About Us

Our History

Our company started from its humble beginnings in 2001 offering casual catering services in Urbana, OH where Chef Gretchen grew her passion for food, high-end events and hospitality. The quest to surround herself with like-minded foodies to complement this vision has created a strong team of creative minds who go above and beyond for every event.

Through the years of immense growth, we have never veered from what is important: A professional approach to service, impressive presentation, and food that never leaves the kitchen until a team member exclaims “Dang, that’s delicious!”

We have no desire to be the biggest caterer. We are reinventing the meal, one customized event at a time. We are very passionate about our creativity. Every menu is carefully constructed; custom to your event specifically. A customized experience you’re unlikely to get anywhere else.

The growth of the company over the years can be attributed to the team that works tirelessly, day in and day out to provide custom, quality catering to Columbus. Everyone that works here is dangerously passionate about their craft. Without this team, our innovation wouldn’t be possible.

Our Mission

Be a part of the team that makes your event spectacular. Customize a menu and level of service that will let you enjoy your gathering more as we take on part of the hosting responsibilities.

Our Team

We are a family of experienced professionals who have hospitality in our veins. It takes a village to construct your event, and we are dedicated to the creativity and collaboration required to succeed!

Loved by Many

Chef Gretchen and her staff were wonderful to work with for our Wedding reception! She is passionate about food and was the perfect fit for us. Her menu is versatile and she's happy to work with you if you have another idea. We hired them to stay and work our event and were grateful to have them. They were attentive, neat, clean, interactive with our guests and did a wonderful job. The quality of food was top notch and the flavor combinations delicious. Our guests raved about the catering! I would highly recommend Foodsmiths Catering and Chef Gretchen to anyone looking for a caterer.
L. Harter
Wedding Client
Chef Gretchen you are wonderful! On short notice you made my wife’s 40th birthday extra special. Throughout the evening our friends were constantly coming up to us raving about the food. Especially the sliders, artichoke dip and those fantastic little cheesecakes that were baked to perfection. I especially appreciated how easy you made it to plan and discuss options when certain food restrictions and allergies has to be considered. You were so accommodating and made the whole experience pain free.
G. Ducat
Private Event Client
The FoodSmith is the best. She has catered so many events for me from graduation to birthday parties and now in the age of Covid dinners for my husband and me. We also ordered a special dinner for my parent’s 60th anniversary which they loved. They are vegetarian so I ordered roasted vegetables with an Arrabiata sauce over pasta. They couldn’t stop talking about how delicious it was. Easy to work with and always aim to please!
A. Somani
Returning Private Event Client