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The Wild Thyme Company is your premier choice for catering and events services with 17 years of providing wildly exceptional experiences throughout San Diego County and beyond! With a passionate commitment to using only the finest, freshest ingredients available while embracing the art of the party, we're proud to deliver beautifully handcrafted cuisines that perfectly complement your special event. From curated food stations & hors d'oeuvres to family style dinners & plated engagements, we've got the food catering solution for you.
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At Wild Thyme, we handcraft delicious, local, and seasonal cuisine without global boundaries. The Wild Thyme Company was founded in 2005, by CEO Dawn Carvajal, working to create "Borderless Cuisine" without global boundaries. Most of what we do is custom by client request. We have an extensive and diverse epicurean background within our culinary management team and appreciate any opportunity to research and prepare various types of cuisine across the board.Founded on Mediterranean and Coastal California fares, our menus offer a farm-to-table feel, capturing the essence of fresh food and local provisions.
At The Wild Thyme Company, family is everything. Each and every one of our team members plays a crucial role in the success of our business, all for the greatest passion of food, gathering, and celebration. When I created Wild Thyme in 2005, I'd been a sous chef, executive chef, and corporate chef; I'd managed 11 restaurants with four different concepts within the Aloha Group, had opened up the W Hotel in San Diego, and had run the cafe/catering for the prestigious Salk Institute.But the most important job I held, and continue to cherish, is that of mother to Gia, my daughter.
We offer catering with you in mind. From grazing tables to full table side service, to individually packaged meals, we've got an offering for you and your guests to indulge in. Contact us today for your custom menu consultation. Below, we've included a few sample offerings to spark the imagination and get those taste buds going.
The Wild Thyme Company has developed outstanding relationships with many fantastic events venues in San Diego (and beyond)! These are just a few of the spots we enjoy working at. We are constantly seeking out other unique venues to collaborate with.
Reviews (10)
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Michelle Ganon
May 27, 2022
Wild Thyme's food and service were perfection -- our daughter's wedding was greatly enhanced by the food. During the planning process, Wild Thyme staff was flexible and helpful, responsive and professional throughout. Wholeheartedly recommend.
Jennifer Breede
Apr 05, 2022
My fiance and I had a tasting with Wild Thyme and Dawn and her staff were more than wonderful! Dawn sat with us the entire time and I could talk to her like she was my dear friend. The the food and strawberry mocktail was amazing! Thank you so much Dawn and team.
Krista Puleri
Nov 26, 2021
Kaylie and the entire team at Wild Thyme was incredible. I highly recommend them for your catering. They were friendly, professional and the food was incredible.
Tyler Kareeson
Oct 19, 2021
The Wild Thyme Company catered plated meals for our wedding at Scripps Seaside Forum. They were amazing to work with from the very beginning to the end. During planning, the tasting process was easy and our sales consultant was patient at helping us dial in our menu preferences. During venue walk through, the event coordinator from Wild Thyme was on point and had everything planned down to the minute.

On our wedding day, The Wild Thyme Company delivered amazing food and service for our guests. We received a lot of compliments on the food from our guests during and after the wedding. The captain also took care of us all night, making sure we were well fed and the food was prepared fresh for us when we had the best chance to eat in between being shuttled around through festivities. I would choose them again to cater other events big and small.
Heather Kelly
Oct 16, 2021
Wild Thyme has catered two events for me. Each time, planning has been easy and they've helped me plan a menu that fit my budget. Food is always delicious and their event teams on-site have always been friendly, efficient, and care about your event going well. I wouldn't hesitate to book them again!
Kelsey Hart
Dec 19, 2020
Wild Thyme recently catered my wedding and my friends and family were all raving about how good the food was! Especially the apps (Chicken and waffles were a big hit). The service was great. I had to replan our wedding two months out due to covid cancellations and working with Gina was a breeze! Highly recommend.
Brandi Bird
Dec 05, 2020
I've recently started using The Wild Thyme for work events when clients request catering. I've only been using them for a month for about four events so far, but I am so pleased with them all around. They are VERY accommodating. Gina has been fantastic with communication and building a relationship! The staff is very friendly and personable all around as far as I've seen.

The food is delicious and good quality. They are so close to our facility so it makes it very stress free working with them. They even accommodated a last minute increase last week and executed it SO fast I was beyond impressed.
Ethel Jackson
Mar 19, 2020
Friendly service, tasty food, and serving utensils included all for a great price to meet my catering needs. The Wild Thyme Company Catering & Events Catering is my go to place for catering food to feed my hungry guests. Meats are flavorful especially the Kalbi Beef, worth it for happy tummies! Grilled veggies are cooked to perfection! Fruits Platter is nicely done with a variety of melons, grapes and strawberries in season on top of a bed of greens for a wonderful presentation.
Desiree Logue Champagne
Mar 18, 2020
This review is long overdue! As a Wedding Planner and Coordinator having a good caterer on your clients wedding day team is so important, I cannot stress this enough. The Wild Thyme team (especially Matthew) are the absolute best to work with and make my job throughout the event so much easier. I refer Wild Thyme to all of my clients for weddings, rehearsals, private dinners, etc.

They are so communicative, supportive and helpful throughout the planning process and are always happy to answer any client questions. They work seamlessly, have excellent service and absolutely delicious food. They are easy to work with for special dietary needs, menus and special requests. This is not often the case with every caterer. Honestly, I look forward to working with them as often as possible. You cannot go wrong by hiring The Wild Thyme team for your wedding or event!
Max Thomas
Nov 12, 2008
The Wild Thyme is outstanding! I just had a corporate lunch they catered this past Friday. I was amazed.and very happy with the meal. Usually 'corporate catered lunches' are hum-drum, but this was great. Right down to the 'fresh' (I mean really fresh) ciabatta and hand-dipped chocolate strawberry. Yum :) I hope all my friends and business associates use The Wild Thyme. I want to eat their food again!