Big Delicious Planet

About Big Delicious Planet

Big Delicious Planet

"Greenest Caterer in America"

Inquire with us about your wedding: hello(at)bigdeliciousplanet(dot)com. Big Delicious Planet, named the “Greenest Caterer in America” since 2013, is one of the most sought after Chicago wedding caterers for couples who want flavorful, vibrant food with sustainability in mind. We cater highly-styled, glamorous weddings, and romantic, vintage weddings at venues all across the city and intimate weddings, elopements, and rehearsal dinners in our own urban farm. During our growing season, we’ll use the produce we harvest for your wedding!

Each and every menu we create is as unique as each couple we work with. We’re a woman-owned, LGBTQIA+ affirming business and our experienced Wedding Team produces extraordinary and memorable weddings for couples of all orientations. When you choose BDP, you can count on receiving top-notch planning, creative menus and impeccable service. BDP is fully licensed and can source local and biodynamic wine, beer and spirits. We are well versed in vegan, gluten-free, and global cuisine.

Services

Bartenders
Cleanup and breakdown
Consultations and tastings - for a fee
Delivery and setup
Event planner
Rental coordination - does not invoice couple
Serving staff

Cuisines

African
American
BBQ
Cajun
Chinese
Eastern European
Farm-to-table
French
Fusion
Greek
Hawaiian
Indian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latin American
Mexican
Middle Eastern
Seafood
Southern
Southwestern
Spanish
Thai

Dietary accommodations

Dairy-free
Gluten-free
Halal
Kosher
Nut-free
Organic
Vegan
Vegetarian

Meal types

Breakfast/brunch
Buffet
Dessert service
Family-style meal
Food stations
Passed appetizers
Seated meal
Stationary appetizers
Wedding cake service

Beverage services

Bartending
Beverage servingware rentals
Mixers/non-alcoholic options
Provides liquor license

Drink types

Beer
Coffee service
Liquor
Mobile bar
Non-alcoholic
Signature cocktails
Wine

Extra costs

Administrative Fee
Bartender services
Consultation / Tasting
Extra hour of service
Gratuity
Liquor License
Rentals - beverage ware
Rentals - dining ware
Rentals - furniture
Rentals - linens
Service Fee
Wedding Cake & Dessert Service

Reviews

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WE LOVE BDP!
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•Rachel M.•Sep 28, 2024
We chose BDP to cater our September 2024 wedding at Firehouse Chicago and would absolutely recommend them to anyone looking for an event caterer. Jasmine was such a delight to work with from start to finish in planning our event - from the initial quote and inquiries, our tasting, planning along the way, our final walkthrough, and execution day-of. We were so lucky to have found BDP and felt supported in our wedding planning process from start to finish. But most of all, BDP served up some incredible food and beverages. Finding the right food and drinks for our wedding was important to us, so choosing the right caterer and bartending staff was crucial. BDP sources their produce and herbs from their urban farm in West town, and the everything they made for our wedding was so fresh, inventive, and unique. Their food is 1000 times better than any you will ever have at a wedding - it's more like dining at a nice Chicago restaurant than eating the standard dry chicken breast most wedding caterers produce. We loved our meal and had multiple guests come up to use during dinner to comment on how good the food was. I'm still craving another bite of their tortellini! They paid such attention to detail with everything leading up to the wedding and several of our guest's special dietary needs. Everyone had something safe and delicious to eat, and we felt so lucky to be supported by them. The speciality cocktails BDP made for our wedding were also the best drinks I've ever had at a wedding- by far! They even did some special cocktail infusions ahead of time for a favorite cocktail of ours that we never imaged could be served at a wedding. It was so delicious, so unique, and just overall amazing. If you're looking for a wedding caterer, look no further.
Ideal Wedding Food
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•Niki•Sep 5, 2024
Big Delicious Planet was an absolute pleasure to work with for our wedding. From our first interaction, Chelsey's communication was efficient, great, and informative, putting our minds at ease throughout the planning process. On the day of, their service and food quality exceeded our expectations - the meal was absolutely delicious and beautifully plated. They were even helpful with things outside of their scope, such as creating a menu that reflected my Greek culture and helping with the venue layout. Multiple guests have reached out to express that it was the best wedding food they've ever had. We are so grateful to Big Delicious Planet for contributing to making our special day perfect.
Delicious and Sustainable Catering
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•Abigail W.•Apr 23, 2024
Big Delicious Planet did an incredible job catering our wedding. The food was delicious and they were able to customize it exactly to our preferences. Jasmin and Chelsey were excellent in their communication, planning, and execution. BDP also went above and beyond to make sure that our guests with food allergies were safe. We are so grateful and cannot recommend them enough!
BDP - so fresh, so innovative, SO delicous!
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•Wildman BT•Feb 11, 2023
Any time we see that one of our couples has selected Big Delicious Planet as their event caterer, we do a little happy dance because we know the event is going to be incredible. The team at Big Delicious Planet always has creative and gorgeous ideas and their food is always the freshest and most flavorful. Their staff is so helpful, looks sharp and is simply PRO. We highly recommend Big Delicious Planet to all of our clients and in fact will use them for our own catering and events as often as we can.