SCRUMPTIOUS OCCASIONS CATERING


About Us

 
 
Our story & philosophy

Scrumptious Occasions Catering is a collaboration of two Bay Area Chefs, Munther Massarweh and Debbie Coenen. This business duo who are also the owners and Managing Partners for the hugely successful WildFox Restaurant in Novato, California, have been sought after for years from their clients to cater for their private events, weddings, etc. So together they decide to start Scrumptious Occasions Catering.

Our goal is to take all of the stress and worry out of your event planning. Not only will we cater your event, we will also help you plan every detail from the right florist, photographer, harpist, band, limos, wedding cakes, you name it and we will take care of it, leaving you to actually enjoy your event. We can even give you ideas that you may never even thought of. How about surprising the men at your event with a cigar roller, or how about having a caricature artist drawing pictures of your friends and family? Whatever you want we can take care of it for you.

 
Bio's
 

Executive Chef
Munther Massarweh

Munther Massarweh came from Chicago’s famous “Pump Room”, where he served as the executive chef for five years. Before moving to the mid-west Munther ran several restaurants in the bay area such as “McCormick & Koleto’s”, “Perry’s Restaurant”, “The Fillmore Bar & Grill”, and “Club Eleven”.

His experience with “Lettuce Entertain You Corporation” in Chicago (the same organization that launched the careers of San Francisco’s successful Real Restaurants Corporation) is what makes him one of the best chefs and restaurant operators.

Munther opened his first restaurant in Hawaii and after several years decided to come back to the bay area were he opened “Tin Pan Asian Bistro” in San Francisco and “The Bistro at Glenn Ellen”. The restaurants were an immediate success.

Munther is currently the general operating partner at “Wildfox Restaurant” in Novato Ca. He developed the successful steak house concept in 1998 and proceeded to build “Wildfox” in 1999. “Wildfox” opened its doors on November 1, 2000.

 

Executive Pastry Chef
Debbie Coenen

Debbie Coenen was formerly the Corporate Pastry Chef for the Chicago based, renowned restaurant group, "Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises". Debbie supervised all of the pastry kitchens for Lettuce Entertain You's forty-two restaurants.

Debbie's other credits include the opening of the highly acclaimed Tin Pan Asian Bistro in San Francisco and The Bistro At Glen Ellen in Sonoma County. Debbie is also a talented wedding cake artist and has made many beautiful wedding cakes over the years. 

Several articles have been written about her including a two-page spread in the Chicago Tribune about her desserts at Chicago's Famous Pump Room, where she was the Executive Pastry Chef.

In 2000 together with long time business partner Munther Massarweh, she developed and opened the hugely successful WildFox Restaurant in Novato.

To email Debbie www.scrumptiouscakes4u@yahoo.com