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Find the best vendors for your event.

Every great event is built on great local partners. Search the restaurants, venues and vendors around you, invite your favorites into a private conversation, and dispatch your event when it all comes together.

01C.É. Approved Vendor

Approved by Cülinary Expréss

Our seal, and the final word.

  • Personally vetted by the Lead Planner
  • Shown first in every search
  • Know a great spot? Recommend it
02Diamond Certified

Certified Local Gem

An honor for approved vendors.

  • Awarded only by the Lead Planner
  • Only for vendors Approved by C.É.
  • Approved vendors can request a gem
03Sunstone Recommended

Gem Recommendation

A suggestion from our search.

  • Found in menus, event pages, reviews and press
  • Always shown with the reason why
  • A suggestion, never a certification
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Certified Local Gems

Gem Guide

What each gem means and who holds it. Only the Lead Planner certifies a gem, and only for C.É. Approved vendors. See the rules

  • SunstoneGood for outdoor events.
    Texas Caters
  • DiamondFlawless for life’s biggest milestones.
    No certified vendors yet
  • EmeraldGarden parties and farm-to-table menus.
    No certified vendors yet
  • SapphireElegant sit-down dinners.
    No certified vendors yet
  • RubyLively parties and celebrations.
    Texas Caters
  • PearlWeddings and receptions.
    No certified vendors yet
  • OnyxBlack-tie galas.
    No certified vendors yet
  • GarnetPrivate dining at the restaurant.
    No certified vendors yet
  • TopazOffice catering and deliveries.
    No certified vendors yet
  • CitrineBrunches and daytime gatherings.
    No certified vendors yet
  • AquamarineWaterfront and seaside events.
    No certified vendors yet
  • AmethystBars, wine and late nights.
    No certified vendors yet
  • OpalDesserts, coffee and sweets.
    No certified vendors yet
  • JadePlant-forward and dietary-friendly menus.
    No certified vendors yet
  • MoonstoneIntimate gatherings at home.
    No certified vendors yet

How search ranks places

  1. Approved firstVendors Approved by Cülinary Expréss that match your search show first, and the ones holding a gem you picked lead the list.
  2. Searching by gemPick as many gems as you like. In the ranked results, places recommended for at least one of your gems come first.
  3. Everything after thatThe rest follow our usual order: the Michelin Guide, then The Infatuation, then Eater, then local newspaper reviews, then the Google rating. Ties go to the bigger social following, then the newer business.
  4. What we leave outYelp isn’t used. Chains with more than 25 locations are left out, and a place needs at least 25 Google reviews unless you search it by name. Every critic mention links to its source.