Rob Handel Catering

Chef, forager, teacher

I’ve had a passion since childhood to create. Farm-to-table long before it was a buzzword. Creating everything from soaps and textiles to meals designed around locally sourced and foraged foods.

I am currently the executive chef at The Bees Knees Cafe, a farm to table cafe located on Heather Ridge Farm, an Animal Welfare Approved farm that raises grass fed and pastured meats, poultry, eggs, and honey. We're available to cater private events and curated dinner parties using locally-resourced, seasonal foods. Special consideration is taken for gluten free and paleo diets, vegetarian meals may be prepared by request. 

In addition to weekly brunch and lunch offerings, we organize a monthly "Supper Club" at the farm. This is a five or six course tasting dinner crafted with our own meats and complemented by locally grown and foraged produce, herbs, and flavors. I also teach monthly cooking classes that aim to provide a technique based approach to cooking that is accessible to cooks of all skill levels. For more information about the tasting dinners and cooking classes, please visit the Heather Ridge Farm website HERE

Please take a moment to review a sampling of my work on these pages.

Are you holding a corporate retreat or team offsite in the Catskills or the Hudson Valley? Whether you are coming here to go heads down and focus on planning or a big project, or to relax and enjoy some team activities, a taste of Upstate New York is an experience that can’t be missed.

I can handle all of the logistics of bringing fresh and locally sourced food directly to you and your team. I work with clients to cover every step of the process so you don’t have to. This includes menu planning, tableware, beverages, pantry stocking, snacks, craft service set-up, and more.

With experience catering corporate events from small team summits in Airbnbs to multi-day whole-company gatherings in larger event spaces, I will gladly work with your company to figure out a catering plan that integrates seamlessly into your schedule. Dietary restrictions? I specialize in planning menus that accomodate and delight all guests and diets.

Sample Menus

Contact me to discuss planning your next gathering, whatever the size. Happily serving Windham, Hunter, Tannersville, Hudson, Catskill, Kingston, Rhinebeck, Albany, Delmar, Guilderland, and beyond.