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At Dave's Specialty Foods, awesome food is standard and service is always with a smile!

Chef-owner Dave Esau has been in the gourmet restaurant business for 32 years and brings his experience to suburban Chicago and your catered party.

Our intimate, customized, in-home catered dinners for 10 get the exact same, 100% homemade food, special attention and quality as our catered weddings and large catering events for 300. Our hundreds of ecstatic customers all share the same opinion: "Dave’s is awesome."

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Check out our awesome cooking classes! Come check it out; you may learn a thing or two! Bring your own wine or beverage and enjoy a night of great food and great company. These also make great gifts. View classes click here!

 

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(847) 259-9510

Tuesday through Saturday
    8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Sunday-Monday Closed

Catering Available 7 days a week

Professional, reliable chef service, wait staff, bartending and clean-up offered. Please allow 48 hours advance notice for large orders

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Appetizers for 10

Catering Menu

Lunch Menu

Vegetarian Menu

Wedding Buffet

Wedding Reception

Wedding Reception for 250

Dave's Specialty Foods has created some distinct dining experiences and any of the following unique venues will help make your event uniquely memorable.

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Dave's Party Room

Architectural Artifacts

Bryon Colby Barn in Grayslake at Prairie Crossing

Friendship Park Conservatory

Kenilworth Club

The Redfield Estate

Vehe Barn

Women's Club of Wilmette

 

 

Dumas Pere L'Ecole de la Cuisine Francaise and tutelage under Michelin 2-star Chef Michel Chabran in Lyons, France helped to hone Dave’s culinary skills that have been highlighted for over 25 years in restaurants the likes of:

The Ritz Carlton Chicago

D&J Bisto

Le Titi de Paris

Charlie Trotters

Retro Bistro

The American Club  Kohler, WI

Experienced chef shares passion for food at specialty store

Daily Herald interview

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Whether catering a party, taking a cooking class, having a sandwich in our shop or tasting our awesome selection of cheeses, we strive for taste and service beyond your expectations.

Our food, service, cleanliness and all-around nice personality means you always get treated with smiles, quick catering responses and the nicest staff around.

If you haven’t catered with Dave, you are missing out on incredible catered food and the joy of supporting a true local owner/operator who actually loves his job!  

We never have hidden catering fees and we literally blow away most other caterers in price and value!

 

Specializing in awesome catering for any size event.