A Joyful Wedding on Muley Meadows Farm

A dramatic grey sky over a beautiful family farm set the stage for this truly joyful wedding at Muley Meadows Farm in Ramara Township. With loved ones gathered, including Lucy the dog and Betty the donkey, Jasmine and Braydon exchanged vows in a see-through tent overlooking their cattle farm. As fourth generation owners of Muley […]

August Wedding at Evergreen Acres Farm

Our team was glad to be back at another of our favourite venues – Evergreen Acres Farm. Owners Martha and Chris have an impressive commitment to service and events seem to always run smoothly at Evergreen Acres. On this August Saturday, their team turned on a dime to move Sophia and Nathaniel’s wedding inside the […]

A Summer Wedding at Quayle’s Brewery

We just LOVE a summer wedding at Quayle’s Brewery!  Earlier this month, we had the distinct pleasure of catering Kirstin and Mackenzie’s wedding at Quayle’s. The day delivered sunshine, blue skies, and puffy white clouds that glided over over freshly cut grass, hop yards, and gardens full of flowers and vegetables. We watched from a […]

Cottage-Fest on the Muskoka River

For the past 24 years, this extended family has generously packaged their love of music, BBQ, family and friends into an epic event we call “Cottage-Fest”. Held each year over the August long weekend, Cottage-Fest always attracts a huge crowd to this expansive Muskoka River property. While the BBQ portion of past parties has featured […]

A Perfect Backyard Wedding

Anna & Jeff with the roast pig at their perfect backyard wedding

‘Perfect’ is not a word we use very often. It only applies when all the elements of an event are as good as they can possibly be. The weather is enjoyable, the setting is inviting and comfortable, the guests are happy, the bride and groom are relaxed, the food is fresh, hot and plentiful, the […]

Canada Day in Beaverton

T shirt reads celebrate Canada Day in Beaverton

Where else would you find such a great Canada Day celebration? Of course it was at Doris and Tom’s place in Beaver-ton. A beautiful sunny day, an expansive yard with lots of shade, over 70 friends and family, experienced and capable hosts, and a delicious Shaws Catering custom BBQ buffet all combined to create a […]

Party At Glen Oro Farm

We were delighted to return to Glen Oro Farm to cater this mid-day party at the cabin.

An Extraordinary Maple Season

The 2024 wall capturing bottles from all the sap boils.

The 2024 Maple Season is already extraordinary with an extra early and robust start. Could this be our future due to climate change?

Another Early Start!

Shaws sugar shack at night as Tom boils the first run of 2024

In 2023, our first run of sap came on February 16th. At the time Tom said it was due to “to a lack of snow on the ground combined with higher than average daytime temperatures and cold nights”. Sound familiar?  Fast forward a year and our first run arrived even earlier. Tom had so much […]