As a boutique catering company located right in the heart of Georgetown, Fete Accomplie Catering will accommodate your every need, and can travel to provide their services as well.

Sharing their love for cooking, the food at Fete is always fresh, and with the absence of set menus you can be sure to expect unique and delicious creations that perfectly fit your special event. I was lucky enough to chat with Sumner Powell, a fantastic Account Executive at Fete Accomplie Catering. She is absolutely wonderful, and her enthusiasm for Fete is simply contagious…

How does Fete Accomplie Catering stand out among catering companies in the DC metro area?

Many catering companies in the area are quite large but we are a smaller company that has made the conscious decision to remain small. This helps us form great relationships with each of our clients and be by their side pretty much every moment leading up to the event.

As we are on the smaller side, we love to work on dinner events, teas, lunches and weddings, but are also thrilled to create food for events with over 500 guests. We really have fun with our clients and love when then are happy!

What are Fete’s signature dishes, and what are some current favorites during the holiday season?

One of our most popular items is our special fete lime scented chicken salad as well as our jumbo lump crab cakes. Our clients always like to have those no matter the time of year!

Because we do not have any set menus and make everything to our clients’ desires, we always like to work with our clients to figure out items that are unique to the seasons. One of our most popular items for the fall was our butternut squash risotto and for the holidays, a spiral ham cooked in madeira sauce.

What are YOUR favorite Fete creations?

Personally, it is so hard to pick a favorite item! I do very much love our grilled cheeses and our roasted tomato, shallot, and goat cheese in a puff pastry cup. We also made this fantastic brownie for an event last month that was just amazing; it was a brownie layered with white chocolate flavored caramel and chocolate ganache, served with chocolate gelato and raspberries. It was delicious!

What are the most unique catering requests that you have received, and how do you make them a huge success?

There are so many! We would have to say it really varies, but to whittle it down…we once did a Dr. Seuss Party where the waiters were dressed like cat in the hat and the food was Dr. Seuss related, including green eggs and ham.

Another event was an Octoberfest event where our waiters wore lederhosen and we had an Oompa band; all the food was related to food popular during Octoberfest.

Those types of events are always just so much fun because you really can go all out! To make this company a success, I would have to say that we truly love what we do and we really love our clients. Leah (the owner) and I work personally with all of our clients; we always arrange a meeting where we can go to either our client’s house or venue and go through what styles they like, what types of food, etc. We just love what we do!!!

Thank you so much Sumner! Be sure to check out Fete Accomplie Catering for your next event!

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