Specialties
SPREAD Catering and Events is a local chef-owned catering company serving The Greater Triangle Area designed to showcase our region's seasonal ingredients and the hospitality they influence.
History
Established in 2012.
John Upsal, chef and owner of SPREAD, explores the rich diversity of our region's ingredients. With access to so many wonderful resources, from the beautiful rainbow trout and artistic influences of the western region, to the rich beef, whole hog, and produce offerings of the piedmont, to the bounty of the sea in our coastal regions, we truly do have it all! John's mission is to create dishes that best showcase North Carolina's resources and to serve those dishes with the renown hospitality of the South.
Meet the Business Owner: John U.
While attending The Art Institute of Raleigh/Durham, John worked in the kitchen of Poole's Diner with Ashley Christensen receiving the true hands-on education chefs covet. It was there John witnessed gracefully executed, locally sourced, super fresh, and southern inspired dishes. With the encouragement and support of his wife, John was motivated to begin his solo career. Starting his new endeavor with a bang, in 2012, he catered an event for 200 for the A.J. Fletcher Foundation at the Fletcher family home in Raleigh.