The Farm to Catering
Experience
Farm to Catering means supporting the farmers and ranchers we partner with to provide the best local and sustainable ingredients at your event. These wholesome ingredients are the foundation of our recipes.
What We Offer
Hill Country Catering Company is the vision of Executive Chef Shannon Van Dorn. Years of working Austin's top restaurants and event kitchens inspired the vision of HCCC. Chef Van Dorn wanted to bring the taste of top restaurants to weddings, private parties and social events without sacrificing quality, seasonality or sustainability. With HCCC, she has put together her A-Team of event chefs, front of house staff and bartenders to make Farm to Catering a reality at Austin-area weddings and events.
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We star farm fresh, local ingredients by partnering with ranchers and farmers from Central Texas to the Gulf Coast. This seasonal, sustainable vision of catering brings your guests closer to their food source and grounds them in their environs.
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Our passion is in making the perfect event. Let us share our joy with you!
Weddings
From planning menus to cutting the cake, we aspire to inspire. Work with Executive Chef Van Dorn to craft a menu that you & yours will never forget.
Social & Private Events
Your event's theme deserves a customized offering to make your party shine. Enliven your next soiree with sustainable local faire. From finger foods to formal dining we tailor the season's harvest to your event's needs. Inspire joviality by pairing the bounty of the season with a Chef's touch.
Craft Services & Production Catering
From grab and go quick snacks to canapes to the full dining experience, the quality of food you serve your clients and employees directly affects the quality of their work. Choose from a number of our menus to deliver the craft service & production catering experience people crave.
Our Services
We offer Onsite Catering:
-Bar Services
-Cocktail Reception with Passed Appetizers
-Grazing Tables
-Roaming Buffet
-Buffet with Chef Stations
-Family Style
-Plated Formal Dinner
- Craft Services
- Production Catering
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We also offer a drop off menu and pre-made options for smaller events and dinner parties.
We have bartenders, servers, staff, and rentals for any occasion.
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Cocktail Reception
Amuse Bouche that will both rouse & ground the palate. Circulate passed apps and roaming buffets that compliment crafted cocktails to loosen the goose.
Buffet Style
The classic choice for larger gatherings. Have our staff serve your guests or choose self-service. To add flair, include an action station for made-to-order menu items.
Plated Dinner
Our most formal restaurant-style option. Sterling and fine china hint at the selection of paired courses and excellent service to come. Artistic plating with an attention to detail that will have your event trending.
Family Style
Sharing is the source of community at the dinner table. Each table is served a platter of every menu item. Inspire conversation and see how this down home option stimulates a sense of camaraderie among your guests.
HCCC is the vision of Chef Shannon Van Dorn. She has worked in some of the most celebrated kitchens Austin has to offer.
After graduating from the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA she went into to culinary with an eye toward one day having a shop of her own. To that end, she attended the Escoffier Culinary School in Austin and went to work for Texas' no.1 Chef of 2019, Phillip Spear in his restaurant, Bonhommie. From there she has worked in kitchens such as Bryce Gillmore's Odd Duck, Stella at The Westin Downtown, Holy Roller, Hank's, Facebook and more.
She became Event Sous Chef for the Peached Tortilla and that sealed her passion for catering Austin's top events and weddings. Since then, she has been event lead for the top catering companies in Austin such as La Pera, The Royal Fig, Whim and the Vanilla Orchid.
Now she has gathered her A-Team of chefs, servers and bartenders and set out to build her own company focused on exceptional service and all the taste Central Texas has to offer.
Our team of professionals includes chefs, servers and bartenders committed to making your event spectacular.
