This day started as a trip to three different weddings! The original plan was to leave at 3 o’clock, hit the Mark Twain in Carova, then the Whalehead Club, and wrap it up at the Saltaire in Duck by 8 o’clock. However, nothing is ever that easy in the world of catering! Chef Wes Stepp of the Red Sky Cafe proved why he is the number one wedding caterer on the Outer Banks as he averts near disaster and shows why an experienced caterer is best.
The trip up to Carova went without a hitch, as Chef Wes’ 4×4 glided effortlessly across the sand. Once we arrived at the Mark Twain, a monstrous house in Carova that is a popular spot for weddings, we found the Red Sky staff in full swing unloading trucks and setting up shop. Chef Wes had his young protege Graham (the one on the grill in the video) in charge, and everything was proceeding according to plan.
However, the best laid plans of mice and men… As Chef Wes was starting to cook the pasta, he quickly noticed the ovens were not heating at all. He would be able to cook the meat on top of the stove, by ingeniously converting two pans into an impromptu dutch oven, but what about the pasta? Thankfully, with an experienced eye, he spotted three outdoor gas grills sitting unused on the porch.
While only two had tanks of propane, that was more than enough to cook the pasta the way Chef Wes wanted. Who’s ever heard of making pasta on a grill? It’s this kind of ingenuity that makes Chef Wes the premiere caterer around. After the fiasco with the ovens, Chef Wes stayed to make sure everything else went off without a hitch. He even managed to feed everyone when there ended up being a number of unexpected guests.
We eventually made it to the other catering events, but they had already pretty much finished by then. That’s why Chef Wes only has dependable, highly skilled fellow chef’s working for him; to ensure that no matter what, the job gets done professionally and everyone’s happy at the end of the night. We finally returned to the Red Sky Cafe at 10, worn and weary, but satisfied that Chef Wes’ extensive streak of perfectly catered events would remain unbroken yet again.
Cooking And Training Demo By Red Sky Cafe Featuring WNBB Champ Levi Burge
Wedding Show Seminar A BIG Success
Red Sky at the 2012 Outer Banks Wedding Show!
Wedding Catering on the Outer Banks
Red Sky Attending 2012 Wedding Expo
Cooking And Training Demo By Red Sky Cafe Featuring WNBB Champ Levi Burge
Wedding Show Seminar A BIG Success
Red Sky at the 2012 Outer Banks Wedding Show!
