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Fine Silver, Lasagna Buffet, Tupperware Panna Cotta

Recent Work

Lamb, Organic Fingerling, Mustard Sauce

Lamb, Organic Fingerling, Mustard Sauce

Roasted Zucchini, Tomato, Queso Fresco

Texas Goat Cheeseball, Texas Tangerine Spiced Marmalade

Crudite “Landscape”, Homemade Ranch

Black Eyed Pea Hummus, Roasted Phoenicia Pita Chips

Memorial Lunch

 

HOLIDAY CATERING

With the holidays now officially upon us, Christmas parties being celebrated now nearly everyday and the schedule closing in to get all that shopping done, don’t hesitate to call. Whether it’s a small company function, a cocktail party with friends or just an excuse to get each other gifts, don’t hesitate to call us for a food experience that will make your event that much more memorable.

Happy Holidays!
-Gastrogiant

A rousing success!

“[T]he best all-around Thanksgiving meal I ever had…”

“Everything was a big hit. Thank you!! We especially loved the gravy, which I think is the hardest thing to nail. It really did taste home made.”

“Thanks so much for making our Thanksgiving a great one with a LOT less stress!”

Satisfied customers, satisfied bellies, and a lot of food later, our first annual crack at delivering Thanksgiving meals was a rousing success.

Over the course of the days leading up to what is easily our favorite holiday of the year, we cooked:
5 pumpkin pies
1 goat cheesecake
1 pumpkin cheesecake
1 sweet potato pie
2 apple pies (1 latticework that was just TO DIE FOR!!!!!!)
8 pans of cornbread
Homemade marshmallows
Gallons of vegetable stock
Loads of homemade gravy
6 turkeys

…and so much more!

With the holidays now officially upon us, Christmas parties being celebrated now nearly everyday and the schedule closing in to get all that shopping done, don’t hesitate to call. Whether it’s a small company function, a cocktail party with friends or just an excuse to get each other gifts, don’t hesitate to call us for a food experience that will make your event that much more memorable.

Happy Holidays!
-Gastrogiant

Thanksgiving in a Box

Residents of Austin!

Tired of worrying about finding the time to cook Thanksgiving dinner this year?
Stop worrying and call the masterminds behind local culinary service providers, GASTROGIANT and Forage, who give you:

THANKSGIVING IN A BOX (see menu and details below)

What is THANKSGIVING IN A BOX?
T.I.A.B. is the chance for you to have the perfect holiday meal without the fuss and the three days worth of cooking.
A proper thanksgiving meal, lovingly prepared, packaged and delivered straight to your door–all you have to do is heat and serve!
From 4 people to 40, let us take care of everything from the rolls to the pie, and everything in between. Just add the tablecloth.

Each meal comes prepared with heating instructions, serving ideas, and delivery included.

Call for rates!

GASTROGIANT & FORAGE

present

 

THANKSGIVING IN A BOX

OUR FOOD, YOUR TABLE

 

 

THE MENU

VEGETABLES (CHOOSE 3)

Sweet Potatoes and Roasted Marshmallows

Green Bean Casserole

Mashed Potatoes

Roasted Vegetable Salad

Polenta-filled Pumpkin

Homemade Stuffing (w/ sausage or vegetables)

Brussels Sprouts and Bacon

 

FRESH CRANBERRY SAUCE

HOMEMADE GRAVY

CORNBREAD AND HOMEMADE BUTTER

CORNBREAD & SAUSAGE or VEGETARIAN STUFFING

BRINED TURKEY

and

PIE (CHOOSE FROM)

Sweet Potato and Pecan

Pumpkin

Apple

 

 

For rates, more information or to reserve your meal,

contact us soon!

 

Patrick Hieger / GASTROGIANT, Chef / Owner

gastrogiant@gmail.com or 636-627-9878

Patrick Sullivan / FORAGE, Chef / Owner

forage.austin@gmail.com or 512-552-5042

*all ingredients sourced locally whenever possible*

It’s Time for Dinner

Ladies and Gentlemen, foodies and farmers alike, fall is here and it’s time to eat.

With the autumn’s abundance slowly settling in, why not have a dinner party? Why not learn how to cook what this wonderful season has to offer? Why not simply make up some reason to eat, as if a reason need even be mentioned?

The summer is behind us and everyone’s here. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so stretchin’ that stomach needs to start soon. We’re gettin’ calls almost everyday and we’d hate to leave you out, so call us for your next event.

Whether it’s a Saturday evening party with friends, a bridal shower or even the wedding, we’ll be there. The market will be there. And the satisfaction of having a unique, creative and utterly fresh meal prepared specifically for your occasion–will be there.

We are GASTROGIANT, and we’d like to cook for you. Give us a call.

Surrealist Party

What do you get when overworked, highly-educated art history students get together for a surrealist party?
Well, drunk, naturally.

Not simply another caterer, we here at GASTROGIANT love puttin’ our food in everyone’s mouth, especially when they’re really hungry. Lucky for us, Patrick is married to a grad student and they didn’t want the same old routine, finger sandwiches and pimento cheese. The result was whimsical and fun — Sloppy Joes on Cheddar Gougeres, Caramel Dipped Sweet Potatoes, Homemade Whole Wheat Vegetarian Enchiladas and even a whole roasted Texas Pumpkin filled with Lamb’s Polenta and Smoked Bacon. Needless to say, there was virtually nothing left.

(pardon the crudity of the pics)
And with another rousing success under our belts (which naturally fit a little bit tighter these days), we move on to whatever else awaits. More food, more fun, more full bellies.

Give us a call!

…aaand, we’re back.

There was a minute there where gastrogiant and all projects took a minute to breathe, but we’re back, moving full speed ahead.

Since last we spoke, we’ve:
Made some seriously delicious handmade tacos for a cocktail party.
Baked, dropped, broken, and baked another local peach and fig cobbler for the same party.
Made some really good cocktails.
Cooked for Patrick’s wedding, much to the chagrin of his father given that there were copious amounts of leftovers.
And, just last night, cooked yet another in the series of Pitchfork Supper Club dinners.

Last night, August 28th, we headed back to Round Top for the second installment of Pitchfork Supper Club, this time to cook a seasonally inspired “Italian” feast, replete with handmade whole wheat pasta (flour from Richardson Farms), roasted Richardson farms pork loin and the most delicious preparation EVER of Lamb’s Texas stone-ground polenta. The meal was a rousing success, no one left hungry (or sober) and things are already in the works for the fall. We’d love to get the ball rollin here in Austin, too, or anywhere in Texas, really, that needs a great meal and a night of pure fun.

As for the gastrogiant proper, it’s fall, school’s back in session and we’re ready to get cookin. Early winter veggies are hittin the market, apples are startin to pop up and the weather’s eventually gonna start to cool down. Don’t hesitate to call, to plan an event, or just get tips on recipes, cooking classes or any other culinary quandaries you might have.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

CHILEAN FEAST / SUMMER CELEBRATION

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Friends, neighbors, dudes on the street–come join us in the union of Pitchfork Supper Club and GASTROGIANT as we celebrate the fruits of summer with a unique, one-time-only, Chilean feast! We’re very proud to bring you the finest the market has to offer this summer, from corn, tomatoes, grassfed beef and more, all in a way you may never experience again.

Tickets for 5 courses (and more!) are only $65.00 per person and can be purchased at www.pitchforksupperclub.blogspot.com!

The event will be held at Pots and Plants, otherwise known as the Flamingo Farm, at Bee Caves Road and 360. We will be celebrating the opening of their new event space and we couldn’t be happier!

Reserve today!