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Catering

Roots is dedicated to cooking, purveying and educating Charlotte on local food in the Carolinas. We do this by operating our local centric gourmet food truck, teaching cooking classes, and catering weddings and special events with only the freshest, locally sourced ingredients. Whether you are looking to cater an intimate dinner or a wedding for 300 guests, we have professional chefs and event designers who can help you every step of the way.

What Makes Us Different?

  • Each menu is fully customized for your specific event so no two menus have to be the same.
  • Our food is sourced from local farms ensuring the highest quality and taste.
  • Our food truck is fully rentable for any type of event you have. (It’s a great conversation piece!)
  • For weddings and events you will be assigned a personal coordinator to ensure setup and execution is flawless.
  • We have our own in-house rental and design team for you to utilize for items such as favors, decor, and overall details.

Our Chefs work hard to create flawless meals that are original and cooked perfectly based on your preferences.  At Roots we know that the success of your event is based on our ability to listen to your needs and see your vision. That is why we like to setup a time to sit down or talk on the phone and plan out a custom menu that fits the needs of your event and those guests attending. We take into account taste profiles, food allergies or restrictions, and menus for children attending the event.  Every client is encouraged to setup a tasting before their event so they know exactly what to expect.  This can be a once in a lifetime occasion and your trust in us is of great importance.  Roots always offers free estimates and is more than happy to schedule a meeting at your convenience. You can contact us at 704-975-1691 or by email at rootsfarmfood@gmail.com

– “The was the best part of the wedding. The FOOD!!! Amazing can’t say enough positive things about them. Everyone loved the food.”

-“Our wedding reception was catered by Craig Barbour and his crew at the Hodges Farm. We purposely chose Roots because of their commitment to locally sourced farm food.The food, the service, the people were all fabulous!” ~ Joyce

-“One word: WOW. We cannot say enough about the quality of the food and service that we received from Roots! Our guests are still talking about how amazing the food was almost a month after the event!” ~Kelly

-“Roots was not only the caterer for our rehearsal dinner at The Old Mecklenburg Brewery, but they also delivered breakfast trays to the bridal suite on Saturday morning as well as served our guests the BEST late night eats from their famous food truck after our reception at The Mint Museum in Uptown Charlotte!” ~Stephanie

Example Menus for… 

  • Rehearsal Dinners, Wedding Receptions & Late Night Snacks
  • Intimate Dinner Parties, Backyard BBQ’s, Church Events
  • Corporate Lunches, Office Parties, Open Houses,
  • Farm to Fork, Private Cooking Class Parties, Fundraisers

Roots Special Event Catering

Roots Food Truck & Corporate Catering

Roots Breakfast & Brunch Catering

*All menus can be customized to your personal preference. These menus are meant to entice and spark your creativity and are by no means all we are limited to. We can create any menu you would like so that it fits your style, that of your guests and the type of event you are having.

 Please fill out the request form below to inquire about availability and rates

 

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Food Cart

Roots is committed to working with local farmers to use the freshest local food possible. Our menus focus on using what’s in season and available.  Our chefs are passionate about food and each project that we take on. We always take the time to plan each event from start to finish to ensure complete satisfaction. We pride ourselves on creating a personal relationship with our customers, right down to how they like their lunch prepared or event designed.

Meet the ROOTS Team

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Craig Barbour ~ Executive Chef and Owner
Craig Barbour, executive chef and owner of Roots, is a graduate of Johnson & Wales University. He received the majority of his professional training under Chef Mike Vergili of Carmel Country Club.  Craig is from a small town in Maryland where there is more farmland than there are shopping centers.  After noticing that most of the food he worked with was from counties more than 1,500 miles away, Craig decided to take action.  With the support of Chef Vergili, Craig was able to start providing his own kitchen with food sourced from farms less than 100 miles away.  Craig started a company called Co-Operative Connections that’s sole purpose is to source local food for restaurants in Charlotte.  After being out of the kitchen and experiencing the difficulties chefs face in purchasing local food, he needed to prove that it is possible to utilize local food as a primary source.  Thus the inception of the Roots Food Cart was born.  The food cart serves as a venue that has the availability to showcase local food while utilizing what’s in season.

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Nathan Law ~ Executive Chef
Nate is originally from MI but has lived in Charlotte for the last 6+ years. He has worked in the restaurant industry since he was 14 years old, spending the majority of his first 4 years in Charlotte at Carmel Country Club. If you ask Nate about cooking he will tell you that this was actually his second place passion, only behind sports. As he got older he realized that he was not going to be going pro in the 3 major sports so cooking it was. What he enjoys the most about cooking is that it is an ever-changing business. People say you learn something new everyday and in the culinary world he feels this statement couldn’t be more true.

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Andrea grew up in the Seattle area, but has lived in a few different places before landing in Charlotte in 2012. She has traveled all over the world doing various volunteer work, and has personal interest in anti-trafficking efforts. Her entrepreneurial spirit and love of good food fit perfectly at Roots. 

DSC01898Jake ~ Sous ChefJake is currently a student at Johnson & Whales University in Charlotte. He grew up in small town in Maryland.  Upon moving to Charlotte he quickly realized that many of his friends from his hometown were friends with Craig.  The two met at an event in Charlotte and have been working together ever since. Jake would like to utilize his many culinary talents to be his own boss one day.

Kim ~ Marketing & Events

Kim has spent most of her career working in Sales and Marketing. She moved to Charlotte in 2007 from a small town in Connecticut. Kim has always enjoyed working with food and comes from a family who has had their fair share of experience in the restaurant business. Kim met Craig while renting out the same commercial kitchen and loved the concept of making local food available through the Roots Food Cart.  From that day forward, she has been a part of helping Roots grow as a local business.

The Team

We have an awesome team of people who work hard every day to fulfill the goals of what Roots is all about. Each person brings a huge amount of passion and dedication to support making local food available each day to our loyal customers.