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Safety First

How we're taking action

Now more than ever we're taking real steps to take care of our people and our guests - it's the thing to do.

Updates

  • Every employee, whether it be a server, bartender, delivery driver, event chef, or sales lead, we at Purple Onion Catering Co. follow strict mask and glove usage precautions. We aim to keep not only our staff protected, but our clients safe as well. Learn more and contact us to plan your safe event.


Care for our guests

  • Health and Safety Check

    Health Department Scores

    Top health department scores.

  • Sanitizing High Contact/Traffic Areas - Office

    Sanitizing High Contact/Traffic Areas - Kitchen

    Kitchen and all equipment sanitized twice daily.

  • Sanitizing High Contact/Traffic Areas - Office

    Sanitizing High Contact/Traffic Areas - Office

    All surfaces, such as door handles, copiers, desks, telephones, etc. sanitized twice daily.

  • Handwashing

    Handwashing

    Staff washes hands frequently, at minimum every 30 minutes.

  • Safety and Sanitation Manager

    Safety and Sanitation Manager

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  • Hand Sanitizer

    Hand Sanitizer

    Hand sanitizer available for guests and staff.

  • Safe Service

    Safe Service

    Staff serves all food to guests.

  • Single Serve

    Single Serve

    Service items that traditionally communal will be individually packaged.

  • Practice Social Distancing

    Practice Social Distancing

    Work stations (kitchen and office) spaced 6 or more feet apart.

  • Clean Vehicles

    Clean Vehicles

    All delivery equipment and vehicles are cleaned daily.

  • Individually Packaged Meals

    Individually Packaged Meals

    Individually packaged meals come with individually wrapped utensils, disinfectant wipes, condiments, etc.

  • Delivery/Services Team PPE Team PPE

    Culinary Team PPE

    The culinary team wears gloves, masks and hair nets while preparing food.

  • Delivery/Services Team PPE Team PPE

    Delivery/Services Team PPE

    The delivery/service team wears gloves and masks while serving food.

  • Contactless Pickup and Delivery

    Contactless Pickup and Delivery

    Contactless pickup and delivery is available for all orders.

  • Occupancy Guidelines

    Occupancy Guidelines

    Seating capacity at venues based on state/local guidelines.

  • Seating Arrangements

    Seating Arrangements

    Dining tables at venues placed 6+ feet apart, with 10 or fewer guests per table.

  • Food Made to Order

    Food Made to Order

    Our food is freshly made to order.

  • Safety Reminders

    Safety Reminders

    Signage throughout the building reminding everyone of how to be safe.

Care for our team

  • Hand Sanitizer

    Hand sanitizer available at all points of entry/exit throughout our commissary.

  • Daily Temperature Check

    Daily Temperature Check

    Employees must pass a temperature and health check prior to each shift.

  • Health and Safety Check

    Health & Safety Check

    All employees complete an Attestation for Worksite Entry document

  • Building Safety

    Building Safety

    The entire building is locked and all entrants must be checked in.

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We are lighting the way into spring wedding season We are lighting the way into spring wedding season with some of our favorite vendors in the industry!! ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ’œ We had a great time catching up with familiar faces, meeting new reps in the industry, and having a fabulous time making our very own custom candles! Thank you to all those that were able to join us last week! Letโ€™s start this wedding season strong!! For those that were unable to join us this time around, we will be holding more events like this in the future, we will see you soon!!
Our ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต Our ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต is in full bloom as we welcome in SPRING! ๐ŸŒธ As pretty as a flower, this vegetarian entree is definitely one that blossoms this season!

๐‘น๐’๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’†๐’• ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’“๐’•
Golden Beet Puree | Sauteed Beet Tops | Whipped Goat Cheese | Lemon Ash | Roasted Radish 

#vegetarian #platedentree #vegetarianfood #vacaterer #vacatering #events #dcevents #dccatering #beets #spring #plated #weddings #weddingfood #reception #weddingreception #cateredevents #eventprofs
Itโ€™s been a busy week here at Purple Onion, with Itโ€™s been a busy week here at Purple Onion, with not one, but THREE birthdays this weekโ€” 3 days in a row!!! ๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ‰ Please join us in wishing Cassie, Walter, and Jean Claude a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY (week)!!! ๐Ÿ’œ

Cassie is one of our lovely Senior Event Designers who has become a valuable asset to the sales team! As our DC extraordinaire, Cassie has got it down! ๐ŸŽˆ

Walter is a member of our incredible Operations team! Heโ€™s been with Purple Onion for more than half of Purple Onionโ€™s history! Thereโ€™s never a day he doesnโ€™t have an uplifting smile on his face, heโ€™s always putting our team in a good mood! ๐Ÿ˜„

Jean Claude comes to us from France and has graced us as our Tasting Chef with the Kitchen Team! He brings such a bright energy with his humor and spirit! ๐Ÿง

Love our team!! ๐Ÿ’œ

โœจ All year long, we will be spotlighting our team members as we introduce some new and become reacquainted with familiar faces! Stay tuned for more!
A touch of green and a golden sunset is all we nee A touch of green and a golden sunset is all we need on this St. Patrickโ€™s evening!! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ€ Reminiscing over this gorgeous view at PCORIโ€™s rooftop event last week! Stunning!

Venue: PCORI
Catering: @purpleonioncateringco @cassdelisle 
Rentals: @selecteventgroup 

#catering #dccatering #dcevents #caterer #rooftop #events #eventprofs #pcori #dc #destinationdc #dccool #dccatering #dccaterer
Our Spring Menu Rollout is upon us and Chef Nathan Our Spring Menu Rollout is upon us and Chef Nathan has surely delivered!! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ We have 18 brand new plated entrees coming to you and we are SO excited to share! Keep a lookout for more soon!!! ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿณ @breedloven 

#menurollout #springmenu #menu #newdishes #entrees #newmenu #platedentrees #platedevents #caterer #catering #events #eventprofs #maincourse #plateddinner #dinner #weddingreception #dinnerreception #chef
Daylight Savings is hitting us this Monday, thank Daylight Savings is hitting us this Monday, thank goodness for Coffee!! โ˜•๏ธ Whoโ€™s down for a midday pick-me-up?! ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ

Photo: @plumephoto
Venue: @congressionalclub
Planning: @mtghospitality
Rentals: @selecteventgroup

#corporateevents #corporatebreakfast #corporatebrunch #catering #caterer #eventprofs #vacatering #dccatering #dccaterer #coffee #daylightsavings #coffeetime
Celebrating all of the courageous, bold, and ever Celebrating all of the courageous, bold, and ever inspiring females out there! Keep shining and make your mark โœจ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป The world is ours! #InternationalWomensDay 

Photography: @xiaoqiliphotography
Venue: @riversideotp
Wedding Planner: @honeyandlavenderevents
Catering & Rentals: @purpleonioncateringco @cateringeventdesigner
Brunch Venue: @lansdowneresort
Dessert: @icecreamjubilee
Florist: @modernfoliage
DJ: @linecheckaudio
MUA: @styled_bymh
Photo Booth: @marigoldbusandbooth
Transportation: Road Yachts 

#women #womanowned #womanownedbusiness #womanpower #boutiquecaterer #painttheworld #woman #womanstyle #empowerment
๐ŸŽ‰ Please join us in wishing one of Purple Onion ๐ŸŽ‰ Please join us in wishing one of Purple Onionโ€™s newest team members, Elle, a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY today!!! ๐Ÿ’œ

Elle joined the Purple Onion team early this year as an Event Associate. Coming to us all the way down from South Carolina, she establishes her career in the event industry working alongside our Event Designers in creating the most memorable events! Welcome to the team and happy birthday, Elle! @_ellehansen 

โœจ All year long, we will be spotlighting our team members as we introduce some new and become reacquainted with familiar faces! Stay tuned for more!
Spring May be around the corner, but we are obses Spring May be around the corner,  but we are obsessing over Fall! ๐Ÿ‚ We are still on a high from @selecteventgroup โ€˜s Lorton Grand Opening Event last month, and with the official photos coming in, theyโ€™re just too pretty we had to share! 

Menu: 
- ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜š๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ 
- ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜‹๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ต
- ๐˜ˆ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜—๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ
- ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ 
- ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜–๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ

Catering: @purpleonioncateringco 
Florals: @petalosdc 
Venue and Rentals: @selecteventgroup 
Event Planner: @terrykayeevents 
Lettering: @leahletters_ 
Photo: @vcruzphotography
Our Apricot Galette with Almond Creamโ€ฆis the hor Our Apricot Galette with Almond Creamโ€ฆis the hors d'oeuvre of your dreams ๐Ÿ’ญ๐Ÿ’• Or at least one of them! With a perfectly flaky crust and deliciously whipped filling, thereโ€™s no doubt youโ€™ll be dreaming of this bite all day long! 

Photo & Catering: @purpleonioncateringco 
Venue/Shelving: @selecteventgroup
Thank you @selecteventgroup for allowing Purple On Thank you @selecteventgroup for allowing Purple Onion Catering to be a part of your Lorton Grand Opening Event!! ๐Ÿ’œ โœจ Itโ€™s always a pleasure working with some of the best in the event industry, especially @terrykayeevents ! You are amazing! Special thanks to @petalosdc for your gorgeous floral transformations at our โ€œFall Stationโ€ and to our Purple Onion Team for bringing it all together! 

Venue: @selecteventgroup 
Planner: @terrykayeevents 
Caterers: @purpleonioncateringco @windowscatering @blackgarliconthegram @getplateddc 
Florals: @petalosdc @therosyposy @sarenafloraldesigns @victoriaclausenflorals 
DJ: @djcraigwood 
Photo Booth: @sillyshotzphotobooth 
Calligraphy: @leahletters_ 
Balloons: @creations_bybrenda 
Photographer: @vcruzphotography
Soโ€ฆ Sundays, we sushi! ๐Ÿฃ Just one of these sp Soโ€ฆ Sundays, we sushi! ๐Ÿฃ Just one of these spoonfuls is packed with a sensational medley of flavors! Say what!Our Sesame Seed Crusted Ahi Tuna with a Spicy Napa Slaw and a Wasabi Aioli will surely satisfy! 

Photographers: @HunterandSarah_hโ 
Venue: @Morais_weddingsโ 
Wedding Planning: @Dragonfly_Events_designโ 
Bride's Shoes: @jimmychoo and @christiandiorโ 
Bridesmaids' Dresses: @azazieofficialโ 
Groom & Groomsmen's Attire: @OriginalPenguinโ 
Floral Design: @NovaFloralscompanyโ 
Catering: @PurpleOnionCateringcoโ 
DJ: @DJEddo_โ 
Videography: @ReflectCreativeMediaโ 
Hair & Makeup: @Shine_Tina
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