kentucky’s equestrian community! 🐎🍽️🧲
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Beautifully captured by @keniparksphotography 📸
What better time to spread the Kentucky love than What better time to spread the Kentucky love than on Oaks Day!!💙🐎
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Here's your chance to recognize The Mane on Main & Dupree Catering + Events as the "Best" in Lexington!💒🍽️
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🔗Click the link in our bio and follow the steps below:
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✅Vote for Dupree Catering by clicking on "Eat & Drink" & then "Caterer"
✅Vote for The Mane on Main by clicking on "Services" & then "Wedding Venue"
✅Vote for The Mane on Main by clicking on "Services" & then "Event Venue"
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Vote once a day now through 05/19/2023 05:00 PM🤩
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Results will be revealed via BestofLexingtonKentucky.com and the Best of Lexington Winners print magazine 08/13/2023😍
What better time to spread the Kentucky love than What better time to spread the Kentucky love than on Oaks Day!!💙🐎
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Here's your chance to recognize The Mane on Main & Dupree Catering + Events as the "Best" in Lexington!💒🍽️
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🔗Click the link in our bio and follow the steps below:
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✅Vote for Dupree Catering by clicking on "Eat & Drink" & then "Caterer"
✅Vote for The Mane on Main by clicking on "Services" & then "Wedding Venue"
✅Vote for The Mane on Main by clicking on "Services" & then "Event Venue"
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Vote once a day now through 05/19/2023 05:00 PM🤩
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Results will be revealed via BestofLexingtonKentucky.com and the Best of Lexington Winners print magazine 08/13/2023😍
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DUPREE CATERING + EVENTS and THE MANE ON MAIN (Onsite Venue)
Phone: (859) 231-0464 • 201 East Main Street, Suite 1500 • Lexington, KY 40507