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Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
We had so much fun catering for the Cate Blanchett movie “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” The Mundo Catering team is used to catering under all kinds of conditions - from up a snow-covered mountain to out in the middle of the desert. In the case of this movie, we worked...
Feeding Your Crew from a Caterer’s Perspective
Mundo Catering has been providing film catering for many years now. During this time, we have tackled many challenges and situations that have made us re-think and restructure the way we service our film customers. Because of the many, many logistical hurdles we’ve...
Oregon’s Delicious Bounty
With the “farm-to-table” and “farm-to-party” movement growing in popularity this year, we want to talk about all of the amazing seasonal foods that can be found here in the Pacific Northwest. Oregon and Washington are home to a wide variety of farming communities,...
Six Winter Wedding Ideas
The holidays are the most popular time to get engaged, and many couples who are engaged during that joyous time of year also wish to get married during those winter months. If you are planning a winter wedding for 2019 or 2020, we have some fun ideas for you to...
Catering Family Style Local, Delicious Wedding Food
We were pleased to cater the wedding of a previous client recently! She hired Mundo Catering to provide food for her graduation party after law school, and it was delightful to join her and her husband during their joyful wedding. One of the bride’s parents is an...
Catering Trends to Watch in 2019
A new year brings new trends in every industry, including catering. Get a sneak peek into this year’s trendiest foods in the following article! 2019 Catering Trend List Foodies from across the country expect culinary artistry in any meal. However, there are new foods...
How Good Food Can Benefit Your Corporate Event
We spoke with someone recently who had tried to convince a business owner to provide food at their corporate event. The business owner decided against it, had the event at around noon, and no one attended. We can’t say whether catering would have made a difference to...
How to Cut Down Your Catering Budget
Whether you are planning an event, wedding, party, convention, or film shoot, catering is going to be part of your budget. As you juggle everything that needs to be purchased, it’s important to consider ways to keep costs down, without sacrificing quality. That’s why...
We’re On Film With Washington Filmworks
Usually, Mundo Catering is behind the scenes, feeding the cast and crew of commercials, shorts, TV shows, and movies. This time, we are under the limelight! The nonprofit company Washington Filmworks asked for our help in creating a short video to show how much an...
Top 10 Ways to Make Your Holiday Party Unique This Year
The holidays are here! With the season upon us, we wanted to talk about ways to take your holiday party or event to the next level by adding fun and unique elements that you almost never see. Haven’t planned your holiday party yet? Don’t worry! It’s not too late, but...
Mundo Catering was Honored to Feed the Cast and Crew of “Here Awhile”
The movie Here Awhile (formerly called Anna) really touched our hearts. It tells the story of a terminally ill woman who returns to Oregon to reconnect with her brother before making the decision to end her life using Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act. We were proud to...
Four Wedding Budget Busters
It can take months - even years - of planning to create the perfect wedding. The last thing the happy couple wants to deal with is additional expenses for which they did not budget. At Mundo Catering, we’ve been on both sides of the aisle - as bride and groom and as...
How to Avoid “Wedding Food” at Your Wedding
Do you remember the last wedding you went to that had standard “wedding food?” Much like airplane food, there is a kind of meal that seems always to be served at weddings. Gluey risotto, overcooked chicken, and greasy sauce are just a few things that come to mind when...
Eating Local with American Vandal
American Vandal is a spoof on the trending investigative documentaries seen all over Netflix. It’s pretty funny - and very juvenile. Next up on your Netflix cue is American Vandal, Season 2, which we got to cater! There is a teaser trailer out there that is very short...
What You Can Learn from Our Nontraditional Wedding
Nontraditional weddings are becoming more and more popular these days. We (the owners of Mundo Catering, Javier and Sarah), had a nontraditional wedding and wanted to share a few ideas with you as you plan your big day. Our Favorite Nontraditional Wedding Trends Gone...
Traveling with Staties
We recently wrapped catering for the Staties TV pilot for fourteen days! Our team got to travel all over the beautiful Pacific Northwest through spring, from Manzanita to our hometown in Portland, out to Silver Falls and Columbia City.
Cooking for Your Grads
Throwing a great graduation party for your child is a wonderful way to reward them for all of their hard work and academic accomplishments. However, it’s also a lot of work. There are many decisions to make, budgetary concerns, last minute guest list swaps to contend with, and more.
Everything Sucks… Or Does It?
Mundo Catering had the pleasure of serving the cast and crew of the Oregon-made Netflix series Everything Sucks! This show is set in the 90’s, so it was really nostalgic for our team - reminding us of our high school/middle school days. The fashion, the slang, the...
The Movie Wild
Catering for this movie was a truly wild experience. It required travel to far-flung areas all across Oregon, feeding cast and crew in very challenging locations. Brandi was the Mundo Catering employee heading up the catering for the movie Wild, and she did a...
Portlandia!
Mundo Catering had the pleasure of creating meals for the cast and crew of Portlandia for five years. Portland is a huge taco town - and the cast of Portlandia was all about tacos, tacos, tacos - and really anything that worked on a tortilla. Carnitas, carne asada,...
On the Set of Grimm
The Mundo Catering crew had a ton of fun during the 6 ½ years we worked on the set of Grimm. With so many new faces (literally, with the makeup on that show one actor could have a new face every day) and tons of surprises, we had a fantastic time working with the cast...

3 catering ideas for your annual office party
Many offices host a holiday party at this time of year to give everyone a chance to get together and celebrate the new season. Holiday parties can be filled with everything from games, icebreakers, gift exchanges, and promotions. However, one thing that rarely wavers...

5 must-read tips for hosting a fangtastic halloween party
It’s Halloween party season! As your friendly neighborhood caterers in Portland, we put together a list of tips on how to make your Halloween festivities as memorable as possible. 5 tips for hosting the best halloween party Here are some ideas for making an impression...

Fall Wedding Menu Ideas
It’s that time of year: fall wedding season! Ahhh… We can already envision the rich fall colors, natural backdrops, and the breathtaking wood accents. Last year, we did a deep dive into the best fall wedding trends, and this year, we’re mixing things up with some delicious autumn wedding menu trends.