Rockford elegant catering was started by Chef OC in 2007 after long suggestions from several people including his mother and grandmother to go into the food service industry professionally rather than catering to friends and family.

After working several jobs and several years in the food industry from a line cook to sous chef, I finally decided that my mother and grandmother was right, I love to cook, people seem to enjoy my food, so I followed the steps and opened the catering service.

It's been a passion of mine to cook, all my life, it started very young, helping my grandmother making holiday breads.  When her and my mother started telling me to do it professionally, I wanted to do something else, so I did for a while.

In 1991, my grandmother passed away.  As devastating as that was for me emotionally, I still followed my computer career.  Only in 2007 when the computer industry started getting rid of the experienced workers and I found myself looking for a new career did I hear my grandmother's voice damn near screaming at me to go into catering.  Needless to say, how can I refuse now, she's always been near and dear to my heart, as well as my mother, so now after nearly 35 years of ignoring their suggestions, I'm going to follow their suggestions!  Hope you all enjoy our family recipes as much as we, and our friends over the years do!