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When a caterer says they can handle your event, ask for proof. These four case studies show exactly how Handheld Catering and Events operates under real conditions — parking-lot field kitchens for C-level executives, 20-minute family-style service windows for 230 nonprofit guests, pop-up fryers for a corporate tailgate, and brand-matched hors d'oeuvres for a decade-long client's grand opening.
Since 2012, Owner & Executive Chef Dan Figone and the Handheld team have built a reputation for precision, credentialed hospitality, and culinary problem-solving across the Bay Area. Each case study below includes the real venue, the real challenge, and the real team that made it happen.
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A pop-up field kitchen in an urban parking lot, Mille-Feuille Potato with Caviar, and zero margin for error — how Handheld served C-level executives across a multi-day conference in downtown San Jose with no existing kitchen infrastructure.
Read the full case study →A 20-minute family-style delivery window for 230 guests at San Jose's History Park. See how Handheld and History San Jose coordinated timing, temperature, and nonprofit-budget hospitality for the Valley of Heart's Delight annual fundraiser.
Read the full case study →On-site fryers, concession-tray service, referee-uniform servers, and Tater Tot Nachos — how event planner An B. transformed a Silicon Valley campus into a 200-employee March Madness tailgate experience.
Read the full case study →A decade-long client entrusted Handheld with their brand relaunch and headquarters grand opening in Santa Clara. Anna P. and Lisa B. translated a visual identity — cloud white, sage, clay pink, burnt orange — into a precision catering experience.
Read the full case study →Wedding & Gala Catering · San Jose
A 230-guest nonprofit gala with family-style service, a 20-minute delivery window, and a field kitchen built from scratch — inside a San Jose historic park.
See Wedding & Gala Catering"Every event has a moment where it either works or it doesn't. Our job is to make sure that moment never becomes a question."— Dan Figone, Owner & Executive Chef
Credentialed. Reviewed. Proven across 14 years of Bay Area events.
Handheld Catering and Events
Santa Clara: 1725 De La Cruz Blvd Suite 1, Santa Clara, CA 95050 · (408) 692-4782
San Jose: 99 S. Almaden Blvd. #659, San Jose, CA 95113 · (408) 465-0466
Handheld Catering and Events is a local Bay Area Catering company that uses fresh locally grown produce and meat whenever possible for all their events. Servicing the Bay Area; Handheld Catering and Events can cater your next event in style.
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