CATERING AND CUISINE
FRIENDS WHO KNOW Each issue of ENGAGED! River Valley will feature four local culinary pros sharing their favorite dishes and most popular catering options. Owned by Roy and Diane Marx, Marx Barbecue & Catering shares, “Nothing is better than the whole roasted pig! Pair that with Au Gratin Potatoes and Green Beans and you have a great meal and an unforgettable presentation. [We] have people that come in to the restaurant and tell [us] that they had a pig at their wedding reception 15 years ago, and their guests will still talk about it! [We] always say, ‘No one ever takes pictures of fried chicken,’ but there will be pictures of your pig on the internet before you sit down to eat.” Their most popular wedding dish is the Fried Chicken / Sliced Pork & Pulled Chicken in their sweet & Sassy BBQ Sauce, and their most unique wedding dish: Whole Roasted Pig complete with apple in its mouth. They can also prepare assorted wraps, salads, ham and turkey trays, and cheese platters for the pre-wedding festivities ranging from the bridal shower to the day of wedding for the bridal party to enjoy. They also do much more than barbecue… and one more thing… Come try a pork grenade. It will change your life! A pork grenade is our homemade pork sausage with ground smoked pork rolled and wrapped with bacon, smothered in sweet & sassy sauce.
Marx Barbecue & Catering 3119 W Maryland St. Evansville, IN 812-425-1616 www.marxbbq.com facebook.com/marx.barbecue
Owned by Dan and Candy Yancey, R’z Café and Catering is casual in nature and big on flavor and fun. R’z Café is located in the Historic Swinney Printing Building in the heart of Fort Branch, IN, and it is was founded on faith, family, and community. Their most popular wedding reception dish is the smoked pork chops where they start with a smoked, bone in chop that is grilled and then topped with their house bourbon glaze. It pairs well with augratin potatoes, home style green beans, creamy cole slaw, apple waldorf salad, strawberry pretzel salad or marinated tomato salad. Their favorite wedding dish would be the tuscan chicken. It is a lightly pan fried chicken breast topped with their sun dried tomato cream sauce, feta cheese, and kalamata olives. It goes over garlic smashed potatoes. Great side dishes for this would be a pan roasted asparagus, or panzanella salad, or Italian cauliflower. They also love to recommend theme receptions where the food matches the décor. They have done a fairy tale wedding in the woods with a french cafe twist - garlic and herb roasted chicken, rosemary roasted red potatoes, asparagus, nicoise salad, caprese salad, and fresh fruit and brie. And Southern theme events: collard greens, pimento cheese, mac and cheese, fried pork chops, shrimp and grits, and grit fritters.
R’z Café and Catering Company 104 North Main Fort Branch, IN 812-615-0039 www.rzcafeandcatering.com facebook.com/RzCafeAndCateringCompany ENGAGED! RIVER VALLEY
