We want to know you before we cook for you.
We cook at weddings in Zürich and across Switzerland, from a family lunch for ten to a celebration for 1,500. Each event is a curation of the couple’s personal identities and story.
Choose us for
Adding personality to the plate
If you have a dish in mind, we can recreate it. The meal from your first evening, or the cake that looks like the one in your parents’ wedding photograph. We will bring back those emotions in the most delicious fashion possible..
Or we can inspire you to try our best dishes, and curate a unique menu for the season.
The live cooking effect
Of all the senses, only smell travels directly to where memory and emotion live.
So our live cooking pans stands outside while the sun goes down over the lake. The whole garden smells of saffron before anyone sees a plate. Your guests will not be able to describe it. They simply will not forget it.
We set the bar. Literally.
The bar and the people behind it come too. Cocktails built around your menu, a wine pairing we choose for your day, and non-alcoholic drinks that are more than juice. If you want the wine you drank on your first evening together, we will find it.
The midnight course
People remember two moments: the strongest and the last. So the evening here does not end with dessert. Something warm and spiced around midnight, for the ones who stayed. Little effort, considerable effect.
We are mindful of each and every guest
Vegetarian, vegan, halal, kosher, lactose-free, gluten-free and every allergy are taken with the guest list. Each guest gets their dish without anything being asked at the table, and without anybody feeling like the exception.
Flowers, the table and the styling. Country party or glamour?
If you want it, we take on the styling entirely: flowers, table decoration, bar and furniture. And if you do not have the venue yet, we find it. We know gardens, wine estates, villas and garden houses on Lake Zürich and the Obersee that are advertised nowhere. Finding the venue is included in the catering.
Something unusual in mind?
An Italian guitarist who sings live? Your last holiday in South Africa, lived through again? Guests received in a hall of mirrors? We are practised at making unusual requests happen, and we would like to hear yours.
Once the first meeting is arranged, we bring a culinary surprise with us. Something to look forward to.
Wedding · Villa Sträuli, Winterthur
Summer
from CHF 120 per guest · 80 guests, market stall and flying service
- Frisch vor den Gästen aufgeschnitten: Salami, gekochter Schinken, roher Schinken, Mortadella, Pancetta
- Frisch gebackene belgische Waffeln mit Thurgauer Erdbeeren
- Risotto a limone mit Scampi
- Bistecca vom Entrecôte am Stück, sous vide gegart, mit Salsa
- 23:15 · Currywurst mit hausgemachter US-Sauce und Ciabatta
“Thank you so much to you and your team for your outstanding performance at our wedding. After excellent advice and collaborative menu planning, you delivered a fantastic live cooking demonstration outdoors against a breathtaking mountain backdrop. Our guests were absolutely thrilled, and you made our wedding day truly perfect.”
Kathi and Julian Faßbender · Wedding
Pricing
Staff, drinks, tableware and furniture add roughly the same again.
What does wedding catering cost per person in Zürich?
Allow from around CHF 120 per guest for the apéro and the menu together. With staff, drinks, tableware and furniture, a wedding starts at CHF 150 per guest.
How far ahead do we need to book?
For Saturdays in peak season, six months. Outside the season and midweek, three months is often enough.
Will Michele cook at our wedding himself?
MicheleKocht is owner-led. Michele holds every first meeting himself and is on site at your event. For private chef bookings and boardroom lunches he cooks himself. At larger events he takes overall charge and runs the service himself all evening.
Can you recreate a dish that matters to us?
Yes. Bring us the recipe, a photograph, or just the memory of it, and we work at it until it is right.
Do you do the apéro as well?
Yes, and usually both from the same team. It makes the day itself run more simply.
How many guests do you cook for at a wedding?
From two people up to 1,500. A family lunch after the ceremony for ten guests, or a large celebration with 200 and more. It depends what you want.
Do you cater for allergies and dietary requirements?
Yes. Vegetarian, vegan, halal, kosher, lactose-free, gluten-free and allergies are taken with the guest list.
Is there a tasting before booking?
A tasting before a wedding is close to standard. If you do not know us yet, we would be glad to.
Do you provide the bar?
Yes, with bar staff, cocktails and a wine pairing. Drinks are invoiced on what is actually drunk.
What happens if it rains?
We agree a plan B beforehand. Live cooking works under a marquee, and most of the running order can move indoors.
Do you find the wedding venue too?
Yes. We know gardens, wine estates and villas on Lake Zürich and the Obersee that are not advertised. Finding the venue is included in the catering.
Do you offer alcohol-free drinks?
Yes. We mix our own mocktails, matched to your menu, alongside homemade iced teas and still and sparkling water in glass bottles. Alcohol-free is a list of its own here.