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there's a chef on the other end
Cooked to order
by a real chef.
May Catering is full-service event catering across Los Angeles and Southern California. Weddings, offices, productions, and everything in between: feasts built around your event, plated by the chef who cooked them.
Real food. Real events.
Scroll through the spreads, the plating, and the moments — every plate here left Chef Scott's hands.
Scroll the spread
Plated to Order
Restaurant-quality, at your venue.
Abundant Spreads
Generous, beautiful, never sparse.
The Chef at Work
Scott, hands-on, every event.
Cooked Fresh
Seasonal, local, made to order.
Sweet Finishes
Custom desserts to close the night.
The Whole Table
Styled, served, unforgettable.
at the pass
the man on the other end
A chef behind every event — not a logo on a van.
Scott May has spent 25+ years in the kitchen — a restaurant owner-operator with deep hotel-catering roots. He doesn't email a menu and vanish. He cooks to order, with real ingredients, for the people at your table.
The big, faceless catering companies can't give you a chef you actually meet, taste, and trust. I can.
Chef Scott May
What are we cooking for?
Tell us the occasion — we'll point you to the right menu, the right service, and the right next step.
A feast worth remembering
Plated, family style, or buffet — customized to the two of you.
Explore Weddings
Lunches they'll remember
Meetings, holiday parties, and reliable office lunches — on time, every time.
Explore Corporate
Your table, fully handled
Birthdays, showers, anniversaries, and in-home chef dinners.
Explore Private
Keep the crew fed & happy
Set catering and craft services built for long production days.
Explore Film & TV
Get an instant estimate.
Tell us the shape of your event and we'll show you the ballpark tier — then Chef Scott gives you the exact quote.
At 50+ guests this can ease to $40/guest.
Get your exact quoteA ballpark range, never a quote — built from starting rates, with service & staffing billed separately. Every May Catering event is fully custom, so Chef Scott confirms the real number.
Menus you can actually read — and bend.
Browsable, on-page menus with clear dietary tags — never a buried PDF. Family style, prix fixe, and buffet, across breakfast, lunch, dinner, vegan, and gluten-free. And everything is customizable.
Rated 5 stars.
Real reviews from real May Catering clients — every one a five-star.
“Scott's attention to every detail showed — my guests raved about the food! I wholeheartedly recommend May Catering for their outstanding service, great food, creativity, and ability to make any event unforgettable.”
Judith B. Simi Valley, CA
“The best caterer I've ever had is May Catering. Scott May is the best — the food was perfection. My guests loved it and it made my husband's 70th birthday party a great hit.”
R.M. O. Pasadena, CA
“I've experienced Scott's handiwork from a light morning breakfast with pastries to a full wedding reception — consistently delicious, innovative, and very easy to work with. His vegetarian options are his best kept secret. Highly recommend.”
Ed T. Los Angeles, CA
Follow along on Instagram
A live feed embeds here at deploy (Smash Balloon) so visitors see the food is current and the kitchen is busy.
Taste it before you book it.
Reserve your tasting with Chef Scott — taste the actual food, meet the chef, and book with zero guesswork.