Homemade event catering: cocktail receptions, buffets and bars

Description

The gourmet caterer for your events in Île-de-France

Are you looking for an event caterer for your next corporate event in Île-de-France?

Based in Villiers-Saint-Frédéric, in the Yvelines, Votre Instant Gourmand supports businesses in organising their receptions with generous, personalised, home-cooked cuisine. Whether it’s a lunchtime or evening cocktail reception, a buffet, a sit-down meal, a barbecue, a fire pit, brunch or a live cooking demonstration: every service is tailor-made to suit the format of the event, the number of guests and your preferences.

From breakfast to dinner, the team can cater for the various stages of your event and offer a comprehensive service combining food, drinks, service staff, equipment and culinary entertainment.

Votre Instant Gourmand prioritises refined and generous cuisine, combined with responsive service and personalised organisation, so that companies can focus on their staff and guests.

Votre Instant Gourmand at a glance

• Event caterer in the Yvelines and Île-de-France
• Home-cooked cuisine
• Fully customisable services
• Lunch and dinner cocktail receptions
• Hot and cold buffets
• Plated meals
• Barbecues, fire pits & themed events
• Breakfasts, coffee breaks & brunches
• Meal trays & lunch bags
• Culinary entertainment
• Themed menus and culinary concepts
• Bars & drinks
• Dining room staff & maître d’s
• Furniture, equipment & crockery

A fully customisable catering service

What sets Votre Instant Gourmand apart is its ability to tailor a service to each individual event, rather than offering a one-size-fits-all package. The team adapts the catering to the number of guests, the venue, the day’s programme and the desired atmosphere.

This flexibility enables us to cater for a wide range of corporate events:

• Seminars
• Corporate cocktail receptions
• Business meals
• Inaugurations
• Product launches
• Team-building day
• Team-building
• Trade fair
• End-of-year event

The menus are also designed with the seasons in mind and can be tailored to the preferences, tastes and theme of each event.

Lunch and dinner cocktail receptions

Whether for an after-work get-together, an opening ceremony, a corporate evening or a product launch, Votre Instant Gourmand offers a wide selection of hot and cold cocktail bites.

Tartlets, blinis, verrines, skewers, navettes, wraps, canapés, mini burgers, cassolettes and even WoodBoxes allow you to create a varied cocktail spread tailored to the format of the event.

The options combine meat, fish, seafood and vegetarian alternatives, with recipes featuring, for example, gravlax salmon, beef tataki, king prawns, marinated vegetables or foie gras.

Buffets & plated meals

For events requiring a proper meal service, several formats are available: hot or cold buffets, plated meals or themed menus.

Buffets can be provided as a simple delivery service or as part of a more comprehensive package including plating, equipment, crockery and service staff. For sit-down meals, Votre Instant Gourmand creates seasonal and bespoke menus, from starter to dessert.

A variety of culinary styles

Votre Instant Gourmand draws on a range of culinary traditions to tailor the service to the event’s identity. French influences are complemented by Asian and Italian flavours: maki, tataki, gyoza, risotto, focaccia and vegetarian options.

Platters of French, Italian or Iberian charcuterie, French AOP or IGP cheeses, as well as various sharing platters and bowls, can also complement the reception.

Culinary entertainment to create the experience

Catering can also become one of the highlights of your event.

Votre Instant Gourmand offers a range of activities performed in front of your guests:

• Maki-making workshop
• Smoked salmon carving
• Iberian ham carving
• Oyster bar
• Pan-fried foie gras
• Pan-fried scallops
• Flambéed prawns
• Rib of beef
• Penne in a wheel of Parmesan
• Galettes & crêpes
• Chocolate fountain

Some dishes are prepared right in front of the guests, such as quick-made maki rolls, meat carving or grilling on the plancha. This is a particularly engaging format for creating a highlight at a cocktail party, a corporate event, an opening ceremony or a client event.

Themed events to surprise your teams

Votre Instant Gourmand can also design the catering around a specific theme, a country or a key date in the calendar.

Chinese New Year, Candlemas, cuisine from a specific country or continent: menus and buffets can be designed around a theme to create a more immersive experience.

Convivial formats such as raclette, paella, couscous, an XXL barbecue or a brazier also help to give a real identity to a team lunch or evening event. VIG 2026 Catalogue

Breakfast, coffee breaks & brunch

Votre Instant Gourmand can support businesses from the moment participants arrive, offering a range of breakfast and gourmet break options.

Hot drinks, juices, pastries, fresh fruit, homemade cakes and bakes, as well as bread and accompaniments, allow us to create a package tailored to the programme.

For brunches, the service can be provided with or without staff. When staff are provided, the package can include furniture, crockery and glassware, as well as live cooking demonstrations by the chef, such as pancakes or scrambled eggs prepared on the spot.

A solution ideal for seminars, morning meetings, study days, training sessions or the morning after a corporate event.

Bars & drinks

The catering package can be complemented by a range of drinks options:

• Water & soft drinks
• Homemade lemonades and iced teas
• Flavoured waters
• Mocktail bar
• Detox bar
• Champagne bar
• Wine bar
• Beers
• Cocktail bar

Cocktails can be served à la carte or tailor-made, whilst the detox bar offers drinks made to order using fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs and juices.

Catering & meal solutions for your teams

Votre Instant Gourmand also caters for the catering needs associated with production and professional events.

A range of solutions can be arranged:

• Crew meals
• Lunch bags
• Meal trays
• Cold or hot buffets
• WoodBox and shareable portions
• Coffee machines
• Drinks
• Fresh fruit
• Homemade pastries

A range of services particularly suited to film shoots, audiovisual productions, corporate events, technical teams or seminars spread over several sessions.

A team dedicated to your event

Votre Instant Gourmand is led by Arnaud Uhres, head chef, alongside Sabrina Alili, also a head chef. The team is supported by industry professionals depending on the scale and requirements of each event.

Beyond the kitchen, the catering service can handle the set-up and service, with chefs, maître d’s and waiters. For hot buffets in particular, the team can take care of reheating, plating up and then serving the guests.

Homely, generous and meticulously prepared cuisine

Cuisine lies at the heart of Votre Instant Gourmand’s identity.

The company emphasises three principles: the quality of the produce, the generous portions and the flavour of the recipes. Support, advice and personalisation then enable this cuisine to be tailored to each project and each venue.

From canapés to desserts, including main courses, culinary demonstrations and pastries, the diversity of the menu allows us to create a cohesive experience throughout the entire event.

Service area

Based in Villiers-Saint-Frédéric in the Yvelines, Votre Instant Gourmand operates at all types of venues across the Île-de-France region.

The team can also travel to neighbouring departments:

Eure-et-Loir (28) · Eure (27) · Seine-Maritime (76) · Oise (60)

Your event, from the first break to the final cocktail

Cocktail receptions, seminar lunches, culinary demonstrations, brunch, sit-down dinners or catering: Votre Instant Gourmand can support every stage of your event with a bespoke service, from the food on the plate to the service itself.

Fancy creating a gourmet experience that truly reflects your event? Contact Whereez to build your bespoke package with Votre Instant Gourmand.