Meet Kladder Catering
a small family-run private catering business in Nashville, Tennessee
“We pride ourselves on being able to execute a wide variety of parties as casual or upscale as our customers want.”
Kladder Catering was started in January 2021 by Jake and Larissa Kladder. They both grew up in west Michigan and met in high school. They moved to Nashville in 2012 and got married in 2013. Jake is a chef and Larissa is a CPA, so they make a great team running this small business together.
Jake started cooking during high school and something just kind of clicked. He loved working in a kitchen and transforming ingredients into something that people could enjoy. After moving to Nashville, he managed the kitchen for a sushi restaurant before becoming the kitchen manager for a caterer in Franklin.
This introduced him to the world of catering and he loved that it was a much more intimate experience being able to work and connect directly with guests. After almost 6 years of working for that catering company, he started to dream about creating his own company. Like so many others, 2020 created unexpected challenges and opportunities for him. The company he was working for closed its doors at the end of 2020, which gave Jake the push he needed to take the leap and create Kladder Catering.
Being a small operation, Jake & Larissa are able to provide a personalized experience for each client. Clients who reach out will interact directly with the 2 of them to create a menu and bring their vision for their event to life. Kladder Catering focuses on private, in-home events and take care of the food & clean-up so their clients can enjoy time with their loved ones and guests.
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