This review is for their stall at the Sunday, San Rafael Farmers Market. I can't take credit for the discovery of Bay Laurel - that was the partners doing. But I can say that I've been a willing participant in visits since. I hate to admit it, but we really haven't ventured as deep into their offerings as we might since the partner is crazy for their chicken pot pies - which are mighty good by the way. What I can say is that everything we have sampled has been excellent. Portion size is good. Many of their entrees serve two healthy appetites. Our most recent discovery has been their cookies. (I'm not telling which are my favorites.) The woman who runs the booth is really friendly and always makes us feel welcome - even when we can't decide what we want. Perhaps a bit spendy, but the quality well makes up for the cost. read more

Remember frozen chicken pot pie? Well forget everything you thought you knew. Then call or email Bay Laurel Culinary, order their version, take it home, and revel in your new knowledge and appreciation of this comfort food classic. The BLC Chicken Pot Pie is frozen when you get it. That's where the similarity to its predecessors ends. Perfect crust. Moist, tender, incredibly flavorful chicken, white and dark meat. Peas and carrots that actually taste like peas and carrots. All enrobed in a sauce with incredible flavor, texture, and balance. We heated ours in our toaster oven (don't judge!) for about an hour at 325 degrees Fahrenheit, a bit under the 350 BLC recommends. We made sure not to ignore the recommended egg wash, and to cover ours with foil after the top crusts were golden brown, to avoid burning them while the pies came completely up to eating temperature. They were flawless. Feel free to add seasonings -- but taste first. You may find further adornment unnecessary, as we did. We've had and loved the stellar, refined version of this dish at The Big 4 in San Francisco. The Bay Laurel Culinary team has brought that level of quality and flavor to a chicken pot pie you can enjoy at home in your lounging regalia of choice. Life rarely if ever gets better. Enjoy. read more

It's 11:36pm on a Tuesday and I'm debating if I should thaw out another frozen lasagna. We just finished the last one on Sunday. That's how good the lasagna is. Dreamy, dense, flavorful, just the right amount of ingredients... so, so good. The pot pies, another win! Minestrone soup, delicious. Enchiladas, cookies.... so far everything we've ordered has been delicious! I love their frozen offerings. You can just pull something out the night before and know you don't have to worry about dinner the next day! read more

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So stellar, so delicious! The good folks at Bay Laurel have got you covered from Thanksgiving (Everything But the Bird) to Tuesday night dinner. First rate ingredients plus crazy skills = YOUR DELIGHT. read more

EVERYTHING made by Bay Laurel is 100% DELICIOUS. Their ingredients are super fresh and of high quality. Their foods are perfectly seasoned and the execution and packaging are professional and flawless. The Chinese chicken salad and chicken chile verde burrito are standouts. We can't wait to try other items such as the chicken pot pie and the beautiful desserts. We are so happy Bay Laurel Culinary is a regular at the Marin Country Mart Farmers Market as well as other Marin and Sonoma farmers markets. I would give them a 10-star rating if that was possible! read more

What a wonderful discovery during these times of sheltering in place! My friend recommended Bay Laurel to me. Here's why... Fresh, high-quality, local ingredients + delicious, satisfying courses + generous portions = Bay Laurel. I ordered multiple courses and every course satisfied and complimented the next course. I should have photographed the food but my husband and I dove in too soon to allow that to happen! read more

We had catering done by Bay Laurel over this past weekend for 11 at the air BnB we were staying at and it was amazing. The ordering process previous to the event was easy, clear, and professional. I was able to talk through the menu, get recommendations, and tell them what items to avoid. Day of, they arrived on time perfectly at the air bnb and helped plate the food nicely for us all. We ordered: 1x giant charcuterie and cheese 2x Salad 2x Roasted Vegetables 30 shrimp cocktail 30 chicken sliders 1x vegetable lasagna 1x meat lasagna first of all - the food was absolutely delicious, the dipping sauces were a huge hit, and the charcuterie was so special and laid out so nicely. The lasagnas were exactly what we needed after 3 wine tastings. Even better is we had left overs for lunch the following day. I 100% recommend Bay Laurel and will definitely be using them again in the future. read more

I cannot say enough good things about Bay Laurel Culinary and their catering. We had them cater our wedding in May 2019 at Gundlach Bundshu for 100 people. They executed everything flawlessly. My husband is a huge foodie and they were able to exceed his high expectations. Ciara was the most amazing person to work with, answering all my emails promptly and working with us right up until the day of the wedding. Christopher is an amazing chef and made my husband very happy with the trio of compound butters, among other things. They listened to us and provided exactly what we wanted. I honestly cannot say enough good things about them and their team. I would absolutely use them again and look forward to working with them in the future! read more

I cannot say enough good things about our experience working with Bay Laurel for our wedding. We had a 125 person outdoor wedding and the whole process from our menu tasting to our wedding day was wonderful. We had a fun and filling tasting and from there we worked on refining our menu. Chris uses all fresh, local, in-season ingredients so we were excited to work with him on our custom menu (including signature cocktails!). We had to bring in an onsite kitchen and Ciara handled this whole process. It was one less thing we had to worry about during wedding planning. On our wedding day the food was not only delicious, it was presented beautifully. We heard from many of our guests about how much they loved the food. We loved working with Chris and Ciara and would absolutely recommend them to anyone having an event in wine country. read more

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We recently hosted a 40th birthday party and had Christopher of Bay Laurel Culinary cater it for us. WOW! Everything was amazing and beyond what we had hoped for. The menu was delicious! The food just kept coming out. It was staged beautifully. There was not one guest at the party that did not rave about the food. Christopher was a pleasure to work with - extremely responsive, fun and easy going. He always replied in a timely manner and followed up our event with a phone call the next day for any feedback. Thank you so much for creating a truly memorable evening! read more

I had the pleasure of tasting Christopher's food last summer backstage at the Greek Theatre and first fell in love with his guacamole!!! uhhhn! ("Organic Dry Farmed Guacamole with Cumin and Black Pepper Chips"). I basically took a spoon to the bowl and disappeared with the rest of it so no one else could have any!!!! (sorry everyone!) Then I fell for his little shrimp sandwiches ("Bay Shrimp Rolls with Lemon Aioli, Celery Seed and Smoked Paprika"), his awesome black bean tostadas (Chorizo and Black Bean Tostadas with Hearts of Romaine and Queso Fresco) and then washed it all down with this refreshing chilled hibiscus drink ("Hibiscus and Guava Cooler with Lisbon Lemon"). Soooo goooood! And the spread never ended! Each show Christopher had a totally different menu with all fresh local ingredients. Amazing to say the least. So I then decided to ask Christopher to cater a meal for a very well- known and demanding world music artist (who shall remain nameless) down the hill at Zellerbach Hall - she wanted a very particular menu below cooked to order and I knew he could do it. From her catering rider: "Everything has to be well seasoned and spiced (garlic, onions, green & red pepper, spices, hot pepper, laurel) WITHOUT ANY FAT." Plus, there is a specific menu listed for each day of the week and our show was on a Thursday....here is the menu request for that day: Salad with lettuce and beetroots (well cooked) + tomatoes (Dressing: salt, pepper, olive oil, balsam vineagar) Chicken noodle spicy soup with rice Beans with fresh tomato spicy sauce (non sweet) Grilled Lamb Chops And here is what Christopher made for her (and an entourage of 16 other people!!): Wild Arugula Salad with Roasted Chiogga Beets w/ Heirloom Tomatoes Chicken Soup with Gypsy Peppers, Vermicelli and Rice Blue Lake Beans with Cumin Spiked Tomato Sauce and: GRILLED LAMB CHOPS WITH LAVENDER INFUSED SEA SALT!!!! (and he cooked all those chops on his portable grill in a little room under the stage and made everyone in the theater want to eat them up, yum!) The entire company was so impressed with the food they had that night. It turns out they never actually had such a tasty meal at a gig that followed the rider.....apparently they usually just get some po-dunk salty carry-out crap from the local Chinese or Italian places....I'm so happy we could give them a little home-made love from Bay Laurel! Christopher is also such a pleasure to work with, so fun and friendly, and he made everything really easy for me. I highly recommend Christopher and Bay Laurel Culinary, especially if you want to promote local sustainable agriculture and have a lot of love and care go into the food you are providing to your guests. Cheers to Christopher!!!! read more

I have had the pleasure of enjoying fine food, paired wines and fabulous service from Christopher Greenwald of Bay Laurel Culinary on several accounts. Christopher has a wealth of experience covering all aspects of fine dining cuisine and event catering. Whether the occasion is a festival style picnic/BBQ, a fine dining restaurant or an intimate privately catered event; Christopher consistently exceeds expectations by creating enjoyable and memorable culinary experiences. His commitment to offering the finest of local, organic and sustainable ingredients coupled with his creativity & passion are what makes Christopher and Bay Laurel Culinary an eco-conscious, intelligent choice for your catering/private dining affairs. I've worked with several caterers and event planners in both the foodservice and entertainment industries. The ability to accommodate any requests willingly (with a smile) while providing and maintaining a pleasant and stress-free environment is imperative in succeeding in the hospitality industry. Christopher has always exhibited professionalism and ingenuity while remaining true to his nature, continuously incorporating his charming personality, good humor and desire to please. I very much look forward to working with Christopher for future events and more importantly, indulging in many more Bay Laurel Culinary conceptions. read more

BEST ROAST PIG.....PERIOD! They put on a pop-up event at Relish in H'Burg for restaurant week and just knocked 'em out da box! We've traveled as far as Bali for what's considered some of the best roast pig in the world. If I knew I could've stayed here, had what was hands down much better and not crossed the international date line I would've been very happy! The crispiest and tastiest skin ever! read more

The billions of you who follow me closely on Yelp will note that my most recent, and only, review was ten years ago. I am coming out of the shadows because Bay Laurel Culinary was so off-the-charts good in every way that I wouldn't be able to live with myself being quiet about it. My fiancee and I chose them to cater our wedding. Ciara (organizer) and Chris (chef) are flat-out superstars. They took time to get to know our taste in food more deeply than I knew it myself. They welcomed us to provide all sorts of context, like the fact that our families are from different cultures with radically different tastes. Having some guests with special dietary needs was par for the course. They worked with us to stick to a budget, and were very fair about their billing. They blew us away with the tasting and put together an incredible menu proposal. They walked us through the process of renting all the stuff you need to rent to serve a large group of people a good meal. They were right in the mix as we hashed out the detailed timeline of the day. They were extremely flexible in ways that gave us tons of options, but also showed integrity about their own commitments to getting locally produced, high-quality ingredients and doing their best work -- using their experience and organizational skills to ensure that they had adequate staff and were informed with every detail to avoid getting caught off guard by anything. We did get hit with one big curve ball in the days before our wedding, and Ciara and team were right by our side making last-minute adjustments to the plan to ensure things would go smoothly. The final product at our wedding was so tuned in to our tastes, so creatively and thoughtfully put together, so beautifully prepared, and so gracefully served, it could not have been better. Numerous guests independently came up to us to say this was the best food they'd had at a wedding. They were also so pleasant to work with all along the way, I actually miss them now. In short: perfect. read more

I go to a lot of concerts and occasionally I get backstage and when that happens it seems that Bay Laurel Culinary is always there. There food is always super yummy. I have had soups, sandwiches, sliders, rice bowls, and COOKIES! They make the best cookies. Not only is the food always fresh, creative and delicious but Chris and Ciara are so friendly, attentive and professional. These people are the best. read more

Thanks for the amazing family meal this week. Love tasting new flavor combos that I have not had together before. The slaw was so good. I never had slaw with dill and I think horseradish before and I can't stop eating it. read more

BLC is simply AMAZING! These guys nimbly pivoted for COVID-19 from custom catering to take-out/delivery, and the results are just as scrumptious as before. Soon after moving to Petaluma we were treated to a paella feast they catered (fantastic), and a while later to one of their catered parties (equally so). And now we've had several of their takeout family dinners, each more mouth-watering, fresh, and creative than the last. DO NOT neglect the cookies! The bittersweet chocolate sables are ... well ... nearly obscene, they are so delicious. read more

We hired Bay Laurel Culinary for our board retreat at a beautiful estate in wine country. The entire process was a joy. Ciara was always a delight on the phone and there to answer questions from start to finish. Chef Chris was very personable and accommodating to the schedule of our break for lunch. The server who was assisting took the initiative and set up the outside dining area and set the table beautifully and brought out the plated lunch with grace and the type of service you would expect at a 4-star restaurant. And as we expected the food was presented beautifully and was delicious, healthy, fresh and local. All of the members of our board were thrilled to be treated so such a lovely lunch. I highly recommend Bay Laurel Culinary for your next catering or in home chef experience!! read more

They did a gluten free, dairy free and vegetarian menu for my daughters birthday. It was fantastic. On time, set up and clean up was perfect, lovely staff. Bay Laurel was absolutely wonderful to work with. read more

Christopher and Ciara have catered multiple events for me over the past couple of years and all have been absolutely incredible. They are both so wonderful to work with, their food is beautiful, creative and delicious, the staff is always lovely. I've referred them for weddings, corporate events, dinner parties and everyone has always been blown away by how amazing they are. Christopher and Ciara are not only incredibly talented, they are a joy to work with from beginning to end. read more

Chris is an extremely talented chef. Everything he does is top notch. From gastro pub stuff, to high end seasonal cuisine. I highly recommend his chipotle chicken sliders with cilantro and queso fresco.....Off the hook. He is also a ton of fun to be around. I'm hoping for a restaurant from him in the future. read more

Christopher recently catered a dinner that I attended at ITK Culinary. I was among major foodies - pros and tough critiques of food & wine. Hands down, all of us unanimously agreed that Christopher made the best pork dish we've ever had - EVER! EVER! EVER! I can't believe how moist and tender it was. My husband and I have been raving about it since then. Christopher was friendly, very approachable, and generous with sharing his knowledge. He's someone I'd recommend for any catered event of yours. read more

A few months back on a beautiful sunny day, my children and I decided to take a family trip and stumbled upon a quaint little cart with a charming and friendly chef smiling next to it. We talked for awhile, I introduced myself and my children and we discussed his career. My kids wanted to eat at a sit-down restaurant so we could talk over a meal, so I bought one fish taco for myself and we went on our way. It was extremely delicious going down, however once we got to the restaurant I started to feel nausious. I was sick for ten hours. Either his cart was not clean or the food was contaminated. Whatever it was, I would be very careful about eating from his "Gastro Shack." read more

Chris and Ciara catered a private dinner for a special birthday celebration in the wine country. It was fantastic. We loved how they took care of our family and guests. We didn't have to worry about a thing. Based on our preferences, they created a beautiful and delicious menu. The presentation was simple and lovely. From the gorgeous and tasty appetizers, to the mouthwatering cauliflower soup, to the delectable duck, to the scrumptious cheese plate, and the amazing apple galette dessert, it was all perfect. read more

Bay Laurel catered a beautiful luncheon given by some friends in Healdsburg as a fundraiser for my non-profit. Every single detail was stunning, delicious and perfect. Could not recommend more highly! I can't wait to hire them for my 25th wedding anniversary. read more