Planning an event is about more than putting food on a table. Great catering should make the experience easier for the host while giving guests something worth remembering.
Contemporary Fresh Catering and Events, led by Chef Melissa Kessel, provides customized catering and private chef services for events in North Phoenix and throughout the surrounding service area.
Chef Melissa Kessel brings more than 18 years of professional culinary experience to Contemporary Fresh Catering. A Le Cordon Bleu graduate and President’s List recipient, Melissa has experience in private chef services, fine dining, and high-volume culinary operations.
Her approach combines professional culinary expertise with careful planning, personalized menus, and attentive service tailored to each event.
Contemporary Fresh Catering focuses on farm-to-table ingredients, sourcing local and seasonal products whenever possible.
Menus can be customized to accommodate:
This gives hosts flexibility to create a menu that works for their event while accommodating different dietary needs.
Clients have praised Melissa for being organized, responsive, and attentive to detail, while highlighting fresh seasonal food, elevated presentation, and seamless service across multiple events.
One client described Melissa as the most organized and responsive caterer they had worked with and praised the consistency of her food, presentation, and service across multiple events.
Contemporary Fresh Catering is a featured business partner of Living North Phoenix, connecting Chef Melissa with residents, families, and businesses throughout the North Phoenix community.
Her focus on hospitality, personalized service, and bringing people together through food reflects the kind of local business Living North Phoenix is proud to feature.
Chef Melissa is based in Scottsdale and serves North Phoenix, Phoenix, and surrounding communities, including Glendale, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek, Gilbert, Mesa, Queen Creek, Sedona, Anthem, Surprise, Ahwatukee, Peoria, Avondale, and Litchfield Park.
Whether you’re planning an anniversary dinner, small gathering, milestone celebration, dinner party, rehearsal dinner, reception, bachelor or bachelorette event, or private event, Contemporary Fresh Catering provides personalized culinary experiences built around the occasion.