If you run for the nearest exit when you hear the word cooking, you need to give a call to Vanesserie. Open since May 2011, this caterer creates and serves menus for a variety of events, from garden parties and birthdays to office openings and get-togethers at home. Their desserts are so good that they even supply desserts to select restaurants and cafes. That’s no wonder when three talented ladies cook up great food using the highest quality ingredients (like vanilla from France and chocolate from Belgium) minus additives and preservatives.

Who are they?

All food-lovers, three women are cooking the goodies at Vanesserie. İren Karkaşon has been offering catering services from her own kitchen since 2000; Meral Onur is a semi-professional cook who has taken several courses on French cuisine; and Vanessa Menase is a graduate of the prestigious Le Cordon Blue where she studied both pastry and cuisine.

What’s cooking?

Their menu is made up of dishes from the international cuisine—you’ll find examples of French, Turkish, Italian, and even Japanese food. Their desserts, which fall under Vanessa’s specialty, are a blend of Turkish and French desserts. They work with professional chefs on a freelance basis for specific delicacies, such as sushi. When you visit http://www.vanesserie.com/, you can check out their extensive menu that ranges from finger food and salads to meat dishes and cakes. Although the menu offers a lot to choose from, you can let your imagination run wild and order something that’s not on the menu. If they can cook it, they will do it for you.

Events and Special Occasions

At the moment, they can cater for events of up to 150-200 people with a finger food/cocktail menu and 80-100 people with a sit-down meal menu. Although Vanesserie is a catering company, they offer a lot more than just food. Through their partner companies, they offer organizational services, such as DJs, waiters, bartenders, flower arrangements, decorative items, and utensils.

If you’re lazy to cook

You don’t have to host an event just to savor the delicious food of Vanesserie. Young professionals, single moms, supermoms, and simply anyone who doesn’t have the time, energy, ability, or desire to cook up a dinner can order from Vanesserie. Either order a portion of a few dishes and have your weekly dinner menu ready or order their frozen products, such as meatballs, and keep them as back-up meals in your fridge.

Holidays

For your next holiday dinner—be it Christmas, Passover, or Ramadan—you can order a special holiday meal. During each holiday season, they create a special holiday menu but they can also cater to whatever your heart desires. 

Special Diets

Although they’re not officially approved by the Chief Rabbinate of Turkey, they do cook with kosher ingredients and can offer kosher meals. They have desserts specifically designed for diabetic patients, and they don’t include aspartame. For those counting their calorie intake, they offer a range of diet dishes including desserts.

How and when to order

For events of 50 or more people, order at least 5 days in advance. For events of up to 20 people, you can place your order the day before your event. For small orders, such as a cake, you can place your order in the morning and get your food delivered by the evening.

What the future holds

Come September, they will be hosting cooking classes and wine & food tasting sessions. These will be hosted by wine experts, chefs, and the lovely Vanesserie ladies.