Smog Shoppe – LA’s Greenest Urban Oasis – Los Angeles Catering Needs

Smog Shoppe is a 6,500 square foot, solar powered urban oasis located in Culver City with a plethora of plants, gardens, vintage furnishings and eco-friendly features, which pair great with our Los Angeles catering company. Using less energy than a two bedroom home and with over 90% of Green salvaged and locally produced materials, Smog Shoppe supports green events and will introduce clients to green caterers, planners, stylists and other resources. Similar to Marvimon, this space can be used for anything from a production studio to a community center. Built out of an old automotive center in a central location, Smog Shoppe can be accessed by bike or public transport. If you are looking for one of the most sustailably designed green venues in the United States for any sort of eco-friendly green event, consider Smog Shoppe for your event. And if you are looking for one of the most organic, local http://www.smogshoppe.com/.

Eco Caters has been doing organic catering events at the Smog Shoppe for a while now and we are a perfect match.  Eco-friendly, high end, modern yet rustic could describe both Eco Caters and the Smog Shoppe.  What the attracts the Smog Shoppe customers to Eco Caters is our philosophy and our great tasting well thought out menus.  So if your event is being held at the Smog Shoppe, the greenest venue for Los Angeles catering, then consider Eco Caters, the greenest caterer, for all organic catering sourced from local farms.

Eco Caters partnered up with Nikolette Orlandou at Imecofriendly.com for their “Holiday Kickoff” event at the Yahoo Center in November. Imecofriendly.com sells 100% Organic Cotton Designer Tote Bags that are really nice and actually seem to last a very long time. You can check them out at http://imecofriendly.com. The turn out was great and the vendors where fantastic. The Amazon Herb Company had the most amazing tea and chocolate and we were educated on their product and service. We will definitely be using their wild teas and tisanes.

Chef Nick Brune with Product Designer Rusty Allen of RAD
Using only local organic product we served all stationary hors d oeuvres including organic turkey sliders, seared line-caught ahi on sesame rolls with radish sprout, bleu cheese bison sliders with caramalized shallot, and a mezze platter with organic hummus, baba ganouj, fresh pita and Santa Barbara Olives.  The event was a huge success and we were able to promote our organic cuisine to everyone at the event.  We hope to be involved in future events with I’m Eco Friendly!

This is a new online magazine that was launched just last week. Its focus is promoting an eco-friendy lifestyle to the on-the-go, city dwelling, stylish lady. Eco Caters has joined the Coco Eco team as the food editor and go-to authority for organic eco friendly parties and events for thier magazine. Check out our recipes in the December issue.

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Chef Nick Brune will be posting 2 organic vegetarian recipes in every issue of Coco Eco and will also be answering any questions about how to “green” your next private event.

One of Eco Caters best hors d’ouevres is our Seafood Sausage. This sausage can be made a hundred different ways, as long as the fish and shellfish you are using are eco-friendly. Check mbayaq.org and click on the Seafood Watch to make sure you are using fish that are good for you and for the ocean.

This version uses wild, house cured coho salmon, shrimp, and farmed bay scallops. We finish the dish with lemon aioli, and organic spicy radish sprout.

Deborah Lindquist opened her eco-friendly clothing store in the trendy NoHo Art District and Eco Caters helped sponsor the event serving organic cuisine including stationary and tray passed hors de oeuvres. Cucumber Cups with Mango, Jicama, Chili, and Lime, Roasted Tomato Crostini with Bagna Cauda (which is made with anchovie, chunked lemon, shallot, garlic, olive oil, parsley and spices), Roasted Garlic Hummus, Baba Ganouj and Fermented Radish with Cauliflower comprised the entirely organic menu. As the trend setter of eco-couture, Lindquist creates fashionable apparel out of a mix of “reincarnated” and Earth-friendly fabrics that not only makes it easy to be green but also great to be seen. Brides to be can check out her site at http://www.deborahlindquist.com/ if you are in the market for an eco-friendly wedding dress.

We had a great time with the green minded yet fashionable crowd and the other sponsors. We even took some pics with one of the models and our tray passed hors de oeuvres. The event went off very well and Eco Caters got some great publicity. We look forward to working with Deborah Lindquist on future events!